Dorling Kindersley

New York City 2015 The DK Eyewitness New York city Travel Guide will lead you straight to the best attractions New York has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the city's stunning architecture, plus 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets in this fully updated and expanded guide, plus insider tips on everything from where to find the best markets and nightspots to great attractions for children. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide also includes in-depth coverage of all the unforgettable sights and comes complete with a free pull-out city map, clearly marked with sights from the guidebook and an easy-to-use street index. The map has detailed street views of all the key areas, plus there are transport maps and information on how to get around the city, and there's even a chart showing the distances between major sights for walkers. The DK Eyewitness New York city Travel Guide shows you what others only tell you. Подробнее

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life

Uhlenbroek Charlotte, 2012

This is a thrilling face-to-face encounter with the intimate lives, elaborate displays and extraordinary behaviour of animals in the wild. Internationally renowned zoologist and TV presenter, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, brings the animal kingdom to vivid life in the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life. Illustrated with astonishing wildlife photography and action sequences, every aspect of animal life and behaviour is explored and explained — from courtship rituals and birth to hunting and death. Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates — thousands of all kinds are featured as well as explanations on how the animal kingdom is organised and how animals' bodies function. Plus, critical conservation issues are also explored. From the fleeting life of a mayfly to the ten-year courtship of the manakin, the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life lays bare the animal kingdom in all its awe-inspiring glory and detail. Подробнее

Science: A Children's Encyclopedia This is a stunning visual encyclopedia for kids, covering every aspect of science. Science: A Children's Encyclopedia brings all the essentials of science from elements and energy to gravity and the Periodic Table to life with astonishing pictures for kids. Packed with fun facts for kids, this encyclopedia will dazzle your child with interesting facts on everything from electricity and engines to sound and waves. Full of high-quality photos and innovative graphics that help to demonstrate key concepts. Science: A Children's Encyclopedia uses clear, age-appropriate text that makes even complex topics easy to understand and is ideal for homework reference. Science: A Children's Encyclopedia is the perfect accessible encyclopedia packed with pictures and fun facts for kids that will give a comprehensive introduction of key topics including gravity and the Periodic Table which entertain and inform children. Подробнее

Costa Rica The DK Eyewitness Costa Rica Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Costa Rica effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Costa Rica Travel Guide — showing you what others only tell you. Подробнее

French Visual Phrase Book This is an innovative visual approach to learning and using basic French phrases. Do you need to brush up on your French for an upcoming trip? Then pick up a copy of French Visual Phrase Book and start learning today. Whether you're visiting France for business or pleasure, you'll want to be understood and this guide will ensure you are. Find key phrases fast in this effective survival language guide for real-life situations. Galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic French vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen. No prior knowledge required so you can learn phrases to help you find your way around, eat out, shop and go sightseeing. An easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word and phrase will help you communicate with the native speakers when you've arrived. So pop French Visual Phrase Book in your pocket when you're out and about in France so you can converse with the locals without any trouble. Now with a new look. Подробнее

German Visual Phrase Book This is an innovative visual approach to learning and using basic German phrases. Do you need to brush up on your German, or learn the language full stop? Then pick up a copy of German Visual Phrase Book and start learning today. Whether you're visiting Germany for business or pleasure, you want to make sure you're understood and this guide will ensure you are. Find key phrases fast in this effective survival language guide for real-life situations. Galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic German vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen. No prior knowledge required so you can learn phrases to help you find your way around, eat out, shop and go sightseeing. Plus, an easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word and phrase will help you communicate with native speakers when you've arrived. So pop German Visual Phrase Book in your pocket when you're out and about in Germany so you can converse with the locals without any trouble. Now with a new look. Подробнее

Spanish Visual Phrase Book This is an innovative visual approach to learning and using basic Spanish phrases. Do you need to brush up on your Spanish, or learn the language full stop? Then pick up a copy of Spanish Visual Phrase Book and start learning today. Whether you're visiting Spain for business or pleasure, you want to make sure you're understood and this guide will ensure you are. Find key phrases fast in this effective survival language guide for real-life situations. Galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic Spanish vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen. No prior knowledge required so you can learn phrases to help you find your way around, eat out, shop and go sightseeing. Plus, an easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word and phrase will help you communicate with the native speakers when you've arrived. So pop Spanish Visual Phrase Book in your pocket when you're out and about in Spain so you can converse with the locals without any trouble. Now with a new look. Подробнее

1000 Inventions and Discoveries From electricity to the Eurostar, find out how discoveries and inventions have changed the world we live in Ever wondered who invented the Internet or your iPod? Published in association with the Science Museum, 1000 Inventions and Discoveries explores the fascinating history of events that shaped the world as it is today. A timeline runs throughout the book, putting events in context Feature boxes focus on the more significant inventions in detail Supports National Curriculum Science at Key Stage 2 Relive those «Eureka» moments; from the discovery of fire right up to present day research into genetic engineering. Подробнее

Amsterdam Your holiday starts here! Whether you want to ride your bicycle along the canals picking tulips or visit the Van Gogh Museum, this city has something for everyone. Using the unique 3D models explore Anne Frank's house, and follow the street by street maps to find hidden coffee shops. Party hard or take the easy life with this essential travel guide. Подробнее

Ultimate Animal Sticker Book Stick a snake on a suitcase, paste a pig on your pillow and whack a whale on your bedroom wall with the Ultimate Animal Sticker Book. Learn about animals with this fun and informative sticker book. This sticker book, from the best selling Ultimate Sticker Book Series has over 60 easy-to-peel, reusable photographic stickers; plus an informative booklet to put them in. Go sticker mad! Подробнее

Arms and Armour Innovative, exciting and inspirational Be an eyewitness to awesome and bloody weapons such as swords, knuckledusters, and pistols — and the equipment used to deflect deadly slashes, blows and bullets. — See a ceremonial knife from Sudan. — Find out how far a crossbow could fire an arrow. — Discover why powder flasks were made of cow horn. Eyewitness: Arms & Armour is one of the latest titles in this classic series that combines visual brilliance with informative text to provide everything a child needs for projects, reference or just plain old discovery. Подробнее

Ultimate Baby Animals Sticker Book Sticker fun for kids who love baby animals From cute kittens and perfect puppies to lovable tiger cubs — discover the delightful world of baby animals and have fun creating your own stories with the reusable stickers. The Ultimate Baby Animals Sticker Book is the perfect companion for any young animal lover, containing over 60 easy-to-peel, reusable stickers. Подробнее

Berlin This guide makes sense of this city of contradictions with 800 colour photographs, 3-D aerial views and unique cutaways of famous buildings. Its colour street finder will take you from the brooding Brandenburg Gate to the hotels, restaurants, cafes and the infamous nightclub districts. With this guide you will feel as at home in Berlin as any Harry Palmer. Подробнее

Big Cats

Mary Ling, 2002

Prowl into the wild and exciting world of big cats. From lounging leopards to the king of beasts, explore the super senses of big cats A wealth of facts, combined with dramatic photography, ensures that Eye Wonders are the perfect educationa; start for young children. Подробнее

Bird

David Burnie, 1997

This superb collection of photographs brings to life the beauty, variety, and intricacy of birds' feathers, wings skeletons, beaks, nests, and eggs. In addition, unique time-lapse sequences show a chick hatching from its egg and how nestlings develop over their first few days of life. Starting with the evolution and anatomy of birds, and explaining how their bodies work, how they are built specially for flight, and how their beaks, wings, tails, feathers, and feet are designed for specific purposes, the book goes on to cover the food they eat, the way they camouflage themselves, the nests they build, and the eggs they lay. Produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, Bird is a unique and compelling introduction to the secret life of birds. — Here is an exciting and informative guide to the fascinating world of bird life. — Superb colour photographs of feathers, wings, skeletons, eggs, nests, and newly-hatched chicks only days old, offer a unique «eyewitness» view of the natural history, behaviour, and life-cycle of birds. — See how new-born chicks hatch from eggs, how nestlings grow in their first few days, how birds camouflage themselves against predators, what birds eat and how they catch their prey — Learn how birds' bodies are designed for flight, why wings are different shapes and sizes, how birds evolved from their prehistoric ancestors, which are the world's biggest, smallest, slowest, and fastest birds — Discover how and where birds make their nests, why eggs are different colours, how many feathers birds have and what each one is for, how to watch birds and attract them to your garden Подробнее

Birds Where do birds lay their eggs to hatch? Why are jungle birds so colourful? Enter a world of discovery and find out... Up, up and away! Enter a world of discovery with DK Eyewonder and learn about the fascinating world of birds. From cunning bird camouflage to hungry vultures, fun facts and vibrant photography make learning about our feathered friends an exciting adventure. Подробнее

Body (+ CD-ROM)

Robert Winston, 2006

Join Robert Winston, award winning author and TV presenter, as he takes an incredible journey around the human body in this jaw-dropping tour of anatomy. From how your blood flows to how your food is digested, take a trip through your very own body and be astounded by its inner workings. Features a free interactive CD showing the body and its movements in 3D detail Includes acetate pages folded back to reveal how our most important organs work Supports the National Science Curriculum at Key Stage 2 With more than 100 stunning full-colour images reproduced from the world's first complete 3-D graphic model of the human body, the internal structure of body parts is revealed layer by layer. A comprehensive and vivid journey from head to toe! Подробнее

Butterfly and Moth

Paul Whalley

Starting with the position of butterflies and moths in the animal kingdom, the book goes on to give comprehensive information on their body structure, life-cycle, habitats, and range of behaviour worldwide. Butterflies and moths are among the most beautiful and fascinating of creatures. This dazzling collection of specially commissioned photographs opens our eyes to the incredible variety of these insects, as well as to their unique life cycle. The rarer and more unusual specimens belong to the unrivalled collection at the Natural History Museum, London. All of these photographs are reproduced with such clarity that they give us a new insight into the life and development of these fascinating insects. produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, Butterfly & Moth is an original and informative visual guide to the lives of these beautiful creatures. — Here is an original and exciting look at the natural history of butterflies and moths — Stunning, real-life photographs provide a unique 'eyewitness' view of the behaviour of these complex and vividly beautiful insects, their structure and life-cycle, where they live and feed, and how they protect themselves — See a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis; how silk moths make silk; a caterpillar eating its own eggshell; butterflies that have become extinct — Learn how a caterpillar can frighten off predators; why some adult moths never eat; which butterfly migrates the length of a sub-continent; how to breed butterflies and moths — Discover how a caterpillar transforms itself into a chrysalis; which buterfly lives with ants; why butterflies and moths often mimic each other; how a chrysalis can look like a dead leaf Подробнее

Castle and Knight (Ultimate sticker book) Features castles and knights, this photographic sticker book is one of a series which combines stickers with informative labels to stimulate children's interest in non-fiction subjects. Подробнее

Cat Be an eyewitness to one of the greatest species in the world Do cats really always land on their feet? What makes a manx cat special? Why is a panther really a leopard? From cute kittens to feral felines and leaping leopards — be an eyewitness to one of the greatest species in the world. Everything you need to know about anything to do with cats, from the tooth-to-claw story of felines, from domesticated moggies to the real top cats — tigers! Подробнее

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