Dorling Kindersley Animal Ultimate Handbook. The Need-to-Know Facts and Stats on More Than 200 Animals Mills Andrea, Munsey Lizzie, Saunders Catherine

Travel back in time and meet the incredible creatures of the prehistoric world with this children's educational book about dinosaurs • Welcome to the world of dinosaurs! From the Stegosaurus to the Tyrannosaurus-rex, get ready to dig into the past and bring dinosaurs to life with this dino-mite encyclopedia for children! • Inside the pages of this dinosaur book for children, you'll discover • - Full of modern, colourful, and detailed illustrations with a distinct "gamer" style design • - Jam-packed with essential facts and figures on more than 200 different species • - Special features about dinosaur diet, habitat, communication, and more • - Action-packed Battle Up! spreads show which dinosaurs would win in a fight • - Extra reference spreads are packed with information, teaching children about prehistoric plants, dinosaur diets, flying reptiles, and much, much more • - Incredible double spread images of dinosaurs in situ are interspersed throughout the book • This superb fact-packed dinosaur reference book contains everything you've ever wanted to know about dinosaurs of every shape and size! Learn how to tell the difference between carnivores and herbivores or the Jurassic and Triassic periods

The ultimate visual guide for children passionate about all things equine • Calling all horse lovers! This horse book for kids is a one-stop-shop for everything from their history, anatomy, breeds, how to care for them, their social significance and more! • Inside the pages of this children's book about equestrian knowledge you will find • - Informative features on all the major horse and pony breeds, from the enormous Dutch Draught Horse to the tiny Argentine Falabella • - Beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations of magnificent horses found across the world • - Learn about the importance of horses across different cultures from sport, shows, traditions and celebrations, to transport, police work, and even shrimp-fishing! • - Extensive information and step-by-step instructions on horse-riding and caring for these beautiful animals • From the difference between horses and ponies to why horses sleep standing up, this comprehensive guide explores every horsey topic you could want to explore! Colourful photographs and pictures on every page include many different horses and pony breeds, from Shetland ponies, shire horses and thoroughbreds and highlights their importance in our world today

An illustrated atlas to where animals are in the world - whether they have feathers, scales, or fur! • Explore the animal kingdom with this pictorial atlas of the world's wildlife. Where do animals build their homes? How do they survive in very hot and cold climates? Why are so many species endangered? • Discover the answers to all these questions and many more in The Animal Atlas. Learn where in the world different animal species are found; what kind of habitats they live in; what they eat; and how they find their mates • The Animal Atlas is packed with beautiful, life-like depictions of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Each species is carefully hand-drawn to show details of fur, feathers, or scales, while accompanying captions reveal fascinating facts about the animal's behaviour

Celebrate the weird, wacky, and wonderful world of plants with a book that revels in the diversity of the botanical world • Plants are truly awe-inspiring. They can be vast, minute, smelly, or spectacularly ugly. Some plants live on their own, or by growing off others; some live by air and water; others are carnivorous, eating the creatures around them; some plants look remarkably like animals; while others have unusual symbolism; and some have special cultural significance. This book explores them all, bringing together the most peculiar and most fascinating plants on the planet - celebrating them in all their diverse splendour • Split into five chapters, covering everything from poisonous plants to painkilling ones, Michael Perry explains exactly what makes each plant special

Раскройте секреты и раскройте происхождение и значения более чем 2000 знаков и символов, от древних иероглифов до современных логотипов • Почему сердце, пронзенное стрелой, является классическим символом любви? Каковы древние корни символов плодородия? Почему весы являются символом справедливости? • Вникните в значение каждого символа и исследуйте, как они интерпретировались в мифах, религии, фольклоре и искусстве с течением времени, с помощью авторитетных текстов от экспертов в этой области и ярких линейных рисунков и фотографий, которые подчеркивают визуальную силу и красоту знаков. Разделенное на шесть тематических разделов - космос, мир природы, человеческая жизнь, мифы и религии, общество и культура, а также системы символов - это руководство по тайному языку знаков и символических обозначений является обязательным для тех, кто хочет понять окружающий мир

Take a look into the circle of life through the life cycles of the planet and everything on it! • Everything begins and everything ends - but what happens in between? Find out in this stunning nature book. Learn about human life and development, processes in nature, how animals change over time, how the universe was formed, and so much more • This illustrated children's book for Key Stage 2 learners ages 7-11 years includes • - More than 60 life cycles featured • - Stunning photographs that capture key moments during a life cycle, such as penguin chicks huddling together to keep warm and the beauty of an orchid in full bloom • - Bite-size facts and stats about every animal, plant, planet, and habitat featured • - A great new angle on the world, the universe, and our place in it • If you're looking for facts about the universe then this is the book for you! Based on key concepts found in the STEM learning curriculum, Life Cycles captures life on the planet through captivating illustrations and photography, amazing facts, and essay-to-read text

What goes into creating art? How can we learn to "read" paintings? What are the key elements of composition? • If you've ever found yourself seeking the answers to the above questions and more, then this may be the book for you! An art book like no other, How Art Works uses practical graphics to demonstrate the techniques, styles, materials, and concepts that lie behind great art. It shows you how to interpret paintings, drawings, and sculptures, and reveals how art is made, laying out the key techniques and materials in visual detail. It also explains the nuts and bolts of the technical aspects behind art, such as perspective and composition, and shows how to identify major artistic styles and movements • This awe-inspiring art history book features • - Oil and watercolour painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, and more • - Explains the technical aspects of visual arts including perspective, light, colour, form, and texture • - A selection of major art movements such as Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and more • - Shows how information, messages, and emotion can be conveyed through art • - Highlights key inventions and developments • Providing all you need to know to build on your artistic understanding and appreciation, this is the perfect book for art lovers of all kinds, whether you're an art student, or you're simply a lover of visual art and are looking to discover more about art but aren't sure where to begin

All the facts that really matter about the heroes and villains of the DC Comics Universe. And then some! • Discover Superman's strangest powers and Batman's top death-defying escapes! Find out who wins when Wonder Woman and Cheetah go head to head. Check out the Joker's best and worst days! Explore Aquaman's Atlantis and the darkest corners of Arkham Asylum! Every page is jam-packed with eye-popping revelations and fun info • "DC Comics: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know" is sure to enthral DC Comics fans of all ages

Мгновенно станьте экспертом по джедаям с этим удобным карманным руководством! • Все знают, кто такой джедай. Но можешь ли ты отличить своего Ки-Ади-Мунди от своей Асоки Тано? Знаете ли вы, кто из джедаев служил в Высшем совете джедаев или какой Мастер обучал какого падавана? Что ж, если нет, не волнуйтесь - почти все, что вам нужно знать о джедаях, можно найти на страницах этого карманного эксперта • Насыщенная фактами, статистикой и интересной информацией о самых легендарных джедаях галактики, с этой книгой в кармане вы станете мастером-джедаем в мгновение ока! • Книга на английском языке • Become an instant Jedi expert with this handy pocket-sized guide! • Everyone knows what a Jedi is. But can you tell your Ki-Adi-Mundi from your Ahsoka Tano? Do you know which Jedi served on the Jedi High Council, or which Master trained which Padawan? Well, if not, don't worry--just about everything you need to know about Jedi can be found in the pages of this Pocket Expert

DK brings you a beautifully illustrated and engaging ocean encyclopedia to teach young readers all about what lies beneath! • Introducing How Deep is The Ocean? - A captivating kid's fact book set out to answer over 200 burning questions your child may have about the world's oceans, such as • Where do waves come from? How do icebergs float? Do fish sleep? • And many more! • A practical yet enticing guide to our world's waters, your child can dive straight in to discover • -5 neatly structured chapters, covering each key theme in great detail • -A diverse range of topics encompassing all aspects of ocean life • -Detailed diagrams and stunning photography of the world's oceans • -'Quick-quiz' boxes giving readers a chance to reflect and test their knowledge • Steve Setford takes you on an enticing journey to the bottom of the deep blue, to discover everything from tsunamis to shipwrecks; currents to coral reefs; the fiercest of sharks and so much more! • The ideal book for 7-9 year olds, this children's encyclopedia is a must-have volume for budding marine biologists, young oceanographers and those who wish to broaden their horizons on the impact of climate change on our oceans

Познакомьтесь с животными и растениями джунглей в книге "Джунгли. Идеальная книга с наклейками", содержащей более 250 многоразовых наклеек • Станьте исследователем джунглей и узнайте, какие животные правят джунглями, а какие прячутся глубоко в подлеске. Создайте беспорядок в джунглях с помощью красочных наклеек и пройдите тест, чтобы проверить свои знания. Книга с наклейками Джунгли, наполненная захватывающими изображениями и забавными фактами о животном мире и среде их обитания в джунглях, идеально подходит для детей, одержимых тропиками • Книга на английском языке • Meet the animals and plants of the jungle, in DK's Jungle Ultimate Sticker Book, with more than 250 reusable stickers • Become a jungle explorer and discover which animals rule the jungle and which stay hidden deep in the undergrowth

Discover why teamwork is so important for different groups of animals in the wild • Have you ever asked why birds swoop and soar in a flock? Or wondered where • an army of ants is marching? This non-fiction book explains how animals work together to survive and thrive in the wild, and teaches children how important teamwork is, no matter how big or small a creature you are • Animal Teams takes young readers through a range of habitats, from snowy mountains to colourful coral reefs, to discover different groups of animals and how they work together to survive in their environments. Children will learn fascinating • facts along the way. For example, did you know that flying in flocks means birds can sleep as they fly? Charlotte Milner's stunning illustrations blend with photographs to create engaging animal scenes that children will love to pore over again and again, spotting something new every time