Dorling Kindersley How Space Works

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

Discover an all-in-one encyclopedia that takes you on an explanatory tour of the world from your own body to outer space • Have you ever wondered how an email gets to someone on the other side of the world in just a few seconds or why it's a bad idea to stand under a tree during a thunderstorm? Discover the answers to all these questions and more with this mind-boggling how things work books for children! • Each page of this mind-blowingly detailed and ambitious encyclopedia will guide you through the natural world and the technology that surrounds you. Giant, page-filling illustrations take objects apart - or take the roofs and walls off buildings - to show you how they work, explaining both basic principles, such as photosynthesis, as well as broader concepts, like how all the living things in a rainforest interact

"Как стать инженером" - книга Кэрол Вондерман, которая научит детей основам инженерии. Эта книга поможет создать удивительные проекты с использованием предметов, которые есть в вашем доме: узнайте о материалах, измельчая рулоны туалетной бумаги, о реактивном движении с помощью воздушных шаров и о том, как собрать руку робота из линеек. Забавные вопросы, инженерные эксперименты и интересные факты сделают инженерию актуальной для детей • Книга на английском языке • Shortlisted for the Primary Teacher Update Award 2018 • Learn as you do in this hands-on engineering book for kids with Carol Vorderman • Being an engineer isn't just about wearing a hard hat and looking important while holding a clipboard! It's about looking at the world and trying to figure out how it works

Are men's and women's brains really different? Why are teenagers impulsive and rebellious? And will it soon be possible to link our brains together via the Cloud? • Drawing on the latest neuroscience research, this visual guide makes the hidden workings of the human brain simple to understand. How the Brain Works begins with an introduction to the brain's anatomy, showing you how to tell your motor cortex from your mirror neurons. Moving on to function, it explains how the brain works constantly and unnoticed to regulate heartbeat and breathing, and how it collects information to produce the experiences of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The chapters that follow cover memory and learning, consciousness and personality, and emotions and communication

Blast off alongside space expert Sarah Cruddas on a ride-along through space exploration history featuring interviews with real Astronauts! • This interesting children's space handbook takes you on a journey through the history of space exploration. Unpack space history, its future, and fascinating information on the human exploration of our galaxy. This picture book will answer your kid's planet-sized questions • Suited for space-intrigued 7-9-year-olds who are eager to learn about the galaxy! Eileen Collins, first woman NASA astronaut to command a space shuttle mission, gives a foreword to this incredible book by Sarah Cruddas. Learn about real-life astronauts, including Apollo 17's Eugene Cernan and Virgin Galactic Test Pilot Kelly Latimer, who all give insight into life in space! • From Man's dream on Earth about going into space, to a man's first steps on the moon and beyond

A fun first guide to how to tell the time, this bright and bold lift-the-flap activity book features a clock with moveable hands! Telling the time is a key topic for early learners. This charming and colourful book helps kids understand the basics of telling the time • Fully interactive, the book features lift-the-flap puzzles that help kids to relate telling the time to everyday life - posing questions such as "It's 8.15 - is it time for breakfast?", "Does it take 2 minutes to brush your teeth?" • How to Tell the Time introduces kids to how we measure time using seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, and years. It gets kids learning to tell and write the time to the nearest five minutes. There is a flap attached to the front jacket that opens to reveal an amazing clock with moveable hands

An in-depth look at the many clever and crazy ways that animals protect themselves from predators in the wild! • For many animals, life is a constant battle to stay off a predator's menu, and this book explores lots of cunning ways they avoid being eaten! • From camouflage and colour-changing, natural armour, playing dead, great escapes, detachable body parts, and impressive ways of fighting back, the range of survival tactics in the natural world is quite astonishing. How Not To Get Eaten is a brilliant introduction to the ingenious anti-predator strategies in the natural world • You can explore • -Features a wide variety of incredible animal defences from a wide variety of different species • -The science behind each animal defence mechanism is clearly explained through expertly written text and accompanying images • -Combines photography and illustrations • Discover how meerkats post sentries to guard their homes and possums play dead, to how mimic octopuses change their shape and bombardier beetles unleash a chemical weapon attack! This awe-inspiring animal is the only one of it's kind on the market! Whilst a lot of animal books focus on predators, this unique title provides an inspiring and detailed insight into the lives of prey

Fall in love with art and design! This creative kids book introduces them to the wonderful world of art history and creating art! • Discover your artistic style through the pages of this children's craft book. More than that, this book encourages art as a STEM field and teaches kids the history of art, art theory, and introduces them to the most notable artists who have influenced art movements • How To Be An Artist includes fascinating details on how art has developed through the years and gives children the opportunity to learn key artistic skills. The book includes • - Step-by-step projects, information about artistic movements, and profiles on pioneering artists • - Four sections: drawing, painting, crafting, nature, and animating • - Information on the educational importance of including art in STEM learning • - Over 30 art activities for kids to try at home • Create your own masterpieces while you learn to paint, draw and design

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

"Как сделать мир лучше" Кейли Свифт - это блестящая книга фактов для детей, полная позитивных идей о том, как найти то, чем вы увлечены, и о том, как начать добиваться больших перемен. Хорошо написанная и разделенная на разделы, посвященные вам, сообществу, окружающей среде и многому другому, эта учебная книга помогает детям понять, чего они хотели бы достичь • Книга на английском языке • This fun and empowering guide to making the world a better place is packed with inspiring ideas and tips for kids who want to know how to make a difference • Full of positive encouragement to find something you're passionate about and how to get started on making a big difference through small actions, this brilliant fact book for kids is a treasure trove of information and great advice

Discover more about space, stars, our solar system - and beyond! • Bursting with fascinating facts and the latest breathtaking images, this space book for children brings the wonders of • the Solar System to life. Find out about the never-ending storms on Jupiter. Learn about the towering volcanoes of Venus - all 1,600 of them, and see • the Valles Marineris on Mars - a canyon that is ten times longer than Earth's Grand Canyon. Find out many more fascinating "super" facts about the cosmos with SuperSpace • Based on recent research and discoveries, SuperSpace showcases everything you need to know about the Universe - from the Big Bang to the formation of galaxies and planets as well as the technology used to explore it unimaginable depths. Fabulous cutaway artworks help to reveal the inner workings of the Sun, planets, and spacecraft

With more than 30 activities and crafts that children can play their way through, this kids' book takes the fear away from maths • Children will find out that being a mathematician isn't just about scrawling numbers on a dusty chalkboard - it is part of our everyday lives! • How to be a Maths Whizz will teach kids to think like maths pros as they ask mathematical questions and get hands-on with key maths concepts. From calculation and place value, to time, shapes, and measurements, core curriculum maths topics are covered in creative and engaging ways • This book invites you to investigate maths in a playful and hands-on way, using things from around your home: find out about 3D shapes by designing and building your own city, learn about measurement by growing your own plant, and uncover the mystery of coordinates through drawing your own treasure map