Dorling Kindersley The Human Body Book Walker Richard

Learn about the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book • Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Classic Music in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Classical Music Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in • This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Classical Music, with • - More than 90 pieces of world-famous music • - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts • - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout • - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding • The Classical Music Book is a captivating introduction to music theory, crucial composers and the impact of seminal pieces, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview

Learn about the world's greatest detective in The Sherlock Holmes Book • Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Sherlock Holmes in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Sherlock Holmes Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in • This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Sherlock Holmes, with • - Includes all four novels and 56 short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts • - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout • - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding • The Sherlock Holmes Book is a captivating introduction to every case investigated by Holmes and Dr Watson in the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, aimed at adult fans of the books, movies, or TV shows and want to know more

From the Chevrolet Bel Air to the Ferrari Testarossa, this stunning book showcases the most iconic and important classic cars from every decade since the 1940s • Few things ignite such reverence as a classic car. With more than 250 iconic models from the 1940s to the early 1990s, photographed from every angle, this title is a glorious celebration of the stars in the classic car firmament • The Classic Car Book brings you the story of more than 20 great marques, including household names Bentley, Mercedes, Ferrari, Cadillac and Aston Martin. Its lavish photography reveals every detail in close-up of models that range from the 1940s giant two-ton Daimler DE36, which ferried royals about in style, through to sleek Ferraris from the 1980s capable of smashing the 200mph barrier

Get close to nature with this outdoor project book. This is the perfect gift for adventurous children, as they play their way through 40 crafts and games to be done outside • Inside the pages of this activity book for kids, you'll discover • - More than 40 inspiring outdoor activities split into four sections: adventure skills, nature detective, wild art, and sensory games • - Outdoor crafts that are explained clearly through beautiful photography and step-by-step instructions • - Colourful and fun pages with illustrations mixed in throughout about fun things to do in nature • Nature is a destination, but you don't have to travel anywhere to find it! Perfect for kids aged 5-7 years, this nature book includes heaps of ideas for outdoor fun that can be done on the go, in your neighbourhood, or at your local park

Возобновите бой! Новое издание книги "Звездный путь" еще больше погружает читателей в одну из величайших научно-фантастических вселенных,когда-либо созданных. В этом уникальном, глубоком и всестороннем исследовании прочной, всеми любимой франшизы представлены все эпохи "Звездного пути" в одном томе,от новаторского телесериала 1960-х годов до новейших фильмов и потоковых шоу, включая "Звездный путь: За гранью","Звездный путь: Дискавери","Звездный путь: Пикард" и "Звездный путь: короткие путешествия" • Написанная экспертами по "Звездному пути",эта книга наполнена потрясающими кадрами из фильмов и телепередач, иллюстрирующей инфографикой и острыми,специально подготовленными эссе, которые раскрывают тайны постоянно расширяющейся вселенной "Звездного пути"

A fun-filled book to teach children all about the inner-workings of the body! • Your body is awe-inspiring, amazing and miraculous. Your heart pumps blood all around your body to keep you alive and carry you around every single day. It keeps you alive and carries you around every day. But how much do you really know about what's going on beneath the surface? Jump on board as DK takes you on a fun-filled journey under your skin, through your insides, and back in time to explore milestones in medicine and the latest scientific discoveries about the human body. Are you coming? • Dive deep into the pages of this incredible human body book to discover • -Each page has engaging photographs and artworks with accessible text ideal for 7-9 year olds • -Split into structured chapters comprising What makes Me Me?, Your Insides, On The Surface, and Healthy Humans • -Includes simple cross-sections, fun human body characters, fascinating close-up photography, and timelines of medical subjects • -Assumes no previous knowledge about the human body and encourages a life-long fascination with biology, medicine, and science • -Real-world photographs combined with diagrams and playful character illustrations to engage young scientists • Jam-packed full of disgusting and delightful facts, this book contains the amazing answers to every question you've ever had on the human body and more! If you've ever wondered why snot is green, how many bones are inside the body, or even why the Ancient Romans used their wee to try and whiten their teeth, then this is the book for you! • Filled with bite-sized chunks of information, The Body Book covers everything from the brain, skull, and mental health, through to how your body protects itself and how surgery has evolved through the ages

My Amazing Body Machine takes kids on a unique and exciting journey through all the working parts of human anatomy • From our intricately wired brain to our squeezing, squelching guts and relentlessly pumping heart, renowned scientist Robert Winston exlores each part of this living machine through incredible, original papercraft artworks by Owen Gildersleeve. With clear text and fascinating bite-size facts about the human body, My Amazing Body Machine is a body book that makes learning about biology fun. Up-close photography shows how your body works in an immediate and ingenious way • My Amazing Body Machine by Robert Winston is a fabulous, colourful book and makes understanding the most complex machine on Earth both simple and enjoyable: the human body

Intricate details of all aspects of the human body down to the smallest detail - from our cells and DNA, to the largest bone in our bodies, the femur • 3D generated illustrations and medical imaging provide a close look at the body's forms and functions in physiology and anatomy, showing how the body works and its amazing systems and abilities • To understand our modern human bodies, this book first looks at our ancestors and how the evolution of Homo Sapiens shaped our anatomy. This gave us the ability to walk tall, create language, and make tools with our incredibly adapted apposable thumbs • Learn how we can see evolution in our DNA, and the functions of DNA. Read about the things you can only see with microscopes and other special imaging machines, like cell structure, motor pathways in the brain, and the inner iris

Reveal the inner workings of the human body with this illustrated atlas • How well do you know your body? What happens under your skin? Where exactly is your stomach? What does your liver do? How can ears help your balance? The Body Atlas answers all these questions and many more • This unique visual guide approaches a body as if it were a map, divided into "continents" (such as parts of the body) and "countries" (such as organs). You can see inside your body and examine it region by region - for example, the head and neck or the upper torso. These regions enclose vital structures, such as the brain, lungs, and heart, just as continents contain countries. Body systems such as the circulatory system (blood) and nervous system, link the body regions just like mountains and rivers range across countries

The Little Book of Psychology clearly explains more than 100 groundbreaking ideas in this fascinating field of science. How does the brain remember faces? What makes us choose one decision over another? Where does language come from? • With the use of powerful and easy-to-follow images, quotations from all the major thinkers, and explanations that are easily understandable, this book demystifies hard-to-grasp concepts and shows how these have shaped our knowledge of the human mind. All the schools of psychology are covered from cognitive to behavioural psychology making this ideal for students or for anyone with a general interest in this popular area • If you're fascinated by the human mind then The Little Book of Psychology will get you thinking in this brand new portable format

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

This rich and beautifully imagined book uses playful characters to teach children how to accept the differences of others • What do you imagine when you see a bear that wears a long, black cloak, only goes out at night, and doesn't talk to anyone? Benjamin the bear feels like everyone else, but his neighbours only see him as a scary vampire. This kind-hearted Bear is just very shy, and can't help but keep to himself - will his neighbours ever move beyond their fear and see Bear for who he really is? • This heartwarming picture book will leave little readers with the thought that no book should be judged by its cover, and to instead see that it's what's on the inside that truly matters! • This beautiful picture book for 3-5 year olds • - Is perfect for parents and children to share and read together due to the large picture book format • - Addresses the sensitive subject of bullying and self-belief, to raise children's awareness on this issue • - Teaches an important life skill not to judge others based on their appearance, and see that there is more to us than meets the eye • - Is a soft introduction to a sensitive and tricky subject • Imaginative and lyrical, The Not So Scary Story is a reminder to challenge expectations and celebrate the things that set us apart