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Featuring fascinating fishy facts accompanied by bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations, this book takes children on a journey through the sea and all its zones. Touching on mammals, fish, invertebrates, and reptiles, The Sea Book explores a wealth of incredible marine animals and their habitats, from up on the ice, down to colourful coral reefs, underwater forests, and right down to the deepest darkest depths where the weird and wonderful lurk. Following on from The Bee Book, Charlotte Milner continues to highlight to children important ecological issues faced by our planet, this time with a focus on marine life and the damaging effects humans are having on our seas. Children will discover what they can do to help, and there are tips on how to live plastic-free

This charming illustrated non-fiction picture book takes you on an amazing journey through the world of bees. Bees are incredibly industrious, brilliant at building, super social, and - most importantly - along with other insects, they are responsible for a third of every mouthful of food you eat! The Bee Book is perfect to teach children age 5 and up all about our fuzzy little friends, how much they matter, why they are declining, and what we can do to help. This dazzling celebration of bees is lavishly illustrated by the talented up-and-coming author and illustrator Charlotte Milner. Children will be fascinated by beautiful pictures and buzz-worthy facts covering types of bee, bee hives, colonies, pollination, making honey and more. Meet the humble honey bee face-to-face: nature's hardest worker, and so much more than just a provider of honey in a picture book you will treasure forever

Познакомьте маленьких ценителей природы с очаровательным, но находящимся под угрозой миром тропических лесов • Вас ждёт поражающее воображение разнообразие флоры и фауны! • Эта книга с картинками - отличное введение в экологическую тематику для детей. Она позволит вам отправиться в восхитительное путешествие • -Насладитесь красивыми и полными деталей иллюстрациями и откройте для себя множество познавательных фактах о джунглях • -Познакомьтесь с удивительными растениями и животными и узнайте, почему джунгли так важны для нашей планеты • -Что угрожает джунглям? Как можно им помочь? Вас ждут ответы на эти и другие вопросы • Джунгли полны жизни! Лианы, капоковые деревья, величественные тигры... Эта восхитительная детская книжка расскажет об удивительном животном мире джунглей и множестве дающих жизнь растений

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

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

Learn about planets, stars and black holes in The Astronomy 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 Astronomy in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Astronomy 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 Astronomy, with • - More than 100 big astronomical ideas, theories and discoveries • - 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 Astronomy Book is the perfect introduction to the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview

Learn about the origins of our species and all things revolution in The History 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 History in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The History 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 History, with • - Easy to navigate step-by-step summaries that explain each historical theme • - 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 History Book is a captivating introduction to the key events that have shaped society, from the dawn of civilization to the modern culture of today

Learn about our world, the universe, and groundbreaking discoveries in The Science 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 Science in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Science 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 Science, with • - More than 100 ground-breaking ideas in this field of science • - 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 Science Book is the perfect introduction to every area of this topic - astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, maths, and physics, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview

Learn about key concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings in The Architecture 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 Architecture in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Architecture Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in • The Architecture Book is a captivating introduction to buildings and the ideas, and principles that make them key to the history and evolution of our built environment - aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview

Take an action-packed flight through the history of aircraft and the intrepid pioneers who made a dream become reality • Uncover the engineering behind more than 800 aircraft models, from military jets to commercial planes. This visual history book captures the fascinating story of aeroplanes and aviation, and how this groundbreaking discovery has influenced the 21st Century • Modern flight has opened the world up to new opportunities and paved the way to the development of advanced research and technology. But, what made it so groundbreaking? This book uncovers the stories behind the first aeroplane models, the development of flight, and brings you to present-day marvels such as the Gypsy Moth and Supermarine Spitfire • The Aircraft Book is filled with stats, facts and photographs that create a visual tour and allows you to see inside key commercial and military aircraft models from the exterior to the cockpit

This stunning book is a glorious celebration of all things train and track • Packed with stunning photography, The Train Book catalogues the development of trains from early steam to diesel engines and electric locomotives, explores in detail iconic trains such as the Palace on Wheels and the Orient Express, and chronicles the social, political, and cultural backdrop against which railways were built the world over • Profiling the best loved railways and rail journeys of all time - from the Union-Pacific Railroad to the Trans-Siberian Railway - and the pioneers of train and track - from "Father of the Railways" George Stephenson to engineering legend Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Metro-maestro Fulgence Bienvenue - The Train Book is perfect for anyone with an interest in trains, locomotives, and the history of the railway

Learn everything you need to know about the world of philosophy- from the key thinkers to modern concepts in a brand new portable size • To the complete novice learning about philosophy can be daunting - The Little Book of Philosophy changes all that. With the use of powerful and easy-to-follow images, famous quotations, and explanations that are easily understandable, this book cuts through any misunderstandings to demystify the subject • Each chapter is organised chronologically, and covers not only the big ideas, but the philosophers who first voiced them, as well as cross-referencing with earlier and later ideas and thinkers. The Little Book of Philosophy untangles knotty theories and sheds light on abstract concepts, and is perfect for anyone with a general interest in how our social, political, and ethical ideas are formed, as well as students of philosophy and politics