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A must-have illustrated introduction to the animal kingdom, including over 50 of the world's favourite animals! Introducing The Bedtime Book of Animals, a must-have animal reference book for all early readers who are keen to explore animals from all over the globe. Turn each page to find out more about a wide variety of animals, from teeny-tiny insects to gigantic elephants and whales. The Bedtime Book of Animals showcases creatures from each of the core animal groups (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates) in six dedicated chapters. Many pages are devoted to a different creature, with others featuring a collection of animals from the same family, and some explore more than one animal type, giving bite-sized chunks of accessible information to help early learners get to know new species.Discover beautiful illustrations, storybook text, and key terms highlighted on each page, this amazing animal book is a wonderful and comprehensive introduction to animals around the world. There are also reference pages that dive in deeper to explore animal classification, food chains, habitats, and even endangered and extinct animals. A fun-filled journey into the animal kingdom awaits you, promising: -A must-have introduction to a wide variety of animals from around the world-Introduces essential information about each species in a friendly, accessible way-Colourfully illustrated, with light annotation of key features-Reinforces early animal vocabulary, and builds awareness of connections in the animal kingdom-Fully illustrated, with a bright colour palette and fresh feel. From rabbits and red pandas, starfish to songbirds, endangered animals and exploring the food chain, The Bedtime Book of Animals is a beautiful, fully-illustrated non-fiction title, with evocative, engaging picture book text that can be read aloud - perfect for parents/carers and children to enjoy at bedtime. A must-have volume to add to every 3-5 year old's library, this is a one-hit introduction to animals, featuring more than 50 best-loved and lesser-known animals from around the world. Did you know that the topic of animals is universally popular and this is a tried-and-tested non-fiction genre, which can help to develop early understanding of the natural world in young readers, as well as developing soft skills such as empathy, kindness and care in 3-5 year olds? Perfect for parents and educators seeking to introduce core animal knowledge at a young age, including how to recognise animals, animal categorisation and key features. A friendly, factual, timeless gift book, The Bedtime Book of Animals will be treasured forever.

Discover and understand the key ideas that underpin the core science of chemistry and learn about the great minds who uncovered them Written in plain English, The Chemistry Book is packed with short, pithy explanations of some of the most historic moments in science, from the birth of atomic theory to the discovery of polyethylene and the development of new vaccine technologies to combat COVID-19. Simple graphics, such as flowcharts and mind maps, support the text and make the explanation of key concepts easy to follow.Arranged in chronological order, the book covers key themes in the physical and natural sciences, such as geochemistry and the elements. Within each chapter, a series of articles traces the history of scientific thought and introduces the work of the scientists who have shaped the subject such as John Dalton, Marie Curie, Dmitri Mendeleev, Kathleen Lonsdale, and Stephanie Kwolek. Along the way, the book addresses some of the most fundamental questions in science, such as what is the universe made of, how is matter created, and what are the chemical bonds that make life possible?Whether you are new to chemistry, a student of the sciences, or just want to keep up with and understand the latest news and scientific debates, The Chemistry Book is for you.

Get stickering with everyone's favourite characters from Star Wars: The Mandalorian. Explore new planets from a galaxy far, far away, join Grogu on his adventures, and choose which terrifying monster goes where in Star Wars: The Mandalorian Ultimate Sticker Collection. Spot bounty hunters, awesome aliens, and much, much more!Follow the Way in this fun activity book - packed with facts and more than 1000 stickers - perfect for young Star Wars fans. © & ¿ 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Hands-on fun for you and your toddler as you learn all about the different seasons and what makes each one special. Introducing 'My First Seasons', a brand-new adorable tabbed board book for babies and toddlers, featuring all four seasons in the year and their key aspects. This engaging board book is packed with bright, colourful pictures and fun-filled activities to get your little ones thinking and talking, and your child will love learning about the types of weather and wildlife we experience throughout the year. Celebrate your child's curiosity, as they uncover: -Over 180 colourful photographs of wildlife, weather and activities specific to spring, summer, autumn and winter-Sturdy and chunky board book with safe rounded tabs, thoroughly-tested for babies and toddlers-Easy-to-read text with names and descriptions to encourage language development in 0-3 year olds.So, what do you like best about spring? What time of year do all the leaves fall off the trees? What season is the coldest of them all? Your child will be able to answer all of these questions and more with this vibrant board book, a must-have volume for babies and toddlers aged 0-3 to encourage early learning and help your child develop early speaking, listening, and observation skills.Each page is dedicated to a specific season, and uncovers all of the wonderful weather, wildlife and fun activities specific to this time of year. There are easy-to-read labels so your little one can practice sounding out the words with you. The interactive book encourages children to sound out noises of season-specific animals, grow gorgeous flowers in the springtime and have fun planting potatoes for an autumn harvest.This delivers a rounded early learning reading experience for young children, whilst they have fun too!The book has strong board pages made especially for young children. The chunky tabs, on the top or the side, are easy to grab to help with early motor control. Nursery school children will be able to quickly recognise the picture on the tab which will take them straight to the page with their favourite season! Whether it's hopping aboard the harvester or chasing butterflies around the cherry blossom tree, your little one can bring all four seasons to life in this inspiring board book. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there!There's so much more to explore and love with DK's My First collection. With over 15 titles in the collection, your child can discover new topics, people and places to keep them entertained time and time again. Discover all the colours of the rainbow with My First Colours, meet playful puppies and cuddly kittens with My First Baby Animals and have a fabulous time on the farm with My First Farm. Learning has never been more fun!

Hands-on fun for you and your toddler as you meet everyone on the farm!Introducing 'My First Farm', a brand-new adorable board book for babies and toddlers, featuring a farmyard full of fun animals for them to explore and love. This engaging board book is packed with bright, colourful pictures and fun-filled activities to get your little ones thinking and talking, and your child will love learning about different farm animals and the noises they make along the way. Celebrate your child's curiosity, as they uncover: -Over 180 colourful photographs of farm animals, vehicles, crops and more for little ones to look at with corresponding word labels for them to learn-Content divided into 13 distinct subject areas so children can easily turn to their favourite aspects of the farm-Sturdy and chunky board book with safe rounded tabs, thoroughly-tested for babies and toddlers-Easy to read text with names and descriptions to encourage language development in 0-3 year olds.So, what noise does a cow make? What's that chugging noise coming from the field? What is a baby sheep called? Your child will be able to answer all of these questions and more with this vibrant board book, a must-have volume for babies and toddlers aged 0-3 to encourage early learning and help your child develop early speaking, listening, and observation skills.Each section of this engaging and educational book is dedicated to different things you can find on a farm, such as baby animals and different crops. There are easy to read labels so your little one can practice sounding out the words with you. The interactive book encourages children to match the animal with their corresponding sounds, choose their favourite farm animal and distinguish the names of key farm animals from their babies. This delivers a rounded early learning reading experience for young children, whilst they have fun too!The book has strong board pages made especially for young children. The chunky tabs, on the top or the side, are easy to grab to help with early motor control. Nursery school children will be able to quickly recognise the picture on the tab which will take them straight to the page with their favourite animal! Whether it's chasing chickens around the farm or chugging along on a tractor, your little one can bring all the farmyard fun to life in this inspiring board book. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there!There's so much more to explore and love with DK's My First collection. With over 15 titles in the collection, your child can discover new topics, people and places to keep them entertained time and time again. Discover all the colours of the rainbow with My First Colours, meet playful puppies and cuddly kittens with My First Baby Animals and have a fun day out at the zoo with My First Zoo. Learning has never been more fun!

Bring trees to life like you've never seen before as The Tree Book invites you on an enchanting and illustrated journey into the astonishingly diverse growth of woodland wildlife in the world around us.Trees have been a part of human history from the very beginning. Used for shelter, tools, fuel, and food, they also help supply the atmosphere with oxygen and form astonishingly diverse ecosystems, as well as some of the world's most beautiful landscapes. Now the intricate world of leafy woodlands and abundant rainforests is revealed in this extensive visual guide to trees, exploring their key scientific traits and their ecological importance, as well as their enduring significance in human history and culture. From ancient oaks and great redwoods to lush banyans and imposing kapoks, The Tree Book reveals the anatomy, behaviours, and beauty of these incredible plants and habitats in detail.A must-have volume for budding botanists, this divine nature book showcases the rich diversity of trees, combining bewildering facts about spindles, spruces and more, with dazzling landscape photography of the endless species of trees found in forests and woodland all around the globe.Explore this fascinating book on trees to discover:-A historical overview of the cultural influence of trees and their ecological importance-Striking photography to accompany the profound explanations of tree biology and behaviour-A clear and comprehensible guide to ecology from both a historical and scientific point of view.With recent media coverage on climate change highlighting the global importance of our woodlands and rainforests, there's no better time than right now to immerse yourself in this extensive horticultural handbook for an illuminating blend of the science, culture, and history of trees dating back to the beginning of time.Let DK plant the seed of curiosity with this fantastic forest book, and watch as it blossoms into a life-long love of ecology, proving the ideal gift for naturalists or those with a soft-spot for nature photography. Combining natural history and a scientific overview with a wider look at the history, uses, symbolism, and mythology of trees, this book is a new kind of guide to these fascinating organisms.

Discover how the migration of peoples has shaped the modern world. This beautifully-illustrated book details the movement of people and cultures around the world - from the early migrations of Homo erectus out of Africa 50,000 years ago to modern refugee movements and migrations. Through striking photographs, evocative illustrations, and intimate first hand accounts, Migrations explores famous (and infamous) movements in history, from the Middle Passage and Trail of Tears to the California Gold Rush and the Windrush generation. While many traditional world histories focus on (mainly European) "exploration" and "discovery", Migrations explores the story of each continent and focuses on cultures rather than conquest. Migrations highlights the human story and the positives: what has survived, not just what was destroyed. With a foreword by award-winning historian, broadcaster, and filmmaker, David Olusoga OBE, Migrations is a history book with a fresh perspective, focusing on a topic ever more relevant in the modern world: Where did we come from? Why do people leave their homes? What brought us all together?

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 scientistsJam-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. Immerse yourself in a timeline of pandemics through history, and amazing recent medical advances such as 3D-printed prosthetic limbs. Proving an idea introduction to human anatomy and the history of medical advances, The Body Book is a must-have volume for budding young scientists, doctors, and nurses, or any child with a niche for knowledge!Reveal the science behind the human body, with this all-encompassing fact book ideal for 7-9 year olds. Learning has never been more fun!At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there? The Body Book is the fourth in the series, following on from The Bacteria Book, The DNA Book and The Brain Book. In fact, The Bacteria Book, written by British TV science presenter Steve Mould, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2019!

The practical guide that gives you the skills to succeed at project managementDK's Essential Managers series contains the know-how you need to be a more effective manager and hone your management style.Find out how to improve your project management skills by defining a project brief, identifying stakeholders and building a team. You'll learn to initiate a project, set deadlines and manage your budgets. In a slim, portable format Essential Managers gives you a practical 'how-to' approach with step-by-step instructions, tips, checklists and 'ask yourself' features showing you how to focus your energy, manage change and make an impact.If you are keen to brush up on or enhance your project management skills, this is the guide for you.

Anchors away! Capture the essence of cruising through the beautiful Mediterranean with DK's multi-country guide to Europe's most spectacular cruising destinations. From Oslo to Athens, the guide covers 70 ports of call. Lush photos and illustrations, unique 3-D models, and bird's-eye-view maps of all the major sites ensure you don't miss a thing. Clue up on the basics, from ship etiquette to the best bars and restaurants ashore. Discover where the locals go, enjoy relaxing entertainment, world-class sites, and retail therapy. As with all DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, this PDF book shows you what others only tell you, offering all you need for an unforgettable cruise.Countries discussed include:Croatia, Denmark, Estonia & Latvia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece & Cyprus, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Netherlands, North Africa, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, and Turkey.

With fun-filled quizzes, loads of dinosaur facts, and over 250 stickers, this dinosaur book will provide children with hours of educational fun! Travel millions of years back in time to learn all about the amazing dinosaurs that lived on our planet. This colourful children's activity book contains reusable and easy-to-peel stickers - perfect for little fingers to add to pages as they read and learn! Dinosaurs Ultimate Sticker Book is the perfect way to engage children with fun facts and interactive reading. Inside the book you'll find:- Over 250 reusable stickers that are easy to peel and stick to pages or other surfaces- A variety of activities including a quiz, follow-the-trail, and creative sticker activities- Interesting facts that help children discover more about dinosaurs - the different species, what they ate, and where they lived- Bright and colourful pictures paired with educational content that keeps children engagedGo back in time and meet some of the earth's most fascinating creatures - the dinosaurs. These prehistoric animals have captured the imagination of children for decades and continue to awaken their curiosity. Young palaeontologists will be delighted to page through this book, meet dino's such as terrifying T- Rex, spiky Stegosaurus, and vicious Velociraptor. Learn all about where these dinosaurs lived, and what they ate. This book allows children to learn while they create: they're able to fill in scenes, construct their own, find and match stickers, and even answer fun quiz questions. With hours of discovery ahead this sticker book is a wonderful educational tool or gift for children between 4-7 years old. The Ultimate Sticker Book Series takes children on adventures through history, nature and fascinating human inventions. All in the name of fun and learning, these books like the Ultimate Sticker Book Bugs, Ultimate Sticker Book Tractors, Ultimate Sticker Book Sharks are packed with puzzles, quizzes, and, of course, lots and lots of stickers!

"Revisions, Shikha Kulkarni, Bandana Paul, Kanika Praharaj, Marcella Simoni, Azeem Siddiqui, Rachel Thompson, Vinita Venugopal"--Page 157.

Previous edition: published as by Patricia Harris, David Lyon, Jonathan Schultz. 2018.

Full of fun facts, colourful illustrations, and games that will feed a child's imagination and quench their thirst for knowledge, whilst supporting the National Curriculum. My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things is the perfect book for children from 4 - 7 years of age.Supporting the national curriculum and providing all the information young minds need and much more, My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things is split into four sections, All About Me, Animals, People, and My Planet, covering everything from the continents to the blue whale in fun and engaging ways.Bursting with knowledge and loads of very important things to set young minds alight.

A simple visual guide to get kids computer coding in no timeComputer coding is firmly back on the agenda as a key skill for children to start learning. Computer Coding for Kids is a unique step-by-step guide, perfect for kids interested in computer programming and how computers work. Now available with exciting read-along feature allowing you to follow the voice and words on the screen.Avoiding computer jargon, this book guides children through creating computer programs starting with the very basics. Computer Coding for Kids is the only programming book that teaches both Scratch and Python programming languages, with illustrated, simple, step-by-step explanations that make the complex art of computer programming clear for the complete beginner. Starting with simple explanations of programming basics, it progresses to more advanced projects where children can build their own games.Computer Coding for Kids is ideal for kids looking to take your first steps into programming or those that are already interested and hungry to learn more.

Travel back in time and share the experience of everyday thoughts and great moments in history in this fascinating compilation of diaries through the ages.Great Diaries traces the history of the diary from ancient times to the present day, bringing together more than 80 historical and literary diaries, artists' sketchbooks, explorers' journals, and scientists' notebooks. Discover what it was like to build a pyramid, sail the seas with Magellan, travel into the heart of Africa, or serve on the Western Front. Find out how writers and artists planned their masterpieces, and how scientists developed their groundbreaking theories.Great Diaries takes you into the pages of the world's greatest diaries and notebooks, including those of Samuel Pepys, Charles Darwin, Henry-David Thoreau, the Goncourt brothers, Virginia Woolf, and Anne Frank, and shows you what they looked like. Stunning images of the original notebooks and manuscripts are complemented by key extracts and close-ups of important details. Feature boxes provide additional biographical information and set the works in their cultural and historical context.Essential reading for everyone who is passionate about history and literature, Great Diaries provides an intimate insight into the lives and thoughts of some of the most interesting people of the last 2,000 years.

Consultant editor:Cath Caldwell is Senior Lecturer at Central Saint Martins, the world-leading college for art and design education at University of the Arts London. She is a former Design Director at ELLE UK, having also worked for the Guardian and Cond¿ast (New York). She is the author of two books on graphic design and co-founder of the Editorial Designers Organisation.Contibuting authors:Johnny Belknap is a native New Yorker who cut his design teeth on the iconic Village Voice newspaper in the 1970s. He moved on to art director roles at oublications including the New York Times, the Sunday Telegraph Magazine, and the Jewish Chronicle, as well as running his own design studio.Jamie Sanchez Hearn is a graphic designer and lecturer, specializing in Typography, Branding, and Editorial Design. Jamie worked for several international design agencies before forming his own design studio. He currently teaches at Central Saint Martins and is a fellow of the UK's Higher Education Academy.Emily Wood is a graphic designer and lecturer. She has worked for leading design studios Pentagram, Johnson Banks, and Bloom, and with a range of cultural organizations, including London's V&A Museum and Amnesty International. Emily's research is focused on sustainability through education and design. Julia Woollams is a graphic designer, branding consultant, lecturer, and co-founder of creative consultancy 31% Wool. She specializes in cultural and not-for-profit sectors and has worked with organizations including the Science Museum, the Sendai Observatory, the University of Cambridge, and UNICEF UK.

A run-through of art history, illustrated for immersive visual detail. Explains the key concepts such as composition, volume, foreshortening and perspective.

Twenty-five of the most important bible stories are introduced in a way that makes them fathomable to children, incorporating verse from the bible at points throughout. Features questions and activities.

A visual guide to the world of LEGO DC Super Heroes, with information on the minifigures, vehicles and sets available, as well as concept art and interviews with the LEGO creative team in the 'Beyond the Brick' chapter.