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Historical monarchs are interviewed from the grave in this hilarious children’s graphic novel.Discover the incredible stories of rulers throughout history in this hilarious graphic novel that brings t

How scientists changed the world, one breakthrough at a time. From the discovery of fire and the invention of the wheel to lunar landings and atoms, this book tells the extraordinary story of science and how it changed our world--one breakthrough at a time. Find out how history's most ingenious and daring scientists solved mysteries that had puzzled the ancient world for millennia, triggering an age of discovery that gave us telescopes, flying machines, steam engines, antibiotics, electricity, radio, space travel, and computers. Discover the amazing men and women who challenged conventional thinking and put their lives at risk to learn about everything from planetary orbits and gold to germs, gunpowder and radioactivity. What's the Point of Science? explains in super-simple terms how science really works and why it brought the world out of the dark ages. It's packed with surprising facts, tales of ingenuity and endeavor, and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations that bring the human story

★ 專業獸醫解析＋超萌圖解，讀懂每一個細微動作★ 從奇怪習慣到情緒表達，全面掌握貓咪心理★ 養貓新手到資深貓奴都必備的行為指南為什麼牠總愛坐在你的鍵盤上？為什麼半夜踩你臉？還偏偏愛喝水龍頭的水？本書帶你走進貓咪神祕又迷人的世界。從尾巴擺動、耳朵角度到日常行為，每一個看似「莫名其妙」的舉動，其實都藏著訊號。透過專業獸醫的深入解析與生動圖像，你將逐步解讀貓咪的情緒與需求，理解牠如何看待你與這個家。當你開始「聽懂」貓的語言，關係也將悄然改變——你不再只是飼主，而是牠真正信任的夥伴。Unlock the secret code of cats for a deeper connection with the feline in your life. Why does my cat always want to sleep on my computer keyboard? How can I keep her from bullying the dog? This used to be her favorite food, but now she won't touch it Why will she only drink from the bathroom faucet? Does she actually like me? If you've ever wondered, as she sits on your head at 4am, what on earth is going on beyond your cat's inscrutable gaze, this book has the answers. Drawing on extensive animal behavior psychology and the latest research, it reveals what's really behind those things cats do--whether they're amusing, irritating, or just downright bizarre. Cats may not telegraph their emotions (unlike the dogs they look down on), but they do show th

A fun fact book that answers more than 50 burning questions for young Marvel fans!Discover everything you've always wanted to know about your favorite Super Heroes!How much weight can the Hulk lift? What's the farthest distance Spider-Man can sling a web? Can Iron Man fly faster than a space rocket? Young Marvel Super Hero fans want to know everything about their favorite characters from how hard Thor can slam his hammer to the size of the smallest hole Wasp can fly through―and much more.Whether they are obsessed with Marvel comic books or they've only heard about Super Heroes in the playground, young fans will love discovering the fascinating answers to wild, wacky, and wonderful questions about Marvel Super Heroes.

Meet the Secret Explorers! Children will be inspired to discover the world with these character-driven adventure stories for children ages 5 to 8 years old.Learn all about volcanoes in this explosive

Meet the Secret Explorers! Children will be inspired to discover the world with these character-driven adventure stories for children ages 5 to 8 years old.Learn all about volcanoes in this explosive

Blast-off into space in this second adventure with The Secret Explorers, a brand-new fiction series.This group of brilliant kids comes together from all four corners of the globe to fix problems, solv

Down where worms wriggle and microbes squirm, there's a whole world waiting to be discovered...Under Your Feet delves beneath the Earth's surface and explores the diverse wonders hidden there. Encounter creatures of the deep and marvel at the mind-boggling size of the humongous fungus - the biggest organism in the world. Learn how one handful of ordinary soil contains more organisms than there are people on Earth, and carry out experiments using dirt from your own back garden.Under Your Feet offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of the natural world and soil-dwelling creatures big and small. Bursting with colorful illustrations and photography, this is the perfect book for budding young plant experts, animal fanatics, and geologists, and anyone who is curious about the ground we walk on.

You may not realize it, but math controls just about everything in our world.From cracking codes to winning game shows, from predicting comets to solving crimes, this unique book reveals where our mos

Kids are on a mission to save the Earth! Recycle and Remake is the hands-on, practical guide you need to get started.This gentle, but empowering book is full of creative making activities, information

Get hands-on with 25 creative projects and experiments that will turn you into a math whizz. Explore the exciting world of numbers Whether you're a math geek or prefer practical hands-on projects, thi

You’re never too young to change the world!Discover 100 fun ideas to be kind and spread joy to the world around you. Get creative with your LEGO® bricks and be inspired to care for others, yourself, a

A fun, pocket-sized book packed with inspiration from the galaxy’s most (in)famous bounty hunter.Throw aside the 9-to-5 and discover the joys of going freelance!In a big wide galaxy you’ll find every

See the world through Faith Ringgold's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces. Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Faith Ringgold, meet inspiring American activist Faith Ringgold. Step into her life and learn what led her to mix different media and craft powerful stories into quilts. Travel with her from Harlem, New York, to Europe, Ghana, and Nigeria. Pick a cause that you care about and try combining it with fabric or sculpture to make your own artworks! In this series, follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes

See the world through Hokusai's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces. Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Hokusai, meet groundbreaking Japanese artist Hokusai. Step into his life and learn what led him to create more than 30,000 works of art, including his famous woodcut views of The Great Wave off Kanagawa and Mount Fuji. Discover how he planned to live to 110 and even produced the first ever pieces of manga! Have a go at making your own printed artworks. In this series, follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscap

This remarkable reference book tells the story of science from earliest times to the present day, taking in everything from ancient Greek geometry to quantum physics, and the wedge to the worldwide web. Exploring science in a thematic, highly approachable manner, each spread takes as its theme a specific event, discovery, invention, experiment, theory, or individual and explains why this subject was so significant in the development of scientific thought and what its impact on history has been. In addition to providing a broad-ranging and comprehensive history of science, the book also explains how science works, employing DK's trademark clarity and visual ingenuity to render tricky scientific subjects easily comprehensible. Science is structured chronologically with five chapters covering major phases in world history from ancient times to the present day, with an eye to the future. Within these chapters, subjects are arranged in discrete spreads, each of which takes a key scientific

Meet a magical family living in a magical home in Disney's new movie Encanto and in this fun sticker book. Travel to Colombia with this ultimate sticker book, featuring beautiful images and artwork from Disney's new movie Encanto. Discover all the key characters, including Mirabel Madrigal and her family, and encounter the magic of the Encanto. Disney Encanto Ultimate Sticker Book will help kids to relive the wonder of Disney's newest movie. Fun stickering activities will keep kids aged 5-7 entertained for hours and, with more than 100 stickers, there are plenty of extra stickers, too.

Help your daughter to fulfil her potential and achieve success in a challenging world.Does your beautiful, talented daughter constantly put herself down? Is she stuck in a cycle of comparing herself t

Explore the magic of holidays at Hogwarts Features Harry Potter minifigure in Yule Ball robes. Enter the festive world of LEGO(R) Harry Potter(TM) and visit Hogwarts for a spellbinding winter holiday. Celebrate the season with your favorite LEGO Harry Potter minifigures and join them for a feast in the Great Hall. Admire the castle's decorations and get ready to hit the dance floor at the Yule Ball. Head to the Gryffindor common room to play a game of wizard chess, warm up in front of a roaring log fire, and join Harry as he exchanges gifts with friends. Sprinkled with festive scenes and the latest LEGO Advent Calendars, sets, and minifigures, this is the perfect gift for young LEGO Harry Potter fans. LEGO Harry Potter: Holidays At Hogwarts comes with a Harry Potter minifigure in Yule Ball robes. (c) & (TM) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights (c) JKR. (s20). (c)2020 The LEGO Group.

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world leading illustrated reference publisher and a member of the Penguin Random House division of Bertelsmann. DK publishes highly visual, photographic

Discover the plants and animals of the rainforest, and how we can protect them, in this beautifully illustrated children’s book.Embark on a journey through the enchanting world of the rainforest in Ch

Take a fascinating around-the-globe tour, with a stopover in every nation on every continent, in this picture-packed children's book. Discover the countries of the world--exploring their geography, wildlife, traditions, and arts--in this picture-packed children's book. Every country profile is full of photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world they are. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference to all the stats, and the easy-to-read text is full of fascinating, fun facts. Countries of the World shows the many unique things that make one country different from another but might also reveal surprising similarities. Did you know that Cuba's national sport is baseball, one of the most popular sports in the US? And that kids in both Japan and Chile have earthquake drills on their school schedules? Find out about anything from the spookily vibrant Day of the Dead parade in Mexico and the beautiful

Dive into the world of The Secret Explorers and learn about ocean life in this action-packed first installment in a brand-new fiction series.Meet The Secret Explorers! This group of brilliant kids com

Discover the inspiring story of Amelia Earhart - the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean - in this fascinating kids' biography.Amelia Earhart is one of the world's most famous aviators in

The practical guide that gives you the tools to succeed when managing people.This title in DK’s Essential Managers series contains all you need to manage people effectively and to develop or hone your

Journey through the rainforest and discover the amazing animals that live there in this fact-filled level 2 reader book.Packed with incredible creatures, DK’s Rainforest Animals will make learning to

Journey through the rainforest and discover the amazing animals that live there in this fact-filled level 2 reader book.Packed with incredible creatures, DK’s Rainforest Animals will make learning to

Travel back in time with this picture-led guide and explore the magnificent monuments and fabulous tombs of Ancient Egypt.This book takes you through the history of one of the world’s most extraordina

Travel back in time with this picture-led guide and explore the magnificent monuments and fabulous tombs of Ancient Egypt.This book takes you through the history of one of the world’s most extraordina

See how young animals grow and change in the first weeks and months of their lives with this series of animal books for young nature lovers. Everyone loves little animals and this book is a must for fans of cute pets. This elegant book follows baby animals in beautiful, crisp photography through their early lives--from helpless newborns to confident, curious creatures on the cusp of adulthood. Meet a playful puppy, a curious kitten, and a delightful baby rabbit and watch how they grow. A series of photographs shows each animal at different stages in its early life. See a bunny before it grows fur, kittens learn to hunt, and a puppy play with toys. These books are a delight to read aloud to preschool children or for young readers to pick up themselves. A must for all young fans of animals.

This revised edition of DK’s animal encyclopedia for kids answers all the intriguing questions children ask about their favourite animals.Why are flamingos pink? What’s in a camel’s hump? How long doe

Discover the rich and complex history of the peoples of Africa, and the struggles and triumphs of Black cultures and communities around the world. With profiles of key people, movements, and events, The Black History Book brings together accounts of the most significant ideas and milestones in Black history and culture. This vital and thought-provoking book presents a bold and accessible overview of the history of the African continent and its peoples - from the earliest human migrations to modern Black communities and the African diaspora. Powerful images and innovative infographics bring to life the stories of the early kingdoms of Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and Carthage; the powerful empires of the Medieval and Early Modern eras; and the struggle against European colonizers. Black history and culture beyond the African continent is also explored in detail - including the Atlantic Slave Trade; the quilombos (slave resistance camps) of Brazil; the Harlem Renaissance and Jazz Age; the "Wind

Take a sideways look at the dog--from head to tail, and everything in between. That humans all over the world love dogs is beyond doubt, but do we really understand our four-legged friends, beyond their wet noses and wagging tails? How Dogs Work is packed with canine insight. Fun infographics give you all the essential facts and stats, and lead you through the world of dogs in pictures--from how dogs evolved from the wolf to our favorite pet, through the different breeds, to the finer points of working dogs and show dogs. But as the title suggests, it's also a practical guide to understanding dogs. Can you read their ears? Do you know the angle of the head that indicates a dog is dreaming of squirrels, and not listening to you? This fully illustrated guide will translate this body language and other curious canine behavior. So after your dog has taken you for a walk, put up your feet and enjoy this irresistible read

The world is filled with curious objects made by plants, animals, and even by the Earth itself. Dive into this collection of more than 100 intriguing items from the natural world and discover the stories behind them. Learn how huge whales eat tiny animals from looking at their bristly teeth, why butterflies shine and glitter in the sunlight from seeing their minute wing scales, how plants transport water and food around from examining a delicate leaf skeleton, and what makes every snowflake unique from admiring their miniature, branching crystals of ice. Birds' eggs, a lump of coal, a glass sponge skeleton, a cacao pod, a mermaid's purse, a fossil human footprint, an ear of corn, a pine cone, an owl pellet, and a chrysalis--all tell a story. Arranged by animal, vegetable, or mineral, objects are shown with truly stunning photography and colorful illustrations to help explain the science behind them. The lively descriptions by best-selling nature writer Ben Hoare explore the remarkable

Explore the everyday miracle of the microscopic world With spectacular macro photography and microscope images, this book reveals a hidden, living world full of intricate structures beyond the naked eye. Included are the tiniest insects and spiders; but looking deeper, you will discover truly microscopic creatures--even bacteria and viruses. Earth is home to more microbes, and more different types of microbes, than any other living organism. Bacteria on Earth outweigh humans by 1,100 to 1; and without them, all world ecosystems would collapse. This book reveals this vital, unseen realm, but it includes large life-forms too, in extreme close-up, so that you can wonder at the beauty of a pollen grain, a butterfly egg, the spore of a fungus, and the nerve cell of a human. The spectacular imagery in Micro Life exploits cutting-edge technology, such as focus-stacked macro photographs, as well as micrographs (microscope images) including scanning electron micrographs. Illustrations nearby ex

A pocket of paradise, Vietnam has a wealth of sights and experiences waiting to be discovered.Whether you want to sample steaming bowls of pho at street food stalls in Hanoi, marvel at colonial archit

Immerse yourself in the San Francisco scene with this insider’s guideHome to waterfront esplanades, major museums, and a nightlife scene like no other, this cultural city is endlessly enticing. But be

A cheerful, optimistic handbook for parents and carers shaping the next generation of responsible global citizens - ready to change the world for the better! Our children have the energy, capacity, and passion to create and nurture a global culture in which inclusion, acceptance, respect, and participation are the core values that underpin a human being's every interaction. As parents and caregivers, our job is to help our children take their first steps along that path. Raising truly globally minded, and socially conscious children happens at home and in the community. Children can be inspired, equipped, and mobilized to make a difference in the world. By encouraging values such as responsible and kind use of social media, respect, open mindedness, empathy, a sense of community, parents can help to shape a new generation of emotionally intelligent, outward-looking, politically ethical world citizens. Relevant to parents of children of all ages--from toddlers to teens--the book gives p

Discover everything you've ever wanted to know about Star Wars in this complete history of the most famous franchise in movie history. Painstakingly researched and superbly illustrated, Star Wars(TM) Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition presents a unique Star Wars timeline-the full history of the amazing Star Wars phenomenon as you've never seen it before. This stunning visual journey features trivia and cultural cornerstones from director George Lucas' early life through to the iconic movie stills, comic books, novels, toys, video games, and theme parks that have spawned from five decades of seminal film making. Fully updated and expanded, this edition encompasses all nine episodes of the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, along with the standalone movies Rogue One and Solo, and the acclaimed television series, The Mandalorian. Produced in full collaboration with Lucasfilm and written by renowned Star Wars experts, Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual History, New Edition is