Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing 2011

全書收錄超過 80 種外型與習性都十分特別的恐龍，依時間順序介紹牠們登場的年代。每一頁都附上小檔案，包括體型比例、重要特徵、拉丁學名與發音說明，讓孩子在閱讀中自然累積知識。作者以幽默風格加入趣味註解、冷知識與笑點，搭配誇張又吸睛的插畫，讓學習一點也不無聊。這是一本兼具知識與娛樂的恐龍書，特別適合喜歡發現「怪怪又厲害」生物的小小恐龍迷。Welcome to Weirdosaurus . . . Meet a dinosaur with a built-in megaphone. Learn which dinosaur had sword-like claws. And discover a flying carnivore as tall as a giraffe!This collection takes a playful peek at over 80 of prehistory's most peculiar dinosaurs. The great age of the dinosaurs played host to more than its fair share of bizarre beasties. Whether by frill, quill, tooth, or claw, every creature in this book was extraordinarily odd in its own wonderful way.Organised chronologically, each creature featured includes vital stats and facts, scale diagram, Latin name and translation, and a pronunciation guide. Each chapter describes the most bizarre dinosaur residents of that period, with Philip Bunting's trademark humour and style, including funny annotations, witty jokes, fabulous facts, and incredible illustrations.

Wild babies come in many different shapes and species. From pufflings to porcupettes, meet some of our world's most incredible infants. Philip Bunting celebrates the cute and cuddly babies of the animal world in this laugh-out-loud book.Wild About Babies is filled with Philip's glorious illustrations and signature humour, combined with fascinating facts about the what childhood looks like across the animal kingdom.

This witty, quirky, colourfully illustrated and fact-filled book features some of the most terrifying and shocking animals on the planet! The third title in the series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the scariest creatures in the natural world. Meet the enormous murder hornets of east and southeast Asia, the poisonous blue-ringed octopus, Africa's hungry but deadly hippos and some truly shocking electric eels, among many more truly scary creatures! The antagonist voice (speaking though cheeky annotations) points out the most frightening aspects of each creature's characteristics, while the narrator's voice describes engaging, factual information about each animal's seemingly scary characteristics. Are they really as scary as they seem? With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to terrifying animals contains funny labelled diagrams and fabulous facts.It will help teach kids about the animals we fear and w

圖解奇妙生物第二彈！你知道變色龍如何變化顏色嗎？紅鶴的腿為什麼那麼長？Philip Bunting以幽默的文字及生動爆笑的插圖介紹地球上多種外表華麗奇異的動物，帶你一窺進化論如何影響動物外貌。We share our planet with some truly bizarre and flamboyant creatures, from Panther Chameleon to Nudibranchto, who can seem rather ridiculous. The World's Most Ridiculous Animals shows you the amazing adaptations these creatures have.This witty, quirky, colorfully illustrated book features some of the most absurd and flamboyant animals on the planet! The second title in the series from the hilarious Philip Bunting is filled with facts about some of the weirdest creatures in the natural world.The antagonist voice (speaking though cheeky annotations) points out the apparent ridiculousness of each creature's features, while the narrator's voice describe the evolutionary reasons or advantages for each animal's extraordinary characteristics.With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to ridiculous animals contains funny labelled diagrams and will help teach ki

From the Big Bang to your birthday, and (almost) everything in between, this funny and informative book tells your story.You are one of the newest members of a family tree that goes way, way, way back

Rae and Grandad set out to build a sandcastle. They make a tall tower. They raise great ramparts. They dig a deep moat. They even find a dragon. But will it be enough to hold the tide? Sandcastle is a