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Книги издательства «Dorling Kindersley»
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This is an explosive guide to the dynamic forces that shape our planet. Violent Earth is a spectacular visual exploration of the some of the most awe-inspiring and dramatic events that our planet can throw at us; earthquakes, eruptions, mud slides, tsunamis and more. Feel their terrifying force as they leap off the page through powerful photography, specially commissioned artworks and fascinating infographics. Covering every aspect of seismology, vulcanology and tectonics, Violent Earth explores the science behind predicting when major events will occur and profiles the areas of key geological activity such as earthquake zones, volcanic sites and plate boundaries. Plus, read about the significant incidents that have happened to our world in recorded history including the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the recent tsunami in Japan. Violent Earth is a fascinating read for enthusiasts of any age, ideal for students and a spectacular reference book for the whole family. |
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The only guide to the best places to visit and the best things to do, season by season. Loaded with practical advice on everything from transport to restaurants. With regional listings and practical advice on local transport, hotel and restaurant options, finding an ideal getaway is made simple. |
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Meet the monkeys and help your child learn to read with DK Readers. Encourage a life-long love of reading and help your child find out all about our close relatives, monkeys. This title includes coverage that ranges from big and small ones, to the mischievous and meek monkeys. DK Readers are part of a five-level, highly pictorial reading scheme, with lively illustrations and engaging stories to encourage reading. Pre-Level 1 Readers have simple sentences, limited vocabulary, word repetition, picture word strips and large type — read them together with children who are just beginning to learn and with early or reluctant readers. |
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DK Eyewitness Pocket Map and Guide New York City is your essential guide to one of the world's most famous cities. The book divides New York City into fifteen areas and covers the city area by area. Packed with beautiful illustrations and providing information on all the highlights, it includes a survival guide, a day trip section to plan your visits to the major sites and practical information on getting around the city. Explore New York City effortlessly using the detailed pull-out map. This handy guide to the major sights of New York City serves a perfect companion to the Eyewitness travel guide. Plan your perfect day out in New York City with DK Eyewitness Pocket Map and Guide. |
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Join Chewbacca and the Wookie Warriors on this all-new Level 2 Clone Wars adventure. Find out why Chewbacca, the wild and woolly Wookiee who fought at Han Solo's side in three original Star Wars movies, teams up with Jedi Ahsoka. Watch as they try to smash and bash their way out of a planet-wide Trandoshan hunting party with the help of marooned Jedi younglings. Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, this fun-packed Star Wars Reader is an out-of-this-world read. And don't forget, there's a galaxy full of DK Star Wars books to collect. |
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Uncover the surprise with DK Readers. In this reissue of bestselling Level 1 DK Reader, Surprise Puppy, Jessica and Sam are thrilled to look after a friend's puppy. Is there a bigger surprise to come? Level 1 Readers are read-together stories for children just beginning to learn. Follow the story of Jessica, Sam and their puppy with simple sentences, picture dictionary boxes that show the meaning of words and picture clues. This title is perfect for early readers. |
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This title presents tricky trivia to challenge you and your friends. Do you know your stars from your Mars? Your red dwarves from your supernovas? Are There Cars on Mars is a new quiz book that will launch you into space on an intergalactic voyage. Your mission: to discover all the secrets of the universe. With this stunning and stimulating new quiz book, the whole family will soon be hooked on the mysteries of the Milky Way. Grab your spacesuit and your thinking cap and test each other: gorgeous graphics and numbered quizzes make learning a pleasure, and extra information spreads mean aspiring astronauts can go from small steps to giant leaps. To infinity and beyond. |
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Teach your child all about animal families in Touch and Feel: Baby Animals. Twinkly, bumpy, scaly, silky, sandy, sticky and shiny textures in a chunky package will help your child discover all about baby animals. From soft rabbits to tiny chicks. Let their little hands roam and feel how smooth and velvety the calves are, but how rough the baby elephant's ears feel. Read it together — they'll learn as you play. These Touch and Feel chunky padded board books will help encourage your child's early learning and language. This is perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and great for sensory development. |
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Help your baby discover all about tractors, trucks and rockets with touch and feel textures. Baby Touch and Feel Beep! Beep! is full of twinkly, bumpy, scaly, silky, sandy, sticky and shiny textures in a chunky package. Encourage your baby to learn early concepts such as colours, shapes and patterns as they turn each page. See the big strong bulldozer at work, the long arm of the digger and high in the sky — it's a plane! This title is perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and young minds to develop. Sturdy pages with rounded corners mean Baby Touch and Feel Beep! Beep! will provide years of enjoyment. |
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This title offers a dazzling introduction to the world of dance. From ballet to breaking, tap to the tango, The Book of Dance takes a unique look at a huge variety of international dance styles to excite any young wannabe dancer. Top tips, techniques and step-by-step guides to basic dance moves are included, so you can even have a go yourself. The Book of Dance includes beautiful images from popular productions of classical favourites such as The Nutcracker, Broadway show stoppers and Bollywood routines. With features on Michael Jackson, Fred Astaire and some of the greatest ballerinas to tread the boards, you can read all about your dance heroes; and the dances that inspired them, with sections on the history of styles and techniques. Whether you love to bodypop, shake your stuff in the salsa or pas-de-deux across your bedroom floor, The Book of Dance is the ultimate guide to dance. |
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This title helps you introduce your baby to cute bouncy Bunny with touch and feel textures. Tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and introduce them to Bunny. There are all sorts of textures for baby to explore in this safe, padded book. Let their little hands roam to find fluffy bunny tails, a bumpy hutch, bunnies playing with a sparkly pet toy, and sticky paw prints. Twinkly, fluffy and fuzzy textures in a chunky package are perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and tiny minds develop. Sturdy pages with tactile covers and rounded corners mean these books will last years of reading. |
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Teach your child all about animal families in Touch and Feel Dinosaurs. Twinkly, bumpy, scaly, silky, sandy, sticky and shiny textures in a chunky package will help your child discover all about Dinosaurs. From a bumpy Giganotosaurus, a smooth horned Triceratops to a knobbly Stegosaurus and a sticky-tongued T-rex! Read it together — they'll learn as you play. DK's Touch and Feel chunky padded board books will help encourage your child's early learning and language. This title is perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and great for sensory development. |
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This title helps you introduce your baby to farm animals with touch and feel textures. You can tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and watch them discover their favourite Farm Animals. You can encourage your baby to learn early concepts such as colours, shapes and patterns as they turn each page. You can let their little hands roam to find a velvety cow, a woolly sheep, a feathery cockerel, and a cuddly kid. Twinkly, fluffy and fuzzy textures in a chunky package are perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and tiny minds develop. Sturdy pages with tactile covers and rounded corners mean these books will last years of reading. |
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Introduce your child to fire-fighting heroes in Touch and Feel: Fire Engine. Twinkly, bumpy, hard, soft, silky and shiny touch and feel textures in a chunky package will help your child learn all about puppies. How scratchy is the engine grille? Can you see the fire man? From rubbery tyres to shiny bumpers, let their little hands roam and discover all about Fire Engines. Read it together — they'll learn as you play. These Touch and Feel chunky padded board books will help encourage your child's early learning and language. It is perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and great for sensory development. |
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Go on a Jungle adventure and discover the exotic animals and plants that live there. Create your own 'Jungle Book' of stories with the 60 reusable, easy-peel stickers for tropical fun again and again. |
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Includes cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the Paris' architecture, and 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. This title features detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets. |
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Complete Bike Book will help you choose the right bike, perfect your riding performance, and maintain your bike like the professionals. From bicycle maintenance to riding technique, all aspects are covered in this definitive cycling guide. Filled with essential information and step-by-step photographs on how to adjust your bike correctly and basic to advanced repair advice. You'll also find instructions on riding techniques, fitness exercises and cycling safely. Plus, tips and advice from the professionals. Includes foreword from Chris Boardman, MBE, 1992 individual pursuit Gold medal winner. Complete Bike Book, now with a great, new look, is the must-have handbook for beginners and experienced cyclists alike. |
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The DK Eyewitness Sicily Travel Guide is your indispensible guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Sicily effortlessly. |
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The DK Eyewitness Switzerland Travel Guide is your indispensible guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Switzerland effortlessly. |
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The DK Eyewitness Lisbon Travel Guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Lisbon has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the city's stunning architecture, plus 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets in this fully updated and expanded guide, plus insider tips on everything from where to find the best markets and nightspots to great attractions for children. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide also includes in-depth coverage of all the unforgettable sights and comes complete with a free pull-out city map, clearly marked with sights from the guidebook and an easy-to-use street index. The map has detailed street views of all the key areas, plus there are transport maps and information on how to get around the city, and there's even a chart showing the distances between major sights for walkers. |
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