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Dorling Kindersley
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If you enjoyed tracking the Doctor through his alien adventures in Where's the Doctor?, you'll love hunting him and his friends down as he travels through time. Can you spot the Doctor, Rory, Amy and the TARDIS in Ancient Rome, Victorian London and the far future? With loads to find, these incredibly detailed images will keep you searching for hours! |
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You can enter and explore the World of Warcraft with this ultimate visual guide. World of Warcraft: The Ultimate Visual Guide reveals the realm of Azeroth, exploring the fantasy universe of the world's most popular online role-playing game. See the World of Warcraft in never-before-seen-detail. You can discover the world's in-depth history in the Chronicles of Azeroth section, explore the back stories of key heroes and villains such as Varian Wrynn and Thrall and uncover fascinating facts about key locations such as Orgimmar. Behind the scenes information on the making of the World of Warcraft, its community and its future will satisfy the most inquisitive fan. It reveals stunning visuals drawn from Blizzard's games, publications and trailers and images from DC Comics' World of Warcraft comic book series. It is an unmissable up-to-date companion for both die-hard fans and newcomers to the World of Warcraft. |
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The DK Eyewitness New York city Travel Guide will lead you straight to the best attractions New York 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. The DK Eyewitness New York city Travel Guide shows you what others only tell you. |
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This is a thrilling face-to-face encounter with the intimate lives, elaborate displays and extraordinary behaviour of animals in the wild. Internationally renowned zoologist and TV presenter, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, brings the animal kingdom to vivid life in the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life. Illustrated with astonishing wildlife photography and action sequences, every aspect of animal life and behaviour is explored and explained — from courtship rituals and birth to hunting and death. Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates — thousands of all kinds are featured as well as explanations on how the animal kingdom is organised and how animals' bodies function. Plus, critical conservation issues are also explored. From the fleeting life of a mayfly to the ten-year courtship of the manakin, the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life lays bare the animal kingdom in all its awe-inspiring glory and detail. |
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This is a stunning visual encyclopedia for kids, covering every aspect of science. Science: A Children's Encyclopedia brings all the essentials of science from elements and energy to gravity and the Periodic Table to life with astonishing pictures for kids. Packed with fun facts for kids, this encyclopedia will dazzle your child with interesting facts on everything from electricity and engines to sound and waves. Full of high-quality photos and innovative graphics that help to demonstrate key concepts. Science: A Children's Encyclopedia uses clear, age-appropriate text that makes even complex topics easy to understand and is ideal for homework reference. Science: A Children's Encyclopedia is the perfect accessible encyclopedia packed with pictures and fun facts for kids that will give a comprehensive introduction of key topics including gravity and the Periodic Table which entertain and inform children. |
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The DK Eyewitness Costa Rica Travel Guide is your indispensable 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 Costa Rica effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Costa Rica Travel Guide — showing you what others only tell you. |
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This is an innovative visual approach to learning and using basic French phrases. Do you need to brush up on your French for an upcoming trip? Then pick up a copy of French Visual Phrase Book and start learning today. Whether you're visiting France for business or pleasure, you'll want to be understood and this guide will ensure you are. Find key phrases fast in this effective survival language guide for real-life situations. Galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic French vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen. No prior knowledge required so you can learn phrases to help you find your way around, eat out, shop and go sightseeing. An easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word and phrase will help you communicate with the native speakers when you've arrived. So pop French Visual Phrase Book in your pocket when you're out and about in France so you can converse with the locals without any trouble. Now with a new look. |
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This is an innovative visual approach to learning and using basic German phrases. Do you need to brush up on your German, or learn the language full stop? Then pick up a copy of German Visual Phrase Book and start learning today. Whether you're visiting Germany for business or pleasure, you want to make sure you're understood and this guide will ensure you are. Find key phrases fast in this effective survival language guide for real-life situations. Galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic German vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen. No prior knowledge required so you can learn phrases to help you find your way around, eat out, shop and go sightseeing. Plus, an easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word and phrase will help you communicate with native speakers when you've arrived. So pop German Visual Phrase Book in your pocket when you're out and about in Germany so you can converse with the locals without any trouble. Now with a new look. |
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This is an innovative visual approach to learning and using basic Spanish phrases. Do you need to brush up on your Spanish, or learn the language full stop? Then pick up a copy of Spanish Visual Phrase Book and start learning today. Whether you're visiting Spain for business or pleasure, you want to make sure you're understood and this guide will ensure you are. Find key phrases fast in this effective survival language guide for real-life situations. Galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic Spanish vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen. No prior knowledge required so you can learn phrases to help you find your way around, eat out, shop and go sightseeing. Plus, an easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word and phrase will help you communicate with the native speakers when you've arrived. So pop Spanish Visual Phrase Book in your pocket when you're out and about in Spain so you can converse with the locals without any trouble. Now with a new look. |
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A sticker activity book full of facts and fun in association with Great Ormond Street Hospital. The Gosh Summer Activity Book is packed with an array of activities that combine fascinating facts with stickers, doodles, colouring, and games. The book is produced in association with Great Ormond Street Hospital, one of the world's leading children's hospitals and charity organizations. Activities cover popular subjects with a summer theme including a day at the beach, animals, treasure hunting, and rainbows — appealing to both girls and boys. |
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The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Moscow will lead you straight to the best attractions Moscow 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. The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Moscow shows you what others only tell you. |
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The Shakespeare Book is the perfect primer to the works of William Shakespeare, packed with witty illustrations and inspirational quotes. Covering every work, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, plus lost plays and less well-known works of poetry. Easy-to-understand graphics and illustrations bring the themes, plots, characters and language of Shakespeare to life. This includes illustrated timelines which offer an at-a-glance summary of the action for each play. With detailed plot summaries and an in-depth analysis of the major characters and themes, this is a brilliant, innovative exploration of the entire canon of Shakespeare plays, sonnets and poetry. Whether you're a Shakespeare scholar or a student of the great Bard, The Shakespeare Book offers a fuller appreciation of his phenomenal talent and lasting legacy. |
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This beautifully illustrated Doctor Who Visual Dictionary is now updated and expanded to include the latest Doctor Who facts including the Twelfth Doctor and Doctor Who season 8 storylines. Bursting with action-packed images and little-known facts Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary Updated and Expanded is ideal for any fan of Doctor Who. With 32 pages of material including new companions and aliens, you'll have all the tricks and secrets of Doctor Who at your fingertips. Step into the TARDIS, battle Cybermen and Daleks, and discover all the Doctor's secrets in this visually stunning guide to the Doctor Who universe. |
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This is the definitive visual history of the tractor. The complete history of farm machinery, from steam and vintage tractors to the latest combine harvesters is showcased in this lavishly illustrated volume. Packed with images and tractor data on more than 200 iconic machines, The Tractor Book explores the entire range of tractors and farming machines from around the world, such as Fordson Model F and Massey-Harris GP. Histories of famous marques, such as John Deere and Massey Ferguson, sit alongside immersive visual tours of celebrated machines. The Tractor Book covers how tractors work, their history, major marques and catalogues tractors from every era making this a must-have for anyone fascinating by these extraordinary machines. |
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If you like tractors, you'll love Total Tractor, get under the bonnet of these glorious, gigantic machines. From exciting vintage tractors and farming machines to the latest state-of-the-art John Deere, Total Tractor presents these mighty machines in all their glory. Travel through time with the pictures of tractors through the ages. You can discover historic steam engines in fascinating detail and follow their development right up to the present day. Total Tractor reveals essential facts and stats including pulling power, tyre size and much more. Large scale, big pictures of tractors reveal the intricate parts of the machine and a driver's-eye view puts you in the cab. You can see tractors in action ploughing, planting, building and breaking, plus step into the world of tractor competitions and find out how to win at tractor pulling. |
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A treasure trove of human creativity from around the world. History of the World in 1000 Objects takes a fresh look at world history, viewing cultures and early civilizations through the objects that they created. Humanity is defined by our talent for making things from everyday objects to inventions that changed the world. From a Viking wooden comb to a 1950s fridge-freezer you can uncover what the people's priorities were at the time from what they created. Each culture's objects are grouped under key themes, from art to the history of technology and together build a story that gives real insight into civilization, plus the accessible visual approach to history makes it easy to compare how people lived at different times and in different parts of the world. The objects, from swords and spears to astrolabes and maritime atlases, are showcased through stunning photography from around the world. Celebrate our extraordinary legacy of creativity with History of the World in 1000 Objects. |
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This colorful series takes DK's classic touch-and-feel formula and presents it in an all-new baby-friendly format. With padded covers, simple images, and an amazing range of novelty textures, Baby Touch and Feel books will immediately capture the attention of the very youngest children, and create an experience they'll want to repeat over and over again. Features a shiny ball, a bumpy strawberry, a soft sunflower, and more! |
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Get under your skin with this access-all-areas guide to the human body. Discover a breathtaking portrait of the human body as it's never been seen before, using the latest medical and microscopic imaging. The Complete Human Body covers the development, form, function and disorders of the human body, all brought to life by incredible state-of-the-art 3D computer-generated artworks. Take a detailed look at how your respiratory system works, discover the anatomy up-close and learn about over 200 diseases and how they afflict the human body. It is perfect for students, families and health professionals. |
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Help your child be top of the class with the best-selling home-study series from Carol Vorderman. Let Carol Vorderman help your child learn how to spell and succeed in punctuation and grammar. Made Easy Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar KS1 is one of Carol Vorderman's series of workbooks packed with notes and tips to make learning how to spell and use correct punctuation and grammar easy and fun! Follow the exercises and activities with your child to strengthen their learning in school, then reward them with gold stars for their efforts. Each title contains a progress chart so your child can keep track of all the exercises they have completed and parent's notes explain what children need to know at each stage and what's being covered in the national curriculum so you can support your child. Your child can learn all about spelling, grammar and punctuation, discovering different parts of speech, when to use plurals and upper-case letters. From sentences to spelling, Made Easy Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar KS1 unravels the rules behind spelling, punctuation and grammar. Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support national curriculum learning. |
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Help your child be top of the class with the best-selling home-study series from Carol Vorderman. Let Carol Vorderman teach your child how to spell and succeed in punctuation and grammar. Made Easy Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar KS2 is one of Carol Vorderman's series of workbooks packed with notes and tips to make learning how to spell and use correct punctuation and grammar easy and fun! Follow the exercises and activities with your child to strengthen their learning in school, then reward them with gold stars for their efforts. Each title contains a progress chart so your child can keep track of all the exercises they have completed and parent's notes explain what children need to know at each stage and what's being covered in the national curriculum so you can support your child. Your child will become a whizz at spelling, grammar and punctuation learning when to use punctuation marks, what irregular verbs are and the difference between similes and metaphors. From adjectives to abstract nouns, Made Easy Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar KS2 unravels the rules behind spelling, punctuation and grammar. Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support national curriculum learning. |
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