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Dorling Kindersley
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Explore the world of birds in Eyewitness Activity Bird Watcher with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities Discover the exciting world of birds, from the different types of birds to bird song and migration. Learn how to become a bird watcher or understand the different tracks and trails with the help of Bird Watcher. Get making and creating: make your own nestbox, bird table and much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project as you make things for birds. With more then 50 stickers inside to use alongside the activities, you'll have fun learning all about birds. |
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This book explores the natural world with more than 30, fun, hands-on activities. Look around and delve into nature and discover the wildlife that surrounds you, from studying flowers and secret senses to the animals that only come out after dark. This book shows how to become a wildlife detective and see animals in action with the help of Nature Ranger. Get building, making and creating: build a bat box, trail animals and much more. In this book each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each nature project as you search rock pools or make a simple pond. It comes with more than 50 stickers inside to use alongside the activities you'll have fun learning all about nature and wildlife. |
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This book explores the night's sky with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities. This book helps you discover the mysteries of the night's sky, from shooting stars and sunspots to our galaxy and the expanding universe. This book helps you learn how to become a stargazer or understand a lunar calendar with the help of Night Sky Detective. Get making and creating: launch your own rocket, identify constellations and much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project as you make paper planets or hunt for galaxies. It comes with more than 50 stickers inside to use alongside the activities you'll have fun learning all about the night's sky. |
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Explore the world of rocks and fossils with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities. Start your own rock collection, grow your own gems and even create an erupting volcano! Rock and Fossil Hunter explains all the little-known facts about rocks and fossils through practical, hands-on activities that you can do at home. Get growing, making and creating with Rock and Fossil Hunter and find out how fossils form, why rocks can last for hundreds of years and much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project and learn about rocks from space, the changing landscape of our world and much more. With more than 50 stickers inside to use alongside the activities you'll have fun learning all about the wonders of rocks and fossils. |
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Explore our weird and wonderful weather in Eyewitness Activity Weather Watcher, with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities! Discover the mysteries of the weather, from piercing lightning and snowflakes to learning more about our climate and the atmosphere. Learn how to become a weather watcher or make an ice mirror with the help of Weather Watcher. Get making and creating: create a breeze, make a rainbow and much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project as you make a snowflake and a wind vane. With more then 50 stickers inside to use alongside, the activities you'll have fun learning all about the night's sky. |
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This title includes mouth-watering slow cook recipes from tasty tagines to fragrant curries. From pot roasts to North African tagines, celebrate the art of slow cooking with The Slow Cook Book. The 200 recipes featured include all the more traditional slow cook dishes such as hearty stews and pot roasts but you may also be surprised to find cakes and bakes featured as well. Each recipe shows both the traditional and the slow cook method for flexible cooking and advice on braising, stewing, poaching, steaming and baking will help you become a slow-cook expert in no time. Slow cooking is a great way to prepare wholesome, home-cooked food with minimal fuss and The Slow Cook Book contains everything you need to get started. |
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This title features delicious soup recipes for the whole family, with editor-in-chief Sophie Grigson. Discover over 150 tried-and-tested soup recipes organized by ingredient. From pasta and noodles to meat and winter vegetables, turn surplus food in your fridge into mouth-watering meals. Handy tips on preparation and cooking times, freezing advice, nutrition information and 'cheap eat' symbols will help you choose the best soup to whip up. Step-by-step instructions make cooking simple, guiding you through all the essential techniques from how to puree to making stock. It comes in a portable compact format, and is perfect for taking with you to the farmer's market. |
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Showing you what others only tell you, this book is perfect for any wine-lover. This is the definitive visual guide to enjoying and appreciating French wine. It features fully revised and updated information on over 200 appellations and best vintages. From regional information and driving tours to recommended food pairings and details on how different wines are made, discover everything you need to know about the wines of France. |
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This is the must-have entertaining cookbook from Mary Berry and Lucy Young. Cook up a Feast is packed with 150 foolproof recipes perfect for every special occasion, with easy to follow step-by-step instructions from delicious party bites to gorgeous desserts as well as classic favourites with a twist to impress your guests. Mary and Lucy cover all possible occasions — easy lunches for friends, smart dinner parties, festive family gatherings, buffets and parties for a crowd. Their straightforward advice will guarantee stress-free entertaining every time, from how to plan a party, to menu planners that will help you choose the best dishes for feasts or themed parties. Any worries about making the right amount of food are removed with every recipe including the catering for different numbers already worked out for you. Cook up a Feast, now in paperback (hardback edition ISBN 9781405344456), provides plenty of great advice to help you prepare ahead — cooking for friends will always be a pleasure, helping you bring to life the party you've dreamed of. |
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This is a cookery course from the UK's much-loved cook. Let Mary take you from new cook to good cook or from good cook to great cook with Mary Berry's Cookery Course, now in paperback. With delicious recipes from soups, starters and mains to bread, puddings and cakes, you can master the foundations of cooking and build your culinary repertoire under the guidance of Mary Berry. Learn how to cook Mary Berry's favourite recipes with ease and find out how Mary gets her roast chicken skin so crispy and how she ensures her apple pie doesn't have a soggy bottom. Perfect the basics of cooking with 12 classic 'master recipes' such as leek and potato soup, chargrilled salmon fillets and Victoria sandwich cake with step-by-step instructions. Then cook your way to success with over 100 fail-safe recipes with photographs of each finished dish so you know what you're aiming for each time. Mary also offers advice on ingredients and how to keep a well-stocked pantry as well as teaching kitchen techniques such as whipping egg whites to guarantee perfect results every time. Mary Berry's Cookery Course is perfect for all home cooks who want to learn to cook the Mary Berry way. |
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Get back to kitchen basics and learn to cook great food with Mary Berry. Do you want to cook fantastic food, but feel your kitchen skills aren't up to scratch? Let Mary Berry's How to Cook take you back to culinary basics and give you the confidence to succeed. Pick up fundamental techniques to create a range of delicious starters, mains, desserts and breads, taking you from start to finish, and explaining exactly what to do. Follow 12 key recipes, ideal for beginners: master these, and then use your new skills to whip up 100 mouth-watering recipes from Moroccan spiced lamb to pineapple upside-down cake. Whether it's boiling the perfect egg or making fantastic flaky pastry, serving up chicken cacciatore or lemon and apple tart, with tried and trusted guidance from one of Britain's most popular cookery writers, Mary Berry's How to Cook is the guide that will get you cooking. |
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Get cooking for friends with one of the best-known cookery writers in the UK, Mary Berry. We've moved away from formal dining to relaxed entertaining, enjoying meals around the kitchen table and easy-going buffets; here Mary Berry, in Supper for Friends, has put together a collection of recipes perfect for such occasions. Whip up over 60 mouth-watering treats for friends with these easy-to-follow recipes and create a tempting and well-balanced meal with Mary's menu planners. Plus preparation tips enable you to spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your friends making Supper for Friends the perfect book for entertaining. |
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The ultimate barbecue cookbook Fire up the charcoal, grab the tongs and discover how to use smoke, spice and sizzle to mouth-watering effect with Barbecue. Try rubs, mixes, marinades and finger-licking barbecue recipes from around the globe. Over 150 tasty meals include cardamom chicken tikka, prawns with salsa fresca, and chargrilled pineapple with rum glaze, plus you can complement your cooking with exciting salsas and sumptuous salads. Each barbecue recipe has full instructions for indoor grilling as well as outdoor barbecuing, with think-ahead tips telling you what can be done in advance. There's practical information on how to barbecue, using gas and charcoal, advice on the best tools, using fire safely and judging when food is ready to eat. Barbecue (previous ISBN 9781405319959) is the perfect guide to grilling, indoors and out. |
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Find a fitness workout that works for you with the home fitness bible. Whether you want to fit into your skinny jeans, brave a swimming costume in six weeks or squeeze in some exercise during your lunch break, The Fitness Book will help you find a workout that fits perfectly into your busy lifestyle. From stretching to strength-training and yoga to Pilates, over 500 exercises are covered plus questionnaires and tests help you identify the perfect workout for you. Tips on motivation and advice on healthy eating will keep you on the right track when the going gets tough. Easy to follow, enjoyable and achievable, The Fitness Book is your own gym membership for life so cancel your costly subscription and find a routine that really works for you. |
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This title contains 100 years of airborne innovation and adventure for aviation fans — in a new compact edition. From the Wright brothers' first powered flight, to Concorde's final voyage and the tragic crash of the Columbia, take a sky-high journey through the history of aviation. Charting the trailblazers, jet test pilots and constant progress at the cutting-edge of technology, every aspect of flight is explored. Recalling memorable events — record-breaking flights, aerial warfare and terrorist hijackings — this is the story of how man's dream to fly became a reality and central to modern history. It is endorsed by the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum and the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. |
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This title helps in impressive but achievable flower arranging. The Flower Book recognizes that we all love fresh flowers in our homes and want to keep them looking fabulous, without costing the earth or being too complicated. This book offers the solutions; with simple step-by-steps and clear photos, you can now create impressive but achievable flower arranging for all occasions — from pretty flowers in the home to striking bouquets for weddings. Featuring over 70 arrangements, this title uses 38 most widely available flowers. It is packed with insider tips and tricks for achieving stunning results with minimum effort and for keeping your flowers fresh and beautiful for as long as possible. There are also features on weddings throughout the year, showing you how to make beautiful pew ends, buttonholes and table arrangements for each season. While other flower arranging books look impressive, but leave you wondering just how to achieve such beautiful arrangements at home, this book isn't just about showing off, it's about showing how. |
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The definitive visual guide to cats The Cat Encyclopedia is a comprehensive cat compendium that has all the facts about cats and kittens and is packed with beautifully photographed profiles of different breeds from the Maine Coon to the Khao Manee. This extensive catalogue of cat breeds includes information on cat anatomy, cat behaviour and kitten and cat care, plus an authoritative care programme providing advice for every stage of your cat's life. You can learn how to understand your cat, how to handle your cat, the importance of play, first aid tips and much more. You'll also find fascinating facts about the celebration of cats in arts and culture and their place in magic and superstition. Filled with beautiful images of cats The Cat Encyclopedia (content previously used in The Complete Cat Breed Book 9781409380634) is a stunning celebration of this ever popular pet and is perfect for cat lovers everywhere. |
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The wonders of the natural world come to life in full colour in the ultimate book on animals and insects. The Animal Book is the complete guide to the natural world for curious children and budding naturalists. From the tiny toadstool to the giant oak, the smallest spider to the largest elephant, the wonders of life are here to see in stunning photo galleries. With over 1,500 species of animals and plants to learn about, The Animal Book is perfect for school projects and homework. The 'Tree of Life' at the start of the book will show you how species are connected, as well as guiding you through everything from microscopic life to fish, birds, reptiles and mammals. Ever wondered how a polar bear looks when trying to catch fish? Amazing full page pictures show you animals in their natural habitats, going about their lives. Fact boxes and amazing galleries take you on a complete learning journey. The Animal Book really is the ultimate book on the natural world, from A(moeba) to Z(ebra). |
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Top Gear's Richard Hammond is in the driving seat for this turbo-charged tour through the nuts and bolts of car technology — now in paperback! Underneath the bonnet of every car, there's a lot of fast, furious, and spectacular science going on. G-force, combustion, power, you name it, a car's got it. Help your child discover all about the science of cars in this explosive tour. Find out how cars revolutionised the world, see how a car functions with jaw-dropping diagrams, cutaway drawings and cool graphics. Steer to the fundamental science behind the mechanics and then sit back for an exciting look into the future of minimal emissions, maximum fun. Plus, find great things your child will love to make and do. |
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This is the story of style — going behind the scenes of the fashion world. A gorgeous style guide for teenage girls who want to discover the stories behind their favourite looks, create their own style and learn what makes the fashion world tick! From corsets and camis to tailoring and trilby hats The Fashion Book is packed with stunning images and beautiful pictures of fashion's biggest trends and hidden secrets to teach you all there is to know about fashion. Through amazing features and illustrations you'll discover a unique look at fashion revealing how modern-day styles are created from street and catwalk trends, as well as cool looks from the past. Go behind the scenes of the exclusive fashion world where style icons, designers and top models reveal practical tips, trivia and secrets of the industry, from the rules of the frow to a day in the life of a catwalk model. Charting the changing shapes of clothing, including the highs and lows of heels, The Fashion Book is packed with colourful drawings and photographs that reveal the lively world of fashion. Use the practical tips and suggestions to make your own unique, stunning outfits at home that'll be the envy of all your friends! With over 50 unique fashion styles for you to try out and inside secrets from key designers and models in the fashion world you'll be clued up on the latest and greatest fashion trends that strutted onto our streets. |
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