Dorling Kindersley — Cat

12 августа, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Cat -

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
Be an eyewitness to one of the greatest species in the world
Do cats really always land on their feet? What makes a manx cat special? Why is a panther really a leopard?
From cute kittens to feral felines and leaping leopards — be an eyewitness to one of the greatest species in the world. Everything you need to know about anything to do with cats, from the tooth-to-claw story of felines, from domesticated moggies to the real top cats — tigers!

ISBN: 9781405305471
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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Steve Parker — Human Body

30 июля, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Human Body - Steve Parker

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
Be an eyewitness to the amazing world of your body — from the incredible framework of the skeleton to the millions of tiny cells that make your body work
Discover your body from the inside out! Whether you want to see how your heart works or find out why your hair grows — no part of the human body is ignored in this blood-pumping guide.
— Great for project work
— From the heart to the hair follicles — a comprehensive guide to the human body
— Amazing facts about the human body are revealed, and many questions are answered in the new reference section to this fascinating book

ISBN: 9781405302951
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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Dorling Kindersley — Plant

29 июля, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Plant -

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
Be an eyewitness to the fascinating world of plants — from flowers and fruit to plants that sting or even eat creatures!
— See how a flower attracts insects
— Find Out how plants defend themselves
— Discover why some plants feed on insects
Eyewitness: Plant is one in a new series of paperbacks that combine visual brilliance with informative text, providing everything a child needs for projects, reference or just plain old discovery.

ISBN: 9780751364835
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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Richard Platt — Pirate

24 июля, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Pirate - Richard Platt

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
A spectacular and informative guide to the dangerous and adventurous life of piracy, privateering, and buccaneering, in a new paperback edition
Expert sailors and ferocious fighters, pirates grew rich by hijacking cargoes or enslaving crew. Known also as corsairs, picaroons, buccaneers and freebooters, all were robbers and many were murderers. Yet their recklessness has inspired countless stories, songs and plays — today, it’s hard to separate pirate fact from fiction.
Intricate models bring to life the slave galleys of the Baarbary corsairs, the great Spanish treasure ships, and the sturdy merchantmen who carried cargoes from the East Indies. Discover how privateers got royal permssion to rob foreign vessels. See how pirates lived, at sea, on land. Learn about the grisly death that awaited those who were caught and tried for their crimes.
Pirate is an exciting introduction to the world of sea-thieves — their origins, adventures and evil deeds.
— Superb, full-colour revealing ‘eyewitness’ view of pirate life on the high seas
— See a pirate’s cutlass and pistols; a letter of marque — the pirate’s licence; a hoarde of pirate treasure; a real pirate costume; the many different kinds of Jolly Roger
— Learn how pirates attacked a Spanish treasure ship; why European kings and queens encouaged piracy; which Caribbean islands were pirate hideouts; what pirates ate at sea; why women pirates disguised themselves as men
— Discover what kinds of boats the pirates sailed in; how governments tried to stamp out piracy; why skilful navigation was so important to pirates

ISBN: 9780751347494
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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Dorling Kindersley — Insect

21 июля, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Insect -

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
Innovative, exciting and inspirational
Be an eyewitness to the creepy-crawly world of insects — the most adaptable and numerous creatures on the planet.
— See a damselfly nymph emerging as a adult
— Find Out how to identify insects
— Discover how a butterfly can smell with its wings
Eyewitness: Insect is one in a new series of paperbacks that combine visual brilliance with informative text, providing everything a child needs for projects, reference or just plain old discovery.

ISBN: 9780751364828
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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Dorling Kindersley — Dinosaur

16 июля, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Dinosaur -

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
Innovative, exciting and inspirational
Be an eyewitness to the lives of the prehistoric masters of the earth and find out how ancient fossils and footprints can reveal their awesome world.
— See what dinosaur skin was like.
— Find out about the evidence that some dinosaurs were cannibals.
— Discover which prehistoric creatures once possessed these teeth.
Eyewitness: Dinosaur is one of the latest titles in this classic series that combines visual brilliance with informative text to provide everything a child needs for projects, reference or just plain old discovery.

ISBN: 9780751364859
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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Mr Simon Adams — World War I

15 июля, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
World War I - Mr Simon Adams

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
Be an eyewitness to the war that slaughtered millions — from the assassination of an archduke to the killing fields of France
From the terrible trenches to the triumph of democracy, learn about the historic and world-changing events of the ‘war to end all wars’. Vivid new illustrations create a sense of living history; great for project work, with everything you need to know about anything to do with World War One.
From the Allies to the Western Front — the book introduces all the major themes of World War One. Plus amazing facts are revealed, and many questions are answered in the new reference section to this fascinating book.

ISBN: 9781405302982
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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Neil Ardley — Music

2 июля, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Music - Neil Ardley

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
Discover the intriguing world of musical sound and the extraordinary variety of instruments that create it, in this new paperback edition
Ever since Stone Age humans used slabs to create sound, man has invented an extraordinary variety of instruments in the pursuit of new ways of making music. Many of the instruments featured in this dazzling collection of specially commissioned pictures come from specialist museum collections; all are reproduced with such clarity of detail that they give new insight into the fascinating world of music and musicians
Starting with an explanation of how sound is created, Music explores the three main categories of instruments: wind, string and percussion, showing how different instruments are played, and describing the types of sound they produce.
Music reveals how many familiar instruments have evolved from curious-looking early designs, and shows how some modern instruments are made. It also explores the fascinating rituals and traditions that lie behind much of the world’s music.
— Superb, real-life photographs of instruments, ranging from zithers and panpipes to electric guitars and syntesizers, offer a unique ‘eyewitness’ view of ancient and contempory music
— See how strings vibrate to make a note sound; how an invisible ‘column’ of air sounds a pipe; which instrument resembles a peacock; how sousaphone players wear their instruments
— Learn who invented an important new key system; how to master the bagpipes; why pipe organs have ‘ears’ and ‘mouths’; why French horns are ‘doubled up’
— Discover how a vegetable gourd charms snakes; why tangled fingers led to the invention of the piano; why spiders add a ‘buzz’ to zylophones’; where reindeer toe-bones were used as whistles

ISBN: 9780751347548
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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James Putnam — Pyramid

1 июля, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Pyramid - James Putnam

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
An exciting and informative guide to the mysterious monuments of Ancient Egypt and Mexico, in a new paperback edition
The pyramids at Giza in Egypt have stood for over 4,500 years, and the amazing feat of their construction is shrouded in mystery. This superb collection of specially commissioned photographs tries to answer some of the riddles about them and the people who built them.
Discover what archaeological finds have revealed about life on the banks of the Nile during the Pyramid Age. See the pyramids and temples of Egypt and Mexico in breathtaking detail, as well as statues of pharoahs, officials, workers, and religious texts written on stone and papyrus thousands of years ago. Reconstructions show the Step Pyramid Complex at Saqqara, the interior passages of the Great Pyramid, and a pyramid being built.
Produced in association with the British Museum, London, Pyramid is a unique and fascinating introduction to the mysteries of these striking and colossal structurs.
— Superb colour photographs of ancient tools, tombs, sculptures, and wall paintings, plus reconstructions of Egyptian and Mexican pyramids, ofer the reader a unique ‘eyewitness’ view of these enigmatic wonders.
— See the first pyramid ever made; a builder’s sketch for a step pyramid; a Mayan pyramid deep in the jungle; the battered head of the Great Sphinx; the pharoah who built the Great Pyramid; the oldest-known religious writings
— Learn why the Bent Pyramid is bent; How the Aztecs sacrificed their victims; why thieves looted the pyramids; why Egyptian Pharoahs were buried with boats; why King Snerfu built four pyramids; what queens’ pyramids are
— Discover the hidden passages of the Great Pyramid; what the sphinx told Thutmose IV in a dream; which pharoah is mentioned in the Bible; hieroglyphic graffiti left by Ancient Egyptian tourists

ISBN: 9780751347449
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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Dorling Kindersley — Mummy

30 июня, 2012 / Автор статьи: admin
Mummy -

Dorling Kindersley / Eyewitness
Innovative, exciting and inspirational.
Be an eyewitness to the amazing secrets of ancient mummies from different countries and cultures — from the embalmed dead of Egypt to bodies preserved in bogs, sand, and ice.
— See a Peruvian mummy wearing clothes and sandals
— Find Out how bog people were sacrificed
— Discover why wealthy Egyptians took models of their servants into the afterlife
Eyewitness: Mummy is one in a new series of paperbacks that combine visual brilliance with informative text, providing everything a child needs for projects, reference or just plain old discovery.

ISBN: 9780751364750
мягкая обложка, 72 стр.
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