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From animals to the internet, and from pandemics to global warming, this children's encyclopedia includes everything you need to know on just about everything!Have you ever wondered what the earliest photograph ever taken was? Or what the latest Rover on Mars looks like? How about the speed of which a red kangaroo can jump? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these quirky questions and so many more, then Our World in Pictures Encyclopedia may be the book for you! Explore galleries of in...

Learn about everything on planet Earth with this book of extraordinary figures and number-based facts for children aged 9-12! Put the fun back into learning and take children on a number-crunching journey around our incredible planet. From microscopic minerals to majestic mountains and everything in between, learn all about planet Earth with more than 1,000 weird and wonderful numbers. Our World in Numbers: Planet Earth will have you impressing your family and friends like never before with mi...

Experience the world's most incredible animals in one amazing book. Become an eyewitness to the world’s most amazing animals in this picture-led encyclopedia which will take children aged 9+ on a tour of the marvellous animal kingdom. Like the hugely successful Eyewitness series itself, Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Animals includes every animal topic children want to read about. The world's most amazing animals are here, from tiny ants to the mighty blue whale and soaring eagles to relaxed slot...

A charming children's encyclopedia bursting with facts about the world, animals, people, planets, and so much more! My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things is a vibrant encyclopedia for curious 5-9 year olds, with a fresh approach to the subject that features both places from around the globe as well as focusing on what the world is like from a child’s perspective, covering everyday subjects about their own experiences. Full of fun facts, colorful illustrations, and games that will keep the...

Meet the people of the world and find out about some of the fascinating cultures that make up our global community. From Spaniards to Samoans, and the Miao to the Miskitu, this fully updated edition of DK's popular Encyclopedia of People will take you on a worldwide tour of continents, peninsulas, and islands to discover what life is like for the billions of people on our planet. Discover how the Yakut people survive in the Arctic temperatures of Siberia, or why tattoos are so important in Ma...

Big Book of Bugs—the up-close and personal book for young entomologists and all curious kids who are fascinated with bugs. Look right into a spider's eye and get tangled in its web! Marvel at the stunning pictures of teeny tiny creepy crawlies blown up to extraordinary sizes. Engaging annotations provide buggy facts and figures. Larger than life photographs of these bugs include locusts, caterpillars, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, ants, praying mantises, and more!

Humans have owned and bred dogs for thousands of years. During this time, dogs have helped people do many jobs, such as carrying loads, hunting animals, or herding cattle. Dogs have also served as beloved companions. To help with these many tasks, people have created hundreds of different dog breeds, each with its own distinct looks and abilities. This guide covers 150 popular dog breeds from all seven of the American Kennel Club’s breed groups. Accessible chapters detail each breed’s history, a...

Come face-to-face with 150 of the world's scariest killer creatures, from the lion and great white shark to the tarantula, anaconda snake, golden eagle, vampire bat, and even the fierce ant! The book profiles every kind of animal--mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, insects, and arachnids. Chapters are arranged according to how these dangerous predators kill. Do they use jaws and claws, venom, stings, traps, tricks and cunning, or mass invasion? With more than 200 spectacular photos in the book, e...

Learn everything there is to know about the amazing human body with this fact-filled encyclopedia. Did you know that every part of your human body is made of tiny, microscopic cells? Did you know your body is organized into distinct systems that have different functions? Learn more about this and much more with the First Human Body Encyclopedia. Know what is inside your bones, find out about how joints move, and how muscles work. Peek into the control center of the body – the brain. Explore al...

Get ready to blast off on an outer space adventure! Featuring stunning illustrations and engaging interactivity, this reference book will tap into 4-to-8-year-olds' curiosity about everything under the sun and beyond. This beautiful book is the latest addition to the National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series. These colorful pages will introduce young children to the wonders of space, with out-of-this-world illustrations by David Aguilar and simple text that is perfect for beginning...

Un enorme festival de datos, una gran pila de récords, una mina de curiosidades...Este libro está lleno de ¡Grandes Récords! ¿Cuál es la criatura del mundo que vive más años? ¿Quíen fue el primero que rompío la barrera del sonido? ¿Cuál es el lugar más frío del sistema solar? ¿Qué dinosaurio era el más grande? ¡Grandes Récords! te da todas estas respuestas...y muchas más.

Come face to face with the most incredible insects on Earth, where you’ll experience the microscopic world of bugs in mind-blowing depth and detail. Super Bug Encyclopedia showcases a huge variety of these tiny creatures at close range, making them millions of times bigger than their true size to give you the complete picture. From ants to wasps and centipedes to spiders, experience amazing anatomy and athleticism and find out who comes out on top for strength and speed. You’ll meet the hawkmo...

This edition does not include a minifigure.   Meet more than 200 minifigures from the LEGO® Marvel world! Get the lowdown on Marvel’s magnificent Super Heroes, including Spider-Man™, Scarlet Witch™, Black Panther™, and face up to their fiendish foes, including Green Goblin and Doctor Doom.   Marvel’s fan-favorite Super Heroes and Super Villains jostle for attention with rarer – but equally fascinating – minifigures in the LEGO Marvel Character Encyclopedia. It’s the perfect handbook for f...

 - Más de 1,000 imágenes a todo color en impresionantes galerías. - Incluye todas las formas de vida prehistórica, desde los primeros invertebrados primitivos hasta los primeros mamíferos. - Proporciona información esencial sobre los períodos geológicos, la evolución y la extinción y todos los aspectos de la ciencia de los dinosaurios. - Texto e imágenes completamente actualizados en línea con el consenso de la paleontología actual. Con más de 1,000 imágenes y datos interesantes, 'El libro de lo...

From quick wild rabbits to bouncing pet bunnies, there is so much to know about rabbits. This book will engage newly confident readers who are ready to learn independently with fun facts and provides learners a chance to test their knowledge. These books also feature full-color photos, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.

The definitive guide to the most exceptional creatures on Earth, 'Animal Record Breakers' lists the achievers and the unique in the animal kingdom. These are not only records like fastest and largest. These are the truly unusual, like the most bizarre defense (three species of horned lizard can squirt blood from their eyes over a distance of four feet or 1.2 m); and the worst climber (western fence lizards fall out of their oak tree homes about 12,000 times a year). There are myth-busters (centi...