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It is difficult to be really bad at something, but the people in this book manage to succeed! The book features tales of drivers who can't drive, travellers who get lost all the time and policemen who can't catch criminals. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest le...

The essential guide to more than 540 supernatural figures of Greek mythology-as well as notable mortals-from Acantha the nymph to Zeus, king of the gods. Do you know the story behind Pandora's Box, or the difference between Hercules and Heracles? Turn to this alphabetic encyclopedia, with more than 540 entries detailing all the major and minor characters, events, and settings of Greek mythology, from an introduction to the nymph Acantha to a succinct characterization of Zeus, the all-powerful...

Discover fascinating facts about Marvel comics' friendly neighborhood hero, Spider-Man, and read in-depth profiles of over 200 Marvel super heroes and villains from the amazing Spider-Man comics.DK's Spider-Man Character Encyclopedia is created in full collaboration with Marvel Comics and packed with original comic book art. This scintillating guide to Spider-Man's world also offers interesting info written by Spider-Man expert, Daniel Wallace, from how each character interacts with Spider-Man t...

This children's encyclopedia covers every aspect of science, including biology, chemistry, and physics. Bringing all the essentials of science together, Science: A Children's Encyclopedia explains topics from the elements that make up the Universe to the energy that powers a rollercoaster, with high-quality photographs and innovative graphics to help demonstrate key concepts. Children aged 9-11 especially will be mesmerised by this exhaustive science book, which uses clear and age-appropriate t...

This encyclopedia of Monster High™ dolls is packed with colourful images of every single one of the friends who attend Monster High, such as Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Lagoona Blue and Cleo de Nile, and their fangtastic fashion outfits. Read all about the spookerific students including the Original Ghouls, Mansters, Fright-Mares, and their pets. This fact-packed Monster High™ book will offer something new to even the most die-hard Monster High fans!

This volume explores the art of coachbuilding from its roots in the late nineteenth century through to the inevitable decline that set in during the 1950's. This definitive work explores both the great names and the forgotten innovators of the industry with the detailed entries and generous illustrations that have won the Encyclopedia of the Automobile critical raves and legions of fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

This fact-filled encyclopedia takes a thematic rather than a chronological approach to the past. By enabling complete topics to be reviewed and assessed at a single stroke, this fascinating but all too often dry and opaque subject is brought to life and made easily accessible for today's young reader.Divided into four sections, the authors cover Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Weapons and Warfare, Exploration and Discovery, and Prehistoric Peoples. The result is a broad overview of life in times...

Get the inside track on the incredible lives of history's biggest names, from William Shakespeare to Oprah Winfrey, and Anne Frank to Julius Caesar. More than 150 visual timelines take you on unforgettable journeys through the lives of the great, the terrible, and the overlooked people of world history. Following on from the smash hit Timelines of Everything, this fascinating new children's book focuses squarely on the biographies of a myriad of movers and shakers across millennia. It covers a...

The Dorling Kindersley Big Book of Knowledge is an exciting new approach to learning through pictures and words. With enchanting photographs detailed illustrations and clear text it introduces children to a wealth of knowledge and encourages them to look further and unearth more of the amazing secrets of our world. Fascinating Facts Did you know that the world's largest cave could hold 800 tennis courts? Did you know that a rodent's front teeth never stop growing? Did you know that it takes a...

A comprehensive reference work packed with up-to-date information The Dorling Kindersley Science Encyclopedia explains the principles of science in a lively and exciting way. The scope of subjects covered is immense - from atoms to lasers from acids to speedometers from marsupials to magnets. More than 280 major entries cover key subjects such as evolution and energy polymers and pollution while a further 1 900 sub-entries include biographies of great scientists and inventors timecharts de...

The DK Pocket Encyclopedia is an amazingly compact full-colour illustrated encyclopedia that really is small and sturdy enough to carry in your pocket! Covering all major subject areas the DK Pocket Encyclopedia is organised thematically into nine separate sections. It contains more than 1 000 photographs diagrams cutaway artworks fact boxes and illustrated timelines ensuring that each page conveys maximum information in minimum space. Packed with 10 000 facts figures and statistics...

In-depth visual refernence guides you can carry anywhereEach DK Pocket guide is a feast of information in a handy size. Every page is filled with fascinating facts and full-color photography for quick reference and stimulating reading. These six titles are part of the ongoing DK Pockets reference library -- a library you can carry anywhere.

This is a thematic dictionary designed to help beginner readers and to enable young children to learn new words and phrases, name the parts of objects, and explore language through a collection of picture definitions. Each double page offers access to vocabulary on a theme, from music or mammals, to sea creatures and space. Over 2500 nouns, verbs and adjectives have been chosen to develop a young child's vocabulary, and an index enables the child to check spellings and meanings.

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This reference work aims to answer questions by young readers about the world. It is arranged into three sections: "The World of the Past", "The Living World" and "Our Earth". Over 200 questions are answered. When did life begin? How old are the dinosaurs? Why do tigers have stripes? Why is it so difficult to see animals in the wild? How do parrots talk? What makes lightning happen? Where does the wind come from? How do some plants grow without soil? These are just some of the questions answered...

Trees are amazing, and this first picture book is the perfect introduction for kids keen to learn more about them. In a supersized lightweight format, the book can be read on the floor, held up by a teacher or parent to show and share with a group, and enjoyed by all children whether alone or with others. Thematic spreads introduce incredible trees of all kinds, including lots of the most popular and well-known varieties that children might recognize, as well as intriguing and unusual species to...

Gotta catch 'em all! Immerse yourself in the Pokémon universe with this ultimate guide to the Pokémon animated series.Become a true Pokémon expert with this ultimate guide to the Pokémon animated series! 272 pages jam-packed with Pokémon stories, lessons, facts and figures, this amazing book features Pokédex references of each explored region, and the Pokémon encountered throughout Ash's incredible journey. The Pokémon Encyclopedia is the definitive reference for key characters, battles and plac...

Readers’ imaginations will be fired on every page with this wonderful single-volume animal encyclopedia. The book is arranged into five chapters that explore the huge variety in the animal kingdom, how they get around, how they eat, animal senses and reproduction. A range of informative and interactive features perfectly enhance and consolidate each reference section.