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This book combines a dictionary and a grammar. With over 40,000 references and 70,000 translations, the bilingual dictionary offers extensive coverage of contemporary vocabulary and usage. It contains comprehensive world lists in which meanings and context are differentiated and provides thousands of complementary phrases and constructions. Throughout the dictionary there is a particular emphasis on the basic vocabulary of each language. Created as a learning and revision aid for students of Ger...

'No budding ornithologist should be without Matt Sewell's Atlas of Amazing Birds... sumptuous illustrations and brief captions tell us all we need to know' The Telegraph Matt Sewell, creator of Our Garden Birds, presents his personal selection of the most amazing birds from around the world, with dazzling watercolour illustrations, witty and informative descriptions and maps of every continent. Did you know that the bald eagle holds the record for the world's biggest nest - weighing more th...

Community Service for Teens is a resource aimed at students interested in volunteering. Part of an eight-volume set, this title includes volunteering in hospitals, health agencies, battered women shelters, and nursing homes.

Britain's best-selling secondary school atlas, now in its 97th Edition, Philip's Modern School Atlas is divided into sections for ease of use, with each page colour-coded for rapid reference.A 10-page Remote Sensing section covers such topics as satellite imagery and GIS (with an explanation of false-colour usage), incorporating a selection of images used in studies of exploration, land reclamation, erosion, geology and pollution, with explanatory text.The next section covers the United Kingdom...

Covering the beginnings of the 20th century up to the present day with great detail and depth, more than 8,000 entries contain comprehensive information unavailable in any other similar volume. This highly detailed encyclopedia spans the full extent of world history since 1900, including world leaders, diplomacy, conflicts, government, explorers, inventions, music, literature, film, athletes, and more. Originally compiled from numerous Facts On File publications, this new edition has been comple...

The Oxford School Spanish Dictionary is the perfect bilingual dictionary for pupils learning Spanish. The two sides of the dictionary are clearly divided into Spanish-English and English-Spanish, with an essential verb table list in the centre. The headwords are carefully selected to suit beginners, and particular attention is given to computing, word-processing, and ICT terms. In line with syllabus requirements, there is a special section dedicated to vocabulary and phrases on life and culture...

An easy-to-use illustrated children's thesaurus with thousands of entries, synonyms, clear age-appropriate example sentences and over a thousand colour illustrations. The clear design and colourful word webs with hundreds of topic words make homework and writing easy and fun. Ideal for children to use at home.

A deliciously creepy book for kids who love ghost stories, monsters, spiders, and more! Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the world’s most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneo’s Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats coexist—in pitch darkness. Learn about mythical creatures like the Mongolian Death Worm—and scarily...

Geology enthusiasts will discover how these fascinating formations develop; how to tell the difference between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; which kinds of rocks are likely to have fossils; and how to dig them up safely. Photos, maps, and diagrams in full color.

All the information you need to operate safely in US airspace, fully updated. If you're an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In today's environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the US airspace system. In the newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are brought up to date to reflect current FAA data. This handy reference book is an indispensable resource for members of the av...

For pilots ready to go up, up, and away in their beautiful balloons, this official handbook is a must-have. Created by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), it conforms to the agency's certification standards and offers both beginning and experienced balloonists the essential knowledge necessary for safe piloting. It includes information on how to choose a balloon that best meets your needs; advice on preparing for a flight (weather checking, inspecting equipment, selecting a launch site, p...

As a bind-up edition of four historical atlases, this volume encompasses world history from the earliest peoples to the present day. The titles are chronological, but within each one information is presented by region, with colour maps to accompany the text. As well as the history of civilizations, cultures and countries, the everyday lives of ordinary people are also recorded, with particular attention paid to the effects of religious and political changes. Beginning with "The Ancient World", t...

An exciting new series, building into an extensive library of knowledge for tomorrow's young scientists. Lively and accessible, each of the 10 volumes focuses on a major area of scientific knowledge and draws the reader into the dynamic world of the modern scientist. * nearly 300 major articles in all, giving full coverage of the physical, chemical and biological sciences * accurate and up to date, covering the latest discoveries, events and ideas * expert authors capture the excitement of scien...

As we enter the digital age in which computer technology will play an increasingly important part in everyone's lives, this dictionary provides a source of reference to all the essential terms, concepts and acronyms of computer jargon, from analogue to zero-fill. With the help of diagrams, illustrations and cartoon characters, acronyms such as ASCII, DTP and WYSIWYG are explained fully and words such as buffer, bug and bus are defined in everyday English. Aimed at ton year olds, this book will a...

Split into four colour-coded sections covering all aspects of the SAT and GCSE curriculums, this maths dictionary covers key concepts from algebra to APRSs, volume to vectors and trigonometry to transformation.

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...

Aviation Weather is a comprehensive resource for everything that pilots, students, and instructors need to know about navigating all types of weather safely. This book covers both visual (VMC) and instrument (IMC) meteorological conditions, and does so using detailed illustrations and diagrams. Subjects covered include the earth's atmosphere, temperatures, atmospheric pressure and altimetry, wind, moisture, precipitation, clouds, air masses and fronts, turbulence, icing, thunderstorms, common IF...