Dorling Kindersley

<p>Eyewitness - Football</p>

<p>Packed with stunning photography, Eyewitness Football is the perfect guide for any football fan who wants to know everything about the "beautiful game".</p>

<p>Become an eyewitness to world cup winners and champions past and present in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a tour of the beautiful game. Children will love reading about tricky tactics, freshening up on football skills knowledge, and getting to grips with the science and technology behind the game.</p>

<p>This fact-packed football guide for children aged 9+ includes bite-sized biographies of well-known players - from Lionel Messi to Zinedine Zidane - to fill you in on those important details needed to impress, as well as club shirts and memorabilia pictured from years gone by and the shining trophies you still see today. Action-packed photographs help you relive moments of glory, while record breakers and national team profiles are listed for quick-fire mastery of famous football history</p>

<p>Throughout the pages of this Football guide, you can expect to find:</p>

<p>- A fresh new look, new photographs, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature.</p>

<p>- Amazing facts, updated diagrams, statistics, and timelines.</p>

<p>- Brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field.</p>

<p>Eyewitness Football introduces the ultimate guide for footie fans everywhere. Stay up to date with results from recent tournaments, including the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 and the FIFA Men's World Cup 2022, bringing you up to speed with impressive football facts. This all-encompassing guide to football is a must-have for curious children aged 9+ with a thirst for learning, as well as teachers, parents and librarians.</p>

<p>So, what's new?</p>

<p>Part of DK's best-selling Eyewitness series, this popular title has been reinvigorated for the next generation of information-seekers and stay-at-home explorers, with a fresh new look, up to 20 percent new images, including photography and updated diagrams, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature with fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field.</p>

<p>Explore the series!</p>

<p>Globally, the Eyewitness series has sold more than 50 million copies over 30 years. Learn about one of the most important events in US history with Eyewitness American Civil War, understand the incredible systems that keep your body functioning with Eyewitness Human Body or take a trip aboard the most famous ship in history with Eyewitness Titanic.</p>

<p>Ask A Scientist</p>

<p>This science book poses more than 100 questions from kids to Robert Winston on every aspect of science</p>

<p>In this unique science book, Professor Robert Winston answers more than 100 real-life questions from children all around the world. Questions cover all the popular science topics, including the biology: "Why do freckles come in dots on your face?"; physics: "Could you jump off the world?"; Earth: "Why is the sky blue?"; chemistry: "Why are there bubbles in boiling water?"; natural science: "Do dogs cry?", and space: "Why will the Sun explode and make us extinct?". This new edition includes eight pages of additional questions relating to the recent hot topics in science, including the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

<p>Robert Winston was inspired to write this book by the many questions posed by his grandchildren and by children from the schools he has visited over the years. The book includes some of these questions, plus many more gathered from countries all over the world - including the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe, Canada, the USA, India, China, and Japan. The questions cover the main science topics: chemistry, physics, biology, Earth, space, and natural science.</p>

<p>Packed with weird and wacky questions and clear and lively answers Ask a Scientist puts the fun back into science. And who could be a better scientist to ask questions to than Professor Robert Winston?</p>

<p>The Secret Explorers And The Cave Crisis</p>

<p>Learn all about life in the desert with this nature-themed installment of DK’s educational fiction series for children aged 7 to 9 years old.Meet the Secret Explorers - a band of brainiac kids from all around the world, here to take young readers on a series of fact-filled fictional adventures! Each with their own specialty, from outer space to dinosaurs, these young globetrotters will teach kids aged 7-9 that learning can be fun, encouraging them to become experts in something they love.In this story, Leah the biology explorer and Cheng the geology expert are sent on a daring mission to a network of caves in India. However, when they get there they realise there’s more to this mission than meets the eye. The gripping narrative is filled with scientific facts as the explorers navigate the subterranean world and come across the animals that live there.This epic adventure is packed - Fun facts and beautiful subterranean illustrations for kids aged 7-9.- Informative diagrams to make science and nature seem simple.- A summary of all the scientific discoveries made throughout the story.- Quizzes, mission notes, and a glossary of definitions making it the perfect classroom read.Let’s explore!The Secret Explorers and the Cave Crisis by SJ King is the perfect gift for children who are interested in all things nature, with information about geology and animals that will stretch the wildest of imaginations.Never miss a mission!A total of 12 different books, The Secret Explorer series is both educational and imaginative, combining exciting stories with real-life facts.Embark on a space mission adventure in The Secret Explorers and the Comet Collision . Travel back in time to save a dinosaur egg from destruction in The Secret Explorers and the Jurassic Rescue . Take part in a volcano rescue in The Secret Explorers and the Smoking Volcano . Then travel to the Arctic for a rescue mission in Secret Explorers and the Missing Scientist.Whatever your preferred topic, there’s a mission waiting for you!</p>

<p>The Maths Adventurers - Measure Up</p>

<p>Join two friendly and funny robots, Beep and Boots, as they learn all about measuring and discover that maths is everywhere they look.Beep and Boots have an exciting, fun-packed day planned at the amusement park. The pals cannot wait to enjoy all the rides together. But when they check their heights, Boots is not tall enough to go on a lot of the rides. And going to an amusement park is no fun if you can't share it with friends. Will Beep be able to come up with a solution so the pair can go on the really high Star Drop ride? Wheeeeee!This fun and educational maths book for children- A fun and engaging introduction to measurements for children aged 5-7.- Lively illustrations and rhyming text that brings the characters and maths topics to life.- Key maths topics including shapes, time, measurements, division, and fractions - all essential learning for this age group.- Illustrations that are in a non-gendered colour palette, making the traditionally male subject relatable for all genders.</p>

<p>A relatable storyline for young readers, encouraging them to look for maths in their homes and environments, and seeing how, often without even knowing it, they use maths everyday.The characterful illustrations and rhyming text in the pages of this book bring Beep and Boots to life! Children aged 5-7 will love seeing the adventures the robot duo go on and will learn key mathematical concepts about measuring in a gentle, fun way. A series of questions at the end of the book reinforce learning and encourage kids to look at the maths they can see in the world around them. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.So why stop there?The Maths Adventurers series uses everyday scenarios to show how maths is all around us, making this difficult subject more accessible. If you enjoyed The Maths Measure Up , then you'll love The Maths A Day at the Zoo, which introduces children to telling the time!</p>

<p>Ancient Rome</p>

<p>Step into the world of Ancient Rome and explore the rise and fall of a fascinating ancient civilization like never before!</p>

<p>Become an eyewitness to the wonders of one of history's greatest civilizations, from it's vast empire to gladiator fights, this picture-led guide will take you on a visual tour through Ancient Rome like never before.

Who were Rome's most famous emperors? What was everyday life like for a soldier in the Roman army? How did the citizens of ancient Rome live? Did gladiators really fight to the death in the mighty Colosseum? If you find yourself seeking the answers to these questions and more, then this may be the book for you!</p>

<p>Photographs of real artefacts and detailed illustrations will help you to understand what it was like to live in this mighty civilization, as it changed from a small city-state ruled by kings to one of the most powerful empires in history. Find out, too, what a typical Roman house was like and what food Romans ate. Learn about how people spent their free time, whether paying a visit to the theatre, using the public bath, or watching gladiators fight a gruesome battle to the death in the world-famous Colosseum.</p>

<p>Throughout the pages of this newly- revised incredible history book, you can expect to find:</p>

<p>-Up to 20 percent new images, including photography and updated diagrams

-All information updated by expert consultants

-Packed with amazing facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines

-Includes brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field</p>

<p>This museum in a book uses striking full-colour photographs and illustrations of crafts and technology, talks about trade and travel and house and home in Ancient Rome, as well as amazing facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines to help bring this extraordinary civilisation to life before your very eyes. The unique visual approach immerses curious children in every page, and the added wall chart is the perfect historical-themed accessory for the bedroom or classroom! A must-have volume for curious children aged 9+ with a thirst for knowledge and learning, alongside teachers, parents and librarians.</p>

<p>So, what's new?</p>

<p>Part of DK's best-selling Eyewitness series, this popular title has been reinvigorated for the next generation of information-seekers and stay-at-home explorers, with a fresh new look, up to 20 per cent new images, including photography and updated diagrams, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature with fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field.</p>

<p>Explore the series!</p>

<p>Globally, the Eyewitness series has sold more than 50 million copies over 30 years. Join the journey to combat climate change with Eyewitness Climate Change or take a trip aboard the most famous ship in history with Eyewitness Titanic.</p>

<p>The Met 5000 Years Of Awesome Objects</p>

<p>Imagine having 5,000 years of human history's most amazing artworks at your fingertips! Go on a trip through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art without ever leaving your home! Prepare to explore the treasures of the world's civilisations-from ancient Egyptian amulets, Mayan jewellery, and prehistoric tools-to Medieval tapestries, Renaissance suits of armour, and modern-day baseball cards. Each page brings you closer to the past as you learn about the people of different ages through the objects they left behind. Discover hand-picked highlights of the museum's huge collection as you travel through history, one incredible object at a time. This book combines exclusive Met photography with colourful and quirky illustrations in a resource that parents can trust, with a design that kids will love. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York</p>

<p>Human Body - Over 100 Brain-Boosting Activities That Make Learning Easy And Fun</p>

<p>Learn all the essential facts about the human body in this illustrated, interactive, and educational activity book for kids.</p>

<p>How many bones are there in the adult human body? How do your lungs work? What happens under your skin? Active Learning: Human Body covers all these questions and more! Children will have fun learning through doing, with dozens of different activity types to fully engage with and explore the human body.</p>

<p>Kids aged 8-12 will be occupied for hours as they pore over the information-packed pages in this anatomy book and tackle the wide range of puzzles and activities - including mazes and tangles, code-breakers, matching games, anagrams, word searches, logic games, classification and identification games, quizzes, sudoku, odd one out, drawing, and colouring.</p>

<p>Hurricane And Tornado</p>

<p>See inside the eye of a cyclone, witness hailstones the size of tennis balls, and learn how a gentle mountain stream can become a raging surge within a few minutes.</p>

<p>With striking images, models, and illustrations, this visual guide offers a unique view of catastrophic weather conditions. From polar regions to the tropics, Eyewitness Hurricane &amp; Tornado shows the effects of nature's most extreme weather.</p>

<p>Discover a bridge that collapsed due to severe gusts of wind, and learn about a tree species in southwest Africa that can survive several years of drought. Along the way you'll uncover historical items that reveal how ancient civilizations predicted the weather as well as the weather-forecasting techniques that have developed over the centuries and the ways in which human activity can cause weather patterns to change.</p>

<p>Explanatorium Of Science - Where the Wonders Of The World Are Revealed</p>

<p>This science book shows how the subject really works, with amazing photographs showing the ins and outs of chemistry, physics, and biology!</p>

<p>Welcome to the Explanatorium, where the wonders of science are revealed. Watch as mixtures

merge and matter changes state. Discover how some chemical changes can be reversed, yet others can't, and why some reactions produce a bang!</p>

<p>This science book for kids aged 9-12 answers the biggest and smallest questions about our Universe, whether it's elements, evolution or energy. Exploratorium of Science brings science to life with striking photographic explanations, helping kids to understand just how the world works.</p>

<p>This fact-filled science compendium for children offers:</p>

<p>- An extensive chemistry, physics, and biology guide- explaining more than 100 scientific principles, including matter, reactions, materials, forces, energy, life, and Earth.</p>

<p>- Supports the science curriculum in schools up to Key Stage 3.</p>

<p>- Detailed, close-up photography, plus incredible macro images, cross-sections, exploded views, time-lapse, x-ray, and ultra-violet photography.</p>

<p>This impressive visual guide explains every aspect of science from gigantic galaxies to tiny cells and miniscule atoms. Kids will love to see bacteria at work in the world around us, and even inside the human digestive system. Then they find out about the tricks that light plays and unlock the secrets of electricity to find out how it powers your home. This book is a must-have for budding scientists who are curious about the Universe and how biology, chemistry and physics works.</p>

<p>Dinosaurs And Prehistoric Life - The Definitive Visual Guide To Prehistoric Animals</p>

<p>Dive into an unprecedented survey of millions of years of life on planet Earth.</p>

<p>Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life is a beautifully crafted encyclopedia of prehistoric species that the whole family can enjoy. Featuring an incredible mix of 3D reconstructions, extraordinary skeletons, and amazingly intricate fossils, it uses the latest scientific research to recreate a wealth of ancient species, from the earliest primitive life forms to great dinosaurs, early mammals, and even the first humans.</p>

<p>This richly illustrated catalogue starts with the first Precambrian microbes and traces the evolution of life through mass extinctions and ice ages. As well as dinosaurs, it features extinct plants, invertebrates, amphibians, fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals, conjuring up a series of past worlds. The book also explores geological time and examines how fossils preserve the story of evolution.</p>

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In the pages of this unique book of natural history, you'll find:</p>

<p>- A detailed catalogue of over 500 animals, plants, fungi and microbes with illustrations and fact files unmatched by any other book on the market.</p>

<p>- A tour of some of the most fascinating fossils and skeletons.</p>

<p>- Clear CGI reconstructions give a new life to some of the oldest identified species, allowing you to visualise them as they would have existed on Earth.</p>

<p>- Richly annotated artworks displaying geological processes including how Earth formed and how fossils are preserved in rock</p>

<p>Combining stunning visuals and clear text, Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life is not only packed with fascinating prehistoric facts and species, it's beautifully foiled cover will take pride of place on your coffee table! The ideal gift for dinosaur enthusiasts and naturalists of all ages that will be treasured for years to come.</p>

<p>Weather And The Seasons</p>

<p>Nature-loving and crafty 3-5 year olds will love learning all about weather in this charming crafty science book.</p>

<p>From sun and snow, to thunder and lightning, children will find out what goes on up in the sky, and why. They'll discover simple answers to difficult questions: What makes a rainbow? Why do the seasons change? With vibrant photography and playful illustrations, Weather and the Seasons introduces geography in a way that's fun and accessible to early learners. Then they can get creative and explore weather and seasons further with simple hands-on crafts and activities, bringing the information to life. Children will love making an ice suncatcher and seeing how it melts, or making their own weather vane to check wind direction. Amazing facts combined with fun activities reinforce information while also boosting memory, brain development, and dexterity.</p>