Uncover tales of gods and monsters, travel to kingdoms in the sky and below the sea, and meet a cast of magical animals in this lyrical retelling of some of the oldest and most famous stories from around the world. A First Book of Myths is a collection of fourteen well-known myths accompanied by delightful illustrations. From the story of Icarus - the boy who flew too close to the Sun - to the tale of why dogs dislike cats, this enthralling collection is the perfect introduction to stories that continue to stand the test of time. Written by award-winning, bestselling children's writer Mary Hoffman, these poetic retellings are given a new life, and are perfect for reading alone or aloud. They're presented alongside beautiful and world-building illustrations, giving full immersion into the world of myths and legends.
Soar through the sky with best-selling author Ben Hoare and discover some of the most exquisite birds on our planet.From the miniature bee hummingbird that flaps its wings 200 times a second, to the oilbird that navigates pitch-black caves using echolocation, this stunning collection showcases more than 90 of the world's most extraordinary birds. Detailed photography is paired with storybook descriptions that will captivate young readers, whether it's finding out about condors and cuckoos or swans and starlings. Features on eggs, feathers, nests, and other key topics explore the enormous variety of avian adaptations. There is also a visual index packed with reference information, including the size and range of each species.With foil on the cover, gilded edges, and a ribbon for keeping your place, An Anthology of Exquisite Birds makes a beautiful gift for any child who is fascinated by birds. It's ideal for young readers to explore by themselves or perfect for bedtime stories.
This busy board book encourages hands-on fun for your toddler as they learn about noises, colours, and objects in the busy town!Introducing My First Busy Town, an adorable tabbed board book for babies featuring a busy town for them to explore. This engaging tabbed book is packed with bright and colourful pictures to get your little ones thinking and talking. Clear labels accompany the objects so your little one can sound out the words with you, while questions encourage children to learn and play This busy board book for babies offers: - 13 picture tabs allowing little hands to easily turn each page to a different scene on each one. - A sturdy and chunky board book with safe rounded tabs, thoroughly tested for babies and toddlers. - Easy-to-read text with names and descriptions to encourage language development in 0-3 year olds. Exciting picture tabs and fun questions encourage little ones to explore every page and spot things on every page. Babies and toddlers will enjoy choosing something to play on in the playground, making the noise of a fire engine, pointing to red foods at the supermarket, and flapping their arms like a parrot at the zoo! This interactive book is perfect for you and your child to read together, and helps children develop speaking, listening, and observation skills. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop here?There's so much more to explore and love with DK's My First series. Discover new topics, people, and places to keep them entertained time and time again. Discover all the colours of the rainbow with My First Colours, meet playful puppies and cuddly kittens with My First Animals, and have a fabulous time on the farm with My First Farm.
Millions of viewers have joined the fun and learned to draw with the YouTube sensation Art for Kids Hub, now you and your whole family can too!Dad Rob and his family have built a huge following thanks to their delightfully accessible lessons that gather the whole family to make art together. Their unique, easy-to-follow approach puts fun first, encouraging kids to draw in their own way and be proud of the results. Every idea inside - adorable reindeers, cutesy gingerbread men, delightful Christmas trees and more - encourages you to have fun as a family and fall in love with drawing. By showing both the kid and adult versions of every drawing, families can be creative together and kids can discover the joy in simply drawing and avoid getting frustrated trying to recreate a perfect image.
Compost is free to make, and, with guidance, simple to perfect. Why not learn from the best?Compost is at the heart of Charles Dowding's transformative No Dig system of growing. Feeding the soil community with a mulch of compost is the surest way to ensure nutrients are available for your plants to flourish. In trials, Charles has found there is no more nourishing compost than homemade. What's more, by making your own compost, not only are you recycling your garden and kitchen waste, by feeding your soil you are increasing its carbon-storing capacity and doing your bit to reduce greenhouse gases. Charles shares his years of experience to demystify and simplify:- What to compost and how to get the balance right- Busting all the myths that put people off composting- Effective composting for every situation from balcony gardening to smallholding- Achieve the best results with different systems, from hotboxes and wormeries, through single bins, to pallet heaps, and multi-bay set-upsCompost is a beautifully illustrated, infallible guide to producing compost gold.
Take a wander through Adam's gardens as he reflects on the plants that have shaped his life. The scents of the lavender and rosemary lining the garden path instantly welcome you to what follows: a wildlflower meadow, an ornamental kitchen garden, a shady courtyard, terrace and borders, gravel garden, and woodland walk, taking you on a tour through Adam's garden. As you go, Adam explains his why, explaining his design and planting choices drawing on personal feeling and memories as well as years of experience. Plant profiles provide inspiration for your own planting dreams, interspersed with practical know-how on plant care and design ideas to help you create flow and moments of pause using pathways, arches, water features, and pots.
Meet 10 exceptional animals and track their unique and hidden escapades through the animal kingdom in this exciting wildlife book for kidsWhat can ten real-life and jaw-dropping animal journeys teach us about our world, and the ways in which it is changing? As a filmmaker and scientist, Lizzie Daly tells stories about the natural world and uncovers the hidden secrets of our planet. But despite huge advances in technology, there is still so much we don't know about what species get up to in the wild. However, sometimes - just sometimes - we get a small glimpse into what their lives are like.This eye-opening children's wildlife book offers:- The adventures of exceptional stories of 10 animals, including the longest travelled Great White Shark, the oldest living wild bird, and a puma turned long distance swimmer!- Content written by scientist, conservationist, and TV presenter Lizzie Daly (who children may recognise from CBBC and Cbeebies!).- A combination of science and storytelling, helping children to see and understand the natural world through the eyes of a scientist.Life in the Wild tells the tale of our planet's intriguing wildlife. Through 10 real stories, we follow in the footprints of polar bears, big cats, wolves, and jaguars, and explore oceans with whales, sharks, and seabirds. These tales of migration, mystery, and unique behaviours teach children new and exciting information about animal activity and ecology, and give us access to some of the most inhospitable corners of our planet.
Celebrate more than 90 years of LEGO® play through 75 illustrated timelines. LEGO® Timelines takes you on an epic tour through ten decades of history - from before the iconic LEGO brick to today's amazing sets and beyond!Pore over pages packed with fascinating facts, stunning images, and amazing details, and discover a treasure trove of iconic LEGO sets, minifigures, accessories, and more.75 illustrated timelines bring LEGO history to life like never before! From the early days of LEGO Town, LEGO Castle, and LEGO Space to LEGO Pirates, LEGO Star Wars, and LEGO NINJAGO, the timelines provide a fun visual overview of much-loved LEGO themes. Other fascinating timelines include the history of LEGO minifigures, minifigure accessories, how a LEGO set is made, and much more.(c)2023 The LEGO Group.
Hit the road with Barbie and her friends with this push-along car-shaped board book with moving wheels - part of DK's bestselling Wheelies series. Roll the sturdy board book along on its moving wheels and ride anywhere your imagination can take you. Drive in style with Barbie as you go on an exciting car journey! Discover all there is to know about Barbie's pretty, pink, convertible Dream Car and the places it can take you. Are you ready to roll?(c)2023 Mattel
Build in some time for frightful fun with the whole family! With more than 50 ideas for Halloween-themed games, puzzles, challenges, and activities, there is something to keep everyone entertained this autumn. Grab your own LEGO® bricks as well as this book and the pieces that come with it, and get ready for scarily good time with your friends and family! Challenge friends to complete the scary escape room puzzles. Mix up a brick-built potion. Make it through the monster trap board game and much more! Plus, use the pieces that come with the book to invent your own games. Comes with 40 Halloween-themed LEGO elements to add to your builds, including a skeleton minifigure!(c)2024 The LEGO Group.
A delightful picture ebook for little ones, that follows Bear and Bird and shows children that school is nothing to be scared of.Meet Bear and his best friend Bird, as they face their first day at school. They can be shy when meeting new people and are worried that they won't fit in. Will their classmates like them? Is school really as scary as it seems? Join Bear and Bird on their next adventure as they brave their first day of school and try their hardest to make friends. With captivating illustrations by popular artist Jonny Lambert, and a delightful rhyming narrative, this picture ebook is sure to enchant its little readers and ease any first day nerves they might have. The ebook format of third book in the charming Bear and Bird series, Bear and Bird: Make Friends gently introduces toddlers to friendship and the feelings that come with starting school.Perfect for adults and children to read together, this story will make for a wonderful read. So come and join the fun!
David Macaulay's troupe of ever-inquisitive mammoths help you develop core number skills and more in this highly original maths workbook. Do you struggle to engage with maths? Or are you a maths whizz who wants to learn more? Whichever you are, in this wonderful workbook to write in and "do"', Macaulay's endearing mammoths and elephant shrews will take you on a joyful journey through the basics of numbers, counting, calculating, measuring, shapes, data, puzzles, codes, and more!Each maths idea is explained, then reinforced with practice questions and fun activities. The answers are at the back, so you can check you're getting things right. Developed in conjunction with a maths teacher, the Mammoth Maths Workbook covers key areas of the curriculum for children aged 8-11, including fractions, decimal numbers, percentages, multiplication and division, measurement, geometry, patterns and sequences, ratio, and probability. This unique workbook, with mammoths as your guides, is a fun and light-hearted approach to improving maths skills.
So you've decided to be an Adventurer. Good for you! Just a warning, though. There are some really horrible things lurking out there... Things with fangs and glowing eyes. Things that think you look delicious. Not to mention the magical mishaps, erratic wizards, and villainous cutthroats you'll encounter. Whether you're facing deadly fauna, urban perils, or merciless monsters, this guide will answer your burning survival questions. Want to know which is the best tavern in Baldur's Gate, or have a pressing need for tips on how to escape an ogre's lair? With this humorous handbook in your pack, your adventures will end in fame and fortune, rather than in something's stomach. (c) and (TM) 2023 Wizards of the Coast
Discover your own inner Attenborough with this fact-packed, quick-quiztastic book, which covers more than 100 animals, from terrific tigers to adorable apes!This amazing book welcomes you to the animal kingdom where you can meet more than 100 species, from lions to crocodiles to butterflies, and everything in between. Stunning pictures and fast facts will allow you to amass a wealth of knowledge in a fun way. Meet familiar creatures, including polar bears and tigers, and some unusual ones, such as the Mexican red-knee tarantula and the sea apple cucumber, with each animal having its own quiz questions to test your knowledge on what you've learned. For even more fun, get friends involved and quiz each other!Every creature is shown in beautiful detail, with quiz questions surrounding its portrait. Turn the page to find the answers to the questions - delivered in fast-fact style, including what they eat, where they live, how big they are compared to humans, and more images and facts. It's a jaw-dropping spectrum of animal types - from fish and birds to insects, reptiles and mammals
Discover the wonders of our rocky planet with this fact-packed, quick-quiztastic bookThis amazing book welcomes you to Earth's fascinating rocks, minerals, and gems, from igneous rocks formed deep inside the Earth's molten core to sparkling emeralds. Stunning pictures and fast facts will allow you to grasp a wealth of knowledge in a fun way. The pure form of every rock or mineral is shown via an eye-catching image, surrounded by quiz questions. Turn the page to find the answers. In no time, you'll be able to distinguish sedimentary from sandstone, metamorphic from mudstone, and pyrite from pearl. Discover the unique qualities of each material, together with how it is used in industry, architecture, art, and science. You can use the book to test your own knowledge, or challenge your friends and family. Quiz Yourself Clever: Rocks & Minerals is packed with information on the world's amazing materials - from rainbow rocks and priceless diamonds to minerals that glow in the dark!
Discover the origins, traditions, and use of the everyday foods served up on our plates, from salt to sushi and rice to ravioli. A true celebration of food in all its forms, The Food Book follows the human quest for sustenance through the stories of individual ingredients, and examines our millenia-long relationship with nearly 200 foods - from nuts and seeds to noodles and meat - with the help of sumptuous illustrations, and tales from all over the world.Food is the cornerstone of daily life, culture, and even religion. Staples like bread, beans, and cereal crops are part of our culinary history, and used in many different ways around the world. This fascinating reference covers all food groups, including nuts and grains, fruit and vegetables, meat and fish, and herbs and spices, providing information on every aspect of their history, and their place in world cuisine.Packed with glorious images to create a feast for the eyes, and stories that surprise and enthral, this is the ultimate feast for foodies, a global smorgasbord packed with unforgettable tales and eye-opening facts.
Get inside the machinery of the modern world and understand the science that makes it all work. Have you ever been tempted to take the back off your TV? Have you wondered about what's going on beneath your feet on the street where you live? How Technology Works lifts the lid on the technology you use all the time but take for granted. It also takes you to places you'll never get the chance to see, such as the inside of a nuclear storage facility or the crew capsule on top of a Moon rocket. The book takes you on a journey of discovery, starting with technology at work inside the human body before exploring cities and factories and then blasting off into space. Along the way, you'll lose yourself in super-detailed illustrations that reveal amazing hidden things and explain how they work. How Technology Works is an inspiring guide that makes technology fun, fascinating, and accessible for curious minds of all ages.
Become an instant expert on all things Dungeons & Dragons with this handy pocket-sized guide!Discover everything you ever needed to know about the world of D&D! What's the difference between a rogue and a ranger? What exactly are the Forgotten Realms? Can a wizard cast more spells than a sorcerer? How many tentacles does a Mind Flayer have? From mighty dragons to powerful bards, and magical elves to fearsome monsters, this pocket guide is just the beginning of your adventure. Packed with facts, stats, and interesting info about the incredible Dungeons & Dragons universe, the Pocket Expert gives young D&D fans a one-stop source of amazing facts to wow their friends with!(c) and (TM) 2023 Wizards of the Coast
How did Christianity get shared around the world? And how has Christian belief changed over the last 50 years? Providing some of the answers to these and many other questions, this overview charts the 2,000-year-long history of the world's largest religion. A History of Christianity covers everything from the world of the Old Testament to Christianity in the 21st century, including topics such as the early martyrs, the birth of the monasteries, the Crusades, the Reformation, and the rise of the Church in the Americas and Africa. Explore the wide-ranging beliefs and doctrines found within the Church and the role Christianity plays in people's lives. Discover the key events, figures, and movements that helped shape the Church, with a fresh and highly visual approach. In this Christianity book, you can find: - An accessible illustrated guide to the key events and thinkers of the last 2,000 years of Christianity- Detailed contextual illustrations, maps, and annotated works of art- Insightful quotes from Christian thinkers and the Bible- Chapters outlining different elements of Christianity and important moments that shaped beliefs including: The Roots of Christianity, Challenges to the Early Church, The Renaissance, Social Issues & Activism, and moreBeautifully illustrated, clearly presented, and written in an accessible style, this guide is the ideal companion for those who want to know about the history of the Church. This is a great guide for readers looking for a clear and accessible introduction to Christianity.
An early learning board book about the Mexican festival of the Day of the Dead. Perfect for story time, this first board book introduces babies and toddlers to the colourful Mexican festival of the Day of the Dead. This classic first picture book for babies and toddlers has simple language and engaging, real life photos that bring out the warmth and joyous nature of the Day of the Dead festival. From sugar skulls and sparkly skeleton costumes to sweet-tasting pan de muerto bread and altars adorned with marigold flowers, all the elements of this fun festival are included. This Day of the Dead board book offers: - A padded board book format with 12 interior baby-tough pages and rounded edges for little hands to hold. - An early learning board book that's part of the Baby's First series, introducing 0-3 year olds to a diverse mix of religious holidays and festivals. - Easy-to-follow pictures and simple sentences promotes early learning for 0-3 year olds. Specially made for little hands, this hard-wearing board book has a soft padded cover and safe rounded corners. Babies and toddlers will soon be turning the pages themselves, naming objects, joining in with the text, and learning all about this joyous festival that celebrates the living and the dead. Day of the Dead is clear and easy for babies and toddlers to follow, with one main image per page they can focus on, while the short text is enjoyable to read aloud and share with young children. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop here?There's so much more to explore and love with DK's Baby's First series, introducing little ones to a diverse mix of religious holidays and festivals. Why not try other titles in the series like Baby's First Easter, Baby's First Ramadan, Baby's First Passover or Baby's First Hanukkah?
This lift-the-flap book encourages interactivity and introduces children to the fun of the farm. Little learners can lift more than 80 flaps and discover fun facts and information about their favourite subject on every page with this interactive lift-the-flap book series. My Very Important Lift the Flap Book: Farm will take children aged 3-5 on a tour of the farmyard and discover what a fun-packed year on the farm looks like. As they explore and lift the flaps on each page, little ones can reveal fun facts about adorable farm animals, tasty fruit and vegetables, and combine harvesters. This exciting lift-the-flap farm book for kids offers:- Fun facts and information about different types of farm animals, crops and equipment for children aged 3-5. - Exciting pages with fun, colourful illustrations and photographs that will appeal to young kids. - An interactive learning experience through lifting the flaps and revealing information and images. - Large and sturdy flaps that are safe for little hands to grab and lift. Children will love to lift and learn, developing their fine motor skills through tactile elements on every page whilst learning new facts about life on the farm. More than 80 flaps reveal the answers to facts that children can have fun guessing, or they can learn by lifting and revealing. This book is perfect for any little animal, tractor, or farm lover. Get your wellies on and get farming!
Become an eyewitness to the 9,500 species of birds that live in a huge range of habitats, from deserts and rainforests to the polar ice caps. This picture-led guide will take you on a visual tour of the fascinating world of birds. Children can learn all about different orders of birds, take a detailed look at individual feathers and beak shapes, and explore behaviour, from fish- and meat-eaters to seed- and plant-eaters. Throughout the pages of this children's guide to birds, you can expect to find: - A fresh new look; new photographs, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature. - A visual tour through the topic combined with bite-sized text. - Brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field. Eyewitness Bird gives a detailed overview for kids aged 9+ of a fascinating animal species and will encourage them to spot the incredible birds on the wing around you. Using full-colour photographs of different species, feathers, beaks, bird anatomy and their nests, children can immerse themselves in the world of these feathered creatures. Witness the breathtaking moment when a chick hatches from its egg and watch as the young birds grow in their nest to take their first flight. Discover record-breaking flights and amazing camouflage. Explore the series!Globally, the Eyewitness series has sold more than 50 million copies over 30 years. Travel through the solar system with Eyewitness Space, learn 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.
This exciting introduction to myths and legends is brimming with magical stories from the very furthest corners of the world. From the long lost city of Atlantis to the mischievous eight-legged god Anansi, get ready for a world of adventure and magic. Read about heroes and vicious beasts from Japanese Susano-o to the Lumaluma from Australia. Plunge into dark waters to find the long lost city of Atlantis, then take to the skies to meet Chinese dragons and the powerful Thunderbird from Native America. Perfect for children aged 5-9, this book contains retellings of favourite myths as well as less well known ones. Dive into a world of heroes, villains, quests, and magic, to discover myths and legends from a huge range of different cultures, and learn about stories that have shaped civilisations. Learning about myths and legends provides valuable insight for children into other cultures, encouraging them to think about their place in the world, different values, and the similarities and differences between other cultures and their own. From young historians to fiction lovers, this book will captivate children's imagination and get them reading, learning, and having fun.
Boost your reading skills and meet the family at the heart of James Cameron's Avatar!If Jake Sully, Neytiri, and their children know one thing it's that wherever they go, family is their fortress. With this reader, young bookworms can learn all about the Sullys, the Na'vi and their beloved home Pandora. They'll discover some of the incredible creatures that can be found across the land, sea, and in the skies, and meet the Sullys' allies along the way. Packed with amazing imagery, clear and simple vocabulary, and a fun quiz, this thrilling Level 2 DK Reader will help 5-7 year old Avatar fans build their reading abilities and confidence while taking an epic voyage across Pandora. (c) 2023 20th Century Studios. All rights reserved.
A fun, picture-packed sticker activity book, with fascinating information about trees and leaves, and more than 250 stickers!Children will love finding out about different trees in gardens and parks in this engaging RHS sticker activity book. This edition has been revised and updated, and now includes more pages and lots more stickers!Go on a journey as you fill in the pages with stickers and learn about the seeds, leaves, flowers, and fruits that come from trees. Find out about which trees keep their leaves all year round, and which ones don''t. Discover how a seed grows into a tree, and which animals make their homes in trees.This informative sticker book encourages children''s interest in nature. The fascinating facts accompanied by simple, fun activities, such as matching stickers to picture shapes, follow-the-trail, and a quiz, make the content perfect for curious young minds. The combination of engaging activities and easy-to-understand information given in small snippets will make it simple for children to learn as they play, and encourage them to go out and explore gardens and parks so they can spot all the trees and leaves they have learned about.
A fun, picture-packed sticker activity book, with fascinating information about garden ponds and more than 250 stickers!Children will love finding out what lives in garden ponds in this exciting RHS sticker activity book. This edition has been revised and updated, and now includes more pages and lots more stickers!From all kinds of pond-living plants, to goldfish and beetles that slurp up small underwater creatures, inside you''ll find a wonderful world of ponds waiting to be discovered. Beautiful lilies, irises, pondweeds, koi carp, damselflies, snails, beetles, and more adorn every page.This informative sticker book encourages children''s interest in nature. The brilliant facts accompanied by simple, fun activities such as matching stickers to picture shapes, follow-the-trail, and a quiz make the content perfect for curious young minds. Children are challenged to find the correct stickers to fill in the blanks in images on the pages, and they are stimulated to get creative and design their own garden pond with stickers. The combination of engaging activities and easy-to-understand information given in small snippets allows children to learn as they play, and they will soon want to go out, explore garden ponds and the life around them.
An honest exploration of the impacts of experiencing bullying and how to cope with it. This is a kid's book about bullying. It explores the impacts of bullying and helps kids to identify when bullying is taking place, as well as encouraging empathy and offering a pathway forward for children who have felt its effects. This book helps kids aged 5-9 understand what bullying is. Sometimes kids can be mean. Really mean. While sticks and stones might break some bones, words will always hurt more. Here, the topic of bullying is sensitively introduced to initiate conversations with children and raise awareness about it. A Kids Book About Bullying features: A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages. A friendly, approachable, empowering and child-appropriate tone throughout. An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic. Tackling important discourse together! The A Kids Book About series are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic. A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. With a growing series of books, podcasts and blogs, made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.
The Children's Book of the Future is a narrative non-fiction book that will offer an inclusive and hopeful vision of the future, with a diverse, multicultural approach that will appeal to children of all backgrounds and further appeal to the foreign market audience.The book will consist of approximately eighteen chapters that each take inspiration from current scientific research. They'll present engaging, optimistic futures that could result from the real-world science, with insets delving into how that science works. The book will be highly illustrated throughout to make complex ideas more accessible, as well as to better depict the wondrous futures that could be ahead.Some of the diverse visions explored include: underwater cities; the solar system and space travel; green technologies and sustainability; robots and AI; the future of cities; and much more! In short, the book sets out to reclaim the future for current and future generations of children.
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