Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Ever since Stone Age humans used slabs to create sound, man has invented an extraordinary variety of instruments in the pursuit of new ways of making music. Many of the instruments featured in this dazzling collection of specially commissioned pictures come from specialist museum collections; all are reproduced with such clarity of detail that they give new insight into the fascinating world of…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Discover the fascinating world of the seashore — its strange and beautiful creatures and their secret lives This fascinating book reveals how the anatomy and behaviour of seashore animals and plants enable them to live in and out of salt water, and to survive being pounded by surf, buffeted by the wind, and dried by the sun.The seashore, stretching in a narrow ribbon around every portion of the…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: This superb collection of photographs brings to life the beauty, variety, and intricacy of birds' feathers, wings skeletons, beaks, nests, and eggs. In addition, unique time-lapse sequences show a chick hatching from its egg and how nestlings develop over their first few days of life. Starting with the evolution and anatomy of birds, and explaining how their bodies work, how they are built…
Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: Features castles and knights, this photographic sticker book is one of a series which combines stickers with informative labels to stimulate children's interest in non-fiction subjects.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Elephants are magnificent creatures that have long intrigued people with their strength and intelligence. This book brings to life the story of their earliest origins on the plains of northern Africa more than 50 million years ago to the precarious future they face today. Starting with the life of a giant woolly mammoth, the book features elephant anatomy in close-up and explains the social…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Discover life in the tropical rainforest — from exotic birds in the tree tops to millions of insects on the forest floor Jungles are noisy and colourful. They are also dark, impenetrable, and mysterious. This stunning collection of specially commissioned photographs brings their rich diversity of plants, animals, and insects vividly to life, from forest floor to lofty canopy. Starting with the…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: For 300 years, the Vikings took Europe by storm, sacking monasteries and towns in their search for booty and new lands to settle. This collection of superb photographs brings their story vividly to life. More than just wild pirates, the Vikings were skilled engineers and craftsmen. See their fine jewellery and woodwork, as well as real longships and a reconstruction of a Danish trading ship. Look…
Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Be an eyewitness to how the weather works — from how clouds form and why it rains, to what causes a ferocious hurricane or a roaring tornado that strikes without warning. Also see a machine that measures the wind and find out why the climate may change in the future.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: The Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries differ from the Eyewitness books in that the text is longer and the vocabulary more difficult.... The photographs are outstanding.... The brief text compresses many details into a few sentences, The vocabulary is scholarly... and charts combined with the text give a clear overview of the subjects.
Скачать книгу (размер 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 36) Аннотация: A range of popular DK titles now available in Spanish. A first word-and-picture book that helps children develop essential vocabulary. Un primer libro de palabras y dibujos que le ayudara a sus hijos a desarollar un volcabulario basico. DK is proud to present nine exciting Spanish titles especially for North American children. They will love the bilingual Spanish/English editions of four popular…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Starting with the position of butterflies and moths in the animal kingdom, the book goes on to give comprehensive information on their body structure, life-cycle, habitats, and range of behaviour worldwide. Butterflies and moths are among the most beautiful and fascinating of creatures. This dazzling collection of specially commissioned photographs opens our eyes to the incredible variety of…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Fish are a vast and diverse group of animals, ranging in size from tiny minnows to huge sharks, all perfectly adapted to living in water and capable of amazing feats of survival. This superb collection of photographs brings their story vividly to life. Starting with a look at fish fossils and anatomy in detail, the book describes their evolution and different patterns of behaviour. Discover how a…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: One of the most interesting and studied groups of animals, mammals are adapted to many ways of life — they can swim, walk, fly, live underwater or high up in forest trees. This collection of superb specially commissioned photographs brings their fascinating world vividly to life. Starting with a comparison of the two most famous mammals, humans and chimpanzees, the book describes the evolution…