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1) Dinosaurs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
45 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"With striking artwork and bold design, this 48-page hardcover features dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes--from the smallest meat-eaters and plant-eaters to creatures with huge jaws, massive claws, super scales, powerful wings, and armored plates!"--
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
New edition, fully revised and updated; Third edition, American edition.
Physical Desc
304 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
See the animal kingdom up close and personal in this ultimate reference book for children. Filled with more than 700 photographs, habitat maps, and illustrations, Animals A Children's Encyclopedia helps children and parents learn about the rich variety of animal life on our planet. Meet the deadliest, largest, friendliest, fastest and downright strangest animals known to man, and discover what they look like, where they live, what they do, what they...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig... Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green... Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head... These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare. For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra. In a series...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
100 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dig It! Archaeology for Kids takes readers on a tour through the fascinating world of archaeology, pausing along the way for glimpses into the past lives of people in ancient civilizations across the globe throughout time. This archaeological journey itinerary includes steps in archaeology--finding a site, excavation, lab work, interpretation, and conservation--and types of archaeologists. Bonus topics include tie-ins to the fields of history and...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
159 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Explore over 40 historical cultures, societies and civilizations from across the planet. Mind-blowing maps bring history to life and show the rise and fall of mighty empires over time.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the wild, wacky and downright disgusting ways some animals react out of fear. Are you afraid of the dark? Of getting lost? Or of something you saw in a movie? Maybe someone laughed at you for being scared or called you a chicken. That's okay! In fact, it's how humans stay safe in scary situations. While people might run or scream, animals have amazing ways of protecting themselves when they're afraid. Fulmar birds vomit, Texas horned...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xxv, 397 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A renowned historian debunks current distortion and myths about European colonialism in the New World and restores much needed balance to our understanding of the past. Was America really "stolen" from the Indians? Was Columbus a racist? Were Indians really peace-loving, communistic environmentalists? Did Europeans commit "genocide" in the New World? It seems that almost everyone--from CNN to the New York Times to angry students pulling down statues...
14) The maps book
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Packed with astounding maps from ancient times to the present, fascinating facts and amazing historic photographs, this ultimate guide to the full breadth of maps in existence shows kids not only how to read maps and symbols but how to create their own.
15) Micro monsters
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Look through the microscope at all the amazing creatures living in, on, and around you!"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 38 cm
Language
English
Description
"Insects are some of oldest creatures on Earth, evolving well before other land animals alongside ferns and trees. This epic survey follows bugs and their cousins from their earliest appearance in the Paleozoic era up through today. Along the way, readers will meet many different kinds of insects from various points in history - like the trilobite of the Cambrian Explosion or the more recent and familiar termite. The text explores insect skills like...
17) Wherever you go
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
In simple, rhyming text, an adult expresses their love, hopes, and dreams for a child.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This story starts with a small, fragile egg. Inside a life is forming. What emerges is one of the most impressive birds on the planet -- an Arctic tern. Read about her life and follow her record-breaking journey from the top of the world to the bottom. This story ends with a fold-out map.
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
216 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 13 cm
Language
English
Description
"Packed with striking photography, this compact Countries of the World guide explores over 200 countries and territories from around the world. Explore the planet and journey across the world to discover what makes it special in this fact-filled Pocket Eyewitness book for children aged 9-12. This country guide is divided into continental chapters, featuring each nation's geography, climate, and economics, supplemented by stats and data. Children will...
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