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From your head to your toes, this encyclopedia for children takes you on a tour of the human body and explains how each part works. On every page, discover amazing facts about the human body. Did you know that you are made up of 100 trillion cells? Learn about blood vessels (capillaries, veins, and arteries) which, if they were laid out end to end, would wrap around the Earth twice! Find out what makes a balanced diet - after all, you will eat about 20 tonnes of food in your entire life! See what part of the brain makes you appreciate music (it's the right side). There are also fun quizzes, so you can assess your own personality and test your logical and reasoning skills. An international best-seller since 2012, Human Body: A Children's Encyclopedia has now been fully updated in line with the latest research. Combining clear descriptions of human biology with awesome photographs, graphics, and CGI artworks, make your way from the skin, muscles, organs, bones, right down to your cells and DNA. From homework projects to just reading for curiosity, this comprehensive encyclopedia is filled with everything that you need to know about what makes your body tick.

When? Where? What? Why? This stimulating and comprehensive encyclopedia for children provides answers to all the questions kids love to ask. Each chapter is jam-packed with maps, charts, timelines, diagrams, beautiful images and amazing facts. Did you know, for example, that a single drop of blood contains around five million blood cells? Or that there are areas of desert in all seven of Earth's continents? Prepare to build your knowledge on a wide range of topics - including Earth and beyond, plants and animals, history and politics, science, technology, and the human body - arranged thematically with more than 9,000 indexed entries and 2,500 colourful images. Cross-reference icons encourage children to explore and discover linked information, feeding their curiosity and building their general knowledge. The New Children's Encyclopedia, which has sold almost 500,000 copies worldwide since 2009, has now been fully updated in line with the latest knowledge and research. Developed, written, and checked by experts this is the must-have reference book for every child's library.

Your journey starts here. We've reimagined and updated our iconic DK Eyewitness travel guides. This brand new Portugal guide, now in a lightweight format, has been expertly curated with all new photography plus DK's much-loved illustrations and maps. Take a leisurely walking tour of Lisbon, island-hop around the Azores, become a connoisseur of the country's port, or relax on Madeira's golden beaches: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within color-coded chapters. Discover the best of Portugal with this indispensable travel guide. Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Portugal: Gorgeous, all-new color photography so you can imagine yourself there Reasons to love Portugal: stunning beaches, colorful azulejos, historic towns - what will yours be? See Portugal from a different angle: 22 pages of fresh ideas for exploring this spectacular country A year-long calendar of events in Portugal gives a selection of local events and festivals for all seasons Expert advice covers the practical stuff: get ready, get around and stay safe Over 20 detailed color maps help you navigate the country with ease Expert tips to make memories that last - where to snap and share the perfect photo, take in stunning views and escape the crowds The most authentic places to stay, eat, drink and shop Easy-to-follow walks and itineraries take you on a tour of each area, with plenty of food and drink stops en route Hand-drawn illustrations show the inside of the must-see attractions, including Sintra's Palácio da Pena, Belém's Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and Coimbra's University Covers Lisbon - Alfama, Baixa and Avenida, Bairro Alto and Estrela, Belém and Beyond the Center - the Lisbon Coast, Estremadura and Ribatejo, the Beiras, Porto, Douro and Trás-os-Montes, Minho, Alentejo, the Algarve, Madeira and the Azores DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Portugal is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you create your own unique trip. Planning a city break? Try our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Lisbon. About DK Eyewitness Travel: For 25 years, DK's beautifully practical Eyewitness guides have been combining inspiring ideas and expert advice with easy-to-read maps and vivid photography to inform and enrich your holiday. Now they have a stunning new look that you will love even more. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

Discover Vietnam with this essential travel guide, designed to help you create your own unique trip and to transport you to this beautiful country before you've even packed your case - step back in time in the imperial City of Hue, explore stunning islands, beaches and national parks, and take an excursion to the awe-inspiring Angkor Wat in neighbouring Cambodia. The DK Eyewitness Guide to Vietnam covers the must-see sights and the hidden corners, so you won't miss a thing. - Gorgeous, all-new colour photography so you can imagine yourself there - Reasons to love Vietnam: incredible architecture, natural wonders, breathtaking beaches - what will yours be? - See Vietnam from a different angle - 24 pages of fresh ideas for exploring this spectacular country - A year-long calendar of events in Vietnam gives a selection of local celebrations and festivals for all seasons - Expert advice covers the practical stuff: get ready, get around and stay safe - Over 25 detailed, colour maps help you navigate the country with ease - Expert tips to make memories that last - where to snap and share the perfect photo, take in stunning views and escape the crowds - The most authentic places to stay, eat, drink and shop - Easy-to-follow walks and itineraries take you on a tour of each area, with plenty of eat and drink stops en route - Hand-drawn illustrations show the inside of the must-see attractions, including the Jade Emperor Pagoda, Cao Dai Holy See, Hue Citadel and more - Covers Ho Chi Minh City; Mekong Delta and Southern Vietnam; South Central Vietnam; Central Vietnam; Hanoi; Northern Vietnam; Excursion to Angkor DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Vietnam is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you create your own unique trip. About DK Eyewitness Travel: For 25 years, DK's beautifully practical Eyewitness guides have been combining inspiring ideas and expert advice with easy-to-read maps and vivid photography to inform and enrich your holiday. Now they have a stunning new look that you will love even more. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

They grow up so quickly! Keep a journal of the first twelve months for you to look back on and to show your little one when they're older. This book helps you to record and store all those special memories of your baby's first precious year, with ideas and spaces for things like milestones and what the world was like during the first year of their life. The front title section can be pulled off to turn it into a lovely journal type book with the adorable elephants on the cover. Inside you can jot down different baby's names - it's always fun to know if you might have been called something else! You can fill in your family tree and tell your baby how you felt when they arrived. When they're older your child can learn what the world was during their first year, so don't forget to write down who is currently the president, your favourite contemporary music artist, and the prices of stamps and milk. There's plenty of space to let them know all the details of their first year that were special and memorable. You can include what your baby learns, their new experiences and favourite toy! There will be lots of firsts for baby, and you will want to recall them all, like the first time they smiled, learned to kiss or call you mama or papa. There are pockets for photographs so you can capture their first steps and remember them forever. The bestselling baby and kids' cookbook author Annabel Karmel provides information on your baby's development and helpful advice to encourage new achievements. She has included five recipes to inspire delicious, healthy food for various stages, and for that special milestone - a birthday cake! A Keepsake Journal Of Milestone Moments A lovely book to give as a baby gift, that will become a wonderful memento that families and loved ones can look back on, and spend time together sharing your baby's first year. Inside this baby journal you can fill in and use: - Month-by-month sections to record new achievements. - Five delicious recipes for baby food. - Pockets for keepsakes and photographs.

Your journey starts here. Featuring DK's much-loved maps and illustrations, walks and information, plus all new, full-colour photography, this 100% updated guide to Berlin brings you the best of this historic city in a brand-new, lightweight format. What's inside? - full-colour photography, hand-drawn illustrations, and maps throughout - easy-to-follow walks and itineraries - our pick of Berlin's must-sees, top experiences, and hidden gems - a sturdy, laminated pull-out city map with transport information and an U-Bahn map - insider tips and information: when to visit, how to avoid the crowds, where to capture the perfect photo, and more - the best spots to eat, drink, shop, and stay - an area-by-area guide covering each corner of Berlin, from Museumsinsel to Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg to Alexanderplatz - expert advice: get ready, get around, and stay safe

Discover the world's best teams and biggest competitions with the ultimate visual guide to football, fully updated to include the results of the 2018 World Cup. Are you a keen player, a lifelong supporter, or simply an armchair football manager? The Football Book has something for everyone, packed with stats and facts. From the history of football to the most recent tournaments, The Football Book reveals the story behind the game. Profiling more than 65 of the world's best sporting nations, including the winners of the 2018 World Cup, France, the biggest names in club football, and looking at techniques from free-kicks to block tackling, this is the ultimate guide to the beautiful game.

This ideas-filled book with LEGO bricks inspires children to build, play and learn all about the awesome LEGO (R) NINJAGO (R) world. This inspirational build book combines captivating story starters with more than 50 fun ideas for building. LEGO (R) NINJAGO (R) Build Your Own Adventure Greatest Ninja Battles features five exciting accounts of the ninja's greatest battles with their enemies the Anacondrai, Ghost Army, Sky Pirates, Vermillion, and the new 2018 villains; the Sons of Garmadon. Build a scary snake mech for the Vermillion and a speedy swamp bike for the Ninja to make their escape. The book comes with the bricks to build an amazing exclusive NINJAGO vehicle that is featured throughout the adventure.

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this ancient land of adventure. Take a guided walking tour of Lima, hike to Machu Picchu, fly over the Nazca Lines, float on peaceful Lake Titicaca or admire the wildlife in the Amazon basin: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Peru with this indispensable travel guide. Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Peru: - Over 25 colour maps, plus a road map of Peru, help you navigate with ease - Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need - Comprehensive tours and itineraries of Peru, designed for every interest and budget - Illustrations and floorplans show the inside of Machu Picchu, the Nazca Lines, San Francisco and Miraflores in Lima, Chavin de Huantar and Caral in Cordillera Blanca and Monasterio de Santa Catalina in Arequipa - Colour photographs of Peru's picturesque towns, amazing ancient sites, Amazon animals and astounding landscape - Detailed chapters, with area maps, cover Lima - central Lima, Miraflores and San Isidro, Barranco and beyond the city - the Southern Coast, Canyon Country, Cusco and the Inca Heartland, Central Sierra, Cordillera Blanca, the Northern Desert, the Northern Highlands and the Amazon Basin - Historical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience: learn about local festivals, the landscape and wildlife, and Peru's turbulent history - Experience the culture with features on Peru's indigenous peoples, the culture of the Incas, architecture, music and dance, art and literature, and craft and textiles - Essential travel tips - our expert choices of where to stay, shop, sightseeing and find the best Peruvian cuisine, plus useful phrases, visa and health information DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Peru is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to Peru. "No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one" - The Independent Wanting to explore elsewhere in South America? Try our Where to Go When The Americas. About DK Eyewitness Travel: DK's highly visual Eyewitness guides show you what others only tell you, with easy-to-read maps, tips, and tours to inform and enrich your holiday. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this vast and diverse state. Take a ride on one of the state's world-famous roller coasters, uncover the secrets of the Kennedy Space Centre or lounge on a tropical beach: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Florida with this indispensable travel guide. Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Florida: - Over 30 colour maps help you navigate with ease - Simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need - Comprehensive tours and itineraries of Florida, designed for every interest and budget - Illustrations and floorplans show the Kennedy Space Centre, Walt Disney World (R) Resort, Universal Orlando (R) and more - Colour photographs of Florida's cities, beaches, theme parks, coastline, national parks and key sights - Detailed chapters, with area maps, covers Miami, the Gold and Treasure coasts, Orlando and the Space Coast, the Northeast, the Panhandle, the Gulf Coast, the Everglades and the Keys - Historical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience: learn about Florida's history, architecture, natural habitats and wildlife, and festivals and events - Essential travel tips - our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop and sightsee, plus visa and health information DK Eyewitness Travel Florida is a detailed, easy-to-use guide designed to help you get the most from your visit to Florida. "No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one" - The Independent On a city break? Try our DK Eyewitness Top 10 Orlando guide.

An extraordinary encyclopedia with a ground-breaking visual approach to science, using awesome illustrations to show biology, chemistry, and physics in the world around us. Incredible computer-generated images pack the pages to reveal and explain science as never before, looking inside a cell, for example, pulling apart a Formula 1 racing car, and examining the forces that hold the Universe together. Knowledge Encyclopedia: Science! covers all the key core science subjects, but with an inventive visual approach to draw in curious young minds. All the essential information is there in easy-to-read text, together with additional fun facts, and brought to life with amazing 3D illustrations that look inside the anatomy of a blue whale, zoom into a molecule of water, and out of the Solar System. A perfect introduction to science for children aged 9 and over, Knowledge Encyclopedia: Science! is an essential addition to every family library.

Explore an illustrated history of the world through more than 130 timelines for kids. From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of cinema and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines. Jam-packed with surprising facts and amazing details, such as the most bloodthirsty pirate of all time and the first crime to be solved by studying fingerprints, Timelines of Everything will take you on a whirlwind journey through an illustrated history of time, from the Big Bang to the modern world. More than 130 timelines give you all the general knowledge you need - and even some surprising trivia you don't! Must-know topics and alternative history are showcased with beautiful, detailed illustrations and straightforward, easy-to-read text. Whether you want to know key breakthroughs that set the Industrial Revolution in motion or defining moments in the history of fashion, you'll find it all here. With timelines on a diverse range of subjects, Timelines of Everything is the ultimate guide to history for kids.

Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world - and how plants work - with this photographic celebration of the trees, flowers, and foliage plants that share our planet. From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, Flora invites you to explore the plant kingdom from the ground up, and from root to leaf tip. DK's elegant introduction to botany is packed with sumptuous photos and crystal-clear artworks that explain the mechanics of photosynthesis, why leaves change colour, how cacti store water, and how seeds know when to grow. Filled with fascinating stories of how plant roots and leaves communicate with their neighbours and how flowers use colour and scent to interact with - and manipulate - the creatures around them, Flora is a fresh and engaging introduction to the mysterious inner workings of the plant world.

See history as it happened - from the evolution of early humans to the space race - with 130 detailed maps that bring pivotal episodes of world history to life. Including a foreword by renowned broadcaster and historian Peter Snow, this history atlas shows you the history of the world in thrilling action. Follow Napoleon as he conquers Europe, explore the rise of the Roman Empire, or chart the progress of the Russian Revolution as each map presents an overview of the story then takes you, step by step, through how it developed, leaving its mark on land and ocean. With cutting-edge design and breathtaking scope, History of the World Map by Map charts ancient, medieval, and modern history in all corners of the world. Discover how patterns of global trade, exploration, conflict, and technological advances shaped key moments in human civilization, such as the success of ancient Egypt, the conquest of Peru, the decolonization of Africa and Asia, the American Civil War, and the energy and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Alongside the maps are overviews and timelines of important periods such as the age of ancient Greece, the Renaissance, and World War 2, while paintings and photographs introduce overarching themes and epoch-defining moments such as fascism and communism, and the invention of printing.

Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world - and how plants work - with this photographic celebration of the trees, flowers, and foliage plants that share our planet. From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, Flora invites you to explore the plant kingdom from the ground up, and from root to leaf tip. DK's elegant introduction to botany is packed with sumptuous photos and crystal-clear artworks that explain the mechanics of photosynthesis, why leaves change colour, how cacti store water, and how seeds know when to grow. Filled with fascinating stories of how plant roots and leaves communicate with their neighbours and how flowers use colour and scent to interact with - and manipulate - the creatures around them, Flora is a fresh and engaging introduction to the mysterious inner workings of the plant world.

Celebrate and explore the incredible story of the LEGO Group and its much-loved bricks, sets, minifigures, movies, games and more. Take a dazzling visual tour through all the groundbreaking moments in LEGO (R) history, from the company's humble beginnings in a carpenter's workshop to the invention of the iconic LEGO brick and LEGO minifigure, through to the stunning toys, video games and movies of today, including LEGO (R) Star Wars (TM), The LEGO (R) NINJAGO (R) MOVIE (TM), and LEGO (R) Dimensions. This special edition of The LEGO (R) Book has been fully updated and expanded with the latest LEGO sets and fascinating facts to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the LEGO brick and the 40th anniversary of the minifigure. Go behind the scenes to learn how LEGO bricks are made; find out how amazing fan creations become real-life LEGO sets, and marvel at how LEGO bricks made it to the computer screen and the big screen. Created in full collaboration with the LEGO Group, The LEGO (R) Book is a treasure trove for LEGO fans of all ages - and this very special edition comes with an exclusive 60th anniversary printed brick.