Quick, easy-to-use and a perfect size to fit in your pocket, this work is organized by subjects such as everyday phrases, hotels, and travelling around. It uses a simple system of imitated pronunciation.

An eight-page booklet in which to place stickers, including a double-page spread of a reconstructured prehistoric environment.

Building on the success of such titles as Toy Story: The Essential Guide and Dinosaur: The Essential Guide, the DK creative team has been given unlimited access to Disney's considerable archives to chart the development of the Disney Company, from its early days in the 1920s to the present. Kids and collectors will treasure this sticker book filled with Disney facts and lovable characters. The more than 60 stickers include images of film cells, sketches, theme parks, and more.

This management handbook covers the most up-to-date thinking on key business issues, such as the impact of new technology and the Internet, customer focus, e-commerce, the new economy, and the globalization of business. The book includes a business directory of management organizations and institutions.

Quick, easy-to-use and a perfect size to fit in your pocket, this work is organized by subjects such as everyday phrases, hotels, and travelling around. It uses a simple system of imitated pronunciation.

Stunning DK photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories in Eyewitness Readers, a multi-level reading programme guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

This is a beautiful treasury of 125 of the most familiar Bible texts from Old and New Testaments retold simply for the very young.

Create your own picture book with over 60 superb full-colour stickers These activity books make learning fun — children create their own picture book as they find out about Kings and Queens. Read the captions in the eight-page booklet and, using the labels beside each sticker, choose the image that best fits in the space available. Don't forget that your stickers can be stuck down and peeled off again. You can also use the kings and queens stickers to decorate your own books, or for project work at school. Hours of fun! — The ultimate collection of kings and queens stickers, ideal for home projects and schoolwork — Choose the stickers to create your own book of kings and queens — Easy-peel stickers can be used more than once — Fact-packed labels accompany every sticker — This series will appeal to reluctant readers

«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 world's land masses, is one of the most exciting and exacting of our planet's habitats. Twice each day the sea rises up the shore and then retreats, creating a demanding cycle of conditions for the plants and animals that live there. Their adaptations to this harsh world, their beauty and their complexity are revealed in this dazzling collection of specially commissioned photographs. Many of the animals featured are alive, while the fossil and mineral specimens come from specialist museum collections; all are reproduced with such clarity that you can almost feel their textures on the page. Produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, and the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Seashore is an exceptionally beautiful and informative visual guide to the strange and fascinating creatures that live between land and sea. — Here is an original and exciting new look at the fascinating natural world of the seashore — Stunning, real-life photographs of crabs, lobsters, rock pools, fish, seals, seabirds and more, offer a unique «eyewitness» view of life on the seashore — See a starfish on the move; how a sea-urchin disguises itself; a sea-anemone catch a prawn; the inhabitants of a rock pool; fish that change colour — Learn how a limpet grips the rock, how a crab grows a new leg; how a prawn becomes invisible; how seabirds catch fish; how a sea otter sleeps at sea — Discover how long seaweed can grow; why hermit crabs live in second-hand shells; which shells bore holes in solid rock; where a puffin lays its eggs»

«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 specially for flight, and how their beaks, wings, tails, feathers, and feet are designed for specific purposes, the book goes on to cover the food they eat, the way they camouflage themselves, the nests they build, and the eggs they lay. Produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, Bird is a unique and compelling introduction to the secret life of birds. — Here is an exciting and informative guide to the fascinating world of bird life. — Superb colour photographs of feathers, wings, skeletons, eggs, nests, and newly-hatched chicks only days old, offer a unique «eyewitness» view of the natural history, behaviour, and life-cycle of birds. — See how new-born chicks hatch from eggs, how nestlings grow in their first few days, how birds camouflage themselves against predators, what birds eat and how they catch their prey — Learn how birds' bodies are designed for flight, why wings are different shapes and sizes, how birds evolved from their prehistoric ancestors, which are the world's biggest, smallest, slowest, and fastest birds — Discover how and where birds make their nests, why eggs are different colours, how many feathers birds have and what each one is for, how to watch birds and attract them to your garden»

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.

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.

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 My First Word Board Books, the Spanish editions of My First Math Book, My Very First Numbers Book, and My Very First Colors, Shapes, Sizes, and Opposites Book, as well as two completely new titles.

The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: St Petersburg will lead you straight to the best attractions St Petersburg has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the city's stunning architecture, plus 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets in this fully updated and expanded guide, plus insider tips on everything from where to find the best entertainment to the top guided walks. Founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, St Petersburg quickly became a magnificent city reflecting the majesty of the Russian Empire. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: St Petersburg includes in-depth coverage of the wonderfully preserved heritage of Russia's cultural capital, and comes complete with a free pull-out city map, clearly marked with sights from the guidebook and an easy-to-use street index. The map has detailed street views of all the key areas, plus there are transport maps and information on how to get around the city, and there's even a chart showing the distances between major sights for walkers. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: St Petersburg — showing you what others only tell you.

«This title is intended for anyone who dreams of having their very own pony! Learn about different breeds of ponies and horses and create your own stick-it stories with the 60 reusable, easy-to-peel stickers. «The Ultimate Pony Sticker Book» is a 'whinnying' combination of imagination and hands-on fun!»

This is a magnificent tribute to the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, who is set to become the longest reigning British monarch, and a celebration of the British royal family. The Queen and the Royal Family is a stunning visual guide to the Queen, from her childhood to today. Telling the story of the House of Windsor, including events such as the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and profiles on key people such as Princess Diana and Prince Harry, right up to the birth of William and Kate's second child, this is the complete guide to the world's most famous royal family. Includes the complete history of the kings and queens of England and Scotland, tracing the line of succession to the throne, this is the perfect book for anyone who loves the Queen and royal family, or is interested in the history of the British monarchy.

These activity books make learning fun — children create their own picture book as they find out about birds. Read the captions in the eight-page booklet and using the labels beside each sticker choose the image that best fits in the space available. You can also use the bird stickers to decorate your own books or for project work at school. They provides hours of fun!

A spectacular and engaging non-fiction Eyewitness guide to one of history's most turbulent periods, the Tudor era Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. We all know the famous rhyme but do you know which Queen out-lived Henry VIII? Who ruled after his death? Or what life was like for Tudor children? Find out in Eyewitness Tudor and discover the deceit and treachery that blighted the Tudor period and lead to beheadings, burnings and War. Eyewitness reference books are now more interactive and colourful, with new infographics, statistics, facts and timelines, plus a giant pull-out wall chart, you'll be an expert on the Tudor era in no time. Great for projects or just for fun, learn everything you need to know about the Tudors with Eyewitness.

A spectacular and engaging non-fiction Eyewitness guide to one of history's most fascinating periods, the Victorian era. What did the Victorians invent? Was this a peaceful era? How many children did Queen Victoria have? Find out in Eyewitness Victorians and discover this peaceful and prosperous era which produced huge developments in technology and engineering, alongside voting reforms. Eyewitness reference books are now more interactive and colourful, with new infographics, statistics, facts and timelines, plus a giant pull-out wall chart, you'll be an expert on the Victorian era in no time. Great for projects or just for fun, learn everything you need to know about the Victorians with Eyewitness.

«This title is a jaw-dropping top-to-toe tour of your body. Put yourself under the microscope and reveal all your major systems in fantastic detail with the newly expanded and enhanced «The Human Body Book». You can discover how the nervous system works, the intricate construction of your bones and muscles, and how your body protects itself when you are under threat. This new edition is thoroughly updated to reflect new medical advances and includes new features on body functions and processes, human performance, and the human life cycle. You can zoom in on a body part and see the body's processes in action, from a nerve impluse to blood surging through an artery. You can journey inside and examine what can go wrong with the human machine, as you explore the causes and symptoms for over 200 diseases and ailments. Plus, an additional DVD-ROM features interactive artwork and animation so you can see how the kidneys work and watch DNA replicate. Perfect for students, families and health professionals, «The Human Body Book» is an unmissable adventure through the human body.»