Most Popular Books by DORLING KINDERSLEY

Explore the history and variety of our most faithful companions in this visual guide to over 400 different dog breeds. From Afghan Hounds to Yorkshire Terriers, from gun dogs to designer breeds -- and from Beethoven to Toto -- for centuries, dogs have been adored for their unswerving loyalty, and this new edition of The Dog Encyclopedia provides the perfect celebration of the special relationship that binds humans with our four-legged friends.

Life as We Know It goes back to the beginnings of life on our planet, explaining to middle grade readers how it emerged under hostile conditions from a chemical soup as a simple self-contained unit: the cell. Key biological themes, such as how cells

The ultimate in fun, this book covering the classic "Star Wars" sagas of the past is packed with full-color stickers depicting the characters and spacecraft from the "Star Wars" galaxy.

Jaw-dropping, up-close photography shows the natural world and animals as you''ve never seen it before. From fruit to flowers, from shells to sharks, from ants to elephants, this extraordinary new encyclopedia will keep animal and nature enthusiasts from ages 9 to 109 utterly absorbed by amazing, close-up images. Did you know that baby foxes are born with blue eyes which later turn golden? Or that reptile scales are made from keratin, the same material as your hair and nails? Explanatorium of Nature is the perfect way to find out how everything in nature works and why fungi, plants, animals, arthropods, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and ecosystems exist and what they mean for our world. Discover how spiders spin webs, how flying works, how snakes kill, and much, much more. Children will spend hours poring over the incredible details in nature, from the spines on a stinging nettle and lichen growing on a tree to the suckers on an iguana''s feet. Using never-before-seen cross sections, macro, SEM, infrared and ultraviolet close-up pictures, this is your chance to truly get up close with our natural world.

The DK Eyewitness Bulgaria Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK''s excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Bulgaria effortlessly. DK Eyewitness Bulgaria Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you.

Enter the world of a medieval horseback warrior and learn what it takes to become a knight. Eyewitness Knight follows the journey of a knight in making, from being a page or a squire at an early age undergoing rigorous training before making it to the ceremony of dubbing. Learn what knights wore into battle and enter a gallery of swords and other weapons that were an important part of a knight''s armoury. Ride along with these warriors on their horses that were used not only for wars but also while hunting and jousting. Explore the mighty castles and know how they were protected from the enemy during a siege. Meet manor lord and ladies and learn about the knightly code of conduct and the idea of chivalry. Great for projects or just for fun, learn everything you need to know about knights with DK Eyewitness.

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See how I grow from a helpless kitten into a playful young cat Meow: read this together with your toddler and find out how I grow. Watch me get bigger in fantastic photographs bursting with colour, and share easy-to-follow words ideal for reading out loud to the very young. Plus, there are special stickers for lots of interactive, furry fun!

Featuring 187,000 definitions and entries, this dictionary combines Oxford''s research into the usage and definition of words with illustrations in an easy-to-use format. It includes text notes on usage and grammar, guidance on slang, colloquial and specialist uses and a pronunciation system for difficult words, as well as new words and phrases, and useful vocabulary from all major English-speaking areas.

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Meet the people who helped shape the world we know today.100 People Who Made History is no ordinary history book. Inventors and explorers rub shoulders with political leaders, sports stars, and entertainers. From Marco Polo to Marie Curie via Pele, this top 100 comes from all over the world, taking in all types of people. Packed with engaging graphics and plenty of unusual facts, each profile describes the major influences and tells true stories about the movers and shakers from our history. Take a seat and meet the people that have changed our world and discover how they did it.

The best of Washington in your pocket. From the compelling White House to the impressive Jefferson Memorial- everything you need in this great value, map and guidebook that slips easily into your pocket or bag.Perfect for on-the-go navigation, discover Washington’s biggest attractions, top restaurants, bars and shops, opening times and transport information. Use the guide to decide your itinerary then plot your route using the fold-out map. Everything you need to make the most of your city break. Winner of the Guardian & Observer u0091Best Guide Books'' Award and Wanderlust Magazine Silver Award for ''Top Guidebook.''

Provides background information on Washington DC; recommends the 10 best restaurants, bars and clubs, museums, events and festivals, along with information on trip planning, nightlife, and shopping.

Arranged geographically and chronologically, this book brings together all the major movements in art, architecture and the visual arts over the past 800 years. From prehistoric cave paintings to Post-modernism and present-day computer art, each period is placed in its historical and social context.

Based on one of the most ambitious television ventures ever undertaken, Walking With Dinosaurs: A Natural History takes you back to a time when super-beasts ruled the world. This full-color, hardcover edition captures the awesome nature of the Discovery Channel program in 288 action-packed pages. Through expertly-written text and state-of-the-art computer graphics, this book vividly depicts the age of the dinosaur. More than 225 million years ago, in the middle of the Triassic period, dinosaurs began to roam the Earth. But 170 million years later they had disappeared. How and why this happened continue to be among the world''s greatest mysteries. The dinosaur era was one of the most amazing periods in the Earth''s history. It saw, for example, the emergence of the first flowering plants and birds and the creation of the continents. But perhaps its most exciting characteristic was the dominance of the Earth by these most spectacular of creatures ...the dinosaurs. Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History re-creates the age of these super-beasts, vividly depicting the landscape in which they lived and the brutal lifestyle they endured. From the smallest dinosaurs (such as Coelophysis, an early carnivore) to the giants (including the fearsome carnivore Tyrannosaurus Rex and the gentle herbivore Diplodocus), the lives of these awe-inspiring creatures are dramatically brought to life in words and pictures. What did they eat? How did they mate? How did they survive attack? Complete with up-to-the-minute scientific debate on such controversial issues as whether dinosaurs were warm- or cold-blooded and whether they hunted alone or in packs, and illustrated with stunning visual images in which classic natural history photography is combined with state-of-the-art computer graphics, Walking With Dinosaurs: A Natural History is as real as it gets!

The encyclopedia is divided into sections describing major body systems, plus detailed information on how different parts of the body work. The encyclopedia is illustrated with a balance of photographs and artworks, showing children where organs sit in the body, and how they work. The book ends with a glossary that sums up and explains technical information for children - and adults.

How to incorporate organic principles into everyday life.