New Releases by David Burnie

The Concise Dinosaur Encyclopedia is the most compact and comprehensive volume available for all the family. This portable encyclopedia uses a highly visual approach to a popular subject, with show-stopping artwork of dinosaurs in action. The book combines hard facts with interesting and intriguing feature spreads detailing dinosaur lifestyle, behavior, families, and habitat. From how life on earth began and how animals evolved to the catastrophic events that brought about the end of the dinosaurs, this book is a must for every dinosaur enthusiast. Timelines, a detailed glossary, and a comprehensive index help guide the reader through the book.

Discover the principles of science and how it has revolutionized our lives.

This compact marvel covers the animal kingdom from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Organized by classification and packed with vibrant photographs and informative detail, this visual safari covers the gamut of phylums, classes, orders, families, and genuses, including invertebrates, insects, amphibians, mammals, birds, and reptiles. Special feature panels that focus on various aspects of animal behavior including camouflage, migration, and hibernation enhance the clear layout. Easy-to-use, authoritative and a perfect gift for young animal lovers, this colorful volume is an ideal resource for the whole family. Special features include - Text that can be read section by section or as a complete article - Cross-references - Color-coded "Fact" boxes and fully annotated diagrams - Glossary and index

Change is an inescapable fact of life. The theory of evolution explains how and why living things change, generation by generation, as they adapt to the world around them. Here, David Burnie demystifies evolution, describing how it occurs, and why - 150 years after it was first proposed - it remains one of the most contested areas of human knowledge.

Offers facts about microscopic life forms.

Chronologically presents information on dinosaurs, including fossils, dinosuar habits, and habitats.

Examines the planet Earth, looking at its climate, wildlife, and geology and examining how the planet, its ecosystems, and humans interact and the consequences of human actions.

Meet an amazing menagerie of creatures on this breathtaking safari through the animal kingdom. The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia spans the earth from pole to pole, covering 2,000 animals from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Special feature panels focus on various aspects of animal behavior such as camouflage, migration, and hibernation. Easy-to-use and packed with dramatic photographs and illustrations, this colorful volume is an indispensable reference for school projects and a captivating resource for the whole family. Clear and informative text about all animals from the simplest cells to the most complex animals. Written by award-winning author David Burnie. Excellent reference book for the whole family. Includes glossary, alternative name index, and general index.

A photo essay introduces the world of plants, including the germination of seeds, plant defenses, and uses of plants.

An illustrated encyclopedia describing the physical characterstics, behavior, and habitats of a variety of animals.

500 espèces de fleurs sauvages de Méditerranée sont présentées dans ce guide d''identification, à la fois beau et pratique. Plus de 1 000 magnifiques photographies et illustrations, toutes commentées, permettent une identification rapide et sûre. Le texte, clair et précis, présente pour chaque arbuste et plante herbacée une description botanique détaillée : description clé l''espèce, répartition géographique, habitat.

Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking, and highly informative guide to the fascinating story of light. Superb full-color photographyof original equipment, intricate scientific instruments, revealing experiments,and offering a unique "eyewitness" view inside the incredible discoveries that have transformed our world. See, how light rays bend, why things glow when they are very hot, what creates a color television picture, how microscopesand telescopes were invented, and why a leaf looks green. Learn how fiber optics can transmit light, what happens during an eclipse, why images are reversed in mirrors, how a liquid crystal display works, and what makes a hologram. Discover what causes the eerie "Will o'''' the wisp," what creates a mirage, why we burnin strong sunlight, why we see rainbows, what a quantum is, how X-rays penetrate our bodies, and much, much more! Discover the amazing world of light from ancient myths to the optic discoveries that have revolutionized modern life.

Uses intricate models and cross-sections to explore teh structure and function of microscopic life and particles including atoms, molecules, cells, bacteria, fungal spores and ice crystals.

Contains detailed profiles on more than 100 of the world''s most exotic plants and animals. Organized into thematic sections, intended for use at home or school.