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If the desire to start a garden has been planted in your heart, then this essential guide is a wonderful companion to accompany you on your new adventure!
If you're not sure of the first steps to take, this handbook takes the anxiety out of plotting and planting and equips you with all the know-how and confidence you need to get digging into your garden.
Creating a garden that you can enjoy and keep looking beautiful all year is easier...
If you're not sure of the first steps to take, this handbook takes the anxiety out of plotting and planting and equips you with all the know-how and confidence you need to get digging into your garden.
Creating a garden that you can enjoy and keep looking beautiful all year is easier...
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DK
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Learn about the rise of Adolf Hitler, Pearl Harbour and the D-Day Landings in The WWII Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about World War 2 in this overview guide to the subject, great for beginners looking to learn and war experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The WWII Book brings a fresh and vibrant...
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DK
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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A practical illustrated guide to exploring, observing, and understanding nature
Chris Packham will pass on his passion for nature and make you an enthusiastic and knowledgeable amateur naturalist
Chris Packham’s Nature Handbook reveals how easy it is to enjoy and learn about plants, animals, habitats, and ecological processes. It features visual studies of habitats – full of photos of the animals and plants that live...
Chris Packham will pass on his passion for nature and make you an enthusiastic and knowledgeable amateur naturalist
Chris Packham’s Nature Handbook reveals how easy it is to enjoy and learn about plants, animals, habitats, and ecological processes. It features visual studies of habitats – full of photos of the animals and plants that live...
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DK
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Discover unforgettable travel experiences for every month of the year
When's the best time to visit London? When are the Scottish islands at their most beautiful? When do the crowds leave Snowdonia? Turn the pages of this beautiful book and you'll find the answers to all these questions - and more.
With chapters covering every month of the year, Where to Go When highlights the perfect time to visit 100 of Great Britain and Ireland's favorite...
When's the best time to visit London? When are the Scottish islands at their most beautiful? When do the crowds leave Snowdonia? Turn the pages of this beautiful book and you'll find the answers to all these questions - and more.
With chapters covering every month of the year, Where to Go When highlights the perfect time to visit 100 of Great Britain and Ireland's favorite...
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DK
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Learn about key concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings in The Architecture Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Architecture in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Architecture Book brings a fresh and vibrant...
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Architecture in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Architecture Book brings a fresh and vibrant...
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DK
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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A jargon-free, highly visual e-guide to every aspect of politics, from political philosophy to 21st-century activism.
Discover everything you need to know about political history and thought, and the inner workings of governments around the world with this unique graphic guide.
Combining clear, jargon-free language and bold, eye-catching graphics, How Politics Works is a comprehensive and user-friendly e-guide to all...
Discover everything you need to know about political history and thought, and the inner workings of governments around the world with this unique graphic guide.
Combining clear, jargon-free language and bold, eye-catching graphics, How Politics Works is a comprehensive and user-friendly e-guide to all...
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DK
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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An illustrated record covering all the major events and achievements in human history. Designed for history aficionados, trivia buffs, or anyone with a curious mind, Timelines of World History takes an innovative approach to the traditional, text-driven style of a date-by-date chronology. Tracing the progress of humanity from the dawn of history to the present day, the book follows major historical events, cultural milestones, the expansions of empires,...
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DK
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the world's greatest novels.
From medieval romances and tales of chivalry found in the realist novels of the 19th century, to experimental modernist works and today's explorations of the self, Great Novels explores the finest novels from around the world and through time.
Tilt at windmills with Don Quixote, experience heartbreak with Tolstoy, discover the society in which Jane Austen...
From medieval romances and tales of chivalry found in the realist novels of the 19th century, to experimental modernist works and today's explorations of the self, Great Novels explores the finest novels from around the world and through time.
Tilt at windmills with Don Quixote, experience heartbreak with Tolstoy, discover the society in which Jane Austen...
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DK
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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The definitive global visual history of architecture
From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture around the world.
Covering more than 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, and design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape.
Explore...
From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture around the world.
Covering more than 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building materials, technology, and design, and the social changes that have shaped the architectural landscape.
Explore...
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Use your reading superpowers to learn all about slithering, scaly snakes - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress.
Snakes Slither and Hiss is a beautifully designed reader all about different amazing snakes.
The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed.
A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills.
Children...
Snakes Slither and Hiss is a beautifully designed reader all about different amazing snakes.
The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed.
A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills.
Children...
11) Banned Books
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DK
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Immerse yourself in the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published!
Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while definitions of what is deemed "acceptable" in published works have shifted over the centuries, and from culture to culture.
Banned Books explores why some of the world's most important literary classics and seminal non-fiction titles were once...
Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while definitions of what is deemed "acceptable" in published works have shifted over the centuries, and from culture to culture.
Banned Books explores why some of the world's most important literary classics and seminal non-fiction titles were once...
12) Ancient Egypt
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DK
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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This fun, fact-filled book for kids ages 6-9 is the ultimate guide to Ancient Egypt, from pharaohs to mummies. Entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits, it's the perfect book for any kid who can't get enough of this remarkable civilization.
How big was the Egyptian Empire? Why was the Nile so important? How were mummies made? Find out the...
How big was the Egyptian Empire? Why was the Nile so important? How were mummies made? Find out the...
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DK
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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Let your little one follow their favorite baby animals as they grow and change!
Go on a farm adventure like no other! Along the way, you’ll meet a little lamb, a darling duckling, a playful piglet, and more in this adorable introduction to animal life stages.
If there’s one thing kids can’t get enough of, it’s baby animals. In this series of three engaging children’s books, baby farm animals...
Go on a farm adventure like no other! Along the way, you’ll meet a little lamb, a darling duckling, a playful piglet, and more in this adorable introduction to animal life stages.
If there’s one thing kids can’t get enough of, it’s baby animals. In this series of three engaging children’s books, baby farm animals...
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DK
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Kick-start your day with Superfood Breakfasts.
This collection of 25 cook and no-cook recipes is packed with ideas for nutritious grains, berries, seeds, and booster powders to give you renewed vitality. From granola and overnight oats to Green Goddess Juice and Rainbow Vegetable Frittata, all the recipes are vegetarian, refined-sugar, and gluten-free, and designed to make you feel great. Most recipes only take moments to prepare,...
This collection of 25 cook and no-cook recipes is packed with ideas for nutritious grains, berries, seeds, and booster powders to give you renewed vitality. From granola and overnight oats to Green Goddess Juice and Rainbow Vegetable Frittata, all the recipes are vegetarian, refined-sugar, and gluten-free, and designed to make you feel great. Most recipes only take moments to prepare,...
15) Natural History
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DK
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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A monumental and beautiful guide to Earth's wildlife and natural history—its rocks, minerals, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms—this landmark of reference publishing has been extended and updated.
In the 11 years since this book was released, thousands of new species have been identified, and new revelations have redrawn the tree of life. Already featuring galleries of more than 5,000 species, The Natural History Book now...
In the 11 years since this book was released, thousands of new species have been identified, and new revelations have redrawn the tree of life. Already featuring galleries of more than 5,000 species, The Natural History Book now...
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DK
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Planning a trip to Italy? The Eyewitness Travel Guides: Italian Visual Phrase Book can help you start learning Italian today. Whether you're visiting Italy for business or pleasure, learn how to speak Italian with essential words and phrases for hundreds of illustrated everyday objects. Find key phrases fast: galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen....
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DK
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Whether you want to bend it like Beckham or dribble like Ronaldinho, The Soccer Book is the ultimate visual guide to soccer skills, rules, tactics, and coaching, illustrating every aspect of every variant of the sport more clearly, and in more detail, than any other book has done before.
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DK
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Do you need to learn French for an upcoming trip? The Eyewitness Travel Guide: French Visual Phrase Book can help you start learning today.
Whether you're visiting France for business or pleasure, learn how to speak French with essential words and phrases for hundreds of illustrated everyday objects. Find key phrases fast with galleries of words and pictures that make it easy to find key basic vocabulary at a glance and help you...
Whether you're visiting France for business or pleasure, learn how to speak French with essential words and phrases for hundreds of illustrated everyday objects. Find key phrases fast with galleries of words and pictures that make it easy to find key basic vocabulary at a glance and help you...
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DK
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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See how young animals grow and change in the first weeks and months of their lives with this series of animal ebooks for young nature lovers.
Everyone loves little animals and this ebook is a must for fans of cute pets. This elegant ebook follows baby animals in beautiful, crisp photography through their early lives—from helpless newborns to confident, curious creatures on the cusp of adulthood.
Meet a playful puppy, a curious kitten,...
Everyone loves little animals and this ebook is a must for fans of cute pets. This elegant ebook follows baby animals in beautiful, crisp photography through their early lives—from helpless newborns to confident, curious creatures on the cusp of adulthood.
Meet a playful puppy, a curious kitten,...
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DK
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Teach yourself French in just 12 weeks with this fun-filled language course.
DK's 15 Minute French is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn French fast.
The 12 themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including: leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping.
Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive...
DK's 15 Minute French is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn French fast.
The 12 themed chapters are broken down into easy-to-follow 15-minute daily lessons, spanning a range of practical themes, including: leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping.
Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive...
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