Dorling Kindersley

This fully updated edition of the bestselling children's dictionary has more words, more images, and more stuff to learn — making this new volume a must-have for every home, classroom, and library. Full color.

Get your child hooked on reading as they discover all about Star Wars intergalactic battles. Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, this fun-packed Reader is packed with information on Star Wars' most death-defying battles. Watch your child uncover facts on the deadliest weapons, fiercest battles and bravest heroes. Filled with action-packed pictures of Star Wars greatest battles, it's an out-of-this-world read. And don't forget, there's a galaxy — full of DK Star Wars books to collect.

Play peekaboo with your baby and hear them giggle in delight as hidden surprises are revealed! Read the book together and lift the giant flaps to reveal baby's toys; then explore the soft, shiny and bumpy textures. Is that toy cat behind the curtain? Where has dolly gone? And who will you discover when you pick up the blanket? Find them all, they're waiting to say Peekaboo! This is an award-winning series for babies perfect for developing imagination, early-thinking and memory skills.

This title is for comic-book fans everywhere — an updated edition of the A-Z reference of the DC universe. New and expanded, this one-volume encyclopedia of more than 1,200 of the classic characters created by comics giant DC is essential for any fan. With new entries on the latest DC characters and expanded ones on Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, the JLA, Aquaman, Catwoman and Wonder Woman, all the world-renowned super heroes and super villains are here, as well as the weird and wonderful one-offs. Special features celebrate some of the DC heroes and villains' more memorable exotic vehicles and weaponry, their titanic clashes, or romantic encounters plus recent story developments including the Infinite Crisis. With a brand new cover designed by Alex Ross, one of the world's pre-eminent comic book artists and thrilling original, comic-book art, the fun and excitement of more than 60 years of comic-book history explodes off every page!

This accessible text should be just the right size to fit neatly into your pocket. Organized by subjects such as everyday phrases, hotels, shopping and travelling around, it uses a system of imitated pronunciation. The menu guide defines hundreds of ingredients and dishes.

Helps children improve their ballet. From first position to en pointe, this book shows detailed step-by-step photographs of how young ballerinas can improve on each position whatever their age or stage; making it enjoyable and easy to perfect their style. The DVD features the ballet steps and individual dances in motion.

Watch your child get stuck in to stickers featuring their favourite characters from the Indiana Jones movies. Over 60 colour stickers and amazing scenes from Indiana's movies mean kids can re-create some of his most incredible adventures, or make up their own swashbuckling stories in this action-packed sticker book packed with heroes and villains. Watch as they pitch Willie Scott against Dr. Marcus Brody, then peel them off to use again and again. And if they still want more, there are tons of cool facts about Indiana Jones to amaze their friends with. This book provides hours of sticky fun with kid's favourite whip wielding archaeologist!

Watch your child discover golden treasures using stickers and amazing scenes from the Indiana Jones movies. Over 60 golden stickers, amazing maps and scenes straight from the movies mean kids can discover Indiana Jones' incredible golden treasures. Watch as they create their own exciting treasure-hunting adventures, then peel stickers off to use again and again. And if they still want more, there are tons of cool facts about Indiana Jones to amaze their friends with. This book provides hours of sticky fun with kid's favourite whip wielding archaeologist!

Offers an introduction to life cycles for young readers. This book offers text that engages the early reader, fun fact boxes and photographs make learning all about life-cycles fun. It is intended for first readers and National Curriculum Foundation Stage.

Features Wall-E, the last little robot left on Earth, whose role in life is to help clean up the rubbish left behind from a civilisation devastated by unchecked consumerism. But he is not alone. When he meets Eve he discovers the true meaning to his life. What happens to Wall-E in this extraordinary journey and who does he meet along the way?

Shows how fun games, play, practise and special rewards can help children with their spelling. This kit contains a fun «word card game» with 90 spelling cards so your child can test their friends spelling and their own, a wipe clean «word calendar» to practise spellings on, and a «spelling well» full of mystery letters.

This beautifully illustrated guide is the perfect accompaniment for your trip to India, with regional coverage stretching from the Great Himalayas of the north to the tropical peninsular of the south. Packed with 3D aerial views, cutaways and floorplans of all the major sites, and now with even more full-colour maps of towns and regions, you can get a great visual appetiser wherever you go. Find out all you need to know with sights, beaches, markets and festivals, listed town by town and expert information on India's dizzying variety of highlights from the most magnificent palaces to where to find the best authentic Indian cuisine. And with absorbing sections on temples, shrines and places of worship, walks, scenic routes, thematic tours and an introduction to trekking in the Himalayas, this comprehensive guide is completely indispensable.

This book offers a stunning exploration of the wonder of Britain's architecture with Ptolemy Dean, presenter of BBC2's «Restoration». From Churches and Cathedrals to Music Halls and Country Houses explore Britain with Ptolemy Dean, presenter of BBC2's «Restoration». Take a look around Britain's best buildings and explore our unique relationship with our surroundings through expert insight from Ptolemy and his personal illustrations. This book includes a foreword from architecture expert and author of «England's Thousand Best Churches», Simon Jenkins.

Help your child learn all about Victorians using the new edition of this fact-packed guide with a giant wallchart, interactive clip-art CD and dedicated website. From what school life was like for Victorian children to how a penny-farthing bicycle got its name: let your child learn all about the amazing history of Victorian Britain. They'll find out more by downloading 100s of amazing images from the clip-art CD. Then use the giant pull-out wallchart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Victorians.

Teach your baby all about trucks with touch and feel textures. Stroke and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover all about trucks. Broom broom! Let their little hands roam and feel how chunky the truck's big wheels are. They'll learn as you play. Twinkly, bumpy, scaly, silky, sandy, sticky and shiny textures in a chunky package is perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and tiny minds to develop.

Teach your baby all about farms with touch and feel textures. Stroke, tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover all about farms. Oink oink! Quack quack! Let their little hands roam and feel how feathery the ducklings are and how soft the piglets feel. They'll learn as you play. Twinkly, bumpy, scaly, silky, sandy, sticky and shiny textures in a chunky package is perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and tiny minds to develop.

Teach your baby all about playtime with touch and feel textures. Stroke, tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover all about playtime. Let their little hands roam and feel how cuddly the teddies are but how shiny and smooth the toy train feels. They'll learn as you play. Twinkly, bumpy, scaly, silky, sandy, sticky and shiny textures in a chunky package: perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and tiny minds to develop.

Teach your baby all about animals with touch and feel textures Stroke, tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover all about animals. Let their little hands roam and feel how soft and cuddly kittens are but how scaly the lizard feels. They'll learn as you play. Twinkly, bumpy, scaly, silky, sandy, sticky and shiny textures in a chunky package: perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and tiny minds to develop.

With over 31,500 terms and more than 5000 colour photographs, this is both an encyclopaedia and a dictionary. Packed full of visual cutaways and exploded views from the prehistoric earth to the digital camera, it brings the world to life. Now fully revised, it is a useful family reference and should enable you to see everything through new eyes.

Your child will spend hours of fun composing silly rhymes and you can rest assured that they are learning while they play. Word games improve grammar skills and the colour coded cards help your child to recognize nouns, verbs, adjectives and full stops. Encourage your child's early learning and curiosity while they giggle with glee at the rhymes they create.

This is a beautiful first Bible in an appealing padded format, perfect for tiny hands. From Noah's Ark to the story of Easter, 25 of the Bible's best-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments are re-told with stunning watercolours from acclaimed illustrator Diana Mayo. Read them together with your toddler and enjoy lots of fun activities encouraging even the youngest child to join in with the stories. It is a first Bible to cherish and revisit again and again.

This work includes nine classic stories that are retold with beautiful illustrations and a sprinkle of story magic. Listen to the 60-minute CD with your child and have great fun following the words on the page together. All the best-loved characters are here, from Little Red Hen, The Lion and the Mouse to The Three Little Pigs. Make bedtime every child's favourite time.

Perfect for helping children develop early language skills, this exciting range of interactive flash cards reinforces learning through touch.

Perfect for helping children develop early language skills, this exciting range of interactive flash cards reinforces learning through touch.