Dorling Kindersley

Have hands-on fun teaching your toddler first words with this tabbed board book from My First. With lots of fun-filled pictures, simple questions and things to name, your toddler will love learning first words using this colourful board book. Read it together and help them turn the pages using the intriguing picture tabs; identify the goldfish, teddy and car, and even encourage them to choose their favourite pet! It makes teaching your toddler first words as easy as a, b, c.

Zoom in and zoom out and take in the world from a new perspective. Examine the world from different angles and fresh perspectives in Zoom Encyclopedia. Captivating and clever, this brand new encylopedia focuses on the world in a unique way. With all subjects interconnected, you can zoom in and zoom out from one page to the next and see how everything is linked. Start your journey underground and watch the plants growing in the soil, then zoom out to a forest scene and meet a deer chewing grass on the forest floor. Imaginative images, close-ups, maps, graphs and infographics will keep you guessing as you move from page to page. You'll Zoom through tricky homework topics in no time with this incredible look-and-learn book.

The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Italian Riviera is your indispensible guide to this exciting region. This fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the Italian Riviera's must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all its cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions this diverse region has to offer. DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide Italian Riviera will help you to discover the Italian Riviera region by region; from charming, unspoilt fishing villages to jet-set gems such as glorious Portofino, tiny hill villages to the splendid mansions and fine museums of Genoa, sun-soaked beaches to wild and beautiful national wildlife parks. 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, car or ferry. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Italian Riviera — showing you what others only tell you.

DK Eyewitness Switzerland will lead you straight to the best attractions this unique country has on offer. Packed with color photographs, illustrations and detailed maps, discover Switzerland area by area; from the alpine resort of Verbier to the beautiful Old Town of Bern. The guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs from exploring the vibrant cities of Geneva and Zurich to the spectacular national parks, scenic lakes and Swiss Riviera. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of all the must-see sites plus street-by-street maps of all the major Swiss cities and towns including comprehensive listings of the best hotels, resorts, shops, restaurants and nightlife in each region for all budgets. DK Eyewitness Switzerland explores the rich layers of culture, language, history, architecture and art of this breathtaking country, not forgetting Swiss cuisine, outdoor activities and Alpine villages. With up-to-date information on getting around by car, train, foot, bus and tram plus all the sights, markets and festivals listed town by town, DK Eyewitness Switzerland is essential. Don't miss a thing on your holiday with DK Eyewitness Switzerland.

This uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Netherlands is your indispensable guide to this diverse region. This fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of The Netherlands' must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all its cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions this stunning country has to offer. DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Netherlands will help you to discover The Netherlands region by region; from the West Frisian Islands and Holland, to the cosmopolitan city of Amsterdam. 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, car or ferry. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips will get you under the skin of The Netherlands, even explaining its history and famous pottery. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: The Netherlands shows you what others only tell you.

Help your baby discover all about Christmas with touch and feel textures. Stroke, tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover all about Christmas. Let their little hands roam and feel how shiny the stars are, how silky the angel, how woolly the stocking and how velvety the reindeers. 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.

DK Eyewitness City is a brand new topic for this bestselling reference series. Stunning photographs of architecture, streets and skylines offer your child a unique 'eyewitness' view to the world's most fascinating cities. Go on a journey with your child from suburbs and shanty towns to high-rise business districts. They'll also discover how cities grow and how they function, from the people and places to the transport and communications. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about the City. Find out more and download amazing clipart images at associated website.

Introduce your baby to cute cuddly animals with touch and feel textures. Tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover all about Cuddly Animals. Let their little hands roam to find a shaggy-haired pony, a fluffy lion cub and a fuzzy-tailed bushbaby. This title offers twinkly, fluffy and fuzzy textures in a chunky package: perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and tiny minds to develop. Sturdy pages with tactile covers and rounded corners mean these books will last years of reading.

Play i-spy with your toddler and they'll learn all about animals. Hunt for favourite pets, farm animals and many more with your toddler — they'll love playing i-spy and learning all about their favourite animals. Your child will want to return to the book again and again, as they try to spot all the different things from muddy paw prints to the funny frog that's hiding in every scene. Read it together and help them turn the pages as they solve riddles and spot fun surprises. With over 300 fabulous things to find your toddler will love learning about animals!

DK Eyewitness Predator is a brand new topic for this bestselling reference series. Amazing colour photographs offer your child a unique 'eyewitness' view of the natural world's largest, fastest and most lethal predators. Show your child the incredible array of weapons, tactics, defences, and disguises used by animals in their battle for survival. They'll also discover that every animal is either a predator or prey and how important maintaining this balance is in particular ecosystems. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Ancient Rome. Find out more and download amazing clipart images at our associated website.

Everything you ever wanted to know about your favourite classic Star Wars characters! If your child loves Star Wars then let them meet the characters from their favourite TV series. From heroes like Luke Skywalker and C-3PO, to villains like Darth Vader. They'll learn the ins and outs, ups and downs and secret info on all their favourite characters. Focused entirely on the characters from the classic Star Wars series, this chunky encyclopedia will take them from A to Z in the Star Wars empire. And don't forget, there's a galaxy full of other DK Star Wars books to collect.

This title helps your baby discover how to get dressed with touch and feel textures. Tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover new concepts in Let's Get Dressed. You can let their little hands roam to find a pair of soft slippers and a fluffy jacket. They'll even spot a shiny hairbrush, and a teddy bear all dressed with a sparkly bow just like theirs. You can help them to learn as you play. It features twinkly, furry and shiny textures in a chunky package: perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and tiny minds to develop. It comes with sturdy pages with tactile covers and rounded corners that mean these books will last years of reading.

More from this successful series — touch and feel outdoor adventures at the park. Tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover the animals they'll see at the park. Let their little hands roam and feel how furry the squirrel is and how velvety the butterfly feels. They'll even spot a shiny pushchair just like theirs. Help them to 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.

From Batman to Wonder Woman, the DC Comics Character Guide tells you everything you need to know about all your favourite heroes and villains. Written with young comic-book fans in mind, the book packs the whole of the sprawling DC Universe into one compact, portable volume and the A-Z format makes it easy to find your heroes in a flash. Discover each character's individual talents with fact-filled pages featuring stat boxes, power rankings and information on their allies and foes. Exciting full-colour comic-book art makes the DC Comics Character Guide a book that all young comic enthusiasts will look through again and again.

This is an innovative and accessible guide to more than 2,000 years of thought. To the complete novice learning about philosophy can be daunting — The Philosophy Book changes all that. With the use of powerful and easy-to-follow images, succinct quotations, and explanations that are easily understandable, this book cuts through any misunderstandings to demystify the subject. Each chapter is organised chronologically, and covers not only the big ideas, but the philosophers who first voiced them, as well as cross-referencing with earlier and later ideas and thinkers. The Philosophy Book untangles knotty theories and sheds light on abstract concepts, and is perfect for anyone with a general interest in how our social, political, and ethical ideas are formed, as well as students of philosophy and politics. It covers major and niche topics, from moral ethics to philosophies of religion.

Featuring easy-grip, die-cut handles, these all-new board books are just the right size for toddlers to carry. They can pretend the books are bags, and take the fun around with them wherever they go. Full color.

On board pages, with die-cut handle for carrying.

This is an explosive guide to the dynamic forces that shape our planet. Violent Earth is a spectacular visual exploration of the some of the most awe-inspiring and dramatic events that our planet can throw at us; earthquakes, eruptions, mud slides, tsunamis and more. Feel their terrifying force as they leap off the page through powerful photography, specially commissioned artworks and fascinating infographics. Covering every aspect of seismology, vulcanology and tectonics, Violent Earth explores the science behind predicting when major events will occur and profiles the areas of key geological activity such as earthquake zones, volcanic sites and plate boundaries. Plus, read about the significant incidents that have happened to our world in recorded history including the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the recent tsunami in Japan. Violent Earth is a fascinating read for enthusiasts of any age, ideal for students and a spectacular reference book for the whole family.

Play peekaboo with your baby and hear them giggle in delight as springtime animals are revealed! Read together and lift the flaps to reveal delightful springtime animals; then explore the soft, shiny and bumpy textures. Where has bunny rabbit gone? Is she behind the pretty flower petals? And who will you discover behind the big daisy? Find them all as they are waiting to say Peekaboo! This is an award-winning series for babies, perfect for developing imagination, early-thinking and memory skills.

Take your baby on a touch and feel adventure on a Tractor. Stroke, tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover all about tractors. Let their little hands roam and feel the scratchy hay bales and journey through the tufty grass on the massive chunky tractor. 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.

This is a fascinating introduction to the world of religion. Why are we here? What happens after we die? What Do You Believe unpacks the big questions about life, God, morality and science vs. religion. Written by BBC TV and Radio personality Aled Jones, it presents faith and religion in a totally unbiased way, allowing children to better understand some of the challenging questions we face today. Tracing the history of religion around the world and charting key events and theories, this book helps us to understand the motivation behind beliefs and why some people do or don't have faith. Tricky concepts are explained and broken down into manageable chunks, with clear, curriculum-based information, What Do You Believe promotes understanding, tolerance and respect for people whatever they believe.

Discovery starts with a single word — Light. I know what light is. Light comes from the Sun, from a light bulb, and from candles. What else do I know about light? Learning about light is introduced from a starting point that your child will already know, encouraging them to find out about their daily life and the world around them. Lamps help me see in the dark, but how do they work? The Sun gives out light but what is it? How far away is it? Those are the facts, now for the fun. Eye know has a surprise on every page; your child will love getting involved in the activities as they flip the flaps, peep though holes and fold out pages.

Now your child can take to the road with the «Ultimate Truck Sticker Book». Create your own stories with the easy-peel stickers that can be used again and again.

Get sticky with «Star Wars The Clone Wars». Junior Jedi's will love this comprehensive ultimate battles sticker collection packed with 600 out-of-this-world stickers of characters, vehicles and weapons from the explosive «Clone Wars» battles. Watch as they create their own scenes and then peel the stickers off to use again and again. This is the perfect sticker collection for budding padawans and a brilliant addition to any «Star Wars» fans' collection.