Dorling Kindersley

There are lots of surprises and very noisy animals inside this perfect pop-up book for toddlers. Read this together with your child and discover who goes 'Woof', who goes 'Grrr' and who goes 'ROOOOARRR!' They'll love the five photographic pop-up scenes introducing them to noisy animals from cute cats and playful dogs to proud lions. Bold type and simple text encourage early vocabulary and memory skills, and the sturdy design is tough enough for any toddler.

There are lots of surprises and very wild animals inside this perfect pop-up book for toddlers. Read this together with your child and discover who makes a noise like a trumpet, who goes 'Hisss' and who goes 'Growwwwwl!' They'll love the five photographic pop-up scenes introducing them to wild animals from hopping frogs and swinging monkeys to fluttering butterflies. Bold type and simple text encourage early vocabulary and memory skills, and the sturdy design is tough enough for any toddler.

This book features a fun game to develop early reading and grammar skills. Learning basic language and literacy skills to give children a head start as they start school is as easy as A, B, C with this fun game. Colour-coded cards will help your child learn parts of speech and sentence construction with hilarious consequences. The banana jumped over the tree, the cow ate the alarm clock. No sentence is too silly in this addictive game for the whole family. Perfect for 2 to 4 players, and includes one game board and spinner, 4 sentence game boards, 36 word and picture cards, 4 counters and 1 twelve-sided die. It complements the first three years of the National Curriculum.

Teach your baby all about puppies and kittens with touch and feel textures. Stroke, tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and help them discover all about puppies and kittens. Let their little hands roam and feel how fluffy the tails are but how rough the padded paw 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.

Look and learn to recall a wealth of everyday vocabulary in Chinese with this intuitive easy-to-use visual language dictionary. Whether it's for business or pleasure, pick up 6,000 key Chinese words and phrases on a range of subjects: from shopping and eating out, to sport and beyond quickly and easily. Find every word you need to know fast using the clearly labelled colour illustrated scenes from everyday life. Plus, find helpful features on key Chinese nouns, verbs and phrases to improve your understanding. It is pocket-sized so you can take it wherever your travels take you.

With more than 50 easy recipes for kids and parents to enjoy, this cookbook serves up a taste of world culture alongside delicious dishes. Arranged by region, it covers a wide variety of countries and encourages kids to try out new dishes.

Get your child hooked on reading as they meet the Jedi Knight Anakin from the new Star Wars Clone Wars series. Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, this fun-packed Clone Wars Reader is all about your child's favorite hero, Jedi Knight Anakin. Watch as your child meets Anakin and his young apprentice Ahsoko. They'll find out all about their dangerous missions battling fearsome foes from battle droids to the Sith Assassin, Ventress. Plus, they'll meet the Jedi, the clone soldiers who fight alongside them and check out the Clone Wars vehicles, spaceships and much more. Packed with pictures from the Clone Wars series, it's an out-of-this-world read. And don't forget, there's a galaxy-full of DK Star Wars books to collect.

Get your child hooked on reading as they meet the characters from the new Star Wars Clone Wars series. Designed to engage even the most reluctant reader, this fun-packed Clone Wars Reader is a first introduction to the characters from the new Star Wars Clone Wars animated film and TV series. From Jabba the Hutt and his son 'Stinky' to R2-D2 and C-3PO, your child will meet their favourite creatures, species, aliens, monsters and droids. Packed with pictures from the Clone Wars series, it's an out-of-this-world read. And don't forget, there's a galaxy-full of DK Star Wars books to collect.

This is a definitive compact guide to rocks, minerals, crystals and gemstones — for every rockhound and budding gemologist! From primeval origins to their astonishing modern-day uses and appeal, this is the ultimate portrait of Earth's buried treasures — rocks, minerals, crystals and gems — produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution. Learn how to identify more than 450 rock and mineral specimens through stunning photographs and detailed characteristics. Discover more about your finds through folklore and historical artifacts, and find out the fascinating stories behind the world's natural treasures; from the Hope diamond to the Great Mogul emerald. Plus, pick up practical advice on rock and mineral collecting, including how to cut, polish and display your finds.

Help your child get to the top of the class fast with this Eyewitness Project Book on Stars and Planets. Watch your child take their knowledge of Stars and Planets to the next level using this fill-in home-study workbook. They'll test their knowledge and train their brains with hands-on activities, amazing stickers and quick-fire quiz pages. Then turn the special wheel and pick up 100s of amazing facts fast. Do the activities together and encourage your child to practise essential skills at home to keep them one step ahead of the class. Fun-filled curriculum based exercises will help them progress with confidence. Reward stickers, a progress chart and pull-out certificate make learning about Stars and Planets fun and easy!

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.