Dorling Kindersley

This innovative series of laminated maps includes text and photography describing the destination's top sights and lists useful addresses and essential contacts. The laminated finish is waterproof, hard-wearing, durable, scribble-free and tear resistant. The maps are easy-to-use and fold even when it's windy and are ideal for short-break, fly-drive and package holidays.

Go on a Jungle adventure and discover the exotic animals and plants that live there. Create your own 'Jungle Book' of stories with the 60 reusable, easy-peel stickers for tropical fun again and again.

Complete Bike Book will help you choose the right bike, perfect your riding performance, and maintain your bike like the professionals. From bicycle maintenance to riding technique, all aspects are covered in this definitive cycling guide. Filled with essential information and step-by-step photographs on how to adjust your bike correctly and basic to advanced repair advice. You'll also find instructions on riding techniques, fitness exercises and cycling safely. Plus, tips and advice from the professionals. Includes foreword from Chris Boardman, MBE, 1992 individual pursuit Gold medal winner. Complete Bike Book, now with a great, new look, is the must-have handbook for beginners and experienced cyclists alike.

Labelled photographs help babies identify parts of the body and their uses, emotions, clothing, and other terms.

Your holiday starts here! Whether you want to ride your bicycle along the canals picking tulips or visit the Van Gogh Museum, this city has something for everyone. Using the unique 3D models explore Anne Frank's house, and follow the street by street maps to find hidden coffee shops. Party hard or take the easy life with this essential travel guide.

This guide makes sense of this city of contradictions with 800 colour photographs, 3-D aerial views and unique cutaways of famous buildings. Its colour street finder will take you from the brooding Brandenburg Gate to the hotels, restaurants, cafes and the infamous nightclub districts. With this guide you will feel as at home in Berlin as any Harry Palmer.

Contains all the best loved stories of the Old and New Testaments, retold specially for younger readers. A beautifully illustrated edition of the Bible, created especially for children. From the peak of Mount Sinai to the shores of the Sea of Galilee — Old and New Testament stories are brought to life with photographs and maps to put the stories in context. Perfect for sharing with your child or grandchild or for them to read and discover the Bible on their own.

The definitive reference atlas of the world today From the defining boundaries of the Balkan states to the icy terrain of Antarctica, this encyclopedic atlas is the essential world reference guide. State of the art digital mapping provides an unsurpassed overview of the physical, political and demographic geography of the world. — Contains outstanding global and regional mapping — Presents superb photography supported by detailed text — Features computer-generated terrain and 3D terrain models — With detailed factfiles on all 193 nations, including each region's land use, industrial activities and population distribution; it also includes a 75,000 index-gazetteer. Ideal for general family use, holiday planning or schoolwork — it's a unique desktop reference to be used by all.

The instant reference library of management tips and techniques Understand the role and importance of CVs and learn how to analyze and present your transferable skills. Creating a Successful CV will help you to plan and target your career search, and develop a CV that will give you the best opportunity of obtaining the job you desire.Practical techiques show you how to present you skills in the best possible light. This innovative series covers a wide range of management and personal development topics. Each title is a comprehensive yet compact source of easy reference for all those in or aspiring to a position of responsibility, with a focus on developing and enhancing professional management practice. — Practical techniques show you how to present your skills concisely and effectively — Clear text and illustrations cover every aspect of Curriculum Vitae composition — Simple checklists and Points to Remember enable you to remain fully aware of the «dos» and «don'ts» of CV writing — Useful examples enable you to shape and adapt your CV when applying for a variety of different positions — Within each volume there are exercises and questionnaires which encourage self-assessment and analysis to improve personal business skills — An exciting and unprecedented visual approach to international business publishing

Discover the ancient and modern wonders of Egypt with this essential guide From the pyramids of Giza to the bustling bazaars of Cairo, explore all Egypt has to offer with this essential guide. From visiting tombs and temples to diving in the Red Sea, there's a wealth of amazing things to see and do. Plus, tips on where to sample the best mezze and chai will ensure your trip to the Land of the Pharaohs is one you'll never forget. — Features over 800 colour photographs, maps & illustrations — Includes carefully chosen listings of the best hotels and restaurants — Contains detailed floorplans and maps to guide you around with ease.

Turn the pages and watch the farm animals grow! We start life as baby animals, but how do we turn into the cows, horses, pigs and chickens you see on a farm? Turn the pages and watch us grow! In this fantastic introduction to life cycles from the Watch Me Grow series, you will find an entertaining and engaging look at the behaviour of farm animals to share with your child. — Provides a simple introduction to life cycles and biology for young readers — Supports the Foundation level of the National Curriculum — Fun fact boxes and colourful photography appeal to an early reader's curiosity

The instant reference library of management tips and techniques Learn all you need to know about meetings, from planning and preparing an agenda, to establishing formal procedures and dealing with potentially volatile situations. Managing Meetings shows how to chair and participate fully in a meeting, plus it also provides practical techniques for you to use to make meetings work for you. Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop first-class meeting skills that will dramatically improve efficiency and decisiveness. This innovative series covers a wide range of management and personal development topics. Each title is a comprehensive yet compact source of easy reference for all those in or aspiring to a position of responsibility, with a focus on developing and enhancing professional management practice. — Managing Meetings helps you to plan a meeting, use formal and informal procedures, recognize non-verbal messages, and handle volatile situations — Practical techniques show you how to define the purpose of a meeting, prepare an agenda, get your point across, and reach a successful conclusion — Clear text and illustrations cover every aspect of formal and informal meetings — Simple checklists enable you to be fully prepared before and during a meeting — Accessible charts and flow diagrams explore different options for action and provide useful examples — An exciting and unprecedented visual approach to international business publishing — Aimed at the novice and the experienced manager alike in every work environment, from large corporations to small businesses

From damp shady spots to choosing the best climbers for pergolas, rely on the expertise and authority of the RHS to help you choose the plants that are ideal for your garden. Whether you want to attract wildlife or perfume your scented garden, quick-reference lists show you the best plants for every site and situation. With full colour photographs and growing information for over 1,000 tried and tested plants, this is the perfect pocket-sized guide for trips to the garden centre and nursery.

Discover fish, birds and all kinds of amazing wildlife on an extraordinary river and lake journey! Whether you want to meet mountain bears waiting to pounce on a leaping salmon, discover fearsome river reptiles or see incredible diving birds, everything you need to know about rivers and lakes is covered here. — New in paperback format — See captivating photography, fun fact boxes and a handy glossary — Discover a valuable Geography Key Stage 2 teaching aid for parents and teachers — perfect for first projects Eyewonder Rivers and Lakes is great for homework, particularly for reluctant readers. In a vibrant and accessible form, it is ideal for the age-range – with the meanings of new, subject-related words clearly explained. Fantastic facts and dramatic, atmospheric photography show this topic from a completely original angle and bring the amazing world of rivers and lakes to life.

The instant reference library of management tips and techniques Learn all you need to know about successful selling, from developing self-confidence and clinching a deal, to understanding customers and managing a sales team. Selling Successfully not only shows you how to improve your powers of persuasion, it also provides practical techniques for building mutually rewarding, win-win relationships with customers. Power tips help you handle real-life situations and develop first-class selling skills that will dramatically improve your ability to make good transactions and hit sales targets. This innovative series covers a wide range of management and personal development topics. Each title is a comprehensive yet compact source of easy reference for all those in or aspiring to a position of responsibility, with a focus on developing and enhancing professional management practice. — Practical techniques show you how to target customers, identify their needs, present your product effectively and win sales — Clear text and illustrations cover every aspect of successful selling — Simple checklists and points to remember enable you to be fully prepared throughout the selling process — Accessible charts and flow diagrams explore different options for action and provide useful examples of real-life situations — Within each volume there are exercises and questionnaires which encourage self-assessment and analysis to improve management skills — An exciting and unprecedented visual approach to international business publishing — Aimed at the novice and the experienced manager alike in every work environment, from large corporations to small businesses

Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone Practise your reading as you tour the galaxy! Exciting, fact-packed stories in this Star Wars DK Reader encourage and engage children who are starting to read alone. Part of a multilevel reading programme, this Level 2 DK Reader is intended to make reading practice fun and accessible for early readers. Featuring word repetition, simple sentences and picture dictionary boxes, DK Readers are specifically designed to be age-appropriate and improve reading skills at the correct level. Stunning photographs combined with lively illustrations and text are guaranteed to capture children's imaginations and interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge

Level 3: Reading Alone. Practice your reading with this exciting Star Wars story! Thrilling tales from the world of Star Wars for young readers. Part of a multilevel reading programme, this Level 3 DK Reader is intended for children who are able to read alone, and features lively, fact-packed text about the spaceships and vehicles of Star Wars. The lively, age appropriate text encourages young readers to imagine they are characters in the film, struggling between the forces of good and evil! — What is the biggest spaceship? — What is the fastest vehicle? — This exciting book has all the answers! The stunning photographs, vivid film stills, combined with lively illustrations and engaging stories are guaranteed to capture children’s interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

DK Readers Level 1: Beginning to Read Learn about Wookiees and all the other strange and wonderful creatures from Star Wars Exciting, fact-packed stories in this Star Wars DK Reader encourage and engage children who are beginning to read. Part of a multilevel reading programme, this Level 1 DK Reader makes learning to read fun and accessible to young readers. Featuring word repetition, simple sentences and picture dictionary boxes, DK Readers are specifically designed to be age-appropriate and improve reading skills at the correct level. Stunning photographs combined with lively illustrations and text are guaranteed to capture children's imaginations and interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

The instant reference library of management tips and techniques. Learn how to define, develop and implement a dynamic business strategy with Strategic Thinking. This concise and informative guide shows you how to plan short — and long-term objectives, how to put toether the right team for the right job, how to communicate your vision and how to maintain a flexible approach by monitoring past performance and predicting future trends. It covers the essential tools of strategic management, from SWOT analysis and feasbility studies to budgeting forecasts, to help give you a competitive edge in today's fast-moving business world. — Practical techniques show you how to set out your objectives, identify market trends, make a risk assessment and develop a flexible market plan — Clear text and illustrations cover every aspect of strategic management — Simple checklists enable you to be fully prepared when defining, developing and implementing a strategy — Accessible charts and flow diagrams explore different options for action and provide useful examples

Think maths is boring? Think again! Join Johnny Ball on a dazzling adventure to infinity and beyond! Maths isn't just about sums and calculations, numbers can take you anywhere. With Think of a Number you'll explore a fantastic world of wonder that is full of surprises. Let Johnny Ball take you on an incredible fact-packed journey — crack codes, unravel mazes and discover why finding a prime number could make you a millionaire! — Packed with all the fun and humorous facts that other maths books leave out — Crammed with interactive activities including magic tricks and mind reading techniques! — Features puzzles and quizzes that can engage the most reluctant of readers Find out why fleas can jump higher than elephants and investigate the simple puzzles that stumped the world's brainiest mathematicians for centuries! Think of a Number is a maths book unlike any other: instead of calculations and multiplication, this book reveals how weird and wonderful the world of maths can be!

With this lavishly illustrated guide at your side, you can explore all that Tunisia has to offer. Your holiday starts here! From the hot springs of Hamman Mellegue to the lunar landscape of Matmata, discover it all with this essential guide to Tunisia. Explore the Roman ruins of Carthage with the unique 3D models, and use the street maps to find the best bazaars to pick up a bargain. — Tips on where to enjoy the local cuisine. — Highlights of the best beaches in Hammamet. — Explanations of the many customs in this beautiful country. With its clear skies and stunning scenery, Tunisia offers a charming blend of Islamic, Berber and European culture. It also has a good infrastructure for visitors, and tourist zones where top-level hotels and yachting marinas can be found. This book will ensure you enjoy 1001 Arabian nights however long your stay.

Whether you want an ideal introduction to romantic Venice or an indispensable tool for navigating the Veneto — this is the guide for you! Finding Venice completely charming or utterly bewildering may depend on whether you bring this book with you! This is the essential guide for finding your way around this beautiful city. Wonder at St Marc's Basilica, enthral your senses at the masquerade «Carnivale» and discover the gem that is the Veneto region, largely ignored by tourists and waiting to be discovered. Head from the Veneto Plain, past Verona to the Dolomites, and let this expert guide reveal unique cutaways and 3D diagrams of the glorious Palazzi of Venice, the magical Lake Garda and other gems of the region. You will also find invaluable hints and tips on the best hotels and local delicacies. — Locates Venice geographically, setting it in both modern and historical context — Features an overview of the main sight seeing attractions and a complete area by area guide using with maps, photographs and detailed illustrations — Includes expertly researched information on hotels, shops, restaurants, bars, sports and entertainments.

Let Carol Vorderman help your child to succeed in their National Key Stage Assessments in English. Children can follow the exercises then reward themselves with gold stars for their efforts! Help is at hand to get that all-important head start in English. — Contains a progress chart and fantastic new reward stickers! — Includes answer pages and Parents' Notes explaining common pitfalls and how to avoid them — Supports the National Curriculum Key Stage 1 With exercises for children of Key Stage level 1 that cover reading, writing, spelling and grammar practice, a thorough grounding in English basics is provided. This is the perfect study aid for extra English help at home.

Let Carol Vorderman help your child to succeed in their National Key Stage Assessments in English. Children can follow the exercises then reward themselves with gold stars for their efforts! Help is at hand to get that all-important head start in English. — Contains a progress chart and fantastic new reward stickers! — Includes answer pages and Parents' Notes explaining common pitfalls and how to avoid them — Supports the National Curriculum Key Stage 1 With exercises for children of Key Stage level 1 that cover reading, writing, spelling and grammar practice, a thorough grounding in English basics is provided. This is the perfect study aid for extra English help at home.