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Everyone loves baby animals and this ebook is a must for fans of adorable farm animals. In this series of three elegant books, baby animals are shown in beautiful, crisp photography through their early lives - from helpless newborns to confident, curious creatures on the cusp of adulthood. See how young animals grow and change in the first weeks and months of their lives with this series of three engaging animal books for young nature lovers. Meet a little lamb, a playful piglet, and a delightful duckling and watch how they grow. A series of clear photographs show the same animal at several different stages in its early life. See how a duckling's feathers turn from yellow to white and how hungry little piglets feed. This book is a delight to read aloud to preschool children or young readers to pick up themselves.

Let your child's imagination run wild in this wonderfully busy, search-and-find ebook - follow fun characters, spot and count things, and have an entertaining, I-spy adventure! From an exciting town to a sunny beach, a beautiful park to a colourful toyshop, little ones visit their best-loved places, search through the busy scenes, then point to and name all sorts of delightful things, building their vocabulary. They follow entertaining characters like the little girl and her mum buying things for a birthday party, the young boy out and about with his grandparents, and playful Patch, the mischievous pup. They count scampering squirrels, fluttery butterflies, flying birds, and more. Plus there are favourite toys and fabulous treats to find, and a cool cat is hiding somewhere in each scene! A perfect interactive ebook to share with pre-reading toddlers or older children just beginning to read, every scene has "e;Can you spot?"e; questions, things to find that are certain colours or patterns, and open-ended prompts to encourage observation, exploration, and conversation. And at the end of the ebook, little ones can play a fun "e;Look back and find..."e; game. With so many favourite things to talk about, and characters to follow from page to page, children can use their imaginations to tell their own story. Perhaps they will continue the story even after they have finished the ebook!

Whatever your level of expertise, you'll find everything you need to know in this easy-to-follow gardening guide.This book contains the principles of good gardening - how plants work and how to give them what they need. It also includes step-by-step advice, tips and techniques.Keen on starting your own garden or looking for gardening tips to improve your existing gardening skills? This simple step-by-step guide will show you where to start, what tools and techniques to use, and how to troubleshoot common garden problems. From bulbs to borders, weeds to watering, pick up gardening techniques, practical basics, and simple skills which will have your garden blooming. Master the essentials of gardening through easy to follow steps and photographs.This beginner's gardening book will make growing your own garden easy and enjoyable. It includes: - The latest environmentally friendly practices- A new section of growing fruit, vegetables, herbs, shrubs, bulbs, and more- Easy instructions on how to grow a garden and clear photographsStart A Garden And Watch It GrowShare in the delight of gardening when you start using RHS How to Garden New Edition as your guide. You'll quickly become engrossed in the fun, rewarding gardening experience and the sense of accomplishment when you see your shrubs grow or eat vegetables that you've planted.

Let your little learner go on a fun-filled farm adventure with an adorable ladybird!Along the way, your baby will meet cute farm animals, learn first words and discover cutaway finger trails to follow on every page. Let the exploring begin!This baby board book makes early learning fun! It's packed with educational activities and features such as: - Naming the things on the farm builds vocabulary and promotes reading readiness- Exploring the cut-out trials develops observations and fine motor skills- Joining in with the rhymes and farm animal sounds encourage language developmentBabies and toddlers will love learning all about farm life through delightful photos, charming, read-aloud rhymes and fun animal sounds. What's that loud cock-a-doodle-doo? It's the cockerel's noisy song! Oink, oink, oink, that must be the piggies in the muck!From geese by the pond and sheep on the hills to cows in the barn and rabbits in the field, can you help Ladybird name her favourite animals? This baby first words book includes 40 farm words to help develop language skills. The cut-out finger trails inside stimulate learning through play, boosts curiosity and improves dexterity. It's the ultimate follow-the-trail book for curious children aged 6 months to 3 years and parents who want a fun and educational gift for toddlers or preschoolers.Let your little one's imagination soar! This charming first baby book is part of an award-winning preschool learning series that helps toddlers learn before starting school. Complete the series:Follow a ladybird on a magical adventure where she learns colours with her animal friends in Colours with a Ladybird. Go on a first words adventure with a friendly ladybird in First Words with a Ladybird.

The clearest, most visual e-guide to space and the Universe for complete beginners to astronomy. Have you ever asked yourself how big the Universe is, how far it is to the nearest star, or what came before the Big Bang? Then this is the book for you. How Space Works shows you the different types of object in the Universe (so you'll know your pulsars from your quasars) and introduces you to some of the strangest and most wonderful things known to science, including dark matter particles and ancient white dwarf stars that are almost as old as the Universe itself. The ebook starts with an explanation of our view of the Universe from Earth, then takes a tour of the Solar System, the stars and galaxies, and the furthest reaches of space. The last chapter looks at the technology we use to explore the Universe, from the International Space Station to Mars rovers and the new and revolutionary reusable rockets.Illustrated with bold graphics and step-by-step artworks - and peppered with bite-sized factoids and question-and- answer features - this is the perfect introduction to astronomy and space exploration.

Journey back in time and find out where dinosaurs roamed. This unique children's atlas explores each continent, revealing fossil sites and stories on every map. Dinosaur Atlas is packed with maps of early Earth and more than 40 profiles of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Stare down a T Rex in North America. Watch out for Velociraptors' slashing claws in the Gobi Desert. Trek across the Siberian tundra and discover a woolly mammoth. This stunning ebook uses breathtaking computer-generated imagery to make every animal come to life.Using specially commissioned maps, this atlas also shows you what the world looked like millions of years ago. A modern 3D globe next to each map helps you understand the arrangement of the continents over time and why we find fossils where we do. You can see what palaeontologists have dug up in each continent and learn how they put together a picture of the past from a puzzle of ancient clues. Dinosaur Atlas reveals the prehistoric world as never before, and is an essential addition to the library of every young dinosaur expert.

Discover the people, battles, and politics of America's bloodiest conflict. Explore its causes, chapters, characters, and consequences. This is a visual e-guide to the brutal war that nearly split the USA in two. Profiles on battles, uniforms, weapons, equipment, leaders, commanders, and other important figures shine a light on the key events and turning points during the five years of fighting. Find out about the child drummer boys who helped the marching troops and the healthcare heroes who made groundbreaking differences. Read about the railroads and how the two sides reported on the war via the telegraph. Discover eyewitness accounts and personal letters. See music, literature, and stamps from the war. Learn about the reasons behind the war and its lasting impact: the abolition of slavery.More American lives were lost in the American Civil War than in any other in American history. Filled with vivid insights into this historic conflict - from a letter written by a former enslaved African American man in the South to a personal diary entry of a Union soldier on the action-including front lines - The American Civil War Visual Encyclopedia invites young readers to witness the war unfold in a striking new way. This is the ultimate e-guide for children to the war that changed the USA forever.

Discovering quantum physics has never been easier.Combining bold graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Quantum Physics is an essential introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. It is a perfect beginner's e-guide to the strange and fascinating world of subatomic physics that at times seems to conflict with common sense. Covering more than 100 key ideas from the basics of quantum mechanics to the uncertainty principle and quantum tunnelling, it is divided into pared-back, single- or double-page entries that explain concepts simply and visually. Assuming no previous knowledge of physics, Simply Quantum Physics demystifies some of the most groundbreaking ideas in modern science and introduces the work of some of the most famous physicists of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Erwin Schr dinger, and Richard Feynman. Whether you are studying physics at school or college, or simply want a jargon-free overview of the subject, this essential guide is packed with everything you need to understand the basics quickly and easily.

Understanding philosophy has never been easier.Combining bold, elegant graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Philosophy is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. Artfully simple, it covers more than 90 key philosophical ideas, organized by major philosophical themes - metaphysics and epistemology, analytic and continental philosophy, the philosophy of mind, ethics, political philosophy, and logic.Each pared-back entry explains a core philosophical concept more clearly than ever before, demystifying the groundbreaking theories of famous thinkers - from Plato's ideal forms to Kant's categorical imperative and Nietzsche's bermensch to Wittgenstein's private language argument. The essential ideas of the major philosophical schools and traditions, such as empiricism, rationalism, materialism, and dualism, can be grasped in seconds.Whether you are studying philosophy at school or college, or simply want a jargon-free overview of the subject, this indispensable e-guide includes everything you need to understand the basics quickly and easily.

Discover the hidden meaning of stars in this first introduction to astrology for children.Secrets of Astrology tells you all you want to know about astrology, from the meaning of zodiac signs, to how to read a birth chart. Simple, readable text clearly explains the origins of astrology, the role of the planets, and the significance of the 12 Houses. Young astrologers are guided through all of the different zodiac signs, and can learn more about themselves in the process. Bold, colorful illustrations bring key concepts to life, and make this the perfect addition to your bookshelf. This ebook is the perfect gift for budding astrologers, or those who love the night sky.

Who will you find in the woods today? Take a wonderful woodland walk and guess the animals hiding under peek-through flaps.Toddlers will love exploring the forest through each season, finding out about nature and wildlife, discovering all the hidden animals, and listening to the fun rhyme in this beautifully illustrated board book that has an intriguing cover with cutaway leaves to feel.Into the woods we go, where the wild animals are found... let's listen and look all around... what's rustling, making a stick snap, or scuffling in the undergrowth? From springtime to wintertime, what will we find? Lift the peek-through flaps and discover a mummy deer and her fawn, a woodpecker pecking a tree, honeybees gathering nectar, rabbits digging, a squirrel looking for hazelnuts, a big-eyed owl in a snow-covered tree, and so much more!Flip Flap Find! Into the Woods is a captivating picture book to share. A perfect gift for little nature lovers, it will spark a toddler's curiosity, stimulate their imagination, language, and literacy, and build their knowledge of the natural world.

Discover the world of five adorable puppies and their friends and find out what makes each of them so special. In this charming book filled with beautiful illustrations and fun facts, little ones meet fantastic pop-up puppies and lift flaps to discover even more playful pups that love to have fun! With five pop-up puppies to meet, and many more fluffy friends to reveal along the way, little puppy lovers will enjoy playing peekaboo before finding out what makes each one so unique. Why is noisy Buster barking? Lift the flap to find out! What treasure Max found buried under the ground? Peek inside the pop-up to see! Which naughty puppy is getting ready to splash you in the sea? Take a guess, then look under the flap to see if you're right! Turn the sturdy pages and discover the fun-filled lives of these friendly, funny, and curious canines. The wonderful world of puppies has never been so exciting!

Travel back in time to find out about the fantastical wildlife that lived on Earth before we did.From the first living cells to fearsome dinosaurs and giant mammals, take a journey through prehistory to find out about the supersized, the scary, and the downright bizarre animals and plants that inhabited Earth in ancient times. Broken down by plant or animal type, there are profiles on 50 key species, with famous favourites such as mighty Tyrannosaurus and huge woolly mammoths, as well as lesser-known organisms, including sail-backed Dimetrodon and aeroplane-sized pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus.Learn about the primeval world itself and how the Earth has changed over time, how fossils form, and the arrival of early humans. Detailed artworks bring the past to life, while pronunciation guides help with tricky names, and a visual index provides a quick overview of all the key species in the book.My Book of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life is an ideal first ebook about early plants and animals, and is sure to be a hit with fact-obsessed young fans of all things dinosaurs and other prehistoric life.

For kids who love stickers and bugs, this is the ultimate sticker book. It's filled with creepy crawlies, fluttering butterflies, spindly spiders, and over 250 reusable stickers!Little entomologists will love learning all about their favourite insects and peeling the stickers from the back and sticking them all over the book. The stickers are easy to peel, perfect for little fingers!Explore the Insect World Ultimate Sticker Book: Bugs is the perfect way to engage your child with fun facts and interactive reading. Inside this fun, bug-themed activity book, you'll find:- Over 250 reusable stickers that are easy to peel and stick to pages or other surfaces - Fun facts, puzzles and quizzes for kids to learn about creepy crawlies as they play - Gorgeous photos and illustrations that will captivate and engage children This colourful activity book keeps children engaged and learning about bugs as they play. Bright photos and stunning illustrations transport children into the world of insects. They're challenged to find the right stickers to go with each insect and complete the picture, such as matching wings to butterflies and planting the flowers in the garden. Kids can also get creative and craft their own scenes out of different stickers, there's no end to where their imagination can take them!Alongside the pictures are bite-sized descriptions and information that is easy to read and suitable for children 5 years and up. They will learn about the many types of insects, and what makes each of them unique. Discover how grasshoppers sing, why they have antennae, and how the giraffe beetle got its name. This sticker book inspires little ones to explore the outside world with activities such as follow the bee trail in the garden, and learn where bugs like to hide so they can look out for bugs in their own gardens. There's also a sticker quiz at the end, so you and your pre-schooler can read and engage together.More from DK Books:If you and your child enjoyed the activities in the Ultimate Sticker Book Bugs, and want to play with some more stickers, there are lots of other creatures to learn about! Look out for Ultimate Sticker Book Animals and Ultimate Sticker Book Farm.

For kids who love stickers and farm animals, this is the ultimate sticker book. It's filled with turkeys and tractors, pigs and potatoes, and over 250 reusable stickers!Little ones will love learning all about farm life and placing the stickers on the pages where they think they should go. The stickers are easy to peel, re-usable, and perfect for little fingers!Inside this fun, farmyard-themed sticker book, you'll find:- Over 250 reusable stickers that are easy to peel and stick to pages or other surfaces- Fun facts, puzzles and quizzes for kids to learn about different animals as they play- Gorgeous photos and illustrations that will captivate and engage childrenThis colourful activity book keeps kids engaged and learning as they play. Bright photos and stunning illustrations transport children into the barns and fields of the countryside. They're challenged to match the stickers of baby animals with the adults, and plant crops in the right field. Kids can also get creative and craft their own scenes out of different stickers, there's no end to where their imagination can take them!Alongside the pictures are bite-sized descriptions and information that is easy to read and suitable for children 5 years and up. They will learn about the different things that you can find on a farm, such as where the farm animals live, what grows on farms, and the vehicles farmers use.This sticker book inspires budding farmers to explore the outside world with activities such as follow-the-trail and learning about why farms are important and where certain foods come from. There's also a quiz so you and your pre-schooler can read and engage together.More from DK Books:If you and your child enjoyed the activities in the Ultimate Sticker Book Farm, and want to play with some more stickers, there are lots of other creatures to learn about! Look out for Ultimate Sticker Book Animals and Ultimate Sticker Book Bugs.

If you can't stand the heat, get into the kitchen! This cookbook helps children learn about making food by themselves - a skill that will last them a lifetime. The recipes in this "e;no-cook"e; cookbook will help children to gain independence in the kitchen and understand how to make healthy, yet very tasty meals with simple ingredients and no heat.The No-Cook Cookbook is a photographic cookbook with recipes that kids can make all by themselves. No cooking means that kids can use this recipe ebook to learn the basic skills needed to be successful in the kitchen by themselves. This ebook teaches children how to use tools such as a grater, sharp knife, peeler, and zester safely, and will explain kitchen safety rules. Kids will also find out how to grow their own herbs and vegetables at home, and then use these to prepare delicious meals. Helping young food lovers turn into budding chefs!

An interactive touch and feel book for babies that inspires hands-on learning, with the help of the few bamboo chewing pandasBaby Touch and Feel: Panda is an interactive and fun way to help your child about shapes, textures, and one of nature's most happy and delightful animals - the Panda. Bold, bright, and sometimes black and white, pictures and colourful illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby's attention. This adorable picture book is a perfect first book for preschoolers and makes for an ideal baby gift.Not too big and not too small, this sturdy, padded sensory book is just the right size for little hands to hold. No need for Mum and Dad to turn the pages! Babies and toddlers can turn the tough board book pages themselves, which helps to develop their fine motor skills while building an early language foundation.This charming board book for babies includes: - An amazing range of different textures to explore- Clearly labelled pictures and a simple, easy to follow design- Easy to read text to encourage early vocabulary building- A texture or eye-catching area on every page- Rounded edges and chunky pages, protecting babies and their growing teethLearning to read should always be this fun. Kids will get hours of play from this sturdy board book for babies and toddlers, from making the noises and reading the names to feeling the different textures. Packed full of shiny objects and some bumps and grooves, this educational book will engage small children and stimulate early childhood development in different ways. This touchy feely book, with its strong, baby-safe jacket, makes for an ideal baby gift.Complete the SeriesThis delightful book is part of the Baby Touch and Feel range of board books for babies and toddlers from DK Books and includes titles like Baby Touch and Feel Animals, Baby Touch and Feel Bedtime, Baby Touch and Feel Colours and Shapes, and more for your little one to enjoy!

This delightful, rhyming story for little learners stars super-cute Roxie, the very chirpy chick - cheep, cheep! Roxie's favourite thing is singing and making music. But his friends are having quiet time today - will Roxie ever get to sing his songs and make his friends happy? Roxie's adorable friends are the cutest, cuddliest animals ever! Babies and toddlers will love meeting them in this read-aloud rhyme, and joining in with Roxie's chirpy singing and the cool sounds from his drum, guitar, and xylophone - biff, bang, twang, ting, ding! The charming story helps teach social skills. Little ones learn there are times when we need to be quiet for others, and times when we can share some noisy fun together, and when we consider each other's feelings, we can all get along.A wonderful gift to share over Easter or anytime, Cheep! Cheep! Chick builds language skills and reading readiness. It follows on from Bounce! Bounce! Bunny, which features the same group of entertaining characters.

Explore the icy Arctic and search for Polar Bear in this plastic-free touch and feel book. You'll get to meet incredible endangered animals along the way! Take your little cub on a journey through a frozen world to track down the elusive Polar Bear. Discover a whole host of incredible Arctic animals including seals, hares, and narwhals! Is that Polar Bear swimming in the sea? No, that's Narwhal and her baby! Out on the ice, someone is having a snooze. That's not Polar Bear, it's Walrus and her sleepy friend. Your toddler will love meeting all of Polar Bear's friends in this adorable educational book. Natural cardboard pages with colourful illustrations, fun corrugated elements, and cut out sections encourage little fingers to explore. Your child will learn how to describe and recognise the names of all the incredible Arctic animals they see! Treasure story time with your little one! The simple text is ideal for reading aloud to little ones as you spot endangered animals in their natural habitat together. This encourages early language development and it's perfect for little learners who are just starting their reading journeys. There are lots of opportunities for parent-and-child interaction and hours of Arctic fun. Plastic-Free Touch and Feel This board book is designed to enhance your child's reading experience, while also protecting the environment. Unlike other touch and feel books, Where Are You Polar Bear? doesn't contain any plastic. Made from responsibly sourced cardboard, everything in this book is completely recyclable. Complete the Series There are more plastic-free touch and feel picture books to discover in this series from DK Books. Journey through the rainforest looking for the Tiger in Where Are You Tiger? Each book takes you on a journey through a different landscape in search of an animal at risk of extinction.

An interactive pop up book that inspires hands-on learning. Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning.Bold, brightly coloured pictures, lift-the-flap pages and entertaining rhymes. Pop up Peekaboo: Penguin provides lots of opportunities for parent-and-child interaction and hours of animal entertainment.Babies and toddlers will be enchanted by finding the surprises behind each flap. This interactive toddler book for 2 year olds helps teach young children object permanence, which is an important step in childhood development. Turning the pages and moving the pop-ups help toddlers learn motor control for improved dexterity.Inside the pages of this pop-up adventure book, you'll find:- Hands-on play that builds confident book skills- Look-and-find peekaboo games that reward curiosity- Rhythmic, read-aloud text that aids language development- Rounded edges and chunky pages, protecting babys and their growing teeth!This pop up book has been designed as an all-round activity learning experience, to get the most out of story time. Read aloud the lively rhymes that create the amusing story for your kids to follow, and play a guessing game of who is behind the flap! The rhymes and the easy-to-read text help preschoolers remember the new words they are learning for early language development. Complete the Pop up book series!Surprise! The peekaboo fun doesn't stop here! Your little one will enjoy hours of hide-and-seek surprises with the My Pop-Up Series. Find your farmyard friends with Pop-Up Peekaboo! Farm, search the oceans in Pop-Up Peekaboo! Under the Sea and travel back in time to find dinosaurs in Pop-up Peekaboo! Baby Dinosaur and more!

Take to the skies with DK's The Big Noisy Book of Planes, filled with exciting flight facts for young children.Discover every type of plane imaginable in this fun, informative visual guide, from jumbo jets and fighter jets to stunt planes and crop-sprayers. Kids will find out all about how planes work and learn about the fastest jet in the world, while the annotated high-resolution photographs show them in stunning detail everything there is to know about aircraft.Fully updated to include the latest breakthroughs in the world of aviation, DK's The Big Noisy Book of Planes is the perfect book for any child who has ever asked the question "e;how does a plane fly?"e;.

DK Eyewitness Flight is a spectacular and informative guide to the fascinating world of aircraft. Superb colour photographs offer a unique "e;eyewitness"e; exploration of the history of flight, as well as provide a close-up view of the many different kinds of aircraft in use today, from helicopters to hot-air balloons. Show your child a Victorian steam-powered aeroplane, what the first pilots wore, how wings provide lift, and what's inside a "e;black box"e;. Discover how a plane lands and takes off, how a glider works, which plane could be carried on a car, how a helicopter flies, and much more. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Flight. Find out more and download amazing clipart images at www.dk.com/clipart.