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Series
Physical Desc
304 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A field guide to butterflies and moths around the world, each depicted by a full-color photograph with a caption that describes key features and points of differentiation. The Dorling Kindersley handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations. Dorling Kindersley Handbooks make identification easy and accurate....
2) Gemstones
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn how gemstones are formed and how to recognize them by their unique qualities and colors. Its a wonderful book for beginners, students and gemstone-enthusiasts that includes the latest scientific research and specimen classification.
Author
Language
English
Description
A highly visual introduction explains the basic concepts of astronomy and gives advice on the best methods and equipment for observation, including binoculars and telescopes. Each of the planets in the Solar System is described and illustrated in detail, with images taken from space probes as well as from the ground, showing them as you can expect to see them. More than 160 star charts were made especially for this book by the Royal Greenwich Observatory....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
352 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
From blue schist to blue granite, malachite to meteorites, and taconite to travertine, Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals is packed full of stunning images that reveal intricate details and unique characteristics of each rock and mineral.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
304 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses key concepts in biology, physics, chemistry, and other scientific fields, and includes fast fact boxes, images and diagrams, and information about key scientists and their work.
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shares information on a range of topics, including space, nature, and sports, to provide readers with facts that range from how hurricanes form and where the vikings raided to Earth's biggest volcano and most poisonous mushroom.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
IG 1130L
Physical Desc
208 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Rock and Gem Book is packed full of photos of natural wonders, including rocks, minerals, gems, shells and fossils. This children's encyclopedia displays more than 1,200 full-color specimens, from sapphires and rubies to silver and pearl, revealing the unique qualities of each material and how it is used in industry, architecture, art and science. Including precious metals, rare fossils, tiny gemstones and giant shells, the Rock and Gem Book gives...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
IG 1030L
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles every element on the periodic table and describes their properties, when they were discovered, and how they are used in household materials.
Author
Series
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
IG 1070L
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Tells the story of humanity's explorations, taking the reader into the lives of some of the most intrepid people ever known. Focusing on 50 of the world's greatest explorers, with shorter entries on 60 of their helpers and companions, the book is filled with first-person accounts in the explorers' own words, rare maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks [to] re-create history's greatest expeditions" -- Publisher's description.
Series
Publisher
DK Children, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
240 pages : illustrations (color), maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the same series as the New Children's Encyclopedia and DK Visual Encyclopedias of Science, Art, and Geography (among others), this brand new history encyclopedia will help children, parents, and educators grasp the events, personalities, and inventions that have changed the world. From the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia and India to the rise of populism in the US and China's growth as a global power, this ebook gives you the facts about...
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
288 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Discover the fascinating history of our planet with this unique collection of visual timelines. Full of exciting visual timelines covering minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years, Timelines of Nature reveals our planet's natural history and its life cycles in an entirely new way. Beginning at our world's existence; children aged 9+ will learn how many years it took the Moon to form and witness Earth's continents collide. Discover the history...