Product Description: My Art Book: Animal introduces young children to the history and techniques of art through the delightfully appealing subject of animals. Whether it's make-your-own Egyptian frescoes, cubism collages, or wild animal wire sculptures, this book is full of project ideas to ignite a child's imagination...read more

Product Description: Following in the footsteps of DK's bestselling adult title Animal, which sold in excess of 2 million copies, Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia reveals the wonders of the animal kingdom to a younger readership. Structured by animal group with separate entries for every notable type of animal, from ants and aardvarks to wasps and wallabies Fact files provide key information on behavior, distribution, diet, and conservation issues Action photography reveals wild animals interacting in their native habitats and puts natural behavior in context Highlights animals most likely to fire the imagination of young minds: the deadliest, the largest, the friendliest, the fastest, and the downright strangest...read more

Product Description: What do you believe? Do you know why you believe what you do? What Do You Believe? introduces readers to the many religions of the world and its equally numerous philosophies, from global religions such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism, to lesser-known faiths, and from ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, to modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre...read more

Product Description: Animals Alive is an exciting exploration of animal life through the ages. A host of amazing animals are illustrated and introduced-but why are some of them no longer alive? To explain this, the concept of extinction is laid out, with a look at the death of the dinosaurs and the world's other major extinction events...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Product Description: With a biome-by-biome structure that mirrors Mother Nature's own design, Our Earth Matters is a celebration of our fragile Earth, a warning to protect it, and an inspiring source book full of ideas for making a positive change. The book begins with a brief history of our planet's birth and development, revealing how an astonishingly unlikely series of accidents made Earth the only planet in the universe known to be suitable for life...read more

Full-color photography is paired with clearly written text in this series of exciting first reference books about history and the natural world.