Books with author Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

Discover the world of dangerous dinosaurs and begin a wonderful reading adventure in Meet the Dinosaurs. Large text, simple sentences and lots of photographs make it easy and fun to help your child start reading confidently.DK Readers is a multi-level learning-to-read programme combining DK's highly visual style with appealing stories at five graduated levels. Stunning photographs and engaging, age-appropriate stories are guaranteed to capture a child's interest while developing reading skills and general knowledge. DK Readers allow progression from stories for beginning readers with simple sentences and word repetition through to stories with rich vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure for proficient readers. Now available in iPad-friendly format. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with leading literacy experts.

Stroke, tickle, touch and play then put them back for another day - Farm. Touchable textures for little hands feel the soft woolly lambs, little fluffy chicks, fuzzy yellow ducks and muddy pink piglets. Then see the book come to life as your pre-schooler lifts the six cuddly animals off the pages and plays when playtime is over, herd them back for another day. Touch-and-feel pieces encourage imaginative play, matching skills and manual dexterity sensory learning at its very best.

This book presents LEGO sculptures and buildings from around the world, from life-sized dinosaurs to a time machine, to Einstein's head, five metres tall. In it, you can watch some of the world's most incredible buildings being built, step by step: the Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House and others. They have all been photographed in progress,the modellers interviewed and photographs and key facts from LEGO archives have been used. The book includes the story of the development and growth of the LEGO company, product and philosophy, the inside story of the LEGOLAND parks, the planning and building of the new park at Carlsbad in California and the creative secrets of its builders. Discover how artists and designers have been inspired by LEGO and learn how to make your own LEGO sculptures: a deckchair, Mardi Gras outfits, your own mosaic and a dog thats sits up or lies down for you.