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  • Days of the Knights: A Tale of Castles and Battles

    Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (DK Publishing, Inc., April 20, 1998)
    Slashing swords, shining armor, knights locked in deadly battle—the mighty castle is under siege!Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!
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  • Micro Monsters: Life Under the Microscope

    Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (DK Children, Sept. 6, 1999)
    Look through the microscope at all the amazing creatures living in, on, and around you with the DK Reader Micromonsters!.Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!
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  • DK Readers: Extreme Machines

    Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (DK Children, March 1, 2000)
    They were built to conquer land, sea, and air: read about the biggest, fastest, most incredible machines in the world in the Level 4 DK Reader Extreme Machines!.Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!
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  • I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings: And Other Questions About Transportation

    Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Jan. 31, 2012)
    Children want to know "Why don't ships sink?", "Which is the fastest jet plane?", and "Why do cars need gasoline?" Climb aboard and discover the answers in I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings by Christopher Maynard!
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  • Airplanes

    Christopher Maynard

    Hardcover (DK Preschool, Sept. 9, 1995)
    An in-depth examination of the many vehicles that keep an airport running depicts many different types of aircraft from a variety of perspectives, and children can see how baggage is loaded and watch a plane taking off.
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  • DK Readers L4: Micromonsters: Life Under the Microscope

    Christopher Maynard

    eBook (DK Children, May 1, 2013)
    Look through the microscope at all the amazing creatures living in, on, and around you with the DK Reader Micromonsters! Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!
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  • DK Readers L4: Days of the Knights: A Tale of Castles and Battles

    Christopher Maynard

    eBook (DK Children, Nov. 1, 2013)
    Slashing swords, shining armor, knights locked in deadly battle - the mighty castle is under siege in this Level 4 DK Reader! Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!
  • People Long Ago

    Dominique Joly, Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (Kingfisher Books, Aug. 1, 1994)
    Describes how people lived in ancient cultures around the world, and looks at how new ideas and technology have influenced history
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  • Amazing Animal Babies

    Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (Knopf Books for Young Readers, May 11, 1993)
    Full-color photographs. Learn about fish that hide from dangers in their mother's mouth, a salamander that never grows up, and a whale that weighs as much at birth as 950 human babies.
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  • The World of the Unknown Ghosts

    Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (Edc Pub, June 1, 1978)
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  • Jobs People Do

    Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (Penguin Books Ltd, March 20, 1997)
    Young children love to imagine what they might be when they grow up. This book aims to help them to do that using photographs of children dressed in specially commissioned outfits to help children visualize themselves in a job and encourage them to role play. The text provides information about the work and the equipment used. The photographs also capture the excitement, dangers and rewards of each job and features real-life situations. More than 25 jobs are featured. An "Amazing Facts" section reveals little-known information.
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  • The Usborne Book of Cutaway Boats

    Christopher Maynard

    Paperback (Edc Pub, April 1, 1997)
    In The Usborne Book of Cutaway Boats, a vari ety of different boats - from an 18th century galleon to the latest luxury yacht - are cut away to reveal their inner wo rkings '
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