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DARING CLIMBS, DEATH-DEFYING VOYAGES, DIVES INTO THE VERY DEPTHS--AND ONE SMALL STEP ONTO THE MOON Fandex celebrates the dreamers, scientists, poets and adventurers who opened the frontiers of our world. From the hard-sailing Phoenicians, whose masts were built from the cedars of Lebanon, to Ponce de Leon, who sought not gold but the Fountain of Eternal Youth, to astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, here are the explorers and their dazzling exploits. It's every history lover's handheld deck of knowledge.

CIVIL WAR Bringing the world of the Civil War to your fingertips, Fandex presents a field guide to the battles, generals, causes and outcomes of America's national tragedy. Who shaped and inspired the mighty Army of the Potomac? Where was Lee headed when his army unexpectedly collided with Union cavalry just west of Gettysburg? What news turned the 1864 election and carried Lincoln into his second term? Documented with a compelling selection of on-the-spot photographs, full-color prints, paintings and historical artifacts. Civil War finally lets you get it straight.

The family field guide to America's first ladies, now updated for 2017 and including Melania Trump.Fandex Family Field Guides: First Ladies is a chronological field guide to all 45 of America's first ladies. A hands-on reference, it includes more than 50 grommeted, die-cut cards featuring a full-color image of each first lady along with facts about her personal and political life. As much fun as it is to learn about the American Presidents, wait until you meet the First Ladies. From the regal (Julia Tyler wore crownlike headdresses and received visitors while sitting on a platform) to the retiring (Jane Pierce's epithet: "a shadow in the White House"), this field guide brings the world of Michelle, Laura, Jackie, Dolley, Eleanor, Mamie, Barbara, Hillary, and Melania to your fingertips.52 Die-Cut CardsFull Color ThroughoutKnowledge at Your FingertipsFor the Whole FamilyFandex Family Field Guides is a bestselling reference series, with over 5 million copies in print.

Africa What do you know of Liberia and the American idealists who founded it? What do you know of Rwanda, the Sudan, Mogadishu? What do you know of the rare wild life of Madagascar, the Olduvai Gorg, Nelson Mandela and apartheid, the Pygmies, Timbuktu? What do you know of Congolese rain forests, Ethiopia's ancient Solomonic Dynasty, and Libya's Great Man-Made River, one of the world's most ambitious Engineering projects? A hand-held encyclopedia, AFRICA brings the wonders of this vast continent—people, geology, wildlife, history, folklore, and politics—to your fingertips. Includes dozens and and dozens of full-color illustrations, vital stats (capital, currency, flag and languages) and a map for every country. 50 INDIDIVIDUALLY DIE-CUT CARDSFULL COLOR THROUGHOUTKNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Fandex celebrates the plays, the plots, the poetry--and obsession, conspiracy, madness, sorcery, murder, yearning and bloodshed. A chronology from The First Part of Henry VI, with its detailed staging of warfare, to the sublime allegory of The Tempest, here is the hesitation of Hamlet. The absolute evil of Iago. Macbeth's ambition, Lear's blind pride, Falstaff's Mockery, Juliet's passion. Illustrated with a fascinating mix of historic paintings and photographs of actors in their definitive roles, SHAKESPEARE puts the Bard and his every play in the palm of your hand.50 INDIVIDUALLY DIE-CUT CARDSFULL COLOR THROUGHOUTKNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPSFOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Combining 50 individually die-cut cards with full-color illustrations, plus hundreds of intriguing facts, stories, statistics, and trivia, Fandex is the newest breakthrough in information-packed, family publishing.The Body is a stunning visual and factual tour of the systems, organs, muscles, and bones that make us tick, by the writer of the award-winning CD-ROM program A.D.A.M.For kids who are learning it all for the first time, and grown-ups who want to get it straight, Fandex puts knowledge at your fingertips. In full-color.

Written by Owl Puke author Jane Hammerslough, Dinosaurs brings to budding paleontologists fingertips a wealth of information about 46 fascinating dinosaur species: period, name, size, diet, lifestyle, and habitat, along with lore and the story behind the dinosaur s discovery.Meet Stegosaurus and Stegoceras. Quetzalcoatlus, with a wingspan the size of a WWII fighter plane s. The tanklike Edmontonia, and the predators, including T-Rex, Giganotosaurus, and Allosaurus, who strode 8 feet with every step. Plus, why there is no longer a Brontosaurus (because it turned out to be the same animal as the Apatosaurus), how Jurassic Park got it right--and wrong (Dilophosaurus was a fierce predator, but did not spit venom), and is the Plesiosaur alive and well--as the legendary Nessie of Loch Ness? Includes information on key paleontologists, fossil-finding methods, and a glossary of dinosaur words. Author: Fandex Family Guides Grades: 4 and upNumber of Pages: 50 Cards Publisher: Workman PublishingISBN 0-7611-2976-6

Fandex celebrates the plays, the plots, the poetry--and obsession, conspiracy, madness, sorcery, murder, yearning and bloodshed. A chronology from The First Part of Henry VI, with its detailed staging of warfare, to the sublime allegory of The Tempest, here is the hesitation of Hamlet. The absolute evil of Iago. Macbeth's ambition, Lear's blind pride, Falstaff's Mockery, Juliet's passion. Illustrated with a fascinating mix of historic paintings and photographs of actors in their definitive roles, SHAKESPEARE puts the Bard and his every play in the palm of your hand. 50 INDIVIDUALLY DIE-CUT CARDS FULL COLOR THROUGHOUT KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY