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Books published by publisher DK CHILDREN, 2008

  • DK Children's Encyclopedia: The Book that Explains Everything

    DK

    language (DK Children, Oct. 10, 2017)
    The ultimate book of knowledge for kids aged 7 to 9, this thorough children's encyclopedia contains all the homework answers your kids will need, explained clearly and checked by experts.An engaging, traditional-style general reference book for kids covering all the key subjects including Arts, People, History, Earth, Nature, Science, Technology, Space, and the Human Body in alphabetical order. This encyclopedia for children is a must-have resource for every student's shelf, with age-appropriate, jargon-free text accompanied by stunning, detailed images covering over 240 topics all in one place, from science and nature to history and the arts. Essential for any child who wants to discover as much as possible about the world around them.Packed with information, each single-page entry in this fabulous kid's encyclopedia features a key topic explained in a concise manner accompanied by gorgeous visuals, fun facts about the world and extensive cross-references revealing the links between subject areas. Kids can learn about Ancient Rome, chemistry, evolution, microscopic life, robots, Vikings, and so much more.Written, edited, and designed by a team of experts, vetted by educational consultants, and properly levelled to the reading age, this is the ultimate knowledge book for kids.Explore, Wonder And Learn!The ultimate illustrated children's encyclopedia packed with thousands of incredible and essential facts on favorite subjects! Beautiful illustrations, colorful maps, and magnificent photographs bring every single page to life. Inspiring and informative, the DK Children's Encyclopedia is a book of wonder that will absorb and engage children of all ages. This kid's educational book covers topics like:- Storytelling, changing the world, music and war- Films, technology, inventions, food and clothes- Explorers, planets and pets- And so much more!
  • Disney Frozen 2 Magical Sticker Book

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Oct. 4, 2019)
    Enter the magical world of Disney Frozen 2 with this beautiful sticker book, filled with more than 100 stickers!Join Elsa and Anna on a magical mission to save Arendelle!Follow the sisters, along with Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf on their brave adventure. Meet mysterious spirits and venture deep inside an enchanted forest. Learn about all your favorite Disney Frozen 2 characters, with more than 100 magical stickers.©2019 Disney
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  • Baby Touch and Feel Mermaid

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    Board book (DK Children, Jan. 7, 2020)
    For the very youngest mermaid fans, this cute, sparkly, touch and feel book is the perfect choice.With shimmery, shiny mermaids, a pearly underwater palace, friendly sea creatures, intricate mermaid accessories, and a fun rhyme, it's a delightful book to read aloud, and makes a great gift or stocking filler.Just right for sharing with babies and toddlers and encouraging their imaginative play, every page has a colorful character or mermaid accessory embellished with touch and feel patches or sparkly areas to expand children's senses. And the simple design - with one main picture per page - is easy for little ones to follow. From a twinkling mermaid's tail and a bumpy seahorse to a sea king's soft beard, a smooth, shiny dolphin, and a sparkly seashell mirror, Baby Touch and Feel Mermaid features all sorts of mer-mazing things!Read-aloud rhymes inspire pretend play and creativity, and names all the images - encouraging identification skills, and building language and picture-and-word association - helpful for early reading.This small baby board book is a good size for little hands to hold. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages themselves, which develops their fine motor skills.Part of DK's popular Baby Touch and Feel series, this fun first mermaid book with its exciting sparkly jacket will appeal to little ones and stimulate their make-believe play.
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  • DK Games: Silly Sentences

    DK

    Misc. Supplies (DK Children, June 1, 2000)
    The perfect game to practice grammar skills learned in the first three years of school, and developed in association with early learning consultants, DK Games: Silly Sentences uses fun puzzle pieces to help children construct sentences—no matter how silly their meaning.An exciting game for 1-4 players, children and adults can enjoy it together as the younger players learn about nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more with the help of 124 color-coded cards, and construct an almost endless possibility of sentences. An illustrated instruction sheet helps parents and teachers guide children through the game step by step.It's time to get silly while practicing grammar with the little ones in your life with DK Games: Silly Sentences.
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  • Dinosaur!

    DK, Smithsonian Institution

    Hardcover (DK Children, Aug. 6, 2019)
    Are you curious about fossils, dinosaurs, and prehistoric life? Then dig into this stunning children's encyclopedia.This fully revised edition of Dinosaur! is loaded with fascinating facts. Did you know that Velociraptor had three large "killer claws" on each foot to hunt down prey? Or that the long-necked Diplodocus was as long as three school buses? Would you believe that Carcharodon megalodon was an ocean monster with a fearsome bite at least six times stronger than that of today's great white shark? This dinosaur book for kids reveals more than 60 prehistoric creatures, from the age of the dinosaurs to the most recent Ice Age. From the flying Pterodactylus and ferocious Tyrannosaurus to the gigantic snake Titanoboa and magnificent wooly mammoth, this big book takes you up close and personal with these amazing animals. And with more than 400,000 copies sold worldwide, you too can become a dinosaur expert as you pore over pages packed with jaw-dropping 3D images. If you're crazy about dinosaurs and paleontology, Dinosaur! is the perfect book for you.
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  • 101 Great Science Experiments: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Neil Ardley

    Paperback (DK Children, Dec. 15, 2014)
    Forget about mad scientists and messy laboratories! This incredible, interactive guide for children showcases 101 absolutely awesome experiments you can do at home. Find out how to make a rainbow, build a buzzer, see sound, construct a circuit, bend light, play with shadows, measure the wind, weigh air, and create an underwater volcano. The astonishing variety of experiments are all very easy and entirely safe, with step-by-step text and everyday ingredients. Biology, chemistry, and physics are brought to life, showing budding young scientists that science is all around us all the time. As you have fun trying out experiments with friends and family, core scientific principles are presented in the most memorable way. With chapters covering important topics such as color, magnets, light, senses, electricity, and motion, the laws of science are introduced in crystal-clear text alongside specially commissioned full-color photography for children to understand. Follow in the footsteps of Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and all the other great minds with 101 Great Science Experiments and learn the secrets of science you’ll never forget.
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  • Chug, Chug Tractor: Lots of Sounds and Loads of Flaps!

    DK

    Board book (DK Children, Sept. 16, 2013)
    Note: Noisy book batteries are light activated, please make sure the lighting is sufficient for this book.The perfect book for your little tractor-lover that even includes exciting sounds from the farm.In Chug Chug Tractor, young readers are presented with a high quality reading experience with exciting novelties including vehicle and animal sounds, touch-and-feel panels, intriguing flaps, and remarkable pop-outs. Combined with bright photographs and entertaining rhyming text, Chug Chug Tractor offers a hands-on, interactive learning experience. Word labels name interesting images in each scene, like the parts of a vehicle, the names of an animal, or the type of building, and provide talking points for parent and child.
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  • Knowledge Encyclopedia

    DK

    Hardcover (DK Children, Sept. 16, 2013)
    A comprehensive children's reference book that shows you what other encyclopedias only tell you.Incredibly detailed cross-sections and cutaways reveal the inner workings of everything – from galaxies and stars to Earth and the human body. Look inside an Apollo spacecraft, a volcano, or the body of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Find out what happened after the Big Bang, how trench warfare worked, and the science behind a fireworks display.Created in association with the world-renowned Smithsonian Institution, this fully updated edition of Knowledge Encyclopedia is the perfect reference book for inquisitive minds of all ages, covering space, Earth, nature, human body, science, and history. Packed with fascinating statistics, maps, timelines, graphics, and superb photorealistic cross-sections, this family encyclopedia makes the most complex subjects easy to understand.
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  • Amazing Visual Math

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    Hardcover (DK Children, June 16, 2014)
    Covering the essential math concepts learned in the first years of school, Amazing Visual Math brings a whole new dimension to learning. Amazing Visual Math is an interactive hands-on experience that makes math fun. Key curriculum subjects including shapes, patterns, telling time, lines of symmetry, addition, subtraction, measurement and more are explained through over 50 interactive elements throughout the book including pop-ups, flaps, and pull the tab elements, making an otherwise tedious subject entertaining. Ideal for developing manual dexterity skills and sharpening visual learning skills, Amazing Visual Math is a hands-on experience kids won't want to put down. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
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  • Baby Touch and Feel: Puppies and Kittens

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    Board book (DK Children, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Meet adorable puppies and kittens in this top-selling board book that encourages tiny fingers to explore and helps develop fine motor skills while building an early language foundation.Filled with real-life puppy and kitty photographs that feature touch-and-feel textures that babies can stroke, tickle, and touch, Baby Touch and Feel: Puppies and Kittens is the perfect size for small hands. Its padded cover can withstand biting and throwing while its thick sturdy board pages won't tear. Your baby can practice animal recognition and perfect animal noises while touching the novelty textures on the pages.Series description: Baby Touch and Feel books are the perfect series for the very youngest readers. These small, padded books excite babies and toddlers with their foil and touch-and-feel covers. Each book in this affordable series contains twelve vibrant interior pages with bold, engaging images. Containing large word labels, each page has foil or glitter to behold or a texture to touch. These safe novelty textures intrigue babies and are perfect for little fingers to feel. The Baby Touch and Feel series encourages sensory development, language skills, and early reading skills while teaching colors, shapes, patterns, opposites, and more.
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  • Touch and Feel: Farm

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    Board book (DK Children, Dec. 19, 2011)
    Little ones will love to explore the textures of their favorite animals on the farm with this perfect book for their first library.With more than half a million copies sold, this family favorite keeps young readers engaged with pages that encourage exploration and help develop fine motor skills while building an early language foundation.Spend a day at the farm with kittens, horses, chicks, and more in Touch and Feel: Farm. This classic DK board book is filled with clear photography, simple text, and fun textures. Practice animal recognition and sounds, and help your baby learn what an animal may feel when like when it's touched. Pet a dog's soft fur, stroke a baby chick, and tickle a soft kitten on sturdy and tactile board pages that are perfect for small hands.Series description: With appealing touch-and-feel elements on every spread, DK's Touch and Feel series is a favorite for both parents and children, in a larger format than DK's Baby Touch and Feel books. Babies and toddlers will be drawn to the shiny jacket, while the bright, bold interior pages help them develop object recognition, and the descriptive text builds their language skills.
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  • DK Workbooks: Science, First Grade: Learn and Explore

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Dec. 23, 2013)
    Perfect for children ages 6–7, this workbook supports the expanding science skills of first graders. Among the topics covered are animal movement, muscles, bones, the heart, teeth, fossils, speed, materials, rocks, the sun, and the moon.Developed in consultation with leading educational experts to support curriculum learning, DK Workbooks: Science is an innovative series of home-learning science workbooks that is closely linked to school curriculum and helps make learning easy and fun.Each title is packed with exercises and activities to strengthen what children learn in school. With clear questions and supportive illustrations to help children understand each topic, the books provide practice to reinforce learning and understanding of key concepts, such as animal life cycles, the solar system, chemistry, and anatomy. A parents' section contains answers, tips, and guidance to provide support, and a certificate of achievement will reinforce confidence in kids by rewarding their accomplishments.
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