Books in DK ADVENTURES series

Combining DK's new chapter book series with the successful LEGO® Friends brand, DK Adventures: LEGO Friends: Let's Explore! will help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading. Follow the girls of Heartlake City as they go an adventure and learn more about the city around them.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2015 The LEGO Group.Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group.

World War II was a time of daring and bravery that changed the lives of both WWII soldiers and ordinary people around the world — even those who didn't fight on the battlefield. Now children can learn more about World War II through an interesting book that teaches World War II facts through story. They may not even realize they're learning at all! DK Adventures books combine story and visual elements to appeal to both avid readers and visual learners. In DK Adventures: Battle in the Air, Zoe and Zak discover a battered old metal box that belonged to their grandfather when he was in the Navy. As they look through the box, Granddad tells stories about the Battle of Britain and life during World War II. Through this compelling story, your child will learn about the experiences of WWII Navy pilots, women's anti-aircraft gun crews, and how schoolchildren of the 1940s dealt with World War II. DK Adventures is a book series that reluctant readers can enjoy as much as bookworms do! This series combines captivating, fictional stories with nonfiction facts to encourage learning and engagement in your child. The stories keep children interested, and the facts teach critical skills and knowledge — the fiction and nonfiction elements work together to keep each child's interest high, to build knowledge, and to enrich the narrative reading experience with fascinating background information. These books are filled with information, but the stories make them incredibly readable. DK Adventures are available in a range of kid-friendly topics, including dinosaurs, cars, and the human body, and each book supports Common Core State Standards and literacy skills.

In a modern-day adventure of an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a volcanologist and her son are caught up in the drama as the volcano re-awakens. The mayor is reluctant to cancel the village festival despite her warnings of an imminent eruption. Will he and the other villagers escape in time, before the explosive volcano wreaks havoc? Find out in DK Adventures: In the Shadow of the Volcano. DK Adventures are an innovative mix of narrative and nonfiction for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries, recipes, poetry, instructions, graphics, or songs, the genre spreads in each DK Adventures title enhance the story and reinforce curriculum learning, while the expansive range of entertaining nonfiction subjects will appeal to boys and girls everywhere. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Experience the harsh conditions of this polar landscape, discover how researchers survive, and find out about the intrepid explorers from the past who have set out to reach the South Pole.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.

Is your child interested in surviving in the jungle and learning about jungle animals? DK Adventures: Jungle Adventures is the perfect book for learning more about the jungle! This book combines story and visual elements to appeal to both avid readers and visual learners. With the jungle facts and adventures story in DK Adventures: Jungle Adventure, kids might not realize they're learning at all! In DK Adventures: Jungle Adventure, we join Charlotte and a team of scientists on an expedition to explore Cambodia's wildlife. Learn how to survive and how to find animals in the jungle. Experience the mosquitoes, snakes, and torrential rain of the rainforest, and join the team as they encounter frogs, monkeys, and even a tiger! Kids will be excited about discovering the elusive Siamese crocodile, and will be eager to see if Charlotte can overcome her fear of camping. DK Adventures is a book series that reluctant readers can enjoy as much as bookworms do! This series combines captivating, fictional stories with nonfiction facts to encourage learning and engagement in your child. The stories keep children interested, and the facts teach critical skills and knowledge — the fiction and nonfiction elements work together to keep each child's interest high, to build knowledge, and to enrich the narrative reading experience with fascinating background information. These books are filled with information, but the stories make them incredibly readable. DK Adventures are available in a range of kid-friendly topics, including dinosaurs, cars, and the human body, and each book supports Common Core State Standards and literacy skills.

In Clash of the Gladiators join DK Adventure's exclusive SLIP club (Secret Living In the Past) — a group of young history buffs who belong to a top-secret club that allows them to travel throughout history to any time, any place through a phone app. This time their journey takes them to Ancient Rome, where the mighty gladiators are getting ready to stage a huge spectacle at the Colosseum. But trouble is stirring at the amphitheater. Will the team manage to foil an evil scheme? More important, will they ever see home again? DK Adventures are an innovative mix of narrative and nonfiction for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries, recipes, poetry, instructions, graphics, or songs, the genre spreads in each DK Adventures title enhance the story and reinforce curriculum learning, while the expansive range of entertaining nonfiction subjects will appeal to boys and girls everywhere. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

With Animal Adventures: Sharks, kids can go on an amazing journey to encounter the fantastic creatures that prowl the ocean. Animal Adventures: Sharks takes you beneath the ocean’s surface to meet the many sharks that lurk in the depths. Have fun while learning, meet the sharks—large and small, gentle and fierce—through colorful illustrations and fascinating facts, and then build a diorama. Everything you need to explore the ocean is right here. This unique set with a lenticular cover includes a book full of colorful illustrations and intriguing facts about sharks, plus 3-D animal models and a diorama with reusable stickers. Journey to all the world’s oceans to learn everything you need to know about these mysterious creatures. Animal Adventures: Sharks offers a unique learning experience as you meet wild and exotic animals face-to-face!

Start programming quickly with this super-fun guide to RaspberryPi Adventures in Raspberry Pi, 2 Editionincludes 9 cool projects that show you how to set up and startdeveloping on your Raspberry Pi. Updated for the release of the Rev3 board, this second edition covers all the latest features andtells you everything you need to know. Written specifically for11-15 year-olds, this book uses the wildly successful, Raspberry Pito explain the fundamentals of computing. You'll have a blastlearning basic programming and system administration skills,beginning with the very basics of how to plug in the board and turnit on. Each project includes an instructional video so you can jumpright in and start going through the lessons on your own.This hands-on book gets you up and running fast, with funprojects that let you explore.Learn how to "talk to" your Raspberry PiCreate games and stories with ScratchProgram with Turtle Graphics and PythonCode music and create a Raspberry Pi jukeboxIf you want to get started programming today, Adventures inRaspberry Pi is the ultimate hands-on guide.

Look up close at rocks, minerals and sparkling gems to unravel the clues to classify and identify them. Find out how they were formed, where in the world they're found and how to start your own rock collection.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.

Investigate the amazing variety of insects and creepy crawlies of the Amazon, and observe the many wonders of the rainforest habitat. The rain forest comes alive and bugs have the right of way.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.

The most popular gamer on YouTube, Ali-A, presents his very own action-packed graphic novel! It’s launch time for the hotly anticipated video game Alien Liberator 2, and who better to invite along than top gamer Ali-A? Ali is promised the biggest game launch ever—but what he doesn’t count on is just how real the action is about to get! When a merciless band of aliens turns up to spoil the party, it’s up to Ali to transform from gaming icon to real-life hero. Can he defeat the end-of-game boss and save the day? With a little help from his fans and his very special dog, Eevee, he’s going to give it his best shot!