History as you've never seen it before, walk through the past and find out what happened when. Step into What Happened When in the World, a unique historical atlas for kids and discover the global events that shaped our world. Watch the key moments in our history unravel on the page in front of you through colourful, illustrated 3D maps. Follow the devastating spread of the black death through Europe, the Roman Empire's expansion to North Africa and the Middle East, and the impact of world war II on the globe. What Happened When in the World reveals our history through 60 stunning, specially commissioned historical maps which chart the migration of humans, the spread of the black death, D-day landings and much more.

This is the definitive guide to the characters, droids, aliens, and creatures of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Beautiful photography and clear, authoritative text by Lucasfilm insider Pablo Hidalgo names and explains all the details of costumes, weapons, and accessories. It includes three exclusive, specially commissioned cutaway models produced by Industrial Light & Magic model maker John Goodson. (copyright) & Trademark 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Feel and find around the building site with this great first board book for preschoolers. Toddlers will love Feel and Find Fun Building Site. Let your toddler discover all the construction vehicles from dumpers and diggers to rollers and cranes. The bright, bold front cover captures your toddlers attention while the surrounding textures encourages them to touch and feel. Every double page has a textured tab that preschoolers can touch, plus more touch-and-feel elements to explore on the page. Clear photographic and bold illustrative combination shows diggers and trucks in context, each clearly named to encourage picture-and-word association.

Feel and find all your favourite dinosaurs in this great first dinosaur book for preschoolers. Toddlers will love Feel and Find Fun Dinosaur! Let your toddler discover sharp teeth, long necks, horns, spikes and even feathers. The bright, bold front cover captures your toddlers attention while the surrounding textures encourages them to touch and feel. Every double page has a textured tab that preschoolers can touch, plus more touch-and-feel elements to explore on the page. Clear photographic and bold illustrative combination shows dinosaurs in context, each clearly named to encourage picture-and-word association.

The DK German-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary introduces the vocabulary of the modern world through themed chapters filled with full-colour photographs and artworks which display and label all elements of everyday life. With sections ranging from home and work to leisure and the environment, every item is clearly labelled in German with the translation directly below. The German-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is a colourful and stimulating learning resource ideal for all levels and ages. With more than 6,000 terms annotated, the illustrations in the dictionary provide a quick and intuitive route to learning a language, defining the words visually so it is easier to remember them. Learning German has never been easier!

Let your little one lift-the-flap and learn all about colours with this playful early learning board book toddlers will love. Help your toddler learn all about colours with their favourite animals in Animal Colours. Let your toddler get to grips with this tactile board book, find the word-clues and lift the flaps to discover what colours are underneath. Play 'I Spy', 'Guess Who' or read-aloud with your child to help identify animals and learn different colours too. With specially drawn images and lively text this interactive board book is perfect for toddlers. Alliteration and clear word-labels develop vocabulary and word recognition to support early learning development.

Wildlife of the World is a spectacular celebration of global wildlife bringing you face to face with the most fascinating animals on Earth. Journey through some of the most scenic and rich animal habitats, from the Amazon rainforest to the Himalayas, the Sahara to the South Pole, and get closer than you ever imagined to the animals that live there discovering how these fascinating creatures feed, interact, mate, play and survive. Packed with breathtaking photography and animal facts, Wildlife of the World is your chance to see the world's most fascinating wildlife like never before.

Explore cheese in its many glorious varieties — the science, the smells, the succulence! The grandest fromages, the finest Feta, the most delicious Manchego: celebrate the glorious variety, quality and pleasure of great cheeses from around the world. You'll find detailed profiles of over 750 cheeses from France to Australia. Develop an in-depth understanding of different cheese — from its provenance, to the producers, science, smells, how to savour each taste and even step-by-steps on how to make cheese. This updated edition reflects growing trends such as interest in American and Asian varieties which no cheese board is complete without. No cheese lover should be without it!

Discover all about whisky from this new and updated edition of the classic, definitive guide to malt whiskies, by the late Michael Jackson. You'll learn everything you wanted to know about your favourite tipple. From why you should choose Islay, the Islands, or the Highlands, to which whiskies are light and flowery, or rich and treacly. Find whisky tasting notes on over 1,000 malts arranged from A-Z, including vintages from 1926 onwards. Packed with the latest releases and brand new tasting notes from distilleries in the New World Whisky section. Plus, by describing the characteristics of each whisky, and giving it an overall score, this book helps you to identify whiskies that appeal to you and are worth tracking down. Updated by whisky experts Dominic Roskrow and Gavin D Smith.

See The Deadman like you've never seen him before!With stunning visuals and in-depth commentary, Undertaker: 25 Years of Destruction takes the reader deep into the darkness, where few dare to tread! Learn everything you need to know about sports-entertainment's mysterious grim reaper of justice with this massive hardcover tome.

Create 50 gorgeous hairstyles, from casual braids to the elegant beehive, by Berlin-based top stylist Andre Martens. Following the visual step-by-step instructions by a top stylist, it is really easy to take minutes to be beautiful. Start with basic techniques, like braiding, waves and volume, and with a little practice you can change your look every day. Learn everything about hair care, tools and products from detailed extra instructions and become your own personal stylist.

Explore the world of birds in Eyewitness Activity Bird Watcher with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities Discover the exciting world of birds, from the different types of birds to bird song and migration. Learn how to become a bird watcher or understand the different tracks and trails with the help of Bird Watcher. Get making and creating: make your own nestbox, bird table and much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project as you make things for birds. With more then 50 stickers inside to use alongside the activities, you'll have fun learning all about birds.

This book explores the natural world with more than 30, fun, hands-on activities. Look around and delve into nature and discover the wildlife that surrounds you, from studying flowers and secret senses to the animals that only come out after dark. This book shows how to become a wildlife detective and see animals in action with the help of Nature Ranger. Get building, making and creating: build a bat box, trail animals and much more. In this book each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each nature project as you search rock pools or make a simple pond. It comes with more than 50 stickers inside to use alongside the activities you'll have fun learning all about nature and wildlife.

This book explores the night's sky with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities. This book helps you discover the mysteries of the night's sky, from shooting stars and sunspots to our galaxy and the expanding universe. This book helps you learn how to become a stargazer or understand a lunar calendar with the help of Night Sky Detective. Get making and creating: launch your own rocket, identify constellations and much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project as you make paper planets or hunt for galaxies. It comes with more than 50 stickers inside to use alongside the activities you'll have fun learning all about the night's sky.

Explore the world of rocks and fossils with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities. Start your own rock collection, grow your own gems and even create an erupting volcano! Rock and Fossil Hunter explains all the little-known facts about rocks and fossils through practical, hands-on activities that you can do at home. Get growing, making and creating with Rock and Fossil Hunter and find out how fossils form, why rocks can last for hundreds of years and much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project and learn about rocks from space, the changing landscape of our world and much more. With more than 50 stickers inside to use alongside the activities you'll have fun learning all about the wonders of rocks and fossils.

Explore our weird and wonderful weather in Eyewitness Activity Weather Watcher, with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities! Discover the mysteries of the weather, from piercing lightning and snowflakes to learning more about our climate and the atmosphere. Learn how to become a weather watcher or make an ice mirror with the help of Weather Watcher. Get making and creating: create a breeze, make a rainbow and much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project as you make a snowflake and a wind vane. With more then 50 stickers inside to use alongside, the activities you'll have fun learning all about the night's sky.

This is a cookery course from the UK's much-loved cook. Let Mary take you from new cook to good cook or from good cook to great cook with Mary Berry's Cookery Course, now in paperback. With delicious recipes from soups, starters and mains to bread, puddings and cakes, you can master the foundations of cooking and build your culinary repertoire under the guidance of Mary Berry. Learn how to cook Mary Berry's favourite recipes with ease and find out how Mary gets her roast chicken skin so crispy and how she ensures her apple pie doesn't have a soggy bottom. Perfect the basics of cooking with 12 classic 'master recipes' such as leek and potato soup, chargrilled salmon fillets and Victoria sandwich cake with step-by-step instructions. Then cook your way to success with over 100 fail-safe recipes with photographs of each finished dish so you know what you're aiming for each time. Mary also offers advice on ingredients and how to keep a well-stocked pantry as well as teaching kitchen techniques such as whipping egg whites to guarantee perfect results every time. Mary Berry's Cookery Course is perfect for all home cooks who want to learn to cook the Mary Berry way.

This title helps you discover the infamous beasts and magical monsters that dwell in mythology. The Children's Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Monsters reveals a world of mythology and magic. Discover the fantastical tales and amazing worlds that these beasts and monsters inhabit, from Grendel's attack on Beowulf to Aztec legends and the fall of Atlantis. Classic myths and lesser-known legends are retold through eye-catching images, character exploration and family trees, while also exploring their origins, hidden meanings and similarities. With epic tales of brave heroes and evil deeds the Children's Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Monsters unravels the mythical world.

Quick, healthy home cooking has never been so easy! Run off your feet, and wondering how to cook a healthy and delicious family meal after work? Need to impress friends for dinner but don't want to spend hours in the kitchen? Then look no further. You can find over 700 fantastic recipes and 250 variations to suit today's busy lifestyle. Cook dinner in under 30 minutes, from preparing to serving. Packed with time-saving tips and techniques, cheats and clever ideas as well as mouth-watering photographs of every finished dish so you know exactly what you're aiming for. From family meals to express entertaining, here's how to make great food — fast.

Dive into the ocean and discover the different sharks and sea creatures who hunt in this watery world. This book presents a dazzling visual tour of the sea revealing the remarkable monsters that dwell in the ocean depths, from the deadliest predators to the most venomous creatures. With amazing and detailed 3D digital pictures of sharks, spectacular photography and stripped away images you'll see into the ocean depths. Take a virtual tour amongst the most monstrous sharks and deadliest creatures in the ocean. Ever wondered how a Hammerhead shark breaths? Or which sea creature is the most venomous? SuperShark will tell you, with each feature profiling these super creatures, giving you the stats, the cross-sections and the images that will show you how and tell you why. You can take a trip through the deadliest depths of the ocean, from the biting reef worm to the colossal squid. You can go on a truly amazing journey with SuperShark.