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Emily Hawkins
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"This is no ordinary atlas. This is a guide to the legendary lands once sought by explorers, from the sunken kingdom of Atlantis to the treasure-filled temples of El Dorado. Within these pages you will discover lost cities, vanished islands, and fantastical places from folklore. Blending myth, history, fact, and fantasy, this will be a journey like no other -- one that will transport you to thoroughly otherworldly places."--
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English
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Atlas of Record-Breaking Adventures brings together some of the world's most spectacular sights and extraordinary events in a stunningly illustrated addition to the critically acclaimed Atlas of Adventures series.
Journey from one extreme to the other as you turn the page to discover what record-breaker is next. This is a high-octane tour around the world, stopping off at every continent to marvel at natural and human phenomena.
From the highest...
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English
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This enchantingly illustrated natural history of fairies, compiled in the 1920s by the botanist Professor Elsie Arbour for her niece, is now unveiled for readers of today.
Featuring a gold foil—embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this gorgeous volume is filled with colourful sketches and precise notes detailing the secret life of fairies and their important role in the natural world.
Inside, you will discover the wide...
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English
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You are about to embark on a dangerous adventure. With this game in a book, use the pop-out Survival Spinner to learn your fate as you face peril after peril in a wild, rugged landscape.
You become lost in the mountains after an emergency landing. Among the snowy peaks, you are at risk from dangers including falling victim to hypothermia, being buried by an avalanche, or stumbling into a deep crevasse. In your backpack, you have a sleeping bag,...
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Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Tales of magical creatures have been told across the world for generations... but are these stories merely flights of fancy, or is there any truth to the legends of unicorns and dragons, centaurs and griffins? Presented as the notebook of a 1920s zoologist, this lavish volume sets out to answer this question, revealing the hidden world of the magical beasts that live among us. Within these pages you will meet bizarre and beautiful creatures from around...
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Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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From the team behind the best-selling Atlas of Adventures comes this prehistoric journey of discovery. You'll get to embark on over thirty dinosaur adventures that will take you all around the world! Travel back in time to lock horns with a triceratops, stalk prey with a T-Rex, and learn to fly with a baby Pteranodon. With hundreds of things to spot and facts to learn, this is the biggest Atlas adventure yet!
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Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Set your spirit of adventure free with this journey to the world's great oceans, discovering the diversity of life that exists in the deep blue sea. Whether you're travelling long haul with leatherback turtles across the Pacific, snoozing with sea otters or ice bathing with a walrus, this book celebrates the very prescient topic of the world's oceans with Lucy Letherland's animal characters."--Amazon.com
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Dutton
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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What's a friendly fox to do when he finds a lonely goose egg? Deep in the snowy north, an unlikely friendship hatches and grows between a mischievous fox cub and a lovable little goose. Sparkling fun and a warm family tale await nature lovers of all ages in this adorably illustrated, beautifully embossed book.
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Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Hop on board the School of Numbers spaceship and to head off on an intergalactic journey that introduces young readers to key math concepts including basic arithmetic, averages, shapes, sequences and problem solving. Hop on board the spaceship School of Numbers and head off on an intergalactic mathematical journey that will introduce young readers to key concepts including arithmetic, shapes, fractions, percentages, and sequences. With 6 eccentric...
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Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"This is a guide to the other side. To heaven, hell, and in between, from the golden halls of Valhalla to the ancient Egyptian journey of judgment. Prepare to explore eternal paradises, ghostly isles, and kingdoms of the dead. Through history, folklore, fact, and fantasy, discover how people across the world have sought to answer the unanswerable question: where do we go after we die?"--
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Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Discover the world's smallest adventures with this beautifully illustrated journey around the world from the award-winning team behind Atlas of Adventures. Explore seven continent maps and learn about the best small-scale adventures on Earth - whether you're taking a ride on the world's largest miniature railway, sending a letter with the world's smallest post office or cruising coral reefs with the smallest seahorse, this book brings together the...
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Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Journey from one extreme to the other as you turn the page to discover what record-breaker is next. This is a high-octane tour around the world, stopping off at every continent to marvel at natural and human phenomena."--Provided by publisher.
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Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of Quarto inc
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Head off on a journey of discovery with this follow-up to the best-selling Atlas of Adventures. This book collects together nature's most unmissable events from between the two poles, including epic migrations, extraordinary behaviors, and Herculean habits. Find hundreds of things to spot and learn new facts about every animal. --Publisher
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Magic Cat Publishing, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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"Join Professor Byron Mortimer and his daughter Millie as they set off around the world, searching for mythical beasts. Use the magic flashlight included here to take part in their adventure" -- inside front cover.
