A richly illustrated guide to wasps around the worldWasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one of the world’s largest insect groups. More than 150,000 species have been identified, and while the black-and-yellow insect with a cinched waist may be the most familiar, most wasps are tiny parasitoids that use other insects for food. Wasps of the World provides a breathtaking look at the diverse characteristics, habitats, and lifestyles of th...

Build your beading skills with this step-by-step guide to capturing the delightful shapes and vibrant colors of beautiful bugs.Beaded Bugs features thirty fun, easy, and creative projects designed to help beginners learn new beading skills. Based on just six basic prototypes, the projects are graded by difficulty level, so you can start with a quick and simple butterfly before moving on to more complex bees and beetles.Each project includes full-co...

DK’s best-selling illustrated encyclopedia series takes you back to the Mesozoic Era, when fearsome dinosaurs roamed the land, sea, and skies.Discover dinosaurs as you've never seen them before through jaw-dropping 3D illustrations in this dinosaur encyclopedia for kids ages 9+.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? ...

Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists.Whether you want to try your hand at drawing for the first time or fine-tune your artistic skills, Artist's Drawing Techniques is for you. Learn how to work with charcoal, pen, and pastels and discover everything you need to know about tone, colour, texture, line-work, and composition with detailed advice for beginner, intermediate, and advan...

Shoot back in time 4.5 billion years to see how planet Earth was formed and then leap into the future to see what happens when stars die. Everything has a beginning and an end, but what happens in between?Each page focuses on at least one life cycle. Meet dolphins jumping in the ocean waves, penguins travelling on the ice, and butterflies fluttering in the sky. You'll take a closer look at the life cycles of environments, too. Discover how a river ...

The clearest and sharpest recognition e-guide to more than 500 rocks and minerals.Unearth a treasure trove of knowledge about the rocks and minerals beneath our feet - from their formation to collecting them. Make identification easy and accurate with this compact visual guide, packed with photographs and details on formation, distinguishing features, and much more. Over 600 high-quality photographs capture the unique characteristics, colours, and attributes of mor...

A stunning visual reference book for little geologists who love to find fascinating stones around them.Identify colourful gemstones, sparkly crystals, the toughest rocks and ancient fossils. Packed with fun facts, information and extensive photos all about the rocks and minerals that make up the world around us.Interactive learning that engages young scholar minds. Learn about 64 different types of rocks and minerals, how to tell the difference between them...

The perfect guide to identifying common treesWhat's That Tree? is ideal if you struggle to tell the difference between a Serbian spruce and a Silver birch. It's the perfect pocket e-guide for beginners but also a handy reference for the more seasoned naturalist.Featuring over 150 common trees from around the UK and Europe, species overviews show you what to look for where and related trees are shown side by side for quick comparison and identification....

Discover how to truly connect with clay, bring ideas to life, and become a highly skilled potter.From first throwing down the clay, through experimenting with decorative effects and trying out new glazing recipes, to judging the ideal firing cycle, Complete Pottery Techniques is the perfect companion for every step of the pottery journey - and an ideal gift for all inspired creators.Produced by a team of 18 talented potters, demonstrating the wides...

A richly illustrated guide to lichens and their biologyExisting at the margins of life, lichens are the result of symbiotic relationships between fungi and photosynthesizing partners in the form of algae or cyanobacteria. Comprising more than twenty thousand species, lichens are pioneers in diverse ecosystems, colonizing virtually any surface and growing at almost any altitude. Found in rainforests, polar regions, deserts, and your backyard, lichens embody a parado...

This charming illustrated non-fiction picture book takes you on an amazing journey through the world of bees.Bees are incredibly industrious, brilliant at building, super social, and - most importantly - along with other insects, they are responsible for a third of every mouthful of food you eat! The Bee Book is perfect to teach children age 5 and up all about our fuzzy little friends, how much they matter, why they are declining, and what we can do to help. This dazzling ...

Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing is a step-by-step guide for goldsmiths, jewelry designers and serious amateurs who want or need to learn how to string pearls and gemstones professionally. The course begins with the easiest techniques and builds on them to demonstrate the more difficult skills, trying knots between beads and attaching a clasp to a strand. A complete tools and materials list is included early in the book and at the beginning of each project for easy reference. Several ...