Скачать книгу (размер 126 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 26) Аннотация: This brilliant, innovative book offers an engaging new way for children to discover and learn basic concepts of the alphabet. By running their finger along large, grooved letters, children can explore each shape. Colorful lift-the-flaps on every sturdy page further reinforce easy learning. Each board page features a capital letter that a child can trace with their finger, a flap to lift to find a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Born Lev Davidovich Bronstein in southern Ukraine, Trotsky was both a world-class intellectual and a man capable of the most narrow-minded ideological dogmatism. He was an effective military strategist and an adept diplomat, who staked the fate of the Bolshevik revolution on the meager foundation of a Europe-wide Communist upheaval. He was a master politician who played his cards badly in the…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Explore the wonders of our solar system — a corner of the universe that astronomers understand more fully every day. Starting at the sun, the center of it all, we move outward, planet by planet, and then beyond. From Mercury's prehistoric cataclysm to Uranus's uncommon axial tilt, the superb research and stunning images will captivate both keen stargazers and newcomers alike. The gorgeous…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: With over 1,200 reproductions and photographs, timelines, maps and concise text and captions, this volume offers a very accessible and visually exciting introduction to art, from the Venus of Willendorf and the Lascaux cave paintings of prehistory to modern times.
Скачать книгу (размер 218 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 44) Аннотация: Wonderful new version of the classic poem every family should own. Lavishly illustrated by renowned artist Charles Santore, the critically acclaimed illustrator of The Wizard of Oz, Snow White, The Little Mermaid, and others. A mini heirloom edition with a four-page gatefold. Includes embossed and foil cover. Since it was first published anonymously in 1823, the poem “The Night Before Christmas”…
Скачать книгу (размер 95 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 20) Аннотация: A playful book of opposites filled with bugs of all shapes, sizes, and colors with a massive pop-up on the last spread! With lively oversized illustrations, BIG BUG, LITTLE BUG is a book of opposites, focusing on bugs of all different shapes, sizes, and colors as they creep, crawl, and fly through the sturdy pages, culminating in a tremendous pop-up on the last spread!
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «The New York Trilogy is perhaps the most astonishing work by one of America's most consistently astonishing writers. The Trilogy is three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starkness. It is a riveting work of detective fiction worthy of Raymond Chandler, and at the same time a…
Скачать книгу (размер 55 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 12) Аннотация: In this enchanting story, the King and Queen of Poshtonia are coming for a visit to Olivia’s town. Olivia is thrilled, most of all because she can’t wait to meet their daughter, a real princess! When Olivia and Princess Stephanie meet, they can’t help but notice that they look alike . . . so much so that they trade places. Princess Stephanie will go home to Olivia’s house and Olivia will spend…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: The newest book in Black Dog's best-selling, award-winning series explores the fascinating world of Greek mythology from the myth of Narcissus to Odysseus versus the Cyclopes. Includes a Gods and Goddesses Family Tree Poster, Stickers, and Temporary Tattoos Packed with action, adventure, tragedy, and triumph, A Child's Introduction to Greek Mythology acquaints kids ages 9-12 with all the…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Four novels from the grandfather of science fiction are collected here in one package. In the Days of the Comet is a 1906 story in which the vapors of a comet bring about a profound and lasting transformation in the attitudes and perspectives of humankind. The 1923 novel Men Like Gods features a journalist who finds himself in a utopian parallel universe, and as the utopian attitudes begin to…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 910 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 768) Аннотация: Tools for Living is a book all about ultimates — the ultimate things designed for the home — from chef knives and pots and pans, to door handles and bathroom taps, to home-office furniture and garden tools. Well-designed objects not only have superior performance but also look better and last longer, which ultimately means that they are more sustainable and provide better value for money. They…
Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: The inimitable wombat who shared her adventures (eating, scratching, digging, sleeping) in the wildly successful Diary of a Wombat is back-with a baby! This time, it's the baby who tells the story. And a perfect wombat story it is, featuring eating, scratching, digging, sleeping, and playing, as well as the important task of finding a new underground home big enough for baby and Mum. Wry,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 314 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 259) Аннотация: One of the most successful and beloved of Victorian fairy tales, George Macdonald's The Princess and the Goblin tells the story of young Princess Irene and her friend Curdie, who must outwit the threatening goblins who live in caves beneath her mountain home. Macdonald's pioneering use of fanstasy as a literary medium had a great influence on Lewis Carroll, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 722 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 339) Аннотация: Welcome to Kittur, India. Of its 193,432 residents, only 89 declare themselves to be without religion or caste. And if the characters in Between the Assassinations are any indication, Kittur is an extraordinary crossroads between the brightest minds and the poorest morals, the up-and-coming and the downtrodden, and the poets and the prophets of an India that modern literature has rarely…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This compact journal — just 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches closed, in a flexible black cover — is perfect for tucking away in a pocket or purse, yet can still accommodate a copious amount of information. With a sewn binding, ledger stock paper, and super-thin rules (about four lines to the inch), as well as an expanding pocket, elastic closure band, and ribbon marker, this journal encourages industrious,…
Скачать книгу (размер 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 28) Аннотация: Presented in a large picture-book format with moving features — opening flaps, pull-tab actions, miniature books and hidden documents — this retelling of Treasure Island, for readers 7 to 10, captures the excitement and adventure of Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal pirate tale. The book also includes a game board and play pieces, so youngsters can make their own pursuit of Captain Flint's…
Скачать книгу (размер 65 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 14) Аннотация: «When a hungry fox spies a crow with a piece of cheese in her beak, in this classic fable, he flatters the silly bird until she opens her mouth to sing — and drops the cheese to the ground. One of the best-known tales attributed to Aesop, «The Fox and the Crow» is presented in this board book for prereaders with Martha Lightfoot's simple and charming painted cartoons and her humorous retelling,…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: The father of Communist Russia, Vladimir Ilych Lenin now seems to have emerged fully formed in the turbulent wake of World War I and the Russian Revolution. But Lenins character was in fact forged much earlier, over the course of years spent in exile, constantly on the move, and in disguise. In Conspirator, Russian historian Helen Rappaport narrates the compelling story of Lenins life and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 243 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 245) Аннотация: «From the authors of the bestselling «Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar», an uproarious new book on the meaning of death (and life, too) The new book by the bestselling authors of «Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar» is a hilarious take on the philosophy, theology, and psychology of mortality and immortality. That is, Death. The authors pry open the coffin lid on this one, looking at the Big…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 574 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 310) Аннотация: «A voyage of discoveries, a meeting of two remarkable women, and extraordinary time and place enrich bestselling author Tracy Chevalier's enthralling new novel From the moment she's struck by lightening as a baby, it is clear that Mary Anning is marked for greatness. On the windswept, fossil-strewn beaches of the English coast, she learns that she has «the eye» — and finds what no one else can…