Search results for ""Author Claude Delafosse""

"All living things depend on each other for their food and habitat. In this book children will be able to observe and learn about all the food chains that link living things in an ecosystem. Each double spread explores a different ecosystem: the kitchen garden, woodland, seashore, savannah, jungle, polar, and marine systems. On the left-hand page, colour-coded diagrams and arrows show the different food chains that exist within each ecosystem. On the right-hand page captivating full-page lifelike illustrations show the ecosystems in all their detail. Readers use a “magic flashlight” (in the form of a piece of card) to “light up” and explore these darkened transparent pages, enabling them to focus on one detail at a time."

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Discover the spectacular views and the finest historical and modern buildings of the capital of France on an imaginary tour of one of the world's most beautiful cities. Using a magic flashlight made of card, you can explore the dark transparent page of the book and focus in on hidden surprises.

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Watch an abandoned building being demolished and a new one rise in its place. Observe concrete cutters, bulldozers, excavators, concrete mixers, cranes, tunnel borers and steam rollers at work on a building site, at a boatyard, building an underground tunnel, a motorway and a dam. Learn about all the different people involved in each stage of construction: architects, masons, carpenters, plumbers, electricians and many others.

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Explore another world in a landscape by Van Eyck. Watch Monet add the finishing touches to a sunrise. Wander through a gallery of landscapes by Vermeer, Hokusai, Van Gogh, Magritte, and more.

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Guiseppe Arcimboldo creates highly original portraits by placing objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, leaves, fish, and shells next to one another to form faces. Using a magic flashlight made of card, you can explore the dark transparent page of the book and focus in on hidden surprises.

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In the middle of the dense jungle, you can discover countless animals and amazing plants. Your magic torch lets you see all the beautiful hidden details in the dark tropical forest.

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Home, sweet home! Whether it’s big or small – made of brick, wood, or ice – your home is always special. In this storybook, readers are welcomed into the homes of people from all over the world and throughout history; including the caves of prehistoric people, the teepees of American Indians, the igloos of the Inuits, houses on stilts in Indonesian waters, and even the space stations that astronauts call home. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Enter through the glass pyramid to explore the largest museum in the world. Open an Egyptian sarcophagus, watch the Mona Lisa appear on canvas, and discover masterpieces throughout the museum.

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Look at the engine of a car. Ride in a racing car, a dumper truck, a bulldozer, a cattle-truck, a bus. Drive a fire-engine, an ambulance, a police car through the city traffic. Count the wheels on a bike, a skate board, roller skates, a tricycle, a baby buggy, a motor bike and a scooter.

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Welcome to the imaginary world of a most unusual painter, Guiseppe Arcimboldo, who created highly original still life portraits that are, in fact, full of life! Using your ‘magic’ torch, explore the strange and surprising details of his Renaissance paintings: a head made of flowers and a body made of leaves, a mushroom mouth and a courgette nose, peach cheeks and cherry lips. Each spread more spectacular than the last! This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Travel back in time and follow in the footsteps of these mysterious creatures from long, long ago. Marvel at dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes; see where they laid their eggs; learn how fossils form; and watch scientists piece together a huge dinosaur skeleton. This storybook is filled with fun facts, like which dinosaur was as long as 2 buses, and which was as heavy as 12 elephants! This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Young readers will follow in the footsteps of these mysterious giants from long ago. They will find out which dinosaur was as long as two buses, which was as heavy as 12 elephants and where dinosaurs laid their eggs. Children will also watch scientists piecing back together a huge dinosaur skeleton. James Prunier and Henri Galeron's beautifully realistic illustrations bring these giants back to life.

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This colourful storybook fosters young children’s blossoming interest in the natural world, encouraging them to enjoy flowers where they grow: in meadows, in parks, and in their very own gardens. Learn the different parts of a flower. Find out why insects are attracted to flowers, and why sunflowers turn to face the sun. Then follow the lifecycle of a dandelion – from the first bud, to seeds dispersing in the wind. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Dive under water and watch the fish swim around in the pages of this book, from sea creatures near the seashore to the strangest fish that live in the depths of the ocean.

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It’s very dark inside the homes of ants, bees, and termites – but with the help of your ‘magic’ torch, you’ll see how these creepy crawlies live. Find out how ants organise their anthills, and learn which jobs the queen, worker ants, and male ants do. Discover how bees make honey in their beehives, and explore the earthy termite mounds typically found in Africa, Australia, and South America. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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It’s so dark underground, you can’t see the animals who live down there – but with the help of your ‘magic’ torch, you’ll get to explore their hidden homes. Run with the rabbit into its burrow. Follow the mole through its tunnels. Swim with the beaver to its lodge. Swoop with the kingfisher into its riverbank nest. You’ll even discover how the extraordinary cockchafer is born and grows up entirely underground. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Look at the paintings of Bosch, Breugel, Gauguin, and Picasso, and discover how varied the art of painting can be.

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Buried underground, hidden in overgrown jungles and forests and deep under the sea, lost treasure lies waiting to be discovered. You can find out what life was like long ago.

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This encyclopedia of dinosaurs has been created especially to allow young children to discover the lush natural world in which different species of dinosaurs evolved. The beautiful illustrations provide a detailed guide for readers to observe and identify the many different kinds of dinosaurs and giant sea and flying reptiles. The archeology of fossil finds and of painstaking reconstruction of skeletons is vividly portrayed.

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Learn about the life in castles. Find out how difficult it is to get past its strong walls. Discover what it is like to be under attack.

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Meet the animals who live in darkness underground, safe from other animals who want to eat them.

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Walking through a city, you’ll see lots of buildings and statues – but to discover the hidden world below the streets, you’ll need your ‘magic’ torch and your sense of adventure! Explore the cellar beneath the house, the pipes below the pavements, and the car parks and underground trains that run under our feet. Maybe you’ll even uncover the fascinating remains of an ancient city, if you’re lucky. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Discover music in all its variety from the wind singing in the trees to to a complete classical orchestra! Get to know the different families of musical instruments – string, brass, woodwind, percussion and keyboard. Discover how they each produce sound. Watch an orchestra and conductor at work. Lift up the lid a grand piano and look inside. Learn about traditional instruments from around the world and make your own instrument at home!

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Light up the past as you enter an Egyptian tomb. Who is inside the sarcophagus? What do the strange hieroglyphics mean? How did the Egyptians preserve dead bodies?

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Whales, the biggest animals on Earth, live on the sea. It is a wonderful creature but becoming sadly rare. Watch this giant leap gracefully out of the waves. See how it looks after its calf underwater. Children will delight in comparing and identifying different whales.

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It’s as dark as night inside a beehive, an anthill or a termite mound. You can’t usually see what’s going on in there. But in this book you can use a press-out paper flashlight to look at insects inside their homes as if you’d been invited in. As you move the flashlight around, you’ll soon discover all the details hidden in each darkened picture. Find out which jobs the queen, worker and male ants do. Watch a bee develop from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Learn how bees organize their lives and see the beekeeper at work.

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A lot goes on inside the human body – and with the help of your ‘magic’ torch, you’ll see just how much! Identify the five senses. Find out what happens to the food we eat. See how a baby grows inside its mother. Explore your body through X-rays and under a microscope. In this storybook, children will gain an appreciation for their own anatomy, whilst learning that other people’s bodies come in all shapes, sizes, and skin tones. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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