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Pocket Guide To Butterflies
This book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field, with many stunning full-page and double-page photographs to support the authoritative text. The introduction explains the basics of butterflies and their identification. Each species is illustrated by the author's remarkable photographs. The text covers information such as ID features, distribution, habitat, status, confusion species and interesting facts.
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Metamorphosis
This title brings you the tale of a man’s metamorphosis into a monstrous bug and the aftermath of the change. He discovers that he has become a burden to his own family. The story delves into the bizarre, puzzling nature of the human mind by using beautiful, multifaceted metaphors. The outstanding ingenuity of the story features Gregor Samsa as the protagonist. He is a nomadic salesman enduring the transformation, who, unfortunately, becomes unfit as a professional too. His own family is sickened by the change, which makes it all the more difficult for Gregor to deal with the transformation.
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Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
In the Harry Potter series, as Harry explored the magical world during his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he found himself reading about all kinds of magical creatures that remained hidden from muggles. In Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, a book that Harry has to use for one of his classes, he comes to learn about a whole new world of wonderful creatures that inhabit the magical world. To the delight of all Harry Potter followers, the book is now available for them to read, exactly similar to the one used at Hogwarts. Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is presented as the copy originally owned by Harry himself and is full of side notes and scribbles from Harry and his friends, Ron and Hermione. While some of the beasts described in the book have appeared in the Harry Potter books, many of them have not appeared anywhere in the series. From deadly Lethifold to innocuous Hippogriffs, the book reveals the secrets of many strange and beautiful mythical creatures. Though authored by J. K. Rowling, the book carries the name of Newt Scamander as the author. Scamander is a fictional character from the world of Harry Potter who specializes in the magical science of zoology. The book also contains a foreword from the school’s charismatic headmaster, Albus Dumbledore.
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Buildings Of The Future
"Eco-Action" looks at the new technologies that will help to save our way of life on the planet, with a particular focus on reducing dependency on fossil fuels and output of carbon dioxide.An upbeat approach explains the problems but with an emphasis on current and future possible solutions. Action boxes throughout suggest ways readers can make changes, encouraging them to engage with the topic and increasing their understanding of personal responsibility. This book looks at pros and cons of alternative energies and lifestyle choices so students can make up their own minds. It includes case studies from around the world enabling students to apply their understanding to real-life situations.
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Consumerisms Of The Future
"Eco-Action" looks at the new technologies that will help to save our way of life on the planet, with a particular focus on reducing dependency on fossil fuels and output of carbon dioxide.An upbeat approach explains the problems but with an emphasis on current and future possible solutions. Action boxes throughout suggest ways readers can make changes, encouraging them to engage with the topic and increasing their understanding of personal responsibility. This book looks at pros and cons of alternative energies and lifestyle choices so students can make up their own minds. It includes case studies from around the world enabling students to apply their understanding to real-life situations.
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Tales Of Remarkable Birds
Throughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behaviours abound. For example: Why do Male Fairywrens bring flowers to females as a nuptial gift in the pre-dawn darkness? Especially when the gift-givers are not the official mates of the females concerned, but visitors, and furthermore they may give these gifts in full view of the official mate. Why do gangs of White-winged Choughs 'kidnap' their neighbours' fledglings and then keep them in their 'gang'. Which bird is so big, strong and fierce that stories abound of it killing humans? This book looks at accounts of murderous Cassowaries and explains just what might have happened. What happens in an albatross 'divorce'?This book divides the world by continent and takes a series of extraordinary stories from each to illustrate a great diversity of bird behaviour. Each continent will have around five or six stories, each described in 1500 to 2000 words and examining the truths and the mythology behind each example. An intriguiguing book from an author with an ability to engage with his audience.
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Designed For Success-Attack Fighters
This is a useful, high-interest series covering the design of super-vehicles, offering accessible information on design and technology for a wide range of readers at KS3.Each book focuses on the design of different types of high-powered vehicles, from military vehicles to superboats. This book focuses on vehicles with exceptional design with case studies looking at design, manufacture, performance and safety.
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Designed For Success-Superbikes
Ready to get revved up? This new edition of 'Superbikes' looks at how the world's most popular and successful bikes are designed, built, and ridden. Check out the beautifully streamlined Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 and Ducati 1098 sports motorcycles, the gritty H
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Designed For Success-Military Vehicles
This is a useful, high-interest series covering the design of super-vehicles, offering accessible information on design and technology for a wide range of readers at KS3.Each book focuses on the design of different types of high-powered vehicles, from military vehicles to superboats. This book focuses on vehicles with exceptional design with case studies looking at design, manufacture, performance and safety.
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Designed For Success-Superboats
This is a useful, high-interest series covering the design of super-vehicles, offering accessible information on design and technology for a wide range of readers at KS3.Each book focuses on the design of different types of high-powered vehicles, from military vehicles to superboats. This title focuses on vehicles with exceptional design with case studies looking at design, manufacture, performance and safety.
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Designed For Success-Off-Road Vehicles
This is an useful, high-interest series covering the design of super-vehicles, offering accessible information on design and technology for a wide range of readers at KS3.Each book focuses on the design of different types of high-powered vehicles, from military vehicles to superboats. This title focuses on vehicles with exceptional design with case studies looking at design, manufacture, performance and safety.