Journey around the world exploring animals from every continent in this visually stunning, illustrated atlas! Did you know that: Sea otters can spend months in the water without returning to land? Flying fish can glide for 300 ft over the water? A Praying Mantis can rotate its head 180 degrees? Become an expert on all things that swim, fly, walk, hop, slither, and crawl! In a cel…
From the dawn of civilization, mankind has been inspired to explore and discover the world around him. This atlas, with its beautiful illustrations and wealth of information and interesting facts, is the perfect companion to the previous project: Great Explorers' Atlas published by White Star Publishers.
Cultures all over the world have great heroes and heroines whose exploits have made them the stuff of legend. In this wondrously illustrated atlas, explore some of the great figures of mythology and their incredible exploits. From Heracles of Greece, to Maui of the Pacific, to the Empress Jingu of Japan, The Atlas of Heroes and Heroines is full of fascinating stories of bravery and cunning. …
No question is too tough. No explanation is too weird. Find out about your body. Get the fascinating facts! Did you know that your brain weighs the same as three cans of baked beans? Or that you have almost as many hairs on your body as a gorilla? Or that if you lined up all the tiny neurons in your body, they would stretch over 950km? Full of colour pictures, photos and astonishing facts, this…