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Epic Climbs Journey to the European Alps, the Himalaya, the Karakoram Range, and the polar region of North America.
Climbing Boots The 1938 alpine boots were leather and nailed but three of the successful party also used crampons. Crampons are essential with Vibram soles. Modern climbers wear insulated double-boots. Nails and Cleats
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At first it was said that there was a jinx on the women who had climbed K2, but high altitude mountaineering is always a dangerous activity. Up to and including the 2008 season a total of 302 people had reached the summit of K2, 31 of whom had been killed descending.
speed ClimB The fastest ascent so far, though not his first, was made by Swiss guide Ueli Steck, solo, in 2 hours 47 minutes in February 2008.
Climbing boot soles were nailed until the cleated rubber Vibram sole—invented by Vitale Bramani in1935—came into general use in the 1950s.
K2’S deadly toll Alison Hargreaves, an English mother of two with a fine alpine record, climbed Everest solo, without oxygen, in 1995. But three months later she was blown to her death descending from the summit of K2 in a violent storm.
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This lightweight tripod could be rigged almost anywhere to dangle climbers or camermen.
In 1974 the actor and director Clint Eastwood made the bold decision to film the novel Eiger Sanction, a spy thriller set on and around the Eiger’s North Face. A strong team of British and American climbers and mountain cameramen joined the actors at Kleine Scheidigg and spent six weeks shooting some spectacular film, although the most dangerous areas of the North Face were avoided.
Even on flat glaciers the crevasses are deep and often hidden. Wise climbers travel roped-up so that if they do fall into a crevasse they have a good chance of climbing back to the top.
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amed after the 25th President of the United States but known to the indigenous Alaskans as Denali (“The Great One”), Mount McKinley is a colossal, icy complex of ridges, spurs, buttresses, and hanging glaciers. It rises to twin summits, dwarfing the other peaks of the Alaska Range. Situated between the warm, damp Pacific and the cold Alaskan interior, the mountain, just 150 miles (240 km) from the Arctic Circle, is a crucible of particularly evil weather. Several early attempts to climb Mount McKinley failed. One group of climbers, in 1906, claimed to have reached the summit but this was later found to have been a deception. In 1910 a party of six did reach the North Summit but it was not until 1913 that Hudson Stuck, Archdeacon of the Yukon, with three companions, claimed the South Summit 850 feet (259 m ) higher. The few climbers who reached the summit before 1951, followed a route on the mountain’s northeast side, via the Muldrow Glacier.
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multiple routes As climbers sought fresh challenges, more new routes on the North Face were tried for the first time. Each route involves many difficult sections and reaching the summit is an achievement for even the most experienced climber.
In a sequence based on the Toni Kurtz tragedy—although not this time in a fierce storm—Clint Eastwood dangles over the Stollenloch gallery window.
Wanda Rutkiewicz, from Poland, led the first all-female team up the Eigerwand in 1973, making the second ascent of the new North Pillar route. An experienced high altitude mountaineer and the leading female climber of her day, she disappeared attempting a solo climb in 1992 on Kangchenjunga in the East Nepal Himalaya.
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Open Up
A Look Inside Absolutely Everything Open up this new book for curious children who want to see inside absolutely everything! Uncover everything from the pyramids and ancient Roman baths, to the human body and even space rockets! Featuring hundreds of accurate, detailed cross-section illustrations, this book will allow children to get to the core of the things that fascinate them and help them figure out how they work the way they do. See inside more than 100 incredible items. Large format, perfect for poring over for hours.
192 pages 250 x 290 mm • 9¾ x 11½ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Spring 2020
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Packed with amazing illustrations and fascinating facts to open up a world of knowledge
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Dolphin
Container ship
Anchor
Cuttlefish
Pebble
Octopus
Phytoplankton Whale shark
Shipwreck
Sea anemone
Blue crab
Bladderwrack
Kole Tang
Sealion
Wobbegong shark
Eagle Ray
Submarine
Lobster
Jellyfish
Message in a bottle
Puffer fish
Humpback whale
To see is to know—that’s the premise behind this incredible new visual dictionary series. Each beautiful spread features an engaging real-life scene or environment. Each key word in the scene is pulled out, illustrated and named, providing a brilliant aid for developing memory retention and building vocabulary. This series will cover all core subjects from natural history to technology, science to structures, to educate in a fun and innovative way. What words will you learn today?
LOOK to LEARN Clown fish
American alligator
Dugong
Scuba diver
Triggerfish
Torpedo
Bald eagle
Red Emperor fish
Bluecoral
Speedboat
Cod
Seaweed
Seaplane
Green Turtle
Buoy
Hatchling
Grouper
Pollution
Nautilus
Iceberg
Red Bass
Horseshoe crab
Oil rig
Caspian tern
Ammonite
Fishing reel
Spotted ray
Orca
ROV
Corvette
Herring gull
Polar bear
Angler fish
Sonar
King prawn
Driftwood
Lifeboat
Blue Tang
Surfer
Squid
Emperor penguin
Pirate
Green turtle
Starfish
Hermite crab
Lifejacket
Seahorse
Coral
Hammerhead Sailing boat shark
Fall 2019 Extreme Earth Incredible Animals
Future Titles—Spring 2020 Undersea Worlds Super Structures
Future Titles—Fall 2020 Mega Machines Trees and Forests
Future Titles—Spring 2021 Dinosaur World Space Quest
64 pages 198 x 249 • 7.8 x 9.8 inches Family reference Hardcover
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288 pages 230 x 230 mm • 9 x 9 inches Age 8+ Flexicover Fall 2019
With this book of activities, crafts, games, experiments and things to learn, you’ll never be bored again! Mix up some homemade slime, grow strawberries in a paper bag, build a den in the woods and even create your own short film. Do It All is overflowing with things to try, make, learn and remember. Created to feed the imagination of young readers, this book is packed with easy-tofollow step-by-step instructions that will develop hands-on skills and encourage hobbies away from screens. All activities can be completed with everyday items. How many can you check off your list?
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THE 94 MAKE ULTIMATE PIZZA Eating a pizza is even better when it’s got all your favorite toppings — so why not make one yourself!
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Make your cool pizzas during October, also known as National Pizza Month!
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When you next go the beach, take along a camera and snap a few selfies. If your beach allows it, collect shells, pebbles, and other interesting things to take home with you.
Turn your trash into treasure by transforming the old and broken plastic toys lurking in your cupboards into an awesome work of art.
you will need: • Oven • Pizza base, bought or homemade • Tomato sauce, bought or homemade • Olive oil • Cheese (mozzarella works best) • Lots of toppings you love! It can be anything from peppers and onions to tuna, sausage, or broccoli.
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you will need: • A base, e.g., an old tray or large toy • A big pile of plastic toys • Glue for sticking plastic, such as clear model glue
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Safety first Ask an adult to help you use the glue.
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144–176 pages 190 x 235 mm • 7½ x 9¼ inches Age 7+ Hardcover Currently available
Strap on your pack, grab some binoculars and get ready for a journey into the animal kingdom. Learn about hundreds of amazing land, air and sea creatures and discover what makes each animal so dangerous. Packed with essential information on animal features, habitats and diets, these guides will help you identify the world’s most fascinating animals in no time—and teach you the top tips on how to keep safe from these dangersome creatures. Scientifically accurate illustrations and in-depth coverage will make young readers animal experts in no time!
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Future Title – Spring 2020 Dangerous Insects and Spiders
Future Title – Fall 2020 Dangerous Prehistoic Animals
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THE MAGNIFICENT
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DINOSAURS
DINOSAURS ILLUSTRATED BY RUDOLF FARKAS WRITTEN BY TOM JACKSON
Animal and nature lovers will absolutely adore this series of beautifully illustrated books. A simply stunning collection of incredible illustrations featuring the world around us will have the reader captivated—a perfect gift book. From a striking tiger to a snowy arctic fox, a T-Rex to a velociraptor or even a volcano to a tsunami, these books showcase a diverse range of animal groups and natural world topics. With each illustration featuring a selection of intriguing facts, the Magnificent series is a wonderful keepsake to revisit time and time again.
80 pages 272 x 370 mm • 10¾ x 14½ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Fall 2019
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ILLUSTRATED BY VAL WALERCZUK WRITTEN BY TOM JACKSON
Future Title—Summer 2019 The Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals
Siafu Ants
Future Titles—Fall 2019
Dor ylus species These ants spend a lot of time on the move, travelling over the ground in long columns of around 50 million individuals. They are also known as driver ants.
The Magnificent Book of Space The Magnificent Book of Endangered Animal The Magnificent Book of Natural Disasters
The word siafu means “ants” in Swahili, which is the main language spoken in East Africa. The smaller worker ants walk in the middle of the column, while the larger soldier ants, which are equipped with powerful, pincer-like jaws, march along the edges.
The ants defend themselves with bites, and they can sting, too. All siafu ants are blind. They use scent messages called pheromones to communicate with each other about where to go, when to feed, and to warn of when an attack might be coming. In the wild, soldier siafu ants can be used to stitch up bad cuts. The ants bite on both sides of the wound, pulling it closed. If the body is removed, the pincer mouth will stay shut. A siafu ant queen lays 4 million eggs every month.
The column attacks anything in its path. It can only move around 20 kilometres per hours (12.5 mph) so is fairly easy to escape from. However, if a person cannot run away for any reason, the ants will eat them.
Future Title—Spring 2020
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The Magnificent Book of Birds
Lives: Africa and Asia Habitat: Rainforest and savannah Length of a worker ant: 2.5 mm (1 in) Length of a soldier ant: 7.5 mm (3 in) Lifespan of a queen: 5 years
Future Title—Fall 2020 The Magnificent Book of Sharks
Diet: Insects and carrion
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All About Series
Take an amazing in-depth look at subjects kids really love with this incredible visual series. Cool 3-D illustrations and the latest, most up-to-date facts and stats will engage and surprise young readers. From an up-close tour of the animal kingdom to a journey to Earth’s core, a jaw-dropping shark encounter to a trip down a black hole, these fact-packed titles will turn curious readers into experts.
144 pages 243 x 265 mm • 9½ x 10½ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Fall 2019
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Weather Engine: The Sun
Introducing What Is Weather?
Weather Engine
The Sun
Solar heat The Sun’s rays warm Earth’s surface. Land temperatures change more than those in the water. Bright white snow can reflect 90 per cent of the Sun’s energy, while dark green rainforests absorb a large amount of energy.
Every place on Earth has weather and climate. Weather is the state of the atmosphere above Earth. It includes wind, clouds, storms, temperature, humidity and precipitation, such as rain and snow. Climate is the average of weather conditions over a period of years. Both weather and climate are fuelled by the Sun, which gives off energy in the form of solar radiation, mostly visible light. Only about half the energy coming from the Sun is absorbed by Earth’s surface and converted into heat. The other half is either reflected back into space or absorbed by the atmosphere. Near the Equator, the Sun’s rays strike Earth directly and much of the Sun’s heat is absorbed. Near the North and South poles, however, the Sun’s rays are more slanted and less heat is absorbed.
Ocean storm Outside the tropics, intersecting warm and cold fronts create massive storm systems. Often much larger than hurricanes, they rarely contain hurricane-force winds.
Fast-moving air The jet stream is a narrow band of high-speed winds found 8–20 kilometres (5–12 mi) above sea level.
Global patterns At any given time there are many weather events happening around the world. Lines of storms and low-pressure systems are affected by high-altitude and surface winds. Ocean currents move warm and cold water around the globe and help equalise temperatures between the poles and the Equator. Man-made pollution, forest fire smoke, ash from volcanoes and dust particles all contribute to Earth’s weather.
Exosphere
Hurricane Intense, rotating storms that form over warm water near the Equator are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. These storms are called typhoons in Asia and cyclones near Australia and India.
Sandstorm Strong surface winds, often produced by desert thunderstorms, can easily pick up dust and sand. Several times a year, dust from Africa travels all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to North America.
On fire Large amounts of smoke and ash rise into the atmosphere when forests burn. Airborne pollutants like these can act like a cloud and block sunlight.
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Northern spring, southern autumn
Layer upon layer Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
The atmosphere is a thin cover of gases that surrounds Earth, like the skin on an apple. It extends to a height of 700 kilometres (435 mi). A protective layer of ozone in the stratosphere shields Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Most weather occurs in the troposphere.
Northern summer, southern winter
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Northern autumn, southern spring
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Dangerous Animals
Dangerous Animals 64 pages 250 x 300 mm • 8¾ x 12½ inches Age 8+ Hardcover
Take a tour around the human body, explore the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, discover our solar system and much more in this stunningly illustrated series for children. Packed with bold illustrations and photographs, these books cover all the major subjects of nature, history, culture, science and technology. Each book received a complete update in 2018 and includes all the latest discoveries. Filled with graphic information for today’s young readers, these titles are perfect for inquisitive kids who love to learn!
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Future Titles—Fall 2019 Dinosaurs Dangerous Animals Human Body Space
Future Titles—Spring 2020 Under the Sea Reptiles
Future Titles—Fall 2020 Weather Volcanoes and Earthquakes
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Mission to the Moon
Featuring 200 photos from the NASA archives
TO THE
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Coming up to the fiftieth anniversary of one of our greatest achievements, Mission to the Moon takes a fresh look at one of mankind’s most incredible journeys. From the start of the space program to plans for a future lunar outpost, buckle down for a journey that will take you from liftoff to splashdown. Featuring original images and updated content, this book will make you strap in for an unforgettable lunar adventure. Recently updated to include the new Lunar Outpost mission.
80 pages 253 x 298 mm • 10 x 11¾ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Currently available
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Aiming for the Moon
MOON MISSION CHOICES NASA considered three methods of getting astronauts to the Moon and back. The first two were too costly, requiring too large a rocket or lander. The third method was more risky but achievable by the end of the 1960s.
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in time to meet President Kennedy’s goal of landing on the Moon by 1969. In the end, the chosen two-spacecraft method worked so well that future lunar missions now being planned will use a similar method
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GETTING TO THE MOON The system NASA chose for the lunar landings employed two specialized spacecraft: one that orbited the Moon and returned to Earth (the Command/Service Module), and a second small one that landed on and lifted off the Moon (the Lunar Module). Each carried exactly the amount of rocket fuel needed for its job, keeping the size and cost of each craft as low as possible.
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Lunar orbit insertion
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Transearth injection
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Splashdown
The three-stage Saturn V rocket, with the Command, Service, and Lunar modules on top, takes off from Cape Canaveral, placing the craft and crew into orbit around Earth.
The first and second stages of the Saturn V fall back to Earth. After one orbit of Earth, the third-stage engine fires to propel the spacecraft toward the Moon.
The crew detach the combined Command/Service Module, turn it around, then pull the Lunar Module from the third stage. The discarded third stage goes on to hit the Moon.
Three days later the Service Module’s main engine slows down the Apollo craft so it enters orbit around the Moon instead of flying off into space or returning to Earth.
The Lunar Module, with two astronauts aboard, separates and lands on the Moon, leaving the third crew member in orbit in the Command/Service Module.
After exploring the Moon, the astronauts return to the top half of the Lunar Module. This Ascent Stage has its own rocket and blasts off the Moon. The bottom half is left behind.
The Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module re-docks with the Command Module where the astronauts are reunited. The Ascent Stage is discarded and hits the Moon.
With all three astronauts aboard the spacecraft, the Service Module’s main engine fires again to power the craft away from the Moon and back toward Earth for the three-day journey home.
When reaching Earth, the Command Module separates from the Service Module. Both re-enter, but only the Command Module, with its heat shield for protection, survives.
The Command Module falls through the atmosphere and parachutes open to slow its descent. The craft splashes down, usually in the Pacific, where an aircraft carrier picks up the crew.
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Euskelosaurus
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 160 million years, from the start of the Triassic period 230 million years ago up until the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago. These fascinating creatures came in all shapes and sizes, from the enormous Argentinosaurus to the tiny Compsognathus.
Kentrosaurus Massospondylus Juravenator Yinlong
Ornitholestes
Fabrosaurus Europasaurus
Shunosaurus
Jingshanosaurus
Guanlong Ceratosaurus
Compsognathus Dracorex Scelidosaurus
This gigantic Dacendrurus, related to stegosaurs, was an herbivore from the Jurassic period. These dinosaurs had long spikes and plates along their back to protect itself from predators. Its name, Dacendrurus, means ‘very spiny tail’.
Dacentrurus
Brachiosaurus
Megalosaurus
Apatosaurus Gargoyleosaurus
Herrerasaurus
Camarasaurus
Dilophosaurus Sinraptor
Cryolophosaurus
Allosaurus Anchisaurus
The Stegosaurus had rows of unique bones that developed into plates and spines along their back and tail. This armor was used for defense, display, and to keep their temperature down.
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Create a mega-massive moai The mysterious and massive stone statues of Rapa Nui stand and stare in silence. If only they could tell us their stories. No one really knows how these statues—called moai—were made, how they were moved, or even why. The people who created them died out a long time ago, and left no written language. Here’s how many scientists think it might have been done.
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HEADS UP! Most statues have torsos, and some have complete bodies buried in the earth. The largest statue is 32 feet high, and weighs a whopping 82 tons. Each statue took a team of five or six carvers and entire year to make.
Rapa Nui is a tiny speck in the huge Pacific Ocean, about 2,300 miles west of Chile, South America.
Transporting the moai
TOP 3 funny features
Wooden rollers lined the pathway.
Monobrows Curly nostrils Rectangular ears
Why the long face?
The sled was pulled by fifty or more people. Each tug moved the sled only a short way.
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They erected the statue by putting more rocks under the ramp. The stone statue was lashed to a sled.
The statue is carved out of the mountainside using stone tools.
They evened out the angled bottom with more flat rocks. Workers moved the statue onto a ramp and placed stones under it.
carving the moai
The statue is lowered down the mountain.
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Statues, which weighed an average of 12 tons, were carved in a quarry miles from where they would eventually stand. Once chiseled out of the quarry, the statue was placed on a sled and lowered down cliffs using a system of ropes and pulleys.
Some 400 stone figures remain on the island. The details are carved and smoothed with pumice stone.
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erecting the statue Builders dragged the statue to an ahu—a platform made of rubble held in place with basalt walls—and slowly levered it upward. A slightly tilted bottom kept the statue from toppling forward off the ahu.
The Rapa Nui people carved these statues from volcanic rock between the 10th and 16th centuries. Artists placed eyes made of red and white coral.
Attack (or defend) a castle
They removed the rock wall and ramp and reveal the statue.
defending the castle
The siege is on! A castle was the center of power in the Middle Ages. To get the power, an enemy had to storm the castle in a siege. An amazing array of devices helped knights and soldiers attack and defend. The battle? Brutal.
Shields on wheels provided shelter from arrows.
Castles were built with double walls, moats or ditches surrounding them, and ample supplies of food and water.
Defenders poured boiling oil or lead through murder holes. Handy arrow slits provided cover for shooters.
Oh boy! Now I can buy a new pig! The surest way into the castle was to bribe a person on the inside.
FAST FACTS crenellations for shielding archers
Some 1,000 years ago, medieval kings and queens ruled their people from towering castles. One enemy strategy was surrounding the castle, cutting off supplies and forcing a surrender. These epic battles lasted months or even years. While siege machinery was essential, the most important factor was supply lines. Many sieges
Ouch! I took an arrow to the knee! livestock
Soldiers flung dead bodies over the walls to spread disease and hurt morale.
grain storage
vegetable gardens source of fresh water
A trebuchet was an amazing machine that could fling flaming projectiles and other items over a castle’s walls.
Covered battering rams breached gates.
TOP 3 WEIRD WEAPONS Buzzing bees’ nests Scaling ladders were often constructed from battlefield debris.
Buckets of cow manure Tunnelling pigs
Some enemies sneaked into the castle by climbing up through toilets in the walls. (Stinky!)
The ballista launched multiple projectiles at once. Siege towers reached the tops of the walls.
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Illustrated by David Lyttleton Wander through the minotaur’s maze, find out what caused Medusa’s wild hairdo and discover much more in this essential guide to mythology from around the world. From ancient American plains to the Greek underworld and beyond, classic characters and tall tales spring to life in this uniquely illustrated, must-have book for lovers of myths, legends, and folklore. Discover each continent’s culture and history, and the background to their myths and legends.
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With more than 3,000 detailed images and 35,000 up-to-date entries, the Macmillan Dictionary for Children covers the breadth of a traditional encyclopedia with a quirky treatment and is the ideal resource for those beginning to read and spell. This trusted dictionary is easy to navigate and fun to peruse. Received a comprehensive update in 2017.
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ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE The llustrated
Photographs Photographs of surface features obtained by probes and orbiters are profiled and discussed.
Diagram labels Each diagram has informative labels to aid understanding of the features it is representing.
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With detailed maps and diagrams, this graphic atlas will take you on a journey of discovery from our home planet, through the Solar System, and on to the Milky Way and beyond. But this book is more than just an atlas—it is also a complete survey of the fascinating worlds of astronomy, space exploration, and cosmology in the 21st century.
Geological structure A detailed diagram showing the planet’s internal geological structure is featured and the layers are discussed.
THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM
M ARS
The geology of Mars a Mars has two distinct terrains: the heavily cratered southern highlands and the lowland plains of volcanic origin in the north. The comparatively few craters in the north suggest that this is the younger y region. Mars does not have continental plates. The crust is probably thick, solid, and immobile, which explains how Martian volcanoes have grown to the extent that they are the largest in the known Solar System—the lava merely leaked out of the surface and kept on piling up. As well as volcanoes and craters, Mars is home to some vast canyons, again larger than any seen on Earth, and other features that seem to have resulted from flowing surface water. Perhaps the Red Planet was once a Blue Planet.
Named after the Roman god of war, the so-called Red R Planet has captured our imagination more than any other. Mars is not even remotely as hospitable as Antarctica. Y Yet, compared with the other inner planets, Mercury and V Venus, it seems almost friendly. y Indeed, there may even have been life there once—and some argue that this may be true even today. y Mars is a modestly-sized sphere of rock and iron, and the next world out from the Sun after Earth. Its eccentric orbit carries it from 1.41 to 1.64 times farther from the Sun than Earth, making it bitterly cold. Curiously, y the length of the Martian day— y 24 hours and 37 minutes—is remarkably similar to Earth’s; but physically, y these worlds differ enormously from each other. Mars is just half the diameter of Earth and has only 11 percent of its mass. Its boulder-strewn surface, red with oxidization, is constantly ravaged by planet-wide dust storms and riddled with immense craters, volcanoes, and canyons, all of which dwarf their earthly counterparts. And the Red Planet’s scant atmosphere—which is almost pure carbon dioxide and lacks a protective ozone layer— r—would be lethal to any unprotected interplanetary visitor. r The two t Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, are most likely captured asteroids, just a few miles in diameter each.
Introductory text Each spread opens with introductory text that captures the important details of the planet and alerts the reader to the topics that will be covered.
Size comparison The planet is compared with Earth’s dimensions.
Crust The Martian crust is probably much thicker than Earth’s, extending down 75 miles (120 km). This solid crust has no plate tectonics and is able to support the mass of huge volcanoes.
Wet world evidence This photo, returned by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft, shows what appear to be recently formed gullies on the rim of a Martian crater. The gullies were possibly carved by flowing
Mantle Beneath the crust is the mantle, a thick shell of rocks such as olivine. This compound, made from silicate, iron, and magnesium, is common to all terrestrial planets. The mantle may also contain some iron oxide.
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Ultraviolet light from the Sun breaks up molecules in the upper atmosphere into atoms that can escape the weak gravitational pull of Mars.
Core The Martian core is comparatively small, occupying perhaps 30 to 40 percent of the planet’s diameter (shown here with a core at the upper end of that scale). The low density of Mars indicates that the core may be of iron and iron sulfide, lighter than the nickel-iron k core of Earth. The weak magnetic field of Mars (Earth’s is 800 times stronger) suggests a relatively solid core.
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Mars is far colder than Earth, a result of its relative distance from the Sun. Temperatures do sometimes rise above freezing in rare instances during the Martian summer, but otherwise they average –58ºF (–50ºC) and dip down to –190ºF (–123ºC) in the winter. The eccentric orbit makes for huge seasonal variations, with the polar caps alternately evaporating in the summer and then reforming in the winter from carbon dioxide snowfalls. Dust storms are also typical, smothering the planet in shrouds of fine red powder for weeks or even months.
Red dwarf Mars is the second smallest terrestrial planet after Mercury, y just over half the
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Atmospheric breakdown
size (53 percent) of Earth. However, r water
Evidence suggests that Mars was once wet, its surface perhaps
covers two-thirds of our planet, so Earth
covered in rivers, lakes, and seas. Therefore, the Red Planet
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may also have had a substantial atmosphere in the past. Now, w though, much of it has been lost to space, and it is less than
Average distance from the Sun
Like Earth, Mars has clouds, but they are not extensive. This
24.62 hours (prograde) 0.11
V Volume (Earth = 1)
Montes on the left. The clouds tend to cling to the summits,
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of water-ice crystals that freeze out of the high, cold air.
by its elliptical orbit.
Middle atmosphere
to 22 miles (35 km) above Earth, or about three times the cruising altitude of a typical passenger jet.
up to 17 miles (27 km) above the surface. The clouds are made
Mars are strongly influenced
4,222 miles (6,794 km)
Axial rotation period (sidereal) Mass (Earth = 1)
photo shows the Tharsis region, with the volcano chain Tharsis
Orbit of Mars Unlike Earth, seasons on
142 million miles (228 million km); 1.52 AU
Equatorial diameter
Rotates in 24.62 hours
Wispy clouds form from carbon dioxide. The atmosphere below can be permeated by dust particles.
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Key statistics All the essential statistical information about the planet appears in this table.
one percent as dense as Earth’s. The surface pressure is equivalent
A cloudy day on Mars
Aphelion, maximum distance to the Sun, 1.64
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Escape velocity
3 miles/s (5 km/s)
Orbital eccentricity
Perihelion, minimum distance to the Sun, 1.41 AU
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Highest temperature
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Lowest temperature
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Sunlight strength
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Albedo (reflectivity)
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Number of satellites
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Thin clouds of water-ice r crystals can form near the highest peaks.
Axial inclination 25.2º Angle of orbit compared to Earth’s 1.85º
1.5 Orbits in 686.98 Earth
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Nitrogen 2.7%
Equator Other 0.7%
Orbit
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Orbit statistics The planet’s orbit around the Sun is shown in the diagram and key orbiting statistics are highlighted.
THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM
Atmosphere breakdown Key components of the atmosphere are shown and the ramifications for the planet are discussed.
Atmosphere cross-section The atmosphere’s many layers are vividly illustrated.
THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM
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90°N
The eastern hemisphere of Venus V is where many of the planet's most interesting features are to be found. f It is dominated by Aphrodite Terra, T a vast highland region stretching for 11,000 miles (17,500 km) or almost halfway around the planet. Maxwell Montes (65ºN/3ºE)—a long mountain range that includes the planet’s highest peak— k is here, as is Diana Chasma (18ºS/155ºE), the deepest V Venusian trench. Maxwell Montes peaks at 7 miles (11 km) above the average surface level— nearly 1.3 times higher than Mount Everest—while Diana Chasma reaches to depths of about 2 miles (3 km).
C HARTI NG T HE O UT E R S OLAR S YSTE M
V Venera 4 (Oct 18, 1967) V Venera 5 (May 16, 1969) V Venera 6 (May 17, 1969)
30°N
North probe
Jupiter
Voyagers to the outer Solar System
Jupiter’s most distinctive features
In 1977, NASA launched the Voyagers, a pair
The outer Solar System
are its size and colorful, banded
of space probes that were to profoundly
This map of the outer Solar System
KEY TO SYMBOLS
extends to the outer edge of the Kuiper Belt or 50 AU (each concentric
PLANETARY ORBIT
circles marked on the orbits indicate
JUPITER
APHELION
each planet’s aphelion and perihelion. Tick marks denote the orbital nodes,
SATURN
PERIHELION
where an orbit crosses Earth’s orbital plane. Typical long-period and short-
URANUS
ORBITAL NODE
period comet orbits are also indicated. The planets and comets shown
NEPTUNE
SHORT-PERIOD COMET
PLUTO
LONG-PERIOD COMET
atmosphere, where storms can
advance our understanding of the outer Solar
last for centuries.
System. Each flew past Jupiter and Saturn, from where Voyager 1 was directed out of the plane of the Solar System. But Voyager 2
Saturn
stayed the course, becoming the first (and
Saturn is famous for its rings,
so far only) probe to reach Uranus (1986)
and rightly so. These beautiful
and Neptune (1989)—visiting more planets
structures are composed of
than any other probe in history. The Voyagers
fragments of ice and rock.
continue to return data from their remote vantage points well beyond the orbit of Pluto.
Uranus
here are not drawn to scale.
Unlike the other planets, Uranus is tipped on its side. Uranus has a dark ring system and a plain green atmosphere. Neptune Neptune is similar to Uranus in composition and color, but its atmosphere is more dynamic and stormy. Pluto Pluto is the smallest and most distant of the Solar System’s nine planets. Its surface has never been seen in detail.
19ºN/38ºE 3ºS/18ºE
Giants of the Solar System
Haasttse baad
5ºS/23ºE
Pioneer V Venus 2 (Dec 9, 1978)
The largest planet of the Solar System is Jupiter, which is bigger than the other Solar System
0°
0°
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Night probe
ring is 5 AU apart). The closed and open
Beyond Mars and the Asteroid Belt is the realm of the outer Solar System. The innermost planet here, Jupiter, is just over five astronomical units from the Sun, while Pluto, at its farthest, is ten times more distant. The planets occupying this region are not like the inner worlds. The two largest—Jupiter and Saturn—are gas giants, fluid planets made of super-compressed hydrogen and helium. Uranus and Neptune are ice giants—with thick atmospheres surrounding slushy mantles of ice and rock. Pluto, meanwhile, is a curiosity, a tiny planet in a class of its own. Pluto orbits within the Kuiper Belt, a donut-shaped volume containing tens of millions of rocky and icy worldlets. Finally, stretching perhaps as far as one-third of the way to the nearest star, is the Oort Cloud.
60°N
30°N
The eastern face of Venus V (above) The Magellan radar image above shows the eastern hemisphere of Venus. The map on the right presents the same area in more detail.
7.5ºN/177ºE 7.5ºS/180ºE
planets put together. Tiny Pluto is the only outer planet that is not a giant, and, in fact, may
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29ºS/57ºE
V 1 (Jun 11, 1985) Vega V 2 (Jun 15, 1985) Vega
not qualify as a planet at all, though it retains Jupiter
this status at present for historical reasons.
Saturn
Probes to the eastern hemisphere of Venus V (above)
a
The eastern hemisphere was visited by both the
a
earliest probes (in 1967) and also by the most recent (in 1985). Veneras 4 to 6 were primarily atmospheric
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explorers, but it was hoped they would make a soft landing. All were crushed before doing so, however. After deploying their descent modules at Venus, both
30°S
30°S
Uranus
the Vega 1 and 2 spacecraft continued on to a close
Neptune
encounter with Comet Halley. The Pioneer Venus 2 probes transmitted data during descent but perished soon after landing on the Venusian surface. Earth
Eastern V Venusian pancakes (above)
Pluto and Charon
Diana Chasma
This image, created from Magellan radar data, shows three distinctive “pancake domes” on the eastern edge of the Alpha Regio highland plateau. These volcanic features are about 16 miles (25 km) in diameter and 2,400 feet (750 m) high. The vertical scale here has been exaggerated about 23 times.
Landing Site
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60°S
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miles 0
1,000
The Oort Cloud
Aphrodite Terra (above)
Pluto may be the most distant planet,
This surface schematic (corresponding to the dashed
but it does not mark the outer boundary
1,000
zone on the map, right) shows the topography of the
of the Solar System. Extending perhaps
2,000
Aphrodite Terra highland region which is bordered
N
as far as 100,000 AU (1.6 light-years)
by several deep rift valleys. These distinctive Venusia V n features are created when upwelling subsurface
Ralk-umgu Chasma
magma thrusts the crust up and cracks it apart.
from the Sun is the Oort Cloud, a
90°S
spherical swarm of icy comet nuclei and
90°S 0°
330°W 30°E
300°W 60°E
270°W 90°E
210°W 150°E
240°W 120°E
the source of the Solar System’s long-
180°
period comets. 2,000
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MAPPING
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TIME
Early December Late December Early January Late January Early February
Looking north in the winter, the sky still belongs to several bright constellations. These include Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Perseus, Andromeda, and Auriga. During early winter, Ursa Major is ascending in the northeast, while Cassiopeia’s W sinks in sympathy in the northwest. Auriga is very high overhead come early December, with its bright yellow star Capella marking the zenith for those observing from latitudes close to 45 degrees north. By the end of winter, Capella is still well established at high h altitudes and Ursa Major is upside down. 4
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SPECTRA KEY From 40º N 1 am Midnight 11 pm 10 pm 9 pm
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MAGNITUDE SCALE
Double star
Variable star
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Globular star cluster
0.0 to –0.4
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0.1 to 0.5
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0.6 to 1.0
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DEEP-SKY OBJECTS
F
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AURIGA
G
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Planetary nebula
M, N, R, S
Galaxy
MAGNITUDE SCALE Corona Australis
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Straddling both the ecliptic and the Milky Way, Sagittarius is a constellation of the zodiac representing an archer. This is a large assemblage with a huge array of striking star clusters and nebulas, and a number of medium-bright stars. Sagittarius is well known, for it pinpoints the location of the center of our galaxy. You cannot see the center itself because it is behind the Sagittarius star and dust clouds. But if you traveled in a straight line toward Sagittarius and beyond, you would eventually reach the very heart of our galaxy. Owing to the density of the Milky Way in Sagittarius, this is one of the best places to point your binoculars and scan around for celestial treasures. Immediately south is a fairly small constellation called Corona Australis (the Southern Crown). It is as faint as it is petite, but it does bear an interesting similarity to its northern counterpart, Corona Borealis.
0.0 to –0.4
0.1 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.0
1.1 to 1.5
In the center of NGC 6559 (above) NGC 6559 is a celestial cloud in Sagittarius. This photo, in one frame, shows the three
The Omega Nebula, object number 17 in Charles Messier’s celestial catalog and an active star-forming region, is found just
1.1 to 1.5
Bright nebula
Capella
inside the border of Sagittarius. This European
AQUILA
AQUARIUS
Southern Observatory photo reveals the glow
1.6 to 2.0
Algol
Large faint galaxy
3.1 to 3.5
CAMELOPARDALIS
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20h
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2.6 to 3.0
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IC
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Omega Nebula (SGRR)
Emission nebula 5,000
Lagoon Nebula (SGRR)
Emission nebula 5,200
M8, NGC 6523
T Trifid Nebula (SGRR)
Complex nebula 5,200
M20, NGC 6514
Sagittarius Star Cloud (SGRR) Star cloud
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The Illustrated Atlas series is a visual survey of the diverse and the dramatic. Discover the intricate workings of the human body and an amazing array of animals, and explore the world and its breathtaking underwater realm. Each title is a comprehensive overview of its subject matter, with state-of-the-art illustrations, photography, maps and diagrams—the perfect accompaniment to classroom studies and a must-have series for every family’s reference collection.
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Take a visual tour through our fascinating universe, the amazing human body and the wonders of wildlife in this series of Concise Encyclopedias. Each topic is comprehensively explained and engagingly illustrated with original artwork and authoritiative photography. Packed with state-of-the-art illustrations, photography, maps and diagrams, these encyclopedias are the perfect accompaniments to classroom studies and a must-have series for every family’s reference collection.
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Children’s Encyclopedia Series This comprehensive series introduces young readers to the entire animal kingdom, the prehistoric world and the incredible, ever-changing planet Earth. From rugged mountain slopes to the ocean depths, from recent dinosaur discoveries to ecosystems and climate shift, this comprehensive series is the perfect resource for young readers interested in the world around them.
256 pages 238 x 300 mm • 9½ x 11¾ inches Age 10+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Emojipedia
Emojipedia Every day millions of smiley faces, thumbs up, slices of pizza and pumped-up biceps are pinged to family and friends from phones around the world. These cute symbols sum up tone, emotion, and jokes all in just one character. But how can you be sure you’re using the right one? All will be made clear in Emojipedia. Official and unofficial emojis are explained with pictures and used to compose poems entirely out of emojis. How well can you speak emoji?
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Listopia Series
This fun series features fifty lists of the most extreme and unusual things that the universe and our planet have to offer. From the sparkling nebulae, space inventions, and incredible robots to the highest peaks, longest rivers and most dangerous volcanoes, these pocket-sized books cover it all. Bursting with fun facts, locator maps, and vivid images, and compact enough to fit in your back pocket, these miscellany titles of top 10 lists will provide hours of entertainment.
208 pages 135 x 185 mm • 5¼ x 7 inches Age 7+ Paperback Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Leading you from strange landscapes to pesky bugs and through to the nitty-gritty of the human body, this whirlwind tour of the mega, the mighty, the extreme and the just plain weird is a fact finder’s delight. These brilliantly illustrated, expertly written, compact guides are bursting with interesting facts and stats to impress your friends with!
64 pages 228 x 260 mm • 9 x 10¼ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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80 pages 254 x 298 mm • 10 x 11¾ inches Age 6+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Take a close look at the wonderful world around you with this revealing series. See-through acetate layer pages allow young readers to uncover nature’s inner workings in stunning detail. Explore our amazing planet from inside rumbling volcanoes, journey through the human body from head to toe, and watch as spiders hatch from their eggs. Transparent layers provide unique 3-D cross-sectioned views of organs, geographical features, and animal habitats.
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Don't miss the inside story of a diverse range of riveting subjects brought to life with up-todate information and breathtaking 3-D illustrations. With illustrations practically leaping off every page, Insiders stimulates young minds and imaginations in a whole new way. Expertly written and packed with data and facts to astonish and engage, this series will have readers poring over pages that explore each topic from surprising new angles.
64 pages 243 x 265 mm • 9½ x 10½ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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With their spectacular illustrations, pop-ups, flaps and other novelty elements, these colourful and educational books will provide hours of fun and activity for young readers. Fact-filled texts and detailed digital illustrations from an international team of artists will engross children as they reveal the secrets hidden in each volume.
16 pages 264 x 242 mm • 10½ x 9½ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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These atlases take young readers on an exhilarating journey around our world and into space. Before setting off, an introductory section prepares the reader for the voyage, explaining how to read maps and showing them how to chart their own new maps with easy-to-follow instructions. Readers will explore the world and universe around them, learning about fascinating discoveries and scientific advances along the way. Introducing difficult concepts with clear, easy-to-follow explanations, these titles are packed with fact files with up-to-date information, informative captions and feature panels, helpful glossaries, and colour codes for easy reference.
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The Encyclopedias Series
608 pages 229 x 264 mm • 9 x 10½ inches Family Reference Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
This comprehensive collection of encyclopedias offers a complete, in-depth coverage of today’s conservation and climate change issues, the dynamics of planet Earth and its dramatic weather, and stunning animal life. Packed with fact files, special features, locator maps, and countless detailed photographs and illustrations, these are truly spectacular referencesbooks fit for all lovers of our incredible planet.
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Epic Adventure Series
Discover how adventurers and explorers used their initiative and skill to adapt to and survive challenging conditions during an expedition. This series is packed with the exciting stories of individuals who pushed themselves to their limits to achieve what no one had achieved before. From climbing the highest mountains to crossing the widest oceans, these pioneers show what it takes to push humankind to the limit. Rich visual treatments include specially commissioned artwork, newspaper accounts, archival photography and satellite and digital mapping.
64 pages 250 x 295 mm • 9 x 11 inches Age 8+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Infinity Series
64 pages 240 x 275 mm • 9½ 10¾ inches Age 10+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Step inside Infinity and discover a new benchmark for quality and innovation in illustrated reference books for older children. With its inventive, multifaceted approach to fascinating subjects, this series delivers an absorbing and exhilarating learning experience. Discover how stars were born, find out what life is like in the world’s coldest places, learn what creates a firestorm, and much, much more! Features amazing digital artwork, multi-view pages, pop-ups, 8 page pullout graphic novels, and even bonus CD games.
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Drift This amazing account detailing the movement of the tectonic plates and continental drift is a stunning visual representation of the Earth's geological history. Written by Martin Ince (President of the British Association of Science Writers), and featuring beautiful world maps and covering the origin of life, the Earth's geographical past and how the Earth may look in the future, Drift is an accessible discussion of the impact of geological change on life on Earth.
80 pages 370 x 272 mm • 10¾ x 14½ inches Age 10+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Titanic Hailed as the greatest ocean liner of its time, Titanic set off on its maiden voyage over a century ago—an event of worldwide interest. In this vividly illustrated book, the story of that fateful voyage is shown in graphic detail, with newly commissioned illustrations and archival photography.
64 pages 254 x 298 mm • 10 x 11 inches Age 10+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Grisly History Series These darkly funny, brilliantly illustrated Grisly History titles are full of the most bizarre historical characters, with the most twisted stories and lives. Featuring characters such as Marie Antoinette, Guy Fawkes, and Al Capone, these books will teach you everything you need to know about history’s dark side.
64 pages 176 x 252 mm • 10 x 7 inches Age 10+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Turning Points Series This innovative series uses unique, multi-flap pages in combination with lively design, illustrations, contemporary photos, and vivid text to entice young readers into exploring historical events in detail. Each Turning Point is a rich and arresting visual exploration of a moment in time.
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Know it All Treat your mind to a feast of facts and be a know-it-all with this essential encyclopedia jam-packed with facts. Stunning photos and illustrations provide a visual guide alongside loads of useful facts and information, for a glimpse inside the human body, technology, plants, history, weather and beyond.
320 pages 216 x 280 mm • 8½ x 11 inches Age 7+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Underworld Take a journey into the mysterious underworld beneath your feet. Venture into subterranean realms and discover the wealth of secrets below the surface. Take a tour of the catacombs of Paris, venture into the depths beneath the modern city of Tokyo, explore the animal underground and come face-to-face with a naked mole rat. You never know what’s around the corner...
96 pages 227 x 260 mm • 9 x 10¼ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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A Day in the Life of Your Body With hundreds of muscles and bones, thousands of kilometres of blood vessels, and billions of cells, the human body is a complex machine in which all the parts need to work together. A Day in the Life of Your Body explains how this intricate organism functions to keep us alive and enables us to perform everyday tasks and olympic feats.
64 pages 254 x 298 mm • 10 x 11¾ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Marvin's Microtours: Human Body
Whizz through arteries and veins, zoom in on brain cells and take a ride through the ear canal. Explore the human anatomy like never before! Microtours host Marvin takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the most amazing bits of the human body to get up-close to how things work and to see what hairs, skin cells, ear wax, and much more really look like.
48 pages 235 x 297 mm • 9¼ x 11¾ inches Age 8+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Pathfinders Series 64 pages 242 x 337 mm • 9½ x 13¼ inches 20,000 words Age 10+ Hardcover
Essential World Atlas 192 pages 243 x 305 mm • 9¾ x 12 inches 40,000 words Paperback
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Encyclopedia of Scary Things 192 pages 220 x 270 mm • 8½ x 10½ inches Age 10+ Hardcover
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The Concise Animal Encyclopedia 544 pages 182 x 288 mm • 7 x 11½ inches 220,000 words Paperback
Horses/Dogs 240 pages 337 x 267 mm • 13¼ x 10½ inches 45,000 words Hardcover
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Small Steps 96 pages 152 x 195 mm • 6 x 7¾ inches Age 7+ Paperback
Cosmic Menagerie 144 pages 300 x 230 mm • 11¾ x 9 inches 30,000 words Hardcover
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My First Atlas
Illustrated by Claire Rossiter Travel the world and discover the fascinating creatures, landmarks, natural wonders, and different cultures that make Earth so special! Maps of each continent locate favourite animals and famous landmarks, while fun facts introduce each part of the world. Packed with exciting things to find and new words to learn, My First Atlas is the perfect introduction to Earth’s geography for the very young. Written in an accessible text and illustrated in a bright, bold design.
24 pages 252 x 329 mm • 10 x 13 inches Age 3+ Boardbook Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Asia
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Koala Sailing boat
Queen Alexandra’s birdwing butterfly
Maori people
Duck-billed platypus Diver Blue-ringed octopus
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Mount Cook Tuatara
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Babymoji Series
Help your toddler learn their first words with this fun Babymoji series. Research has shown that 97% of children use a mobile device before the age of four, and the majority before the age of one—so even very young children recognise emojis. A twist on the classic “first word” books, Babymoji is perfect for babies and tech-conscious parents everywhere! Familiar images help babies learn faster.
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CodeBabies 0-5yrs Series
These early learning books for babies are the perfect introduction to coding. The chunky format and bright colours will catch your little ones’ attention, enabling them to learn coding like a second language! Show children how to display HTML elements with CSS, add function to a web page with JavaScript, and familiarise them with the visual patterns and symbols that make up the essential building blocks of the web. Designed by a New York-based web designer for his baby, this series is a fun and colourful introduction to web design. A great gift for 21st-century children and their tech-savvy parents! 12 pages 178 x 127 mm • 5 x 7 inches Age 0–5 Boardbook Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Guess Who Series
Flutter with a butterfly, zip around with a zebra, paddle with a polar bear! Spot the clues, then lift the flaps to find out which animal is hiding in these bright, interactive board books—a perfect read-aloud introduction to animals for pre-schoolers and beginning readers.
10 pages 190 x 190 mm • 7½ x 7½ inches Age 3+ Boardbook Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Who's My Mummy? Series Join adorable baby animals as they play hide-and-seek with mummy. Can you guess who is hiding behind each easy-to-lift gatefold? From a darling duck to a happy hippo, readers will enjoy simple text, vivid photos, and illustrations in this introduction to animals for pre-schoolers and early readers.
10 pages 190 x 190 mm • 7½ x 7½ inches Age 3+ Boardbook Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Big Questions for Little People Series Written by Claire Philip
A new series for inquisitive children who like to ask questions about the world! Get ready to find out whether birds fall in love, why chameleons change colour, why stars only twinkle at night, how astronauts live in space and much more. Filled with mind-boggling information on everything from fur and feathers to boiling hot stars, Big Questions for Little People is a fun, fact-filled series that will satisfy curious young minds. Learning is supported by bright illustrations, diagrams, and photographs and readers are encouraged to ask questions about big topics.
64 pages 160 x 210 mm • 6½ x 8¼ inches Age 7+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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People and Places Series
How are our lives different from the lives of those around us? Are our hobbies the same? Do we eat the same food? Do we travel the same way? Explore the amazing diversity of our planet’s people and cultures both now and in the past. Find out how people celebrate the New Year in Thailand, discover Iran’s incredible fire festival and take the journey from self portraits to selfies, from horse and cart to high-speed railways. This bright, retro-style series is a beautiful celebration of our culture, historyand diversity. 48 pages 241 x 302 mm • 9½ x 11¾ inches Age 7+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Ancient Cities
Ancient Cities Illustrated by Nik Neves Get ready to embark on an epic adventure to the ancient capitals of the world! Journey to Greece, Egypt, China, the Americas and more, learning the secrets of ancient cities and civilisations. Packed with vibrant illustrations and maps, this book explores the histories, cultures and achievements of long lost cities and those still inhabited today. Featuring maps highlighting historical sites, this book is packed with facts about fascinating cities.
64 pages 288 x 329 mm • 11¼ x 12¾ inches Age 7+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Capitals
State Capitals Illustrated by Sarah Mulvanny This beautifully illustrated and accuratly mapped book showcases the capital cities of American states at their best. Fascinating histories are revealed in bitesize chunks and interesting state information—such as official animals, plants and flags—can be found on every page. Artwork inspired by the Art Deco era.
64 pages 330 x 330 mm • 13 x 13 inches Age 7+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
Capital Illustrated by Nik Neves See the sights, uncover the secrets and explore the customs of capital cities all over the globe. Discover what makes a capital city, learn which countries have the oldest traditions and which cities are the most eco-friendly. From architectural marvels to flora and fauna, Capital is a charming, illustrated book that takes you on the journey of a lifetime. Accessible text and fun illustrations will introduce children to 38 capital cities, along with additional special features on architecture, transport and green cities.
64 pages 288 x 329 mm • 11¼ x 12¾ inches Age 7+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Brick By Brick Series
This Brick by Brick series will teach you how to build incredible projects with simple stepby-step instructions. All you need are Lego bricks and enthusiasm! Learn how to build spacecraft, planets, galaxies and even an Archaeopteryx or a Brachiosaurus! These books are packed with fun, clearly illustrated projects for all Lego fans. Fascinating information scattered throughout teaches readers fun facts as they build.
224 pages 210 x 250 mm • 8¼ x 9¾ inches Age 8+ Flexicover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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The Atlas of... Series
Explore planet Earth and discover the millions of animals that have roamed its surface. Journey from Europe to South America taking in all the incredible habitats—rainforests, seashores, mountains, deserts, to name a few. From tiny bugs to enormous dinosaurs, the world is full of creatures to discover. These fully illustrated atlases map the habitats and creatures of each continent and include special features that zoom in on favourite animals. Packed with fun illustrations and accessible text.
48 pages 288 x 329 mm • 11¼ x 12¾ inches Age 7+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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Colourful Creatures Series
80 pages 272 x 370 mm • 10¾ x 14½ inches and 215 x 292 mm • 8¼ x 11¼ inches Age 3+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
This beautifully curated series is a wonderful presentation of the natural world and beyond. Packed with bright photographs and organised into fun categories, this series is a stunning collection of wonderful insects, reptiles, mammals, planets, galaxies and so much more! Whether you’re a designer, an animal lover or just someone who likes interesting photography, the Colourful Creatures series is a visual treat for everyone.
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Colourful Creatures Stickers and Activities
Colour and sticker your way through the animal kingdom in this beautiful sticker and activity book. Sticker the missing feathers on a pandemonium of green parrots, guide the blue tree frogs through the maze, draw a red sea star and much more, as you discover the rainbow of colours in the animal kingdom. A hands-on book to teach young children the colours and animals.
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This fun-filled guide will inspire kids to explore the great outdoors, whether in the backyard, across the countryside or around the world in their imaginations. With this fun and practical handbook, kids will learn how to play outside in all weathers, take care of themselves in the wild and plan their own adventures. Features activities for different seasons and weathers, and includes space for kids to record their own adventures. Even adults are encouraged to get involved!
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Its never too early to start learning code! Coding and web design skills are becoming increasingly important in our ever-developing world, so why not give children a headstart with the CodeBabies series—an early introduction to all things web based. The bright design and clear instructions in this series make techy topics simple and accessible. The perfect gift for 21st-century children and their tech-savvy parents!
12 pages 165 x 215 mm • 6½ x 8½ inches Age 5+ Cased boardbook Rights: Worldwide Currently available
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My First Encyclopedia Series
How do penguins fly underwater? How many legs do insects have? How do we breathe? Discover the answers to these questions and many more with the My First Encyclopedia series. With hundreds of colour illustrations, action packed photographs and fascinating facts, each title will inspire young minds to engage with reading.
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Rays Rays are fish that are close relatives of sharks. Their bodies are wide and flat and they have long, thin tails. They all have side fins that look similar to the wings of bats. There are six main types of rays.
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When rays swim, they flap their side fins like the wings of a bird.
Most rays feed on the seafloor, but manta rays swim near the surface. As they move, masses of tiny plants and animals called plankton flow into their mouths.
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A sting in its tail This stingray may look friendly, but a long spike at the tip of its tail can give a poisonous sting.
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TWO FACES A ray may seem to have two faces. Its eyes are on top of its head and its mouth and nostrils are underneath.
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32 pages 265 x 240 mm • 10½ x 9½ inches Age 5+ Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
My Life in the Wild
A charming series for children, each story is told through the eyes of a young animal as it grows and develops, revealing the secrets of animal family relationships, life and play in the wild. Evocative illustrations capture the life cycle, character and distinctive features of the animal and its family.
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Witness an entire planet of animals at your fingertips. These three sumptuous gift books provide a comprehensive guide to the incredible diversity of life on Earth. The stunning Wild World encyclopedia explores the many curious shapes and forms that animals take on, Incredible Journeys follows the migration stories of creatures large and small and the Atlas of Animals arranges Earth’s species by continent, then habitat.
128 pages 250 x 290 mm • 9¾ x 11½ inches Age 8+ Hardcover
Weird and Wonderful
Weird and wonderful animals come in all shapes and sizes! Be inspired by a dazzling range of astonishing animals and their sometimes bizarre behaviour. Marvel at the amazing strategies animals deploy to track, catch and kill their prey, and how they defend themselves from attack, how they rear their young, survive in extreme temperatures and adapt to life in the ocean’s depths. 64 pages 215 x 255 mm • 8½ x 10 inches Age 8+ Hardcover
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Action-packed, pull-out posters in full colour accompanied by connect-the-dot puzzles, drawings to colour, and other fun learning activities for young kids.
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Adorable photographs, easy-to-read text and more than 30 amazing 3D images of young readers’ favourite animals.
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Open Up Your Fridge—There’s Science Inside! Join the world-famous Exploratorium on a curious and tasty expedition through your kitchen, where you’ll learn to flash-freeze ice cream with way-cool dry ice, create dyes with your favorite fruits and veggies, see your food glow in the dark, whip up oobleck, and more! There’s something for every taste in Exploring Kitchen Science.
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The dictionary designed especially for beginning readers. Definitions are supported by example sentences and additional word forms such as noun plurals and verb tenses. Macmillan First Dictionary includes a reference section with maps, tables and charts. This dictionary for children contains guides to support learning and aid pronunciation.
400 pages 215 x 276 mm • 8½ x 10¾ inches Age 5-8 Hardcover Rights: Worldwide Currently available
How to Make a... Series The best way to understand how something works is to take it apart and put it back together again. Imagine if you had to make your very own planet Earth or human body. Where would you start? These books are step-by-step guides that explain difficult concepts in a way that children can readily understand.
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Look Inside Series 32 pages 190 x 220 mm • 7½ 8¾ inches 1000 words Age 6+ Hardcover
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Climbing Boots The 1938 alpine boots were leather and nailed but three of the successful party also used crampons. Crampons are essential with Vibram soles. Modern climbers wear insulated double-boots. Nails and Cleats
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At first it was said that there was a jinx on the women who had climbed K2, but high altitude mountaineering is always a dangerous activity. Up to and including the 2008 season a total of 302 people had reached the summit of K2, 31 of whom had been killed descending.
speed ClimB The fastest ascent so far, though not his first, was made by Swiss guide Ueli Steck, solo, in 2 hours 47 minutes in February 2008.
Climbing boot soles were nailed until the cleated rubber Vibram sole—invented by Vitale Bramani in1935—came into general use in the 1950s.
K2’S deadly toll Alison Hargreaves, an English mother of two with a fine alpine record, climbed Everest solo, without oxygen, in 1995. But three months later she was blown to her death descending from the summit of K2 in a violent storm.
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In 1974 the actor and director Clint Eastwood made the bold decision to film the novel Eiger Sanction, a spy thriller set on and around the Eiger’s North Face. A strong team of British and American climbers and mountain cameramen joined the actors at Kleine Scheidigg and spent six weeks shooting some spectacular film, although the most dangerous areas of the North Face were avoided.
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amed after the 25th President of the United States but known to the indigenous Alaskans as Denali (“The Great One”), Mount McKinley is a colossal, icy complex of ridges, spurs, buttresses, and hanging glaciers. It rises to twin summits, dwarfing the other peaks of the Alaska Range. Situated between the warm, damp Pacific and the cold Alaskan interior, the mountain, just 150 miles (240 km) from the Arctic Circle, is a crucible of particularly evil weather. Several early attempts to climb Mount McKinley failed. One group of climbers, in 1906, claimed to have reached the summit but this was later found to have been a deception. In 1910 a party of six did reach the North Summit but it was not until 1913 that Hudson Stuck, Archdeacon of the Yukon, with three companions, claimed the South Summit 850 feet (259 m ) higher. The few climbers who reached the summit before 1951, followed a route on the mountain’s northeast side, via the Muldrow Glacier.
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Eastwood, no climber, bravely insisted on performing his own stunts. Here he prepares for a “fall” scene with some 3,000 feet (1,000 m) of space beneath his feet
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At just above 16,000 feet, (4,800 m) a climber slowly ascends the West Buttress crest, the Regular Route used by most parties. The previous camp can be seen in the Genet Basin far below. Mount Foraker, the second highest peak in the Alaska Range, rises beyond.
multiple routes As climbers sought fresh challenges, more new routes on the North Face were tried for the first time. Each route involves many difficult sections and reaching the summit is an achievement for even the most experienced climber.
In a sequence based on the Toni Kurtz tragedy—although not this time in a fierce storm—Clint Eastwood dangles over the Stollenloch gallery window.
Wanda Rutkiewicz, from Poland, led the first all-female team up the Eigerwand in 1973, making the second ascent of the new North Pillar route. An experienced high altitude mountaineer and the leading female climber of her day, she disappeared attempting a solo climb in 1992 on Kangchenjunga in the East Nepal Himalaya.
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Wanda Rutkiewicz, from Poland, was the leading female climber of her generation. She reached the summit of K2 in 1986, descending safely when 13 others died. She disappeared attempting Kangchenjunga, solo, in 1992.
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Once a rope can be got down to a fallen climber he should be able to climb to the surface, assuming no serious injury. This strenuous technique requires a jumar device or prussik knot, which slide up a rope but lock under tension.
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Serious Challenge Many consider K2 the most beautiful, probably the most difficult, and undoubtedly the most dangerous of the world’s fourteen highest peaks—those above 26,000 feet (8,000 m). A climber has to be not only competent but also well acclimatized to get high enough on K2 to make a summit bid. But 23,000 feet (7,000 m) is no place to wait for better weather, and a storm at 26,000 feet (8,000 m) is a fight for survival. Descending is particularly dangerous. Once the summit has been reached adrenalin is exhausted, tiredness dulls the senses, and gathering dusk makes route-finding more difficult.
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long way down If the snow collapses, a climber is likely to drop into a dark abyss to jam far below where the icy walls converge. Farther below, the slot continues down, fathomless.
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