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A World of Discovery (HB) by Richard Platt
$34.99 NZD
Category: Facts and Information | Series: A WORLD OF
A stunning collection of the world's most important discoveries for all the family to enjoy. In the stylish miscellany, print-maker James Brown travels through the past and present, showing the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology that have changed our lives for ever. Discover fascinating fac ...Show more
A World of Information (HB) by Richard Platt
$34.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
This visually stunning miscellany from the effortlessly stylish print-maker James Brown is a collection of incredible facts and figures. Do you know how many bones there are in the human body or how clouds form? Or about different types of knots or how Morse code works? Each illustration is both beautif ...Show more
Galactic Mission (DK Reads: Confident) by Platt, Richard
$12.99 NZD
Category: Learn to Read Books | Series: DK Reads: Reading Alone
New series from DK designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading. Galactic Mission is a 'Reading Alone' reader, perfect for children who are proficient readers, developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information. DK Reads proves that good reads build great reade ...Show more
Man-Of-War (Stephen Biesty's Cross Sections) by Richard Platt
$37.00 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History
Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas. Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation.Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest ...Show more
Plagues, Pox and Pestilence by Richard Platt
$0.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
*A comprehensive history of disease and pestilence, told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that cause them. The book features case histories of specific epidemics, eyewitness' accounts from the rats, flies, ticks and creepy-crawlies who spread diseases, plus plenty of fascinating facts and fi ...Show more
Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle by Stephen Biesty (Illustrator); Richard Platt
$0.00 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History | Series: Stephen Biesty Cross Sections Ser.
History comes alive in this incredible children's illustrated book about castles. Slicing through different areas of a medieval fortress, extraordinary views reveal the people busy inside, preparing for battle as an enemy army approaches. Packed with facts, you'll find out what it takes to build a massi ...Show more
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Body Cross-Sections by Richard Platt & Stephen Biesty
$37.00 NZD
Category: Human Body
A book that actually takes you inside - and around - the human body to see how it works, with the help of some truly unique illustrations and some very small people! Explore your brain, your bones, and everything in between in incredible cross-section drawings of all the body systems. Inside each one a ...Show more
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections by Richard Platt
$39.99 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History
This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings.Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-secti ...Show more
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections of Everything by Richard Platt
$36.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Stephen Biesty Cross Sections
Step inside the extraordinary world of Stephen Biesty and find out how a wide variety of curious things are made, from tower blocks and underground tunnels to the milk, chocolate, and doughnuts on your table, via matches, diamond rings, and sports shoes - not to mention racing cars, planes, and rockets. ...Show more
The Germ Lab: The Gruesome Story of Deadly Diseases by Richard Platt
$29.99 NZD
Category: Science and Maths
An entertaining and comprehensive telling of diseases, infections, plagues and pandemics for young readers. The Germ Lab features case histories of specific epidemics and pandemics, including COVID-19, 'eyewitness' accounts from the rats, flies, ticks, and creepy-crawlies who spread the most deadly vir ...Show more
The Ultimate Book About Me: in Association with the Science Museum, London by Richard Platt
$22.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
Am I really unique? Why do I look like my grandma but not my mum? Is my brain just a wet computer? How long will I live? For answers to these questions and many, many more, this ultimate guide will set you straight. Grounded in genetics, identity and brain science, it's all about you and what makes you ...Show more
Would You Believe...in 1400, Reading Could Save Your Life?!: and Other Academic Advantages by Richard Platt
$24.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
The next title in the Would You Believe series charts the growth and development of education and learning throughout history. Readers will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful educational practices that our ancestors employed, and explore some unusual teaching methods used today. Fi ...Show more