Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with children and adults alike. High up in the treacherous mists of the Murderous Mountains, Hiccup and the Company of the Dragonmark are in hiding. The witch`s Spydragons are guarding the shores of Tomorrow - but Hiccup is determined to become King of the Wilderwest. Can Hiccup dodge the dragons and steal the King`s Things back from Alvin before the Doomsday of Yule? And is there a traitor in Hiccup`s camp who in the end will betray them all? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits cinemas in Summer 2014 starring Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Riders of Berk, can...
Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated introduction to the appreciation of photography as an art form. Novices and experts alike will gain a deeper understanding of great photographers and their work, as Jeffrey decodes key images and provides essential biographical and historical background. Profiles of more than 100 major photographers, including Alfred Stieglitz, Bill Brandt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Paul Strand and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, highlight particular examples of styles and movements throughout the history of the medium. Each entry includes a concise biography along with an illuminating discussion of key works and nuggets of contextual information, making this book the ideal gallery companion for...
ISBN: 978-0-500-28784-2
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Rudyard Kipling`s Just So stories about animals and their antics have delighted readers for years. Now, Ladybird brings these stories alive for very young children. Meet the lazy camel, grouchy rhinoceros, hungry leopard, curious elephant and many other eccentric animals in these enchanting stories. Narrated simply and accompanied by rich and detailed illustrations that children love, these retellings will introduce a new generation to the magic and whimsy of Kipling s genius.
ISBN: 978-1-4093-0238-4
Издательство:
Ladybird Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
All women want to kill their husbands some of the time "Where there`s a will, I intend to be in it", wives half-joke to each other. Marriage, it would appear, is a fun-packed frivolous hobby, only occasionally resulting in death. But when Jazz Jardine is arrested for her husband`s murder, the joke falls flat. Life should begin at 40 - not with life imprisonment for killing your spouse. Jazz, stay-at-home mum and domestic goddess; Hannah, childless career woman; and Cassie, demented working mother of two are three ordinary women. Their record collections are classical, not criminal. Cassie and Hannah set out immediately to prove their best friend`s innocence, uncovering betrayal, adultery, plot twists, thinner thighs and toy boys aplenty...
ISBN: 978-0-7434-6876-3
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Elephants didn`t always have long trunks - that is, until one day when the elephant`s child could contain his curiosity no longer, stepping closer than he should have to Crocodile...A charming, illustrated retelling of one of Rudyard Kipling`s Just So Stories, specially rewritten for children who are learning to read.With puzzles and answers at the back of the book.
ISBN: 9781409596769
Издательство:
Usborne
Дата выхода: январь 2016
The Penguin Writers` Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively. This essential guide covers the key rules - and pitfalls - of written and spoken grammar. It covers such areas as: the building blocks of language, common errors and misconceptions, choosing the right level of expression, differences between British and American English, and political correctness. It also discusses various uses of language, from creative writing, CVs and reports to verbal presentations, and...
ISBN: 978-0-14-101676-4
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2012
How to do almost anything in one handy little book! Want to be known for your unique style? Inside you`ll learn how to design your own clothes (p. 35), do the perfect manicure (p. 82), or make your own lip gloss (p. 11). Feel like impressing your friends? Show them how you can make a crystal (p. 16), juggle one-handed (p. 33), or deal with a bully (p. 42). Bored and need something to do? Not anymore when you find out how to keep a secret diary (p. 88), make a scrapbook (p. 9), or put together a dance routine (p. 24). And tons of other neat-o things you need to know how to do!
Stella`s mum and step-dad have gone off on holiday and have dumped Stella at the Evergreen Holiday Camp. She`s not happy! Especially when she finds out she`s expected to learn to swim - the one thing her mum promised she wouldn`t have to do. She`s determined not to enjoy herself and settles down for a nightmare summer, but in the end she finds herself making friends, getting into scrapes, and having much more of a good time than she ever could have imagined!
ISBN: 978-0-19-272704-6
Издательство:
OXED
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
If you were a Londoner visiting Cornwall would you know how to recognise a grammersow? If you were from the West Country and took a trip up to Scotland, would you be bewildered if someone described you as crabbit? And what if you left your native Belfast for Liverpool, would you understand if someone called you a woollyback? How to Talk Like a Local is an entertaining guide that gathers together and explains hundreds of words that you would never find in an ordinary dictionary. From dardledumdue, which means day-dreamer in East Anglia, through forkin robbins, the Yorkshire term for earwigs, to clemt, a Lancashire word that means hungry, it covers the enormously rich variety of regional words that pepper the English language. Not only...
ISBN: 978-0-09-951476-3
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: июль 2011
Learn how to break the worry habit - Now and forever! With Dale Carnegie`s timeless advice in hand, more than six million people have learned how to eliminate debilitating fear and worry from their lives and to embrace a worry-free future. In this classic work, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Carnegie offers a set of practical formulas that you can put to work today. It is a book packed with lessons that will last a lifetime and make that lifetime happier! Discover how to: - Eliminate fifty percent of business worries immediately - Reduce financial worries - Avoid fatigue - and keep looking young - Add one hour a day to your waking life - Find yourself and be yourself - remember there is no one else on earth like you! Fascinating...
This practical, no-nonsense guide gives clear instructions for the best use of email at work. It takes you through all the basics and 'netiquette' of emailing strangers, business contacts and colleagues, from setting up email accounts, presentation and formatting of your emails to avoiding offensive blunders and common pitfalls. It also gives essential guidance on cultural differences, legal issues, suitable language and appropriate use of email, so that your emails will make a strong impression and get results.
ISBN: 978-0-14-101719-8
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: июль 2011
My new T-shirt said I LOVE EVERGREEN ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS. My new T-shirt was a liar. Dumped at Evergreen Summer Camp while her mum`s off on a swanky honeymoon, Stella just knows she`s going to hate it. Being mistaken for a boy and having to share a room with snobby Louise and nasty Karen is just the It seems Stella`s in for a nightmare summer. How can she possibly survive? This special edition includes a fantastic section of cool quizzes, yummy recipes, and brilliant activities. It has all you need to create your own summer even survival tips!
ISBN: 978-0-19-272999-6
Издательство:
OXED
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
The watch was not only made to work, but to wear. Its creation, approximately 500 years ago, has been one of man`s mechanical masterpieces. This deserves to be celebrated. The technical and decorative aspect of the watch has been extensively covered in available literature. The manner of wearing has, however, been sadly neglected - a surprising fact, considering that the watch with its attachment is one of the more common and significant fashion accessories. This book aims to correct the deficiency by presenting in largely pictorial fashion the relevant styles and changes from 1510 to 2010. To achieve this, over 1,000 fascinating images are included. These depict watches and people wearing watches (paintings, engravings, fashion plates,...
ISBN: 978-1-85149-637-2
Издательство:
Antique Collector Club
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Shortlisted for the Primary Teacher Update Award 2018Learn as you do in this hands-on engineering book for kids with Carol Vorderman.Being an engineer isn`t just about wearing a hard hat and looking important while holding a clipboard! It`s about looking at the world and trying to figure out how it works. As well as simple engineering projects for kids to try, DK`s How to be an Engineer will teach them how to think like an engineer, including materials, building, machines, getting around, and energy. You can find out how engineers use STEAM subjects and their imaginations to fix problems, and take inspiration from engineering heroes such as Leonardo da Vinci, Mae Jemison, and Elon Musk.This book encourages you to investigate, with...
ISBN: 9780241316672
Издательство:
Ladybird
Дата выхода: январь 2023
It`s Hiccup`s birthday, but that`s not going to keep him from getting into trouble. To save his dragon, Toothless, from being banished, Hiccup must sneak into the Meathead Public Library and steal the Viking`s most sacred book. But the Vikings see books as a dangerous influence, and keep them locked up and under heavy guard. To save his friend, Hiccup must brave the Hairy Scary Librarian and his dreadful army of Meathead Warriors and face off against the formidable Driller-Dragons. Will he make it out and live to see his next birthday?
ISBN: 978-0-316-08532-8
Издательство:
Hachette Livre
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
Sometimes being just `good` just isn`t good enough. Sometimes we all need to be brilliant. In just 90 days, How To Be Brilliant will show you how to change the way you think and behave so that you can embrace every day, every experience and every opportunity with positivity, energy, enthusiasm and inspiration. Michael Heppell, author of the bestselling book Flip It, will introduce you to over 50 amazing tricks, tips and tools that, when properly applied, will move you and your life on to a whole new, exciting level. This is the level where you really shine. It`s the level where you believe anything is possible. And it`s the level where you start living your dreams and becoming the person you always wished you could be. So don`t just be...
Packed with energetic black-and-white drawings and plenty of action, this book tells the boisterous tale of a young heir to a Viking chiefdom who must hunt down the fiercest dragon in the land, but ends up with the smallest, most ornery dragon.
ISBN: 978-0-316-08529-8
Издательство:
Hachette Livre
Дата выхода: август 2011
