Книги издательства Daedalus Books
Название: Popigami: When Everyday Paper Pops!
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2008
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In life, it feels like we are literally overrun with paper: receipts, newspapers, magazines, sales reports, fast-food wrappers, report cards, paper towels — the paper trail never ends. In this quirky and imaginative new title, renowned paper engineer James Diaz explores what would happen if ordinary paper magically transformed itself into origami creatures. Imagine newspaper doves and gum-wrapper cranes.
Название: Cool Coloring Book
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2014
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The Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cool Coloring Book is full of amazing and extraordinary pictures to color. This unique children's coloring book is loaded with unbelievable facts, amazing stories, and incredible animals. It is sure to keep kids entertained and make learning fun. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Cool Coloring Book is imaginative and entertaining. The pictures and coloring opportunities inside feature incredible animals, amazing scenes and bizarre facts straight from the Ripley's Believe It or Not! archives. Designed for children ages 6-9, this unique activity book is packed with a range of coloring opportunities and guides that are certain to keep kids laughing and learning for hours! Be sure to check out the other great titles in the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Activity Book series.
Название: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2005
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Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on... God only knows what it all means. And fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it's light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is new?
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2010
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The best-selling Anatomica, now completely revised and updated, is a complete medical reference for the home. Organised thematically, the main part of the book covers major body locations, systems, health issues, and diagnostic techniques, from the head, neck, and skin, to infectious diseases and behavioural disorders. Detailed explanations written by a team of medical experts cover the role and function of each body part, while more than 1,000 full-colour illustrations reveal their structure and complex inter relationships. An extensive reference section provides important first-aid advice for the home, and a fully cross-referenced index makes it easy to locate specific information. You can discover the most complex biological mechanism in the world — you. It is an authoritative illustrated guide to the body. All bodily workings are clearly explained by an international team of medical experts, illustrators, researchers, and editors. It features intricate and highly accurate illustrations.
Название: Magritte and Photography
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2006
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The extraordinary images of Surrealist master, Rene Magritte, often began in a viewfinder. In this major study, the first of its kind, noted photography critic and Magritte scholar, Patrick Roegiers draws revealing connections between the artist's paintings and his use of the emerging medium of photography, which Magritte used as a hobby, as a serious component of his painting, and as an art in itself. Examining more than 200 previously unpublished photographs from Magritte's personal collection, Roegiers traces Magritte's life and work through his photography, and uncovers important source material for the paintings. We see here pictures of friends (including the Belgian Surrealists Scutenaire, Nouge and Mesens) and acquaintances, often photographed by Magritte in stage-managed tableaux. We glimpse his wife, muse, and model Georgette, posing whimsically and earnestly as the couple decamp for Paris in 1927 and return to Brussels three years later. And perhaps most importantly, Magritte's photographic self-portraits provide crucial insight into the creation of the iconic bowler-hatted figure in Magritte's paintings, and of key works such as Clairvoyance (1936). Every image had meaning for Magritte. Using the lens as a way of confronting the visible, he photographed trivial objects, surroundings and situations in order to explore the most unpredictable reaches of the imaginary. This all-encompassing look at what Magritte saw through the camera, and what he did in front of it, adds substantially to our appreciation of the artist who gave us the eye of The False Mirror.
Название: Patch and Millie's Big Day Out
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2011
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In this engaging finger puppet board book featuring Patch and Millie, each scene is cleverly composed with a diecut for children to use the finger puppets in fun and interactive ways. The format encourages hand-eye coordination and will appeal to both child and parent.
Название: Robert Capa: A Look Ahead
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2011
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A co-founder of Magnum and possibly the greatest war photographer of all time, Robert Capa covered five major conflicts in his lifetime before dying at the age of 40 in Vietnam. This retrospective brings together 64 rarely seen duotone photographs from his oeuvre — including images from the Spanish Civil War, the Japanese invasion of China, the 1944 D-Day landings, the Israeli War for Independence, and the French war in Indochina — all highlighting Capa's sympathy for soldiers and civilians caught up in the chaos of war. The introductory essays examine Capa's influence upon photojournalism and his passionate defense of photographers' copyrights.
Название: Favorite Folk Songs (+ Audio CD)
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2009
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Lively, warm and friendly, this illustrated collection — plus a CD with Peter Yarrow, his daughter Bethany and cellist Rufus Cappadocia — will bring families together to read and to sing. Peter makes every tune sound fresh and irresistible and Terry Widener's appealing pictures capture the spirit of each song, from the wild waves and rocking boat of Sloop John B to happy dancers ready to Skip to My Lou. Included in the book and CD are: The Golden Vanity, Skip to My Lou, Cockles and Mussels, The Fox, Springfield Mountain, The Erie Canal, Rock-a My Soul, I've Been Workin' on the Railroad and Sloop John B.
Название: Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? (+ DVD)
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2014
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At bedtime, Big Bear patiently reassures Little Bear that he needn't fear the dark, in this tale for readers and listeners up to 5 by the author of Farmer Duck and Owl Babies. When all the lanterns in the cave aren't enough to comfort Little Bear, his father takes him outside to show him that the dark is lit up by the bright yellow moon and the twinkling stars. Barbara Firth's very cozy watercolor, ink, and pencil illustrations could almost make you forget that this adorable duo are actually bears. A DVD comes with the book, featuring a short film of the story with narration by actor Kevin Whately.
Название: Schoolhouse Fun
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2012
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Play and learn with Curious George, star monkey of the number-one preschool TV show! This pop-up schoolhouse displays both the outside of the school and the inside of a classroom, and six perforated Curious George characters are ready to take on their new student roles! The set also includes three popular Curious George concept books: Shapes, Numbers, and Color Fun, all square paperbacks. Children can count school supplies, find colorful objects in the classroom, and identify shapes that make up the schoolhouse!
Название: Little Rabbit Foo Foo (+ DVD)
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2014
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The surprisingly aggressive Little Rabbit Foo Foo rides though the forest on his motorbike, picking up the field mice, wriggly worms, tigers, and goblins — and bopping them on the head with his red mallet. Again and again, the Good Fairy warns the mischievous bunny that if he doesn't stop, she will turn him into a goonie. What's a goonie? You'll just have to see. Arthur Robins's expressive cartoons skillfully add riotous humor to the familiar text for prereaders. A DVD comes with the book, featuring a short film of the story, narrated by actor Kevin Whately.
Название: Murder Being Once Done
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2014
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The seventh book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. It seems fitting that the final resting place of a girl's body should be in a graveyard. But this is no peaceful burial. This is a brutal murder scene. Under strict orders from his doctor to indulge in no criminal investigation, Wexford is sent to London for a break away from the pressures of the Kingsmarkham police force. But then he discovers that his nephew Howard is heading the investigation into the macabre murder of Loveday Morgan, whose body was found abandoned in Kenbourne Cemetery. Despite opposition from Howard and his team, Wexford is drawn to the case. And when he unearths Loveday's connection to a religious cult whose leader was imprisoned for sexual absue, he relentlessly pursues this sinister new lead...
Название: Owl Babies (+ DVD)
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2014
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In this board book for prereaders by Hans Christian Andersen Medal winner Martin Waddell, three owl chicks awaken one night to find their mother is missing. Little Sarah, Percy, and Bill become increasingly worried, but she soon comes swooping home again. Patrick Benson's delicately hatched ink drawings are washed with watercolors to evoke the big dark night. A DVD comes with the book, featuring a short film of the story and narration by actress Emilia Fox.
Название: Some Dogs Do (+ DVD)
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2014
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One day, when Sid the dog is walking to school, he suddenly gets a happy feeling and he floats right up to the sky, in this gentle tale for prereaders by the author of Duck in the Truck and My Friend Bear. Sid can't wait to tell his friends at school, but everyone reminds him, «You're a dog, and dogs don't fly.» When Sid starts feeling down, though, his Dad tells him an exciting secret that changes everything. Jez Alborough's painted illustrations show great attentiveness to facial expressions, and his bright palette makes the dogs seem to pop off the page. A DVD comes with the book, featuring a short film of the story, narrated by actor Kevin Whately.
Название: Sword of Honor
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2012
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This trilogy spanning World War II, based in part on Evelyn Waugh's own experiences as an army officer, is the author's surpassing achievement as a novelist. Its central character is Guy Crouchback, head of an ancient but decayed Catholic family, who at first discovers new purpose in the challenge to defend Christian values against Nazi barbarism, but then gradually finds the complexities and cruelties of war overwhelming. Though often somber, Sword of Honor is also a brilliant comedy, peopled by the fantastic figures so familiar from Waugh's early satires. The deepest pleasures these novels afford come from observing a great satiric writer employ his gifts with extraordinary subtlety, delicacy, and human feeling, for purposes that are ultimately anything but satiric. Sword of Honor comprises the three acclaimed novels Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, and Unconditional Surrender.
Название: Three Little Kittens
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2009
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These classic nursery rhymes come to life with bright, animated illustrations and moving parts. Children will enjoy playing with the moving parts while following the actions of the much-loved nursery rhyme.
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2014
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Beginning with an atmospheric account of Tyburn — a village synonymous with capital punishment in Britain — the author of Bedlam and Necropolis leads a grisly excursion through London as a city of ne'er-do-wells, taking in beheadings and brutality at the Tower, Elizabethan street crime, highway robbers, the 18th-century Gordon Riots, and the Victorian era of incarceration. Catharine Arnold also surveys the grotesque punishments meted out to those who transgressed the law, and investigates the influence of London's criminal classes on the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Название: Za-Za's Baby Brother (+ DVD)
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2014
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Za-Za Zebra can't help feeling left out when Mum comes home with a new baby, in this book for prereaders by the creator of Maisy the mouse. After delayed meals, curtailed fun, and lots of «Later, Za-Za,» the young zebra finally fusses «I want a hug now!» «Why don't you hug the baby?» asks Mum, and soon Za-Za begins to understand what's wonderful about having a little brother. A DVD comes with the book, featuring a short film of the story, narrated by actress Adjoa Andoh.
Название: A Comer! Let's Eat!
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2011
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This scrumptious box of thirty adorable food flashcards teaches young children Spanish and English vocabulary and reasoning skills. It includes a guide for parents containing dozens of fun ideas for games such as: What's Cooking? Ask your child to help you cook a pretend meal. Let her choose the menu and discuss what ingredients you'll need using the cards. Name That Food: Spread the flashcards out on the floor and describe one of the food items for your child to guess. «Let's Eat!» is a fun, interactive tool to help children to learn about food, nutrition, and languages from a very young age.
Название: America: A Visual History
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2010
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Life America tells the story of the country's extraordinary history in pictures, often contrasting the past and present — the then and now. Before there were the buildings, there was the land — and in the first section Life's editors travel the country exploring what was there before the coming of man. From the heights of Denali to the depths of the Grand Canyon, from the Virginia coast when it was the exclusive domain of Native Americans to the cave dwellings of the mysteriously lost Anasazi civilization in the western deserts, the land as it once was is re-imagined. And then the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, the rise of the great cities, the issues — women's rights, urban unrest, civil rights, child labor, the Great Depression — all are chronicled in the iconic photography of Jacob Riis, Lewis Hine, Dorothea Lange, and Life's own Margaret Bourke White, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Gordon Parks, and others. The magazine was there to chronicle much of America's visual history — this book will highlight its storied archives, one of the world's richest resources of great photography.
