Category Archives: Travel Guides
Little Master Verne: Around the World in 80 Days: A BabyLit Transportation Primer
Join Phileas Fogg and Passepartout on their trip though places such as Calcutta, Hong Kong, and San Francisco as they circle the globe heading back home to London. They travel using trains, ships, palanquins, a carriage, a sled, and even an elephant.BabyLit(R) is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic
Illustrated Field Guide to Vintage Trailers
A complete, illustrated A-to-Z resource for vintage trailer enthusiasts.A comprehensive guide to vintage trailers made by the hundred most popular manufacturers, from Airstream to Zipper, including brief histories of the manufacturers, and illustrations of the trailer models by year showing how to identify them. `The Illustrated Field Guide to Vintage Trailers` also features a general
The Jungle Book: A BabyLit Storybook
BabyLit(R) Storybooks give classics new life for the next generation of early readers.In The Jungle Book, preschoolers can tag along on Mowgli`s thrilling adventure, meeting wolves, elephants, and even a big snake. With colorful jungle artwork and quotes from Rudyard Kipling`s original book, children learn about friendship and love from Baloo the bear and the
The Pocket Guide to Spy Stuff
A humorous look at the world of espionage with fun activities that will jump-start your training as a world-class spy.A handy and newly relevant guide to spies and spy craft for youngsters interested in all things espionage. It includes background and tips on how to be a spy, as well as strange-but-true stories of real
The Photographs (Mini)
National Geographic’s selection of iconic photographs in this mini hardback format offers fans an inside look at their award-winning photographs, the facts behind them, and the inside stories of the men and women who took them. The images capture rare moments in nature and the lives of animals, along with defining events in the lives
Faces of Africa
Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have spent 30 years and travelled more than 270,000 miles to create this collection. Each image unfolds new and revealing perspectives; taken together, they create nothing less than the group portrait of a world that draws strength from shared values and common experiences even as it glories in the unique
I`m Not Hanging Noodles From Your Ears
Entertaining yet informative, this book captures the quirkiness of languages and phrases from around the world and translates them into a fun format and great gift. In Russia, for instance, `to put a pig under someone` means to play a dirty trick. In France, `to have a well hung tongue` means to be eloquent. If
The New Solar System
Designed for a popular audience that is intrigued by our ever-growing knowledge of space, “The New Solar System”, is the next compelling work by two terrifically reviewed popular astronomy authors: Robert Burnham (“Great Comets”) and Pat Daniels (“Encyclopedia of Space”). Throughout there are gems of information that challenges the reader with did-you-know surprises: the Sun`s
Dig Shuck Shake: Fish and Seafood Recipes from the Pacific Northwest
Spotlight on a way of life in the Pacific Northwest.John Nelson`s stories of growing up on the docks and his practical techniques for preparing and cooking a variety of seafood in Pacific Northwest style makes this more than a recipe book. It is a snapshot of the fishing culture that resides alongside the docks of
Himalayan Quest
As told with Peter Potterfield, award-winning mountaineering journalist, Viesturs narrates his successful quest to climb the 14 highest mountains of the world, those peaks above 8,000 meters in height. Viesturs and Potterfield take readers along on some of the successes and failures of Viesturs` quest, including five separate ascents of Mount Everest (the tallest peak
Food Journeys of a Lifetime
Food Journeys of a Lifetime show cases 500 extraordinary places to eat around the globe, featuring vibrant markets, five-star restaurants, farmhouse kitchens, glorious vineyards, artisan breweries and an array of exotic local spices.Spread across nine chapters, with illustrative colour photographs, Food Journeys of a Lifetime will not only tempt your taste buds, it will also
The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene
A dynamic aerial exploration of our changing planet, published on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day `The Human Planet` is a sweeping visual chronicle of the Earth today from a photographer who has circled the globe to report on such urgent issues as climate change, sustainable agriculture, and the ever-expanding human footprint. George Steinmetz is
The United States of Cocktails: Recipes, Tales, and Traditions from All 50 States (and the District of Columbia)
An exploration of the beloved cocktails, spirits, and bars that define each state in America The United States of Cocktails is a celebration of the cocktail history of every state in America. After traveling around this great nation and sampling many of the drinks on offer, cocktail authority Brian Bartels serves up a book that
Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die: Rock Climbing Experts Share the World`s Greatest Destinations
The author of the bestselling Fifty Places series returns with a globe-trotting guide to the best and most beautiful places to rock climb around the world Fifty Places to Rock Climb Before You Die is a beautifully illustrated guide to some of the greatest rock-climbing locations around the world, as recommended by expert climbers. The
Be a Tree!
A lyrical, gorgeously illustrated look at the majesty of trees-and what humans can learn from themStand tall. Stretch your branches to the sun. Be a tree!We are all like trees: our spines, trunks; our skin, bark; our hearts giving us strength and support, like heartwood. We are fueled by air and sun.And, like humans, trees
A Parisian Bistro: La Fontaine de Mars in 50 Recipes
Explore the secrets and recipes of La Fontaine de Mars, one of the oldest bistros in Paris, and one of the most renowned Welcome to the lively atmosphere of La Fontaine de Mars, a Parisian bistro founded in 1908, nestled in the heart of the French capital. As soon as guests pass through the heavy
The Eiffel Tower: Timeless Monument
The official book of the 130th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous monuments in the world At 1,063 feet (324 meters) high, the Tower is a symbol of Paris and of modernity. Since its creation in 1889, the Eiffel Tower has been hailed as a feat of architectural and engineering prowess,
