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Enjoy Europe's most incredible outdoor adventures.Kayaking past tumbling waterfalls in Croatia and spotting endangered bison in Poland, hiking through mountainous Montenegro and gazing upward at fiery giants in Spain-there's nothing quite like being in the great outdoors. Covering over 150 different activities, Outdoor Europe will have you itching to get back to nature. Bursting with beautiful images, this inspirational book rounds up Europe's most incredible outdoor experiences, covering everything from bird-watching and forest bathing to scuba diving and wild swimming. Each activity has its own mini chapter containing an introduction on the activity itself, followed by several suggestions for the best places across Europe to do the activity. Throughout the book, the places you'll explore are vividly brought to life thanks to information on each landscape's unique history, culture, seasons, and flora and fauna. We've also included top tips on the best time to go, what to pack, and photography, as well as suggestions for things to spot along the way. Whether you're already an expert at exploring wild places or are planning your first foray, this book is packed with ideas for immersing yourself in the great outdoors.

Published in association with America's preeminent authority, the Smithsonian Institution, this comprehensive handbook to the birds of North America: Eastern Region includes 706 species -- all birds known to breed east of the 100th meridian on the United States and Canada, as well as regular visitors and vagrants to this region. The Smithsonian Handbook is the first identification guide that includes details of the bird's life history in a concise and user-friendly format. Each full-page profile combines a precise description, annotated photographs, and artworks to highlight the key field marks of the species in each plumage. Similar species are shown and distinguishing characteristics are noted. Further information on the bird's habits describes the typical song and other vocalizations, behavior, breeding, nesting, population, and conservation concerns. Typical flight patterns and nest locations and shapes are described with clear icons, and amplified in the text. Each bird's range during summer, winter, and on migration is clearly shown on a map.

English for Everyone... ¡inglés para todos!Con English for Everyone: Nivel 2: Inicial, Libro de Estudio adquirirás el inglés necesario para comprender y comunicarte sobre situaciones que ocurren en el presente, el pasado o el futuro, hacer comparaciones y dar sugerencias.English for Everyone es un curso completo de autoaprendizaje que utiliza un innovador método visual para que aprendas inglés de manera intuitiva:- Cada unidad se divide en módulos independientes para que puedas estudiar en el tiempo que tengas disponible.- Cada unidad utiliza vocabulario nuevo que se continúa utilizando a lo largo del curso de manera sistemática para ayudarte a recordarlo.- Más de 30 horas de audio gratuito están integrados en cada unidad para que escuches inglés hablado desde el principio.- Para estudiantes de todos los niveles, incluyendo los que preparan los exámenes oficiales TOEFL, MECR, IELTS y TOEIC.Descripción general del curso: DK presenta English for Everyone un innovador curso de autoaprendizaje de lengua inglesa desarrollado por los mejores profesionales de enseñanza del inglés para dar respuesta a la demanda del mercado con un sistema visual, sencillo y fácil de utilizar. El curso cuenta con cuatro niveles divididos en cuatro libros de estudio con sus correspondientes libros de actividades que se complementan, además, con un amplio abanico de audios. El audio es gratuito, está disponible en línea www.dkefe.com y en la app gratuita y se puede reproducir, pausar y repetir tantas veces como lo desees.

Discover everything you''ve ever wanted to know about Star Wars in this complete history of the most famous franchise in movie history.Painstakingly researched and superbly illustrated, Star Wars™ Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition presents a unique Star Wars timeline-the full history of the amazing Star Wars phenomenon as you''ve never seen it before.This stunning visual journey features trivia and cultural cornerstones from director George Lucas'' early life through to the iconic movie stills, comic books, novels, toys, video games, and theme parks that have spawned from five decades of seminal film making. Fully updated and expanded, this edition encompasses all nine episodes of the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, along with the standalone movies Rogue One and Solo, and the acclaimed television series, The Mandalorian. Produced in full collaboration with Lucasfilm and written by renowned Star Wars experts, Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual History, New Edition is ideal for Star Wars fanatics and newbies alike.© & ™ 2021 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Join Luca for an unforgettable summer on the Italian coast with this fun sticker bookFeaturing gorgeous artwork from the movie and more than 100 stickers, this book will take readers on a whirlwind adventure around the Italian Riviera. Kids will learn fun facts about all the memorable characters and scenes as they relive the exciting story of the latest Disney and Pixar movie. Fun sticker activities on every page will keep kids engaged for hours, while extra stickers are provided for even more sticking fun.©2020 Disney/Pixar

Pilates benefits every body-including yours!Pilates is exercise for your mind, body, and spirit, but what if your body won't cooperate? How can you take advantage of all Pilates has to offer-strengthening your core, enhancing your flexibility, and even improving your posture-if you think you're too old or too big or too physically unable to perform the Hundred, the Shoulder Bridge, or the Double-Leg Stretch?No matter what your age, size, or physical ability is, you can do every exercise in Pilates for Everyone. Each Pilates exercise shows the typical movements for gaining the physical and mental benefits from that exercise. Then each exercise offers at least three variations performed by people just like you to help you find the right modification that fits who you are. This way, no matter which version you perform, you're going to reach similar goals.Pilates for Everyone includes these features:50 step-by-step exercises for specific body areasStep-by-step modifications for every exercise10 routines that combine exercises from the book for maximum benefitsExpert advice from Micki Havard on how to get the most out of your practice

Turn your LEGO world kawaii with more than 50 adorable ideas, plus an exclusive Owlicorn model!Get inspired by this colorful collection of original LEGO build ideas, all based around cute "kawaii" style. Use your LEGO bricks to create quirky builds, such as unicorns, hotdogs, cacti, cupcakes, and many more. Plus, express your cute style with bag charms and zany pencil pots.Perfect for little LEGO fans who are obsessed with all things cute!©2020 The LEGO Group.

How many rivets and bolts hold the wings of a Boeing 777 plane together? Why does an astronaut's spacesuit have a layer of liquid-cooled underwear? Who puts the jam in doughnuts?Find out the answers to these questions and much, much more in Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections of Everything. His intricate artwork will have children and adults alike poring over every detail, whether it's following the production line of a factory making newspapers or exploring the insides of the Saturn V rocket. Taking you through every stage of each process is Chester the Tester, a character who helps explain how things are made, along with his sidekick Hector the Inspector.Written with humor and fascinating facts to guide you through the illustrations, this book is a glorious way to learn about the world around you.First published 25 years ago, Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections series has been updated for the silver anniversary, bringing delight to a whole new generation of curious young readers.

Have you ever asked yourself why you can''t remember anything from before the age of three, why people experience deja vu, or how a bundle of cells in our heads can produce the remarkable phenomenon that is human consciousness? Drawing on the latest neuroscience research, this visual guide makes the hidden workings of the human brain simple to understand.How the Brain Works begins with an introduction to the brain''s anatomy, showing you how to tell your motor cortex from your mirror neurons. From anatomy, it moves on to function, explaining how the brain works constantly and unnoticed to regulate processes such as heartbeat and breathing and how it collects information from the external world to produce the experiences of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The chapters that follow cover memory and learning, consciousness and personality, and emotions and communication. There''s also a guide to the brain''s disorders, including physical problems such as tumors and strokes and psychological and functional disorders, ranging from autism to schizophrenia. Illustrated with bold graphics and step-by-step illustrations and peppered with bite-size factoids and question-and-answer features, this is the perfect introduction to the fascinating world of the human brain.