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Have you ever wondered how cars roar along roads, or planes soar into the sky? Discover how all sorts of amazing things work, from fire engines and submarines to dishwashers and vacuum cleaners, in this exciting introduction to engineering for young children, with over 70 flaps to lift. Includes links to carefully selected websites to find out more.

Get to grips with how things work inside hundreds of machines with this extraordinary book that explains the science behind technologies and inventions. In this extensive encyclopedia packed full of simple science for kids, David Macaulay's beautiful illustrations show the inner workings of each machine from clocks and watches, to jet engines and the internet. From the basic lever to the modern microprocessor,...

One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins. But when Max...

Być może najlepsza powieść z uniwersum Stranger Things, jaka powstała! Maxine „Max” Mayfield, mistrzymi Dig Duga i deskorolki, w Gimnazjum Hawkins czuje się obco. Dopiero przyjechała do miasta, jej nieliczni przyjaciele zostali w San Diego, a w Hawkins są z nią tylko nieco oderwana od rzeczywistości mama, nieprzyjazny ojczym oraz nieprzewidywalny i przez to groźny przyrodni starszy brat – Billy. Kiedy...

"Explore the busy town, bustling seaside and look up in the air in First Explorers: Things That Go! Spot cars, boats and fire engines, as well as lots of other things that go all around us. Each scene has chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms perfect for little hands and vehicles to spot with fun facts about them. Beautifully illustrated by Christiane Engel, this title provides gentle early learning...

'It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes' Financial Times When a newborn baby dies after a routine hospital procedure, there is no doubt about who will be held responsible: the nurse who had been banned from looking after him by his father. What the nurse, her lawyer and the father of the child cannot know is how this death will irrevocably change all of their lives, in ways both expected and...

'Meet the new king of decluttering' - The Times 'Take your spring cleaning to the next level with Goodbye, Things by Fumio Sasaki' - Parade 'There's happiness in having less. If you are anything like how I used to be - miserable, constantly comparing yourself with others, or just believing your life sucks - I think you should try saying goodbye to some of your things' Fumio Sasaki is a writer in...

With all the intensity and whiplash turns of Sharp Objects and One of Us Is Lying, this engrossing psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale of exquisite obsession, spoiled innocence, and impossible friendships.

Przejmij stery swojego życia i zapomnij, co to stres! Kiedy piętnaście lat temu David Allen pisał swój bestseller — pierwsze wydanie książki Getting Things Done — nie przypuszczał, że świat biznesu oszaleje na punkcie tej publikacji. Książkę adresował głównie do menedżerów wyższego szczebla w korporacjach i szybko wpłynęła ona na filozofię działania wielu dyrektorów. Jednak Allen uznał, że czas na...

Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author Neil Gaiman's collection of extraordinary short stories featuring How to Talk to Girls at Parties, soon to be a major film release starring Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning and Alex Sharp. From the author American Gods, now a major TV series for Amazon Prime Video, Fragile Things shows one of the world's most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers. Let me...