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"Starting with their history, evolution, and anatomy, this brilliant book about dogs puts on a show of dogs in art and advertising, sport and service, and religion and culture, as famous dogs in fiction line up alongside heroic helpers. The catalog introduces more than 400 dog breeds arranged in traditional categories, including primitive and working dogs, companion dogs, and scent hounds. Every entry includes glorious photographs and fact-packed profiles detailing the individual character, compatible owner traits, and breed-specific advice"--

Are you learning English as a second language?English for Everyone: Level 3: Intermediate, Practice Book makes learning English easier. More than 700 exercises use graphics and visuals to develop English skills in speaking and pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar.Exercises may include finding the errors in sample text messages, reading comprehension questions, fill-in-the-blanks, word order games, and listening questions.English for Everyone: Level 3: Intermediate, Practice Book covers the skills and topics needed for the major global English-language exams, including TOEFL, and uses the same testing methods so you can practice your skills and measure your success.Use this practice book with English for Everyone: Level 3: Intermediate, Course Book so you can work with the books together. And, download the free app and practice online with free listening exercises at www.dkefe.com.Series Overview: English for Everyone series teaches all levels of English, from beginner to advanced, to speakers of English as a second language. Innovative visual learning methods introduce key language skills, grammar, and vocabulary, which are reinforced with a variety of speaking, reading, and writing exercises to make the English language easier to understand and learn. Visit www.dkefe.com to find out more.

"Everything you need to understand and speak German. Free audio app helps you perfect your pronunciation by imitating native speakers. Builds vocabulary through word lists, key phrases, and model sentences. Explains essential grammar. Develops conversation through exercises based on real-life scenarios"--Back cover.

See how iconic artists like Claude Monet were influenced by their environments in this beautiful series produced in collaboration with The Met.See the world through Claude Monet's' eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw and be inspired to create your own artwork, too. In What the Artist Saw: Claude Monet, meet famous French painter Claude Monet. Step into his life and learn how he pioneered the Impressionist movement. Learn all about his love of nature and how he was inspired to paint light, water, and water lilies. Have a go at producing your own art inspired by what you find most beautiful about nature!In this series, follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep- perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.

Find out about more than 70 cat breeds, including their origins and characteristics, in this pocket-sized encyclopedia. This cat-alogue packs a whole lot of information into your pocket! Along with a photo of each breed, discover the facts and stats of each cat, including its size, where the breed originated, colors and markings, and unusual features or behaviors. You'll soon be able to tell apart a Burmese from a Siamese; a rex from a sphynx and a manx; and an American shorthair from a British shorthair.You will also discover a lot about colors and patterns. Did you know that tabby cats and tortoiseshells are not breeds, but colors within breeds? Plus there are pages introducing cat anatomy and behavior; and the book finishes with fun facts.The style of the Pocket Eyewitness series is perfect for all children, from reluctant readers who can easily digest the key points through to budding vets and cat-lovers who want to know more about the best pets on the planet.Cats with facts: what more could anyone want?

An enhanced edition of DK's exhaustive guide to the underwater world.This authoritative, sumptuously illustrated encyclopedia is now in its third edition. Illustrated with a blend of beautiful and informative illustrations, maps, and photography, it is a broad-ranging, in-depth guide to both physical oceanography and marine life. A comprehensive introduction explains important principles and processes, from the geology of the seafloor to the chemistry of seawater. The next two chapters look at key environments - from the seashore out to the open ocean - and the main groups of ocean life. Both of these chapters include systematic directory sections that contain in-depth visual profiles of key locations and species. The final chapter is a detailed, 60-page atlas of the world's oceans and seas, illustrated with maps compiled from satellite measurements of the ocean floor. Distributed throughout the book are feature spreads on the impact that humans are having on the marine environment, covering topics ranging from plastic pollution to ocean acidification.Thoroughly updated to include the latest research on ocean science and profiles of newly discovered species, Ocean remains an indispensable, all-encompassing visual guide to the marine world.

Duran Buckler was 9 years old in 1958 when his mother bought him a lottery ticket which he placed in his pink piggy bank for safe keeping. Saving his ticket in bank marked the start of a period of difficulties for him and his family. For starters, a huge fire burns down Duran's family home, and unable to afford a new home, they moved in with grandpa. This fire failed to destroy Duran's piggy bank fire, but for some reason unknown to anyone, Duran repeatedly misplaced his toy and best buddies over the next several months. 'Now it is lost, now it's back again, 'and at other times, it was taken away only to be returned through strange circumstances. Duran never believed his ticket inside his piggy bank was a winner, but he still missed his friend Snorkie: the name he gave to it, during times was gone. It got to a point even he wanted his piggy bank gone, but just wouldn't, it just kept returning.In the meantime, the television reports the search for the winning lottery ticket, but each time the news was cast, Duran would not know the outcome. Many decades later, after many years of hardship, and disappointment, his long-lost friend Snorkie suddenly returned back into his life from the most unexpected of places, bringing with him a secret it has held for his friend for sixty years. This story follows a young kid of nine and his family through tumultuous years: from childhood to old age, during which time they experience all sorts of and down, unaware that the boys piggy bank had with it the secret to success sought after by all. And after sixty years, Old faithful, Snorkie the piggybank brought back hope and joy to his old friend and owner, and led him by hand into the future where affluence and satisfaction resides. Don M Denn is a nature enthusiast and an educator from Wyoming. While living abroad, he gained a lot of knowledge about various foreign cultures and traditions. In his free time he builds radio control scale trucks and competition Crawlers. An author of novels, poetry collections and novellas with various other pen names. Denn lives in New York City.Denn's life's philosophies are; Hang on tight, better days are just ahead, The best is yet to come, Never be sucker for fools.