Faithful friends, fierce guards, playful puppies, tireless working companions and cuddly pets: dogs come in all shapes and sizes and there are plenty of surprises in this adorable photographic collection."--Back cover.
This title features hundreds of wonderful photographs of cats of all shapes and sizes, from the cute to the magnificent. Sinuous and agile, playful, intelligent, and pitiless, cats of all stripes come alive in these colour photographs.
From the Atlantic and the South Pacific to the Caribbean and the Red Sea, this book covers the oceans with a wide range of aerial and underwater photography, and even photographs from space. It includes a chapter on sea creatures and powerful underwater predators, as well as all the other delicate life of our oceans.
Improbable crests, spectacular plumage, and expressions make chickens some of the most extraordinary animals. This title celebrates chickens of various shapes and sizes, with photographs. It includes famous quotations and witticisms on this dignified feathery animal.
J.M. Barrie's classic 20th Century tale of Peter Pan - the boy who never grows up - has enchanted generations of children. In this exquisite large format book, Manuela Adreani's superb illustrations bring new life to the adventures of the flying boy in green and his friends who are suddenly thrown into the wonders of Neverland. AGES: 7 plus AUTHOR: After receiving a degree in illustration Manuela Adreani worked as a graphic artist before moving on to animation. She worked for the Lastrego e Testa studio on several television series. In 1011 she embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator and was one of the winners of an illustration contest organised to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Pinocchio. She has illustrated Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, The Wizard of Oz, The Little Prince and The Snow Queen for White Star Kids.
For much of their 50 years, the Rolling Stones have actually lived up to the hyped-up moniker greatest rock and roll band in the world, a feat as remarkable as their longevity under the pressures of intense fame, endless touring, substance abuse, death threatd, and extreme brushes with the law. The series of essays in this book highlights their key artistic achievements, including significant singles, landmark albums, and spectacular tours. Under a variety of guises - bad boys, jet setters, exiles, junkies, old guard, and the team to beat - the Stones have faced every obstacle, self-made or not, and always delivered.
This is the second volume in an innovative series of great visual impact. Its dedicated to the Earth with a particular regard for its most spectacularnd beautiful landscapes, and for the relationship that man has created witht. The preface of the book discusses the topics of the book and orders themn an original though logical sequence. The fifteen chapters illustrate theost spectacular aspects of the Earth's various environments - such asountains, seas, deserts and forests, with special sections dedicated tolaces of extreme nature (glaciers, volcanoes, canyons, waterfalls, etc.) -apable of arousing admiration, lyricism, wonder and emotion. The landscapesnd colours of the Planet of Marvels are illustrated by the world's greatesthotographers with high impact pictures commented upon with passion andumour. The photographs have been selected for their visual impact, thenmphasized by modern graphics, to take the reader on a fabulous journeyround the natural beauty of our planet.
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