Books in the DK Big Books series

Take to the skies with DK's The Big Noisy Book of Planes, filled with exciting flight facts for young children.Discover every type of plane imaginable in this fun, informative visual guide, from jumbo jets and fighter jets to stunt planes and crop-sprayers. Kids will find out all about how planes work and learn about the fastest jet in the world, while the annotated high-resolution photographs show them in stunning detail everything there is to know about aircraft.Fully updated to include the latest breakthroughs in the world of aviation, DK's The Big Noisy Book of Planes is the perfect book for any child who has ever asked the question "e;how does a plane fly?"e;.

The Big Book of Dinosaurs is a comprehensive anthology of all things prehistoric. Covering the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, it offers a clear and simple visual introduction to the weirdest, smallest and scariest dinosaurs of all time. This classic dinosaur encyclopedia has been updated and been given a refreshed, modern design to make it friendly and relevant to a new generation of readers. Find out how many teeth a T.rex had, what the Stegosaurus ate for breakfast and the wingspan of a Pterodactyl. Fascinating nuggets of text are perfect for reading aloud. Amazing artwork, incredible CGI models of the coolest dinosaurs and photographs of fossils and bones shed light on discoveries and explain how we know so much about these amazing creatures. The Big Book of Dinosaurs is the ideal gift for children from 5-8 discovering dinosaurs for the first time or dino-mad kids who want to find out more about their favourites.