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Did you know that flags are actually pictures that send a message to everyone who sees them? In The Flag Book you'll uncover the hidden meanings of flags- from country and state colours to flags used in sports, on ships and aeroplanes, and by the most dastardly of Caribbean pirates.

Where does luggage go after check in? What happens in the control tower? How do planes actually fly? This interactive, lift-the-flap book takes you behind-the-scenes to uncover the hidden secrets of the airport- from a peek inside the cockpit to the hustle and bustle of departures.

Bring the Japanese language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book. Perfect for the whole family, it features 100 words to use while traveling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

Lonely Planet KidsâEUR(TM) Amazing Night Sky Atlas looks upwards to the skies for a fun- and fact-packed guide to astronomy. Featuring a mix of photography and illustration, this book covers topics that range from the science of stargazing to the practicalities of how to use a telescope and the stories that different cultures tell about the night sky.

Take a journey through every country in the world. 850 images. 230 countries. One complete picture. This new edition of Lonely Planet's bestselling The Travel Book is better than ever. With all-new images, updated text and a fresh new design, it will continue to delight, inspire and inform travellers of all ages.

From the fastest to the longest, the oldest to the newest, through tunnels and up mountains, take a fascinating ride through the world of trains in this brilliant new book from illustrator James Gulliver Hancock.

Explore America's 60 amazing national parks! From Acadia's seaside cliffs and coves to Zion's enchanting red valleys, you'll discover wolf-howling, water-rushing, lava-exploding, heart-racing destinations. Find out each park's secrets and surprises, plus their best sights, activities and animals to spot.

New York will come alive with this beautiful, colourful pop-up book from Lonely Planet Kids. The perfect introduction to the magic of New York for any age, this beautifully illustrated, stylish look at the city's iconic landmarks will kickstart the travel bug in young explorers! Includes pop-ups of Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and more.

Here's a book about Paris that's seriously streetwise. Discover secrets and stories guaranteed to blow your mind that are definitely off the tourist trail. Find out where you can ride a dodo, how to paint the Eiffel Tower, where Paris keeps its historic underpants and lots more! For readers aged 8 and up.

Make your vacation memories last a lifetime with this awesome fill-in children's travel journal that's packed with brilliant activities and prompts to inspire kids to write and draw their adventures. Budding diarists can record precious moments from their trip in this pocket-sized book and create the ultimate holiday souvenir to cherish forever.

Hop aboard our special mini-bus for an unforgettable tour around the most fascinating destination in the entire Universe - you! Shrink down to a microscopic size to explore all the systems that make up the human body. With fun facts and a mix of illustrations and photos - it''s the human body as you''ve never experienced it before.

Featuring the stunning illustrations of James Gulliver Hancock, Lonely Planet Kids' How Everything Works will take a close-up look at the world around us to examine well-known, everyday environments and reveal how all the various objects and machines found there operate. Lift-the-flaps to discover how the ordinary can become extraordinary!

Buckle up! This interactive and colourful atlas takes young readers on a hands-on journey all around the world. Each page turned brings a new continent and its famous forms of transport to life. Beautifully illustrated and with over 100 flaps to lift, we reveal fun facts and insights into the inner workings of everything from planes to trains.

Travel across the world and back in time to meet the incredible creatures that once stalked our planet, including dinosaurs, flying reptiles and marine monsters. From T. Rexes to pterosaurs, you'll find it here. Each dinosaur gets its own page or spread, illustrated with a mixture of original artwork and photos, and filled with fascinating facts.

Bring the Italian language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book. Perfect for the whole family, it features 100 words to use while traveling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

Get talking with this fun and accessible guide to French, perfect for any young learner. Topics include greetings, discussing school, hobbies, pets, favourite foods, and many more. With a simple introduction to the language and easy-to-follow pronunciation guides, this book makes French as easy as un, deux, trois!

Get talking with this fun and accessible guide to Spanish, perfect for any young learner. Topics include greetings, discussing school, hobbies, pets, favourite foods, and many more. With a simple introduction to the language and easy-to-follow pronunciation guides, this book makes Spanish as easy as uno, dos, tres!

Bring the French language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book. Perfect for the whole family, it features 100 words to use while travelling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

Bring the Spanish language to life with this beautifully illustrated children's book. Perfect for the whole family, it features 100 words to use while travelling, from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each word is accompanied with a bold illustration and a simple pronunciation guide to make the vocabulary fun and easy to learn.

Take a sneak peek inside homes from all around the world with this charming lift-the-flap book. From cosy wooden houses in snow-blanketed Greenland to traditional Maasai mud huts in East Africa, young children will discover different ways of living across the globe and get a unique glimpse into diverse cultures and communities.

From dinosaur palaeontologist and snake-venom collector to water slide tester, Tower of London Ravenmaster, octopus keeper and panda nanny, discover the most fun, surprising and enjoyable jobs found on planet Earth - and see just how different and amazing the world of work can be.

From creating Japanese origami and Native American dreamcatchers, to Chinese lanterns and Maasai necklaces, children can discover and copy local crafts from around the world. Each project can be made from easy-to-source materials, and includes illustrated step-by-step instructions.¿ Projects include: origami cranes, Chinese dragon, Diwali diya, Santa Lucia crown, Maori pendant ¿ Encourages imaginative play while teaching children about other cultures¿ Sits alongside Around the World Colouring Book and Around the World Fashion Sketchbook

This fun and creative activity book introduces kids to some of the planet's most amazing natural and manmadeplaces, helping to kick-start the travel bug and open their eyes to the diversity and wonder that's aroundthem. Destinations include the Taj Mahal, Great Barrier Reef, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Serengeti and Yellowstone National Park.

Here's a book about London that's seriously streetwise. Discover secrets and stories guaranteed to blow your mind, that are definitely off the tourist trail. Find out how an old parrot hit the headlines, where you can purchase a some tasty brain jam, what the weirdest item ever left on a bus was and lots more! For readers aged 8 and up.

Everything young explorers needs to know to travel in space, covering what life in zero gravity is like, how to find your way around the solar system, and the all-important question of how to pee in a spacesuit!