Form/Genre: Pictorial works

The Royals is a wonderful photographic record of the British Royal Family from the death of Queen Victoria in1901 to the modern day. Showcasing the lives and historical events of five monarchs, the book highlights every major era of the 20th century - two World Wars, the new 'Elizabethan' era, th...

Running Wild highlights the most exciting trail runs from around the world, from the heights of the Alps and the snowy expanses of the Arctic to the jungles of Latin America and the outback Down Under. Each destination is brought to life by a different trail runner, showcasing exactly what makes ...

Leta Keens travelled around Australia to find the 18 homes that are featured in this book. The wide range of homes include a sheep station, a converted general store, an adapted shed, and architect-designed houses.

"From St. Peter's Basilica in Rome to Notre-Dame in Paris, Christian churches represent some of our most significant architectural achievements, designed to evoke wonder and awe. Offering unprecedented access to a collection of revered religious landmarks, photographer Guillaume de Laubier takes ...

Photographs of sailing ships from the gold rush era to the turn of the century, covering every type of ship from clippers to small craft which traded along the coasts and to the islands.

In this series for young readers children can explore the diverse experiences of how people around the globe live, work, play, and learn. This title focuses on different schools and school students around the world from small to large schools, the different buildings, equipment, location, lessons...

A breathtaking visual journey exploring why certain animal species capture our attention, and showcasing hopeful conservation efforts around the world. From polar bears to mountain gorillas, penguins to sea otters, certain animals capture our imagination. These are the animals that become mascots...

This gruesome guide for school students uses fact-packed, easy-to-read text, and humorous illustrations to explore the making of poo,and the digestive process, explaining how this smelly waste product can also be hugely useful to civilization. If you ever wanted to know why we poo or all about ...

Explore the technology that drives the greatest cars in the world, with exclusive contributions from the biggest names in the supercar industry. Trace the evolution of the supercar through the technology that drives it. With an introduction by David Coulthard. This is the definitive story of the ...

'The Scottish Country House' chronicles a remarkable group of houses and castles that have survived the vicissitudes of Scotland's turbulent history and are still in the hands of their original families.

This title for school children takes a look at some of the dinosaurs that ruled the sea and sky. Terrifying sea creatures like Plesiosaurs and incredible flying reptiles too such as the early Pterosaurs. Explore the world of other amazing dinosaurs and learn about their special features, how much...

WILDLIFE: BIRDS & BIRDWATCHING. The rarely seen and exciting world of seabirds is illustrated in all its glory in this new book from renowned wild life photographer David Tipling, who has trekked to remote and beautiful locations around the world - from Antarctica to the Arctic and many points in...

Journey through the most exciting periods of history in this fun and fact-filled search book. From stone-age cavemen and ancient Egyptian mummies to invading Vikings and medieval knights, there are over 150 things to spot, including bonus out-of-time objects to look out for. The book also feature...

This title for younger readers provides factual information on great white sharks, and shares a shark divers experiences searching for and photographing them. Filled with details of close encounters, near misses and amazing discoveries about sharks.

Provides a pictorial record of WWII as fought by our Army Corps, and experienced by everyday Australians. Over 500 rarely seen photos, historic maps, letters and diary entries from Australian War Memorial archives put a human face to the war

Collected here are stunning photographs of the National Trust's idiosyncratic gardens, accompanied by a light text meditating on the magic of the secret garden, and bringing in fascinating historical and botanical details. This book includes secret mazes, hidden corners, walled gardens, lost gard...

A fun, highly illustrated guide to what genes and DNA are, and how they work. What ARE genes? What do they do? How did DNA make EVERYTHING? Budding scientists, meet genes and DNA, the building blocks of ALL LIFE ON EARTH. Colourful illustrations, plenty of flaps, and lots of SILLINESS, make the ...

Everything from the natural beauty of the landscape to the ever-popular traditional arts and customs, as well as the high technology for which Japan is renowned the world over.