Credo Reference (Firm)

Readers can journey back in time to ancient Greece in this visually stunning introduction to one of the world's founding nations that features fascinating information, statistics and facts showing how the ancient Greeks transformed our world.

New guide to pregnancy and parenting from Penelope Leach, including guidance on practical issues such as feeding, sleeping, and crying.

Become the next polar explorer with this picture-led encyclopedia and step into the frozen regions at the ends of the Earth to explore the amazing habitats and wildlife in the North and South poles. See how polar bears endure the Arctic winter without hibernating, discover how penguins avoid frostbite in their toes, find out which explorer reached the South pole first and discover how Earth’s changing climate is impacting these important environments....

Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the dangerous and adventurous life of piracy, privateering, and buccaneering. Full-color photographs of weapons, ships, flags, maps, and treasure offer a unique and revealing view of pirate life on the high seas.

Photographs and text explore the characteristics, habitats, and variety of fishes and other undersea life.

Brief text and photos introduce the animal inhabitants of the seashore, including fish, crustaceans, snails, and shorebirds.

Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.

Photographs and text examine the world of mammals, depicting their development, feeding habits, courtship rituals, protective behavior, and physical adaptation to their various ways of life.

A photo essay on the world of birds examining such topics as body construction, feathers and flight, the adaptation of beaks and feet, feeding habits, courtship, nests and eggs, and bird watching. "Eyewitness Bird gives a detailed overview for kids aged 9+ of a fascinating animal species and will encourage them to spot the incredible birds on the wing around you. Using full-color photographs of different species, feathers, beaks, bird anatomy and...

The Companion Guide introduces art lovers to one of the richest and most representative collections of Western European paintings in the world, including famous works by the greatest painters -- Piero della Francesca, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velazquez, Ingres, Degas and many others and masterpieces by less familiar artists. Through her commentaries on 200 of the National Gallery's finest works of art, Erika Langmuir enables the visitor and reader...