Ultimate Visual Dictionary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789499703 ISBN 13: 9780789499707

Publisher: Dk Pub, 2003

Synopsis

A revised and expanded edition of the classic, best-selling reference features more than six thousand full-color photographs and illustrations, with an updated section covering recent developments in computer technology, architecture, medicine, engineering, and space exploration, along with the familiar labeled and captioned entries. Reprint.

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Review

"A beautiful dictionary that uses more than 6,000 full-color photographs, illustrations, and cross sections to explore most aspects of the natural world." -- School Library Journal

"The book's beautiful photographs and illustrations make it an enjoyable as well as an educational resource." -- Library Journal

About the Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO(R) books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher, Rough Guides.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dk Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789499703
• ISBN 13: 9780789499707
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672
• Editor: Evans Jo