Looking at places like The Skeleton Coast in Namibia, Wizard Island in the United States, and The Fairy Tale Route in Germany, The Dark Hedges and Other Magical Places that Really Exist takes young readers on a journey around the world to real places that sound straight out of fantasy. Featuring both natural and man-made wonders, this travel book combines history and storytelling to explore the far reaches of the earth.

Want to know more about the buildings around you? Can't tell a Doric from a Corinthian column? Interested in how the Egyptians built the pyramids, and how on earth a dome stays up? Then this book is for you. Packed with absorbing facts and quirky illustrations, Cool Architecture tells you everything you need to know about architecture around the world, from the simple dwellings created by the earliest humans to today's most innovative buildings, via...

"Did you know that you can stay in a hotel made out of ice? With stunning photography and fun, easy-to-read writing, this Level 3 book covers everything from buildings shaped like large animals to upside down buildings. It's all true and unbelievable! Ripley Level 3 Readers are perfect for kids who are beginning to read on their own. From the editors of Ripley's Believe It or Not! comes Ripley Readers. Designed to help kids build their reading skills...

"Un atlas único que aplude el talent humano a través de las contrucciones más singulares. Con ayuda de gráficos y dibujos, presenta un recorrido de la arquitectura mundial, desde los vestigios más antiguos hasta los edificios contemporaneous. Sitúa en grandes mapas las obras maestras de todo el mundo y se zambulle en la historia de este patrimonio arquitectónico: fecha y tiempo de contrucción, arquitectos, premios, clasificación de la Unesco......

"From the multi-story dwellings of Ancient Rome to the soaring glass skyscrapers of today, for thousands of years humans have used highrises to house the poor, protect the rich and sometimes narrow the gap between the two. Highrise first examines the history of vertical living in a chapter on the origins, technological triumphs, social failures and future of the highrise. The book then invites young adult readers into homes around the world. Through...