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Celebrations Around the World: The Fabulous Celebrations you Won't Want to Miss. Embark on an exciting journey through the most interesting and important festivals, celebrations, and holidays enjoyed by people around the world. Stunning original illustrations and fascinating facts will inspire and inform children about cultures and religions from the countries of the world. Witness a camel marathon in a celebration of the Sahara Desert, and devour some delicious dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year. Discover why skeletons dance at the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and get messy at Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors. Children will love poring over artist Katy Halford's beautiful illustrations, which showcase every celebration in absorbing detail. Engaging factual writing introduce young readers to the most interesting aspects of each celebration, from the costumes worn to the food eaten, and encourage an understanding of other cultures and religions.

Around the World in 80 Ways: The Fabulous Inventions that get us From Here to There. Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel... any way you can imagine, in this non-fiction children's book. Every mode of transport is part of a charming scene. See how astronauts travel around space, watch surfers ride the waves at the beach, and race to an emergency with the firefighters. Illustrator Katy Halford's beautiful drawings brings the scenes to life and fun complementary facts will prompt discussion and laughter between readers. How would you choose to travel? Donkey, pedalo, moon buggy? From the small to the big, the familiar to obscure, take your pick from the amazing 80 shown in DK's Around the Way in 80 Ways!

本套书共两册，为英国DK出版公司为3-6岁儿童打造的全手绘科普绘本，分别是《世界各地的有趣节日》和《环游世界的80种方式》。该套书用纯手绘的图片向孩子们讲述了世界各国的有趣节日和环游世界的80种方式，让孩子们通过精美的图片学习知识，并在丰富的图画中寻找各种有趣的细节。该套书为全彩手绘，画面精美，充满童趣，寓教于乐，将知识融入到图画中，有趣又浅显易懂，适合亲子共读、自主阅读等多种阅读模式。
《世界各地的有趣节日》以时间为顺序，从每年的1月1日起到12月31日，主要介绍了全世界各个地方*地域和民族特色的节日以及习俗，帮助孩子们了解这些节日以及当地的风土人情。《环游世界的80种方式》着重介绍了世界各地的交通方式，可以说能够想到的能让人类移动的工具全部囊括其中，无论是天上的还是地上的交通工具，甚至太空中的都进行了有趣的介绍。本套书的插画精美，颜色艳丽，富有童真，是难得一见的优秀的科普绘本。

Book Titles:
Celebrations Around the World 世界各地的有趣节日
Around the World in 80 Ways 环游世界的80种方式