Jakarta selama bulan-bulan setelah Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia tanggal 17 Agustus 1945, adalah kota yang dicekam ketegangan. Ketegangan antara kelompok pemuda-pemuda pejuang kemerdekaan dengan berbagai kesatuan tentara Jepang yang menunggu-nunggu kedatangan tentara sekutu, karena pemuda-pemuda pejuang kemerdekaan sedang asik mengumpulkan persenjataan dari pasukan-pasukan Jepang, dan juga k…
Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out 'La Sombra del Viento' by Julian Carax. But as he grows up, several people …
Ari Helix may have won her battle against the tyrannical Mercer corporation, but the larger war has just begun. Ari and her cursed wizard Merlin must travel back in time to the unenlightened Middle Ages and steal the King Arthur's Grail---the very definition of impossible. It's imperative that the time travelers not skew the timeline and alter the course of history. Coming face-to-face with …
This mouth-watering book answers all kinds of question about food. Lift the flaps to discover where, how, why, what, which, who, yes or no.
Find out what stops us floating away and how friction slows us down, plus much, much more in this fascinating first introduction to the basics of physics. Packed with fun activities that will get children thinking about forces and motion in the world around them, this guide uses scientific experiments to show how the different forces work. An ideal first introduction to core Key Stage 1 science…
Why does your hair stick to a balloon? What are fossil fuels made from? Why does ice cream feel cold when we eat it? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Energy, which features photographs of scientific experiments and illustrative examples of basic energy principles. From the discovery of fire to the development of the nuclear reactor, scientific breakthroughs through…