Series: DK Nature Guides

Have the world in your hands with these compact, illustrated natural history guides. Thank your lucky stars for this completely comprehensive guide to our Universe. From asteroids and constellations to galaxies and planets, this star-studded look at space is the perfect package for space cadets and amateur astronomers. Part of DK's best-selling Nature Guide series, Stars and Planets takes you...

Have the world in your hands with these compact, affordable, illustrated natural history guides. Did you know culinary salt is the mineral halite? Or that the pigment vermillion is powdered cinnabar, a mineral whose name comes from the Persian for “dragon’s blood”? Discover the extraordinary mineral treasures that form our planet and that today we use in everything, from makeup...