Illustrator: Colin King. This book is a special of "Usborne miniature editions" series. ... Did you know that a pin head as hot as the sun would kill you from 150 km. (100 miles) away? Or that more people speak Mandarin than any other language in the world? This miniature edition of the best-selling "The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia" is fascinating, fun and packed with amazing facts. It covers a vast scope of information - from the Earth, its plants and animals, to its people and their discoveries. What makes rainbow? Why do people wear clothes? Now do birds fly? Don't panic - the answers ... |
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From the wide-open ocean to a bright and bustling coral reef, explore all sorts of ocean habitats and discover the amazing creatures that inhabit them. Children will love discovering some amazing marine facts while they add over 100 stickers to the various underwater scenes. Illustrator: Amanda Shufflebotham. ... |
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What is a school? Why do we have to go there? How will we get there? What do we need to take? Who will we meet and what will we do when we are there? These and many more questions are answered in this engaging and reassuring introduction to schools of all kinds. Children can find out about who works in a school, what happens during the school day and get tips on how to make friends. Includes Quicklinks for further information and useful notes for grown-ups on helping prepare children for the big day. Illustrator: Mar Ferrero. ... |
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This entertaining book is packed with holiday-themed puzzles including wordsearches, spot the difference and simple logic games. With nearly 200 puzzles, there is plenty to keep children happy on holidays, rainy days - or any day. All the answers are on separate pages at the back of the book. ... |
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A fun, highly illustrated guide to what genes and DNA are, and how they work. What are genes? What do they do? How did DNA make everything? Budding scientists, meet genes and DNA, the building blocks of all life on Earth. Colourful illustrations, plenty of flaps, and lots of silliness, make the hard science of genetics fun for kids who want to know more. Illustrated by Tim Bradford. ... |
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A thought-provoking flap book on how the brain and senses work presented in a clear, colourful, and above all fun way. From how the brain learns to do new things like playing to tennis to what happens when the brain goes wrong, this book explains the essential part the brain plays in our every thought and action. With over 70 flaps to lift, each hiding an interesting fact or fun visual illusions, this book provides a great introduction to the hidden world of the mind. Chapters in this book include: your mighty brain; control room; making sense of the world; making non-sense of the world; who am I; see inside ... |
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The questions in this book were curated by the staff at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in London, to address all the most common - and a few uncommon - things that children want to know about the universe and about outer space. It covers a mixture of basic questions about planets, moons, human exploration and the origins of the universe, as well as tackling really big questions such as 'How do black holes work?, Is it worth going to space? and What's going to happen at the end of time? Join two curious children and a robot programmed with all the answers as they guide readers through some of the most mind- ... |
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With over 80 flaps to lift. ... Lift the flaps to discover some of the amazing animals and plants that live in jungles. Look behind leaves, dive under water and peer inside hollow trees to see what's hiding in the shadows. ... |
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Discover high-tech gadgets, design robots and machines, and solve all sorts of technological puzzles in this innovative activity book filled with inventions to brainstorm, puzzles to solve and objects to design. Includes downloadable templates and links to inspiring websites about technology today. Illustrated by Petra Baan. ... |
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Discover the gripping sequel to Namina Forna's New York Times bestselling YA fantasy, The Gilded Ones. Set in an ancient West African-inspired world, this series is perfect for fans of Children of blood and bone and Black Panther. It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera, and discovered who she really is... But war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. For there is a dark force growing in Otera - a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. Yet hidden secrets threaten to destroy everything Deka has known. And with her own gifts ... |
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Outcasts by blood. Warriors by choice. Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the colour of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death. She is saved by a mysterious woman who tells Deka of her true nature: she is an Alaki, a near-immortal with exceptional gifts. The stranger offers her a choice: fight for the Emperor, with others just like her, or be destroyed..."The Gilded Ones redefines sisterhood and is sure to leave readers both inspired and ... |
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What would you give for the chance to live again? ... Who am I? What am I? When am I? Laura can't remember who she is. But the rest of the world knows. Because Laura is famous - a dying girl who was frozen until she could be cured. A real-life Sleeping Beauty. But what happens when you wake up one day and the world has moved on forty years? Could you build a new life - while solving the mystery of what happened to the old one? A darkly twisted thriller plunging a pre-tech girl into a futuristic world. ... |
