A first science series that introduces young readers to basic science principles in a friendly and accessible way. Early scientific skills are taught through a combination of experiments, activities and key questions, designed to get young scientists thinking! All About Plants looks at the parts of a plant and describes where and how plants grow.

Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique, these books send them into their exam with the confidence to aim for the best grades. - Enables students to avoid common misconceptions and mistakes by highlighting them throughout - Builds students' skills constructing and writing answers as they progress through a range of practice questions - Allows students to mark their own responses and easily identify areas for improvement using the answers in the back of the book - Helps students target their revision and focus on important concepts and skills with key objectives at the beginning of every chapter - Ensures that students maximise their time in the exam by including examiner's tops and suggestions on how to approach the questions This title has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process.

Peek inside your body, from head to toe! Where does food go after you swallow it? Where is your heart, and what does it do? Where are your lungs? What do your knees really look like? "X-ray" the inside of your body from head to toe with this irresistible, interactive, large-format board book! Two die-cut handles allow readers to hold the book up to their bodies and visualize various body parts and organs-including bones, the brain, lungs, heart, and many more. This unique book is perfect for sharing with friends and sharing in the classroom! The bright, bold illustrations are clearly labeled and offer an introduction to the way the body works. The unique format encourages interaction, both in the classroom and at home. A great choice for learning together. X-Ray Me! features ten images of what's inside your body and includes basic information about organs, systems, and your skeleton. Operating Instructions: Open the book and hold it up to your body. Now move the book up and down, from head to toe, and discover the cool stuff underneath your skin. What do you see? How does your body work?

Find out about different minibeasts, including their body parts, how much they weigh, where they live and what they eat. Then test your new-found knowledge at the back of the book!

What makes a bee different from a bear Why can a fish swim and a bird fly - but not the other way around And just why are cats and dogs so strokeable From feathers to flippers and scales to tails discover the amazing animal kingdom with Parts of An Animal|What makes a bee different from a bear Why can a fish swim and a bird fly - but not the other way around And just why are cats and dogs so strokeable From feathers to flippers and scales to tails discover the amazing animal kingdom with Parts of An Animal

Discover and Learn is a visually stimulating series that explores core areas of learning. This series uses eye-catching imagery, informative diagrams and fascinating facts to bring key subject areas to life.

Delve deep into the dark forests of the scalp and stomp through the toxic swamps of the gut as you explore every part of this amazing habitat we call the human body. Meet the family of lice living in your hair and the fungal infection in between your toes as our daring documentary team discover everything there is to know about life on us.

Uses questions and explanatory text to compare the anatomy and habits of a frog with those of a child and discusses the habitats and life cycles of frogs.

Get ready to have your mind blown with these jaw-dropping facts and visual comparisons about the human body! Packed with incredible stats and facts about the human body that will leave you and your family utterly amazed. The perfect book for kids and adults who love science, biology, or any weird, wonderful and gruesome facts. Do you want to impress your family and friends with mind-boggling information? Well, now you can. Inside the pages of this educational book, you'll find: - 1,000 amazing facts about the human body - Stunning images help explain big numbers relating to facts about the body so that children can understand - Fast fact science boxes that are illustrated with engaging info-graphics to cover essential info on how the body works - Amazing pictures magnified many times show you parts of the body as you've never seen them before - Simple, easy-to-understand secondary artworks which make the main images on each spread the stars of the show - Fun, accessible text suitable for ages 9+ - and fascinating information for adults too! Did you know that Chimpanzee skin has the same number of hairs as humans? Or that you regrow your outer layer of skin 700 times in your lifetime! Or that your DNA can stretch to the sun and back - not once - but 16 times? If these facts have already blown your mind, then wait until you read all 1000 facts! Discover unbelievable facts about your body, with enough blood and guts to satisfy even the most curious kids. It Can't Be True! Human Body! is filled with bite-size, fascinating nuggets of information about the incredible abilities of human bodies. Compelling, computer-generated images (CGIs) reveal just how impressive your body is. It's the perfect addition to any family or classroom bookshelf!

Here, children can explore some of the most interesting and important life cycles in the animal kingdom. With engaging language and an innovative use of design, this series makes the science behind life cycles accessible to reluctant and confident readers alike.

Discover the dramatic life cycle of a chicken from an egg to a chick and eventually and adult chicken Life cycles is a vibrantly designed and illustrated series on this essential, ever-popular topic. Each book in the series features the beautiful artwork of Stephanie Fizer Coleman depicting how a plant or animal evolves from birth to adulthood. Highly accessible text accompanies each image explaining the process of life cycles and a full image of the entire life cycle is presented on the final spread. The books also feature a wealth of extra information and suggested activities at the back. A brilliant guide for children aged 4+ studying life cycles at school. Titles in the series include: Tadpole to Frog Egg to Butterfly Egg to Chicken Acorn to Oak Tree

Exam Board: Edexcel Level & Subject: International GCSE Biology and Double Award Science First teaching: September 2017 Next exams: June 2023 Edexcel endorsed Co-teach Edexcel International GCSE Biology and Double Award Science with our student book packed full of engaging content, practical skills features and questions, and rigorously updated for the new specifications. Ensure complete and comprehensive coverage of the new Edexcel International GCSE Biology 9-1 specification Co-teach Biology and Double Award Science with material for separate Biology clearly indicated Help students grasp challenging science with our clear and accessible content and full glossary support Prepare students for assessment with questions throughout, including worked examples and a full range of exam-style questions for each topic Establish and build on prior knowledge with 'Starting Points' questions and a knowledge check at the beginning of each unit Build and apply the skills students need to understand and carry out practical investigations with 'Developing investigative skills' boxes covering all required practicals and full further support in the accompanying Teacher Pack Encourage students to take responsibility for their learning using the end-of-unit checklists

Baby golden tortoise beetles pile poop on their backs to create a shield as protection from predators. Silver-spotted skipper caterpillars can shoot their poops 40 times their own body length to conceal their true locations. Baby hoopoes squirt their poops into the eyes of attackers -- and who wants feces in their faces? Baby Ozark blind cave salamanders use gray bat guano for food. The bottom (!!) line: Ever-inventive nature finds a thousand uses for poop. Nothing goes to waste (!!). This book is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser with a lot of information to share.

Hexapus. Singing mice. Spider worm. They sound like creatures from horror movies, but they are all real-life mutants that creep, crawl, and slither among us. In Things That Make You Go Yuck!: Mystifying Mutants, you'll learn that genes can be a freaky and fascinating business. From two-toned lobsters to hairless cats, this book showcases the strangest and most shocking genetic mutants in the plant and animal kingdoms. Whether it's nature's slimiest organisms or the weirdest mutations, Things That Make You Go Yuck! celebrates survival of the fittest, grossest, craziest, and creepiest things in nature, proving once and for all that life in the wild is anything but ordinary. Ages 9-12

Nature doesn't always play nice, and Things That Make You Go Yuck!: Crooked Critters showcases some of the worst offenders in the plant and animal kingdoms. You'll meet trespassing toads, insects in disguise, brood-borrowing cuckoos, and many more. It's a rogue's gallery of some of nature's roughest, meanest species. Whether it's nature's slimiest organisms or the weirdest mutations, Things That Make You Go Yuck! celebrates survival of the fittest, grossest, craziest, and creepiest things in nature, proving once and for all that life in the wild is anything but ordinary. Ages 9-12

For the first time, Kingfisher brings its expertise in beautifully-designed, trusted non-fiction to the sphere of learning to read. This new graded reading series will grip children's interest. Developed with literacy experts, the five-level series will guide young readers as they build confidence and fluency in their literacy skills and progress towards reading alone.

More than 99 percent of all life forms have gone extinct during the 3.6-billion-year history of life on Earth. Other organisms have changed dramatically, but not our extreme survivors. Evolution may have altered their physiology and behavior, but their body plans have stood the test of time. How have these living links with Earth's prehistoric past survived? The search for answers is leading scientists to new discoveries about the past-and future-of life on Earth. The survival secrets of some of these ancient creatures could lead to new medicines and treatments for disease. Written in a lively, entertaining voice, Extreme Survivors provides detailed life histories and strange "survival secrets" of ten ancient animals and explains evolution and natural selection. Extensive back matter includes glossary, additional facts and geographic range for each organism and a geologic timeline of Earth. F&P Level V

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Dive into the world of creepy-crawlies in this Encyclopedia of Insects. Packed with hundreds of bugs, every one is looked at in fascinating detail by natural history expert Jules Howard. From the cutest and most beautiful, to the deadliest and most disgusting, there's something for everyone in this book which highlights the importance of the insect world. Plus, find out what actually makes an insect, an insect - with guest entries from the non-insects: centipedes, spiders, woodlice, and snails. Featuring 300 bugs!