100 Facts Plant Life is bursting with detailed images, fun activities and exactly 100 amazing facts. Children will learn everything they need to know about our green planet. 100 Facts Plant Life contains key topics about the plant kingdom in mind-blowing numbered facts. Each fact is accompanied by beautiful illustrations and photographs, which add visual meaning to the information for kids. This is a fascinating plant book for kids aged 7+. Essential topics covered in 100 Facts Plant Life: - The seven functions of a plant, which include photosynthesis and pollination - Plants in different environments such as forests, jungles and underwater - Animal friends, enemies and how plants use their appearance as a trap Examples of 'I don't believe it' fascinating facts: - Squirting cucumbers can shoot their seeds 5 metres away. Their seedpods are full of water and explode at the slightest touch. - Nearly half of all the trees that are cut down are used to make paper - more than 300 million tonnes every year. - Sea otters wrap strands of giant kelp around themselves so they don't float away while feeding on sea urchins or resting. Activities to make learning accessible and interactive include: - Sprinkle mustard or cress seeds on a damp piece of cotton wool and leave on a saucer in a warm place - the seeds will start to germinate after a day - Light and dark! Find out the effect of sunlight and lack of sunlight on a living plant by placing a piece of card on a leaf and looking at what happens after a few days. - Quiz question: Roots grow towards light. True or false? Author: Camilla de la Bedoyere Consultant: Barbara Taylor Pages: 40 Age: 7+ Dimensions: 9 X 12 Format: Paperback with holographic foil ISBN: 9781848106154

Women Who Dared Volume 2 brings readers 52 MORE incredible stories of daredevils and adventurers from around the world for readers of all ages. Celebrate and be inspired by the amazing, outrageous stories of women!

Women have been doing amazing, daring, and dangerous things for years, yet they’re rarely mentioned in our history books as adventurers. This sequel of short biographies features women throughout history who have risked their lives for adventure―some of whom you may know, many of whom you may not know, but all of whom you'll WANT to know.

Arm yourself with fun facts and figures and become a dinosaur expert. From colossal sauropods to deadly theropods and everything in between, learn all about the age of dinosaurs with more than 1,000 mind-blowing numbers. Alongside stunning full-page artworks and fun, colorful graphics, the facts and stats in Our World in Numbers: Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Life will have you impressing your family and friends like never before. As you number-crunch your way around the prehistoric world, you'll discover a whole heap of amazing facts – from the fastest, biggest, and deadliest creatures to the size of dinosaur hearts, brains, and poos. This data-packed adventure into the past is filled with everything you've ever wanted to know about dinosaurs – and more!

Cultures all over the world have great heroes and heroines whose exploits have made them the stuff of legend.

In this wondrously illustrated atlas, explore some of the great figures of mythology and their incredible exploits. From Heracles of Greece, to Maui of the Pacific, to the Empress Jingu of Japan, The Atlas of Heroes and Heroines is full of fascinating stories of bravery and cunning.

From the author and illustrator of The Atlas of Monsters.

Is Lionel Messi your number 1 footballer? In this NEWLY REVISED edition, we bring you fully up to date with Messi's story so far and feature his stats and achievements since he left Barcelona for PSG after 18 glorious seasons, including his epic Copa America win with Argentina in 2021.

Did you know that the living legend Leo has played more than 950 matches, scored more than 750 goals, won 34 club titles including 10 La Liga titles and picked up 76 awards!

Discover how Leo went from being the smallest player on the field (as a young boy he was so tiny all the other players called him 'Titch') to being widely known as the 'Greatest of All Time' with his incredible runs, ball control and lots and lots of goals!

Football Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.

Fact-packed topic books for primary school children Brave soldiers, important battles, life on the Home Front! It's time to learn everything about the Second World War. Packed with facts, pictures and maps it's ideal for homework, topic work, KS2 school projects and anyone who is simply curious about history. * colourful photography and illustration * hundreds of interesting facts * maps, diagrams, interactive glossary, and more!

Journey through the action-packed world of LEGO® NINJAGO® and discover everything there is to know about the mystical locations of the legendary Ninja!

Take a tour across Ninjago, home of Spinjitzu and towering ninja temples. On your journey, you’ll visit popular restaurants, great rivers and deserts, dojos and palaces – the land of Ninjago has it all!

Discover the locations of the LEGO NINJAGO world in this exciting travel guide:

Dive into the first, fastest, longest, largest, biggest, and best records in the world. This fantastic book of world records for children aged 9+ showcases the greatest human achievements, from pioneering inventors to modern feats of engineering, technology, transport, and sport. But there's far more than just people power in this book! There are also records about animals, plants, Earth, and space. Celebrate your child's curiosity in this world records book, offering: - Over 1,000 mind-blowing facts that will be sure to wow family and friends. - Vivid CGI graphics, illustrations and photos that jump off the page and make stats and facts easy to understand. - Fantastic stories of record-breaking nature and epic human achievements to inspire young readers. Track the world's longest migrations, visit the coolest place on the planet (Vostok Station, Antarctica - a chilling -89.2C), see how plane pioneer Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in this book of jaw-dropping record breakers. Children will love all these records and more, presented through CGI illustrations or eye-popping photography – plus additional fact boxes that make information easy to understand.

An extraordinary encyclopedia with a ground-breaking visual approach to science, using awesome illustrations to show biology, chemistry, and physics in the world around us.

Incredible computer-generated images pack the pages to reveal and explain science as never before, looking inside a cell, for example, pulling apart a Formula 1 racing car, and examining the forces that hold the Universe together.

Knowledge Encyclopedia: Science! covers all the key core science subjects, but with an inventive visual approach to draw in curious young minds. All the essential information is there in easy-to-read text, together with additional fun facts, and brought to life with amazing 3D illustrations that look inside the anatomy of a blue whale, zoom into a molecule of water, and out of the Solar System.

A perfect introduction to science for children aged 10 and over, Knowledge Encyclopedia: Science! is an essential addition to every family library.

There are moments in every country's history when decisions are made and actions are taken that will change the course of that country's future. Turning Points historical graphic novels bring these moments in American history to life.

When Owen and Amos Bennington's mother and father, vocal abolitionists, are killed in 1856, the brothers are driven to continue their parents' quest. However, each sees a different path: The elder brother, Owen, volunteers to help Abraham Lincoln, while Amos is filled with fire and joins up with violent abolitionist John Brown. Ultimately, Amos and Owen reunite for a thrilling moment in Lincoln's personal and our country's political history.

Do you know your Algorithms from your Brownian motion? How about your Coprolites? (That means dinosaur poo!) Discover these words and more in this illustrated STEM encyclopedia. Organised in alphabetical order and each term beautifully illustrated with humour and charm, these 100 essential concepts will fascinate scientifically minded young readers, from those ABCs all the way down to X-rays, the terrifying Yangchuanosaurus and even the true definition of Zero! There is a contents list at the front and a full index at the back, plenty of extra words and definitions ... plus mind-boggling facts too. This is the book for STEM fans!

The Childhood Of Famous Americans Series

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.

Growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, in the early 20th century, young George Ruth learned to play baseball just blocks from Camden Yards, which would later become home to the famous ball field Oriole Park. It was here that he discovered his love for the game, and where he would later dominate the sport as the legendary Babe Ruth.

Updated edition of the bestselling book, featuring more than 25 years of LEGO Star Wars minifigures, facts, and trivia

Meet more than 200 minifigures from the LEGO Star Wars galaxy!

DK's LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Updated Edition is packed with all the latest and new LEGO Star Wars minifigures! Meet amazing minifigures from all the Star Wars movies and TV shows, including new minifigures from The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Bad Batch, as well as new variants of classic characters and fan favourites from the Skywalker Saga.

Discover incredible LEGO Star Wars facts, such as which minifigures are rare and which minifigures have exclusive printings, parts, and accessories. This updated edition contains more than 200 best-loved minifigures, including Darth Vader, Chewbacca, R2-D2, Rey, Grogu, the Mandalorian (Din Djarin), Ahsoka Tano, and much more. The book also comes with an exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure!

Ellis Island was the gateway to America and the promise of freedom for thousands. Its walls are rich with stories. Its walls are rich with stories. In this book we hear myriad of those voices. First we follow a young person today. Her great-great-grandmother entered America through Ellis Island. As this young girl walks the halls of the famous site, she wonders about the past, the people, and their hopes, dreams and challenges.

Here, too, is the voice of Sera, an Armenian girl from the early 1900s. Fleeing the unthinkable in her home country, she longs to join her father in America. As Sera enters the halls of Ellis Island, she "lives" those same hopes, dreams, and challenges.

The voices of real immigrants -- their suffering in steerage, their first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty, and their journey through the Great Hall -- complete this touching look into an important part of America's history. A pivotal time and place is brought to life through a combination of many voices speaking in harmony.