An inspiring and colourful range of write-in puzzles and activities designed to engage and entertain enquiring young minds. Accompanied by easy-to-understand text explaining scientific facts and stats, and relating them to the real world.

STEM Activity: Sensational Science will inspire your Key Stage 1 and 2 children with a range of fun and educational science activities and puzzles that you can do at home - learn all about atoms, genes, gravity, acids, magnets, and more!

Bite-size facts explain the scientific theories, scientists and discoveries behind them, making it easy to home school and keep your children busy while you work from home.

Complete the electrical circuits, unscramble the renewable energy sources, spot the differences in the space station, test your magnet knowledge, colour in the shapes to reveal the awesome x-ray! These are just some of the write-in activities featured in STEM Activity: Sensational Science.

Also available: STEM Activity: Amazing Maths, STEM Activity: Extreme Engineering and STEM Activity: Terrific Technology.

Grow your own crystals with this awesome book and kit! Includes everything you need to grow one giant crystal - plus a light-up base to put it on! The kit also gives instructions on how to grow lots of other small crystals from ingredients found around your home. Kit contents: 24-page book crystal seed crystal powder light-up base mixing cup.

Sail a toy ship across the ocean... Build an igloo... Ollie and Harry Ferguson did it-and you can too! Starting with a list of 500 "adventures", the Scottish brothers set out to live life to its fullest. They've photographed the sea floor, launched a plastic toy into space, mummified fish and tracked wild animals; they've gone magnet fishing and camping, sailed aboard a deep-sea diving vessel, caught lobsters, made a bathtub in the woods, crossed the ocean in a toy boat, gone on a meteorite hunt, made a megapult, raised chickens, built an outdoor shelter, sailed a kite boat, built a wildlife reserve, went on a mountain hike and have flown trained falcons. With striking colour photographs and featuring step-by-step directions for some of the boys' best adventures, this book provides guidance that will inspire families to marvellous adventures of their own.

Packed with facts and tantalising anecdotes from experts and bursting with colour photographs, learn all about volcanoes and earthquakes in this fresh take on the subject that kids with love. It's time to learn everything about volcanoes and earthquakes! Each book in the National Geographic Kids Everything series has more than 100 pictures, an explorer's corner with from-the-field anecdotes and tips, fun facts throughout, maps and infographics, an illustrated diagram, a photo gallery, cool comparisons, a behind-the-scenes photograph, an interactive glossary, and more.

Dive into our planet's largest and least explored world in this stunning encyclopedia of whales, waves, wrecks, wind farms, and everything oceanic! Using 3D illustrations and a level of detail you can't find in other books, this children's ocean encyclopedia is perfect for home learning and study support. It takes you on a world tour of the waters that cover 70 percent of our planet, taking in marine biology, geography, geology, and ecology. See the sharks, jellyfish, turtles, dolphins, octopuses, penguins, seahorses, and other animals that call the ocean home and learn how their anatomy and behaviour is adapted to deal with a watery habitat. Discover what lies beneath the waves - from the dramatic landscapes of the deepest trench and the longest mountain range on Earth, to coral reefs and kelp forests teeming with life. Find out, too, about the science behind the seas. How do islands form? What are tsunamis? How can you help with marine conservation? Beautifully illustrated and packed full of facts, Knowledge Encyclopedia: Ocean! is the ultimate reference book for children curious about our planet's watery world.

Ever wish you could speak Emoji? Well, now you can with this entertaining, informative National Geographic Kids guide to the popular digital symbols. An amusing, informative guide to the popular emoji symbols with additional facts, games and tips, designed to entertain as well as encourage digital confidence. Emojis are everywhere on your phone and computer - from winky faces to frowns, cats to footballs. This guide features 100 of the most popular emojis and funny examples of how to use them. With a digital expert as a guide, learn the history of emojis, how they're made, and how they're used around the world. Try telling a story with emoji, make emoji faces with friends, and test your knowledge of the symbols in a quiz. How to Speak Emoji features: * Brightly coloured "emoji dictionary" with illustration, meaning, and example usage * Games and activities: tell a story with emoji and an emoji guessing game to play with friends * Historical timeline, digital insights and fun facts * Internet safety and friendly usage tips

How could plastic-eating bacteria help reduce waste? Can a river be given human rights? Could we generate all the power we need from the sun and the wind? How do woolly sweaters help penguins in peril? Would building a giant sunshade in space stop the world from overheating? Find the answers to these questions and more in this bold, graphic and exciting book, full of big, small and unexpected ways to save the planet.

Step inside the extraordinary world of Stephen Biesty and find out how a variety of curious things are made, from tower blocks and underground tunnels to the milk, chocolate, and doughnuts on your table, via matches, diamond rings, and sports shoes - not to mention racing cars, planes, and rockets.

The incredible artwork will have children and adults alike poring over every detail, whether it's following the production line of a factory making nails or newspapers, or exploring the insides of a Boeing 777 plane and the Saturn V rocket. Taking you through every stage of each process is Chester the Tester, a character who helps explain how things are made, along with his sidekick Hector the Inspector.

This brilliant ebook is also packed with unbelievable information. Did you know that dinosaur skeletons in museums are not real fossils? Or that the Boeing 777 has slam-proof toilet lids so the noise doesn't disturb passengers? Written with humour and fascinating facts to guide you through the intricate illustrations, this book is a glorious way to learn about the world around you.

First published 25 years ago, Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections series has been updated for the silver anniversary, bringing delight to a whole new generation of curious young readers.

Kom ontdek die aarde se uiteenlopende landskappe en interessante bewoners in hierdie leersame boek. Ook al is die teks met jong lesers in gedagte saamgestel, is hierdie die perfekte bron van inligting vir enigiemand wat belangstel om ons planeet se unieke biodiversiteit te verstaan en te bewaar. Die kombinasie van leersame, toeganklike inhoud (nagevors deur kenners verbonde aan die Montreal Biodome) en treffende visuele materiaal gee lesers 'n naby blik op ons verstommende planeet – en gee ook noodsaaklike insig in die invloed wat menslike aktiwiteite op die aarde het.

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.

Why is there so much plastic in the world? How does it help us? What's the problem and how can we solve it? These are just some of the 60+ questions answered in this timely and topical book. The facts are presented in a friendly and quirky way, helping kids to understand this global predicament and inspiring them to be part of the solution.

Become an inventing supernova! This activity book is full of ideas to help you come up with new inventions that are out of this world. How could you make living in orbit better? Invent the next space shuttle to reach the stars? Even plan your future life on Mars? There are no limits! Find out about space sweepers, shooting star hunters, what it's like to be an astronaut and many more cool facts about space. Draw your own inventions inspired by children just like you. You never know, you could also become a Little Inventor and have your invention made real. You can find more fantastical inventions in The Little Inventors Handbook (9780008306151) and Little Inventors Go Green! (9780008382896).

This is a lively, informative guide that shows what physics is, how it works and why it is vital to everyday life. It covers the main topics including forces, electricity, magnetism and astronomy - all illustrated with humorous drawings, cartoons and diagrams. It includes simple experiments and internet links to recommended websites to find out more.

The workbook provides support and practice of language in class or at home. Activities relating to each lesson's key vocabulary and concepts A progression through receptive understanding to productive abilities An emphasis on real-world application and students' own experience Targeted practice of already known grammar Comprehensive development of science-related reading and writing skills Personalisation of topics to make science more relevant to learners and increase engagement

The workbook provides support and practice of language in class or at home. Activities relating to each lesson's key vocabulary and concepts A progression through receptive understanding to productive abilities An emphasis on real-world application and students' own experience Targeted practice of already known grammar Comprehensive development of science-related reading and writing skills Personalisation of topics to make science more relevant to learners and increase engagement

Perfect for curious young makers, a foldable, buildable book literally made of everything you need to learn about everyday science. Learn key engineering principles with this truly fun and original title for makers, budding scientists and engineers, and any curious person. Build This Book is a one-of-a-kind book, with a cover and pages that can transform into a workshop for learning about compression, tension, the mechanics of levers and pulleys, creating robotic actions, and more. Crafty readers will assemble models using foldout parts of each book page and an included kit of dowels, rivets, discs, and other materials. Each model and experiment focuses on a facet of engineering for a hands-on learning experience unlike any other.

Ever wondered what your body does to all the different kinds of food you eat? Lift the flaps to find out how your body deals with fat, sugar, carbohydrates, protein and vitamins, and what the different nutrients do for you. Also find out about tiny bacteria living in your gut, why some people are allergic to foods, and what we should be eating.

Your complete guide to Robot Wars! Meet the House Robots with Top Trump-style profiles and tour the battle arena. Become a Roboteer and learn how to engineer your own winning robot. Full of fantastic facts and fill in sections for creating your own profiles and scribbling down inventor notes. Roboteers, stand by!

Designed around the Level 2 specification, this easy-to-use and relevant handbook is a vital success tool for Level 2 Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Learners. Covers Level 1 specification topics, so Level 1 learners can develop their knowledge using the handbook and bridge the gap between Level 2 and further study. Real-work focus fuels candidates' aspirations, helping them to put their learning into the context of real maintenance and repair scenarios. Straightforward and appropriate language is tailored specifically to the motorcycle industry and, with an attractive layout, keeps learners focused, engaged and provides them with an easy-to-reference working manual. Detailed assessment practice gives your learners the preparation they need to tackle assessments with confidence and achieve the best results they can.