Christmas in the primary classroom can be a stressful time, with teachers juggling the demands of the National Curriculum with time-consuming seasonal activities. How to be Brilliant at Christmas Time contains over 40 photocopiable sheets for use with 7-11 year olds. It has been written by a working primary teacher, who appreciates the need for Christmas activities which are great fun, easily administered and also worthwhile and relevant within the curriculum. Many of the sheets are language and maths based. others deal with religious education, art and design, and other areas of the curriculum.

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before video games. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a "Blast from the Past" special feature provide readers an engaging overview of games and activities people enjoyed before video games were invented.

Every day of December brings a delightful new Christmas tradition in this keepsake advent book. Each flap on the cover of the book reveals a clue to a festive activity that can be found inside the pages. It might be a recipe for a delicious homemade treat, instructions for a cozy craft, a game to play, a carol to sing, or a beautifully illustrated story to read with the whole family. This inviting twist on the traditional advent calendar is perfect for families who love to put their own spin on celebrating the holidays, offering fun-filled activities that can be fondly shared together year after year.

Whatever the weather, wherever you go, create and explore with Dennis and Co!

Everyone has a little (or a lot) of mischief in them and The Beano Book of Mischief, Mayhem and Fun! was made with mischief in mind. Come rain or shine this book will bring out the enjoyment in every situation. Build your own catapult, periscope and miniature bow and arrow. Teach an old dog like Gnasher new tricks and learn about codes and ciphers. Filled with top-secret information, games and activities, this is the perfect book for any boy or girl wanting to have fun.

Put down the iPad and pick up The Beano Book of Mischief, Mayhem and Fun! This book will bring fun back to basics, encouraging kids to ditch the devices and head outside. Building, learning and above all getting up to some good, old-fashioned, healthy mischief!

Calling wild girls everywhere! Helen Skelton – adventurer, world-record breaker and TV presenter – brings you her inspirational guide to getting outdoors and having incredible adventures.

From kayaking the length of the Amazon to cycling to the South Pole and running an ultra-marathon across the Namib desert, the Blue Peter and Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has taken on record-breaking feats of endurance and shown that adventures definitely are for girls.

Helen shares six stories of her most daring adventures across some of the world's most extreme wildernesses, explaining how she embraced her fears and found the positives in the toughest situations. Alongside her inspirational tales are ideas for where readers can find their own wild adventures closer to home and accounts of the real-life wild girls who inspire her.

If you're a girl who loves to get hands-on and tinker, here's your chance to create to your heart's content. Full of imaginative stuff to do and make, Curious Jane offers plenty of spectacular projects and DIY fun. From fantastic crafts to inspirational ideas for budding designers and inventors, this smart, colourful and idea-packed book is perfect for every cool, creative young girl.

Grab an apron and try some quick and easy, step-by-step experiments in your kitchen, in this fully illustrated and fun-filled book. Science isn't limited to the classroom - it can be cooked up in the kitchen! This photographic book of experiments and projects covers covers chemical reactions, states of matter, microbiology and much more - all with ingredients and equipment that can be found in the kitchen. Discover how to make massive marshmallows, a crazy lemon volcano, baked ice cream and more, all using household items. Featuring sections on mad mixtures, floating and forces, colourful chemistry, heating and eating and things that are easy freezy, you're sure to get a taste for kitchen science! The STEAM Ahead series shows readers that science isn't limited to the classroom - it can be found out in the garden, cooked up in the kitchen and brought to life with paper and paints! Each book features clear, step-by-step instructions and has a fresh, contemporary design, with an emphasis on fun, achievable experiments to give kids hands-on experiences. The science behind each experiment is explained, giving readers the theory behind the practical activities. Titles in the series include: STEAM Ahead: Experiment with Kitchen Science STEAM Ahead: Experiment with Outdoor Science STEAM Ahead: Experiment with Art STEAM Ahead: Experiment with Engineering

From building a bridge and crafting an automaton to making a guitar and creating a crane, Science Lab is packed with activities that young readers can do at home to explore, discover, and understand the way the world works.

How do boats stay afloat? How can seals stay warm in very cold temperatures? How can you make a ball levitate? With fun, hands-on projects and experiments, this book reveals how science, technology, engineering, and maths are woven through the world around us.

Simple steps guide readers through the stages of each project, with spotlights on the key science, technology, engineering, and maths learning involved in each project along the way. "Test and tweak" panels encourage young readers to experiment and take their projects to the next level, developing their independence, initiative, and creative thinking skills.

With a focus on STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and maths) across school curricula to prepare children for the modern world, Science Lab will inspire and engage inquisitive young readers. It's perfect for school projects, homework help, and firing up imaginations.

From bestselling kids' activity author Dawn Isaac comes this exciting new volume full of creative (and occasionally outrageous) ideas for budding young scientists. Whether your child is crazy about chemistry or bananas about biology (or, let's face it, just likes making a mess), this book is choc-a-block full of experiments and projects that will get kids really excited about science - and all without going anywhere near a TV, tablet or computer screen. Whether they want to Launch a Rocket, Blow a Square Bubble, Discover their own DNA or Build a Balloon Powered Racing Car, there's a whole wealth of fun suggestions to keep kids amused - and you never know, they might even learn something along the way.

You don't need kids to tell you that Making is Fun. Just get them in a room with simple projects, common household tools and utensils, inexpensive supplies, and their imagination. All young people need is an interest in how the world works, the right tools to explore, and some projects to serve as jumping-off points for their explorations. Make: Simple Flying Things offers five flight projects that are easy to build, inexpensive, and expandable--just add imagination! In this book, you'll make: Paper and rubber-band airplane Paper and foam rockets Rip-cord helicopter and rubber band roto-copter Rocket glider plus roto-copter recovery

Dal, Chris, Abs and Jason have made the squad for the local youth club under-lls football team. And after their first match (not as successful as they'd have liked), they are determined to prove that they've got what it takes to be winners. Rushton Reds for the Cup! Chris is a striker - but can he put the ball in the back of the net when Rushton Reds meet Evington Eagles, their chief rivals, in a big Cup game?He and his team-mates - Dal, Jason and Abs - all want to lift the trophy. But Evington Eagles are the Cup-holders and won't be easy to beat . . .

With 9 easy-to-do experiments and 230 exciting pictures, this book tells the history, the science and the technology behind photography and film-making. It investigates all kinds of cameras, with inside-view illustrations of how they work. It features practical projects to do at home that explain the scientific principles, including how a lens works, easy animation, and how to make your own pinhole camera. Fascinating pictures show these devices in action, demonstrating techniques, settings, filters, effects, printing, projecting and how to take great photographs. You can learn about cameras, from film to digital to recording, viewing and editing images. Page by page, the book focuses on a different aspect of the photographic process, from the anatomy of a camera to shutter speeds and what the aperture does. Simple step-by-step experiments reinforce the learning experience - see how light behaves, create a 3D effect, and produce a panoramic shot. This is a completely accessible reference work for keen young photographers, which is sure to be borrowed by like-minded friends and family!

Readers with a creative flair and an eye for attractive layout can let their creative sides show with this title about the artistic and inventive field of interior design. Readers will explore multiple styles of design, as well as learn about some influential designers and the artistic movements that shaped them. They'll also learn how to make a room design board, how to build a 3-D model of an interior space, and how to dress it to match their own unique style. These tools help them experiment with their own designs and adapt them to suit many kinds of spaces.

This title introduces readers to the steps involved in reading a map and encourages them to try making a map of their neighborhood. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts and an infographic, this book provides an engaging introduction to this important life skill.

This book offers a simple overview of how children can help at home. Easy-to-read text, labeled photos, and a picture glossary make this book the perfect introduction to the topic.

Flying Machines is a spectacular interactive guide to aerodynamics that has five fabulous flying machines to make. There are two specially designed paper planes, a rubber-band-powered single-prop plane, a unique, superspeedy twin-prop plane and a vertical take-off helicopter. Flying hints and tips suggest how to manipulate your machines' speed, distance and flight direction, demonstrating the basic aerodynamic principles and helping you to understand the forces that affect flight. (Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo).

Deense tienermeisies Laura en Marie het met hulle eerste boek, Vlegsels: stap vir stap, fenomenale sukses bereik. Vertaalregte is opgeraap en ook in Suid-Afrika, waar die boek in Oktober 2015 verskyn het, is sommer gou amper 8000 boeke in Afrikaans en Engels verkoop. Hierdie boek bevat nog 20 asemrowende vlegstyle. Laura en Marie gee ook wenke oor hoe om hare te krul sonder enige stileerapparate.

!Edicion en espanol y rimada del libro multicultural para primeros lectores acerca de la amistad y del hogar alrededor del mundo! Un libro perfecto para primeros lectores y para leer en voz alta. Su mensaje: "Los ninos, no importa en que parte del mundo, son iguales", es ideal tanto para el hogar como para la escuela. Sus encantadoras ilustraciones, realizadas por la galardonada ilustradora Katie Kath, contribuyen a ampliar la vision del mundo del nino! Creada por Dr. Seuss, la coleccion de libros para primeros lectores (Beginner Books) anima a los ninos a leer ellos solos con palabras sencillas y divertidos dibujos que dan sentido a la lectura. Las ediciones rimadas en espanol de los clasicos de Dr. Seuss, publicadas por Random House, brindan la maravillosa oportunidad de disfrutar de sus historias a mas de treinta y ocho millones de personas hispanohablantes en Estados Unidos. Los lectores podran divertirse con las ediciones en espanol de The Cat in the Hat (El Gato Ensombrerado); Green Eggs and Ham (Huevos verdes con jamon); One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (Un pez, dos peces, pez rojo, pez azul); The Lorax (El Lorax); Oh, the Places You'll Go! (!Oh, cuan lejos llegaras!); How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (!Como el Grinch robo la Navidad!); The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (El Gato Ensombrerado ha regresado); I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (!Yo puedo leer con los ojos cerrados!); Horton Hears a Who! (!Horton escucha a Quie n!); The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (Los 500 sombreros de Bartolome Cubbins); There's A Wocket in My Pocket! (!Hay un Molillo en mi Bolsillo!); Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (!El Sr. Brown hace Muuu! ?Podrias hacerlo tu?); Ten Apples Up On Top! (!Diez manzanas en la cabeza!); What Pet Should I Get? (?Co mo podre decidir que mascota elegir?); Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (Yoruga la Tortuga y otros cuentos); !Oh, piensa en todo lo que puedes pensar! (Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!); !Cuantos, cuantos pies! (The Foot Book); !Feliz cumpleanos! (Happy Birthday to You!); y Ven a mi casa (Come Over to My House). A rhymed Spanish edition of Dr. Seuss's multicultural Beginner Book about home and friendship! A great choice for beginning readers as well as for read-alouds, the message of this book-that kids are the same all over the world-makes it ideal for home or classroom use. With charming artwork by award-winning illustrator Katie Kath, it's perfect for expanding a child's worldview! Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.

Your home is the perfect place for learning, fun, and sibling bonding!The Happy Learning Book for Siblings features 50 hands-on activities you can conduct in the comfort of your home. They are divided into five learning areas (Literacy, Numeracy, Discovery of the World, Motor Skills and Sensory Play, Arts and Crafts), and are scaled for children of different ages to experience together. Spark hours of joyful learning and playful moments for your children, from toddlers to preschoolers and school-aged kids!

'There's never been a better time to encourage the little people to develop their natural abilities to be wise, calm and mind. This book is full of approachable yet effective ways to makemindfulness part of family life, whatever that looks like for you.' - Rohan Gunatillake, Creator of buddhify This inspirational and timely guide is about how mindfulness helps children, why it's becoming more popular and how to do it. It combines practical exercises that children can complete alongside their parents/carers with a fun and engaging commentary on the theory and science behind the practice. Uz takes you through the day, from waking, eating, learning and appreciating to sleeping, including exercises for how to cope with exams, how to deal with the screen culture and what mindfulness practises you can do in holiday time. Together, this gives the reader an enjoyable and accessible path into the practice of mindfulness for children. Many schools are not able to include mindfulness in their curricula and educators and parents alike are eager to have more guidance on how to support children. This current era of rising levels of child mental health, with the pressures in schools as well as the increasingly fast-paced, digitized and image-obsessed world is having a really negative effect. Mindfulness for Children is a positive and practical tool that will give children the skills to manage their feelings, increase their confidence and concentration levels as well as aiding their transition to secondary school. And it can help parents and caregivers, too, by promoting happiness and relieving stress.

Have you ever wanted to be an adventurer like Bear Grylls? Get ready to meet the world's most poisonous frogs who will make you think tiny is terrifying. Gentle giants who weigh as much as a plane, and slithering snakes who can swallow a human whole. Discover all of this and much more in this exciting book bursting with fun facts, quizzes, word searches, and mazes. Dangerous Animals is the perfect introduction to Bear Grylls for younger fans, packed full of fun illustrations, facts and over 60 stickers.

Children have never had so many reasons to learn how Chinese people everywhere ring in the new and ring out the old. As China takes its new place on the global stage, understanding Chinese culture and values becomes ever more essential to our next generation.
For two joyous weeks red is all around. The color represents luck and happiness. Children receive money wrapped in red paper, and friends and loved ones exchange poems written on red paper. The Chinese New Year is also an opportunity to remember ancestors, and to wish peace and happiness to friends and family. The holiday ends with the Festival of Lanterns, as many large communities stage the famous Dragon Dance. Fireworks, parades, lanterns, presents, and feasts: these are some of the joys experienced by all who observe Chinese New Year.
"Celebrate Chinese New Year" is the latest, timely addition to National Geographic's popular Holidays Around the World series. With 25 colorful images and a simple, educational text, the book is a lively invitation to revel in this child-friendly, national and international holiday. Carolyn Otto brings the historical and cultural aspects of the Chinese New Year into focus, and young readers experience the full flavor of an event celebrated by over a billion people in China, and countless others worldwide.
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