Learn about the different homes people live in around the world. Learn what a home is, what home are made of, and look at homes in the countryside as well as in towns and cities, and other places. Learn about city slums; unusual homes like lighthouses and igloos; and huts, caves, and tents. A map at the end shows all the countries discussed, from Brazil to UK.

Here comes another spectacular specialty atlas for kids from the world's leader in exploration, cartography, and conservation. Discovering the excitement of Earth's extreme and adventurous world and all that's in it will take on a whole new level of excitement for kids with the maps, games, fun facts, photos, and activities that pack the National Geographic Kids Ultimate Adventure Atlas of Earth. Get ready to explore some of the world's coolest, darkest, deepest, most amazing places in this bold and exciting world adventure atlas, fascinating information, easy-to-read maps, games, and vibrant pictures of everything from the most adventurous places on Earth to the most extreme plants and animals found all over the globe. With all the facts, photos, and fun, kids will be engaged and entertained-and ready to take on the world.

Would you like to wear a toga or trousers? Would you play with a doll or dice? Would you live in a tent or tree? This fascinating picture book encourages children to make their own choices on every page. Featuring hundreds of amazing photographic objects from the British Museum and a QR code so you can find out more, Pippa Goodhart makes it irresistibly fun to choose between this or that.

Welcome to I SPY Harbor! With the help of a pirate's treasure map, your child will find her way from one spectacular location to the next. The idyllic waterfall and creepy Skull Rock are captivating backdrops for a treasure hunt. Search the pictures to solve rhyming riddles and puzzles that help develop visual discrimination, reading, and vocabulary skills.

Test your word power with this fun, pocket-sized crossword collection, covering everything from cities and countries to animals and food. Part of a range of mini paperbacks perfect for journeys, rainy days, prizes and party bags.

PART STORY, PART GAME - PURE ADVENTURE! "A new way of telling stories and in many ways the birth of modern gaming, these books captured the imaginations of a generation of kids - it's great to think that a new generation are going to be similarly captivated" bestselling author Charlie Higson You, the hero of this story, are a member of the Sky Watch keeping the floating archipelago of Pangaria safe. When the Nimbus isle suddenly crashes out of the sky into the Ocean of Tempests below, you must explore the remaining islands, and battle both storms and sea beasts in your mission to raise Nimbus from the deep. A new addition in the FIGHTING FANTASY series - by the first ever female guest author! ABOUT THE SERIES The multi-million copy globally bestselling choose-your-own-adventure series is repackaged and reignited for a brand new generation of children. All you need is a dice and you can choose which way the story goes Be careful - the main character can die at any point! 20 million copies sold worldwide in 32 languages Perfect for kids who love gaming A great way to encourage children away from gaming on screens and get them back into reading books!

Turn the wheel and see the life cycles of animals, birds and insects in this interactive board book for babies and toddlers. Watch Me Grow! is a delightful introduction to life cycles for very young children just learning about the world around them. The book includes rotating wheels that can be turned to reveal the stages in five different life cycles: butterfly, ladybug, frog, bird, and puppy. Bright photographs of real animals combined with charming illustrations create pages that will instantly appeal to young readers interested in nature and science! An exciting series of early learning novelty board books that combine Scholastic's strength in learning with beautiful photography and clear designs to stimulate early learning. rounded edges, perfect for little ones wheel mechanism aids finger dexterity

We call it Earth, but our planet might have been more aptly named Ocean. After all, nearly seventy percent of it is covered with saltwater, forming a great frontier that's home to all sorts of awesome species. "Sea Life Games & Puzzles" invites kids to learn more about their favourite sea creatures and ocean phenomena, as they work their way through puzzles, games, brainteasers, and jokes. Kids will have hours of fun as they lead a clownfish through a coral maze, determine which oyster is hiding the pearl, and figure out which ocean creatures are called lemons (sharks), cows (manatees), and barbers (fish). Throughout the voyage, children will also rub elbows - opps, make that fins! - with a famous dolphin and a few other marine celebrities. All in all, it's a guaranteed whale of a good time - and that no fish story!

Ready Player Onemeets the action of battle royale video games in this middle-grade sci-fi perfect for fans ofFortnite. In twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng's world, gaming is everything. Professional esports teams are the mainstream celebrities. Kids begin training from a young age, aspiring for the big leagues. Reyna is the up-and-coming junior amateur Dayhold gamer, competing in a VR battle royale against AI monsters and human players. But despite Reyna's rising popularity and skills, no one knows who she is. Gaming is still a boys' club and to protect herself against trolls and their harassment, she games the mysterious TheRuiNar. When Reyna qualifies for the Dayhold Junior Tournament, she knows she's got what it takes to win the championship title and the $10,000 prize. It's a chance to make a step forward towards her professional esports dreams and to help her family with the costs of her mother's hospital bills. But when she's blackmailed and threatened to be doxed by an anonymous troll, Reyna has to confront the toxic gaming community head-on. With her dreams and the cash prize on the line, it's game on!

Discover a precious challenge between this book's sparkling golden covers. Selecting 12 favorite photos from previous books, the I Spy team has created new lists and great things to find. Your child can go for the gold as she unravels the riddles and discovers something new in every photo she studies.

The ideal gift for problem solving kids this Christmas. Brilliant new puzzle books for kids With more than 120 fun puzzles you'll never want to put this book down! From number towers to sum finders, sudoku to code breakers, there's no chance of boredom with so many different brain-bending puzzles to try. Are you ready to solve it? Other books in this series.... Brain Games For Big Thinkers (9780008503376) Word Games for Big Thinkers (9780008503406)

The Horribly Hilarious Joke Book, from the Horrible Histories team is full of hundreds of horribly hilarious historical jokes and illustrations in one laugh-out-loud book. From your favourite ever history series - a book of jokes with ALL the nasty bits! It's so horrible it hurts! "Which Greek leader was the best of the bunch? Alexander the Grape." A must-have book for any Horrible Histories fan Illustrated throughout You'll literally laugh your head off at this comical collection of nasty bits The perfect gift for any budding comedian.

This action-packed compendium offers parents, teachers, and anyone else who works with kids a wide array of ingenious sound and dance activities from a variety of cultures to get kids singing, dancing, listening, interacting, and involved.

101 More Music Games for Children includes games that facilitate musical development, such as sound games, rhythm games, game projects, and card and board games. All of them have simple, clear rules, and they stress excitement, humor, challenge, surprise, and cooperation rather than competition. Whether or not kids are "musical" or play an instrument, these activities can help them: develop musical skills such as spontaneous singing; create, play, and recognize various rhythms; appreciate the structure of sounds; and learn how to play with all kinds of instruments.

Like its best-selling predecessor, this book encourages and enhances creative expression, social interaction, family relationships, and kids' budding powers of listening, concentration, and discrimination.

Enter the hilarious world of Sam Quigley, the strange-fact-obsessed owner of two stick insects called Twiggy and Wiggy in Exploding Beetles and Inflatable Fish.

Sam really likes interesting facts, the kind that will make you shout "Wow! I never knew that". Things like:

• Woodlice don't wee – instead a smelly gas comes wafting out of their shells
• There is a fish with a stomach so stretchy it can swallow things twice as big as itself
• Bombardier beetles can explode like toxic water pistols!

There's something irresistible about a skyscraper. It can reshape an entire city skyline and from the building's top floors, people can see the world from a different perspective. Travelling from New York City to Dubai, from London to Shanghai, and from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago, this colorful book featuresdouble-page spreads for each of the skyscrapers it profiles. Each chapter includes photographs, information on the building's architect and history, and interesting facts about its construction and use. For instance, why is the Chrysler Building so admired, even though it doesn't stand nearly as tall as other skyscrapers? How do you measure the height of a building and how do you make sure it doesn't topple over in strong winds? How has skyscraper technology changed, from the steel frame skeletons that supported the earliest towers to the advanced computer programs that are now needed to design buildings more than 100 stories high? How has city life changed since the first skyscrapers were built? Written in a style that will draw in young readers, this fascinating tour of the world's tallest buildings will satisfy even the most curious minds.

Part of Nosy Crow's list of publishing in collaboration with the British Museum, developed in consultation with some of the world's leading experts on the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. A kid's life in prehistoric times might sound like fun, what with all those woolly mammoths and massive stone circles, but actually life for kids could be pretty hard. In this hilarious book, written by award-winning author Chae Strathie, children will learn just how tough life really was, from living in a cave and hunting wild boar to being forced down mines to collect flint... and even eating butter kept in a bog! Probably the first book about Prehistoric Times to feature roller skates and doughnuts, this is a must read for kids with a passion for horrible history! Brought to life with rich, humorous illustrations by super-talented Marisa Morea. Other titles in the series include: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Aztec Age.

Are you smart enough to help Ethan, Kiran, Cassia, and Zane escape from an animal kingdom that is packed with wondrous beasts hiding behind every tree and blade of grass? Escape Room Puzzles: Attack of the Mega Bugs is packed with all kinds of puzzles, including fiendish mazes, cunning logic problems, codes to crack, tricky memory challenges, and much more. To escape from the park, you will need every ounce of brainpower to progress through the challenges, navigating through five locations to the final exit. Throughout the book, nuggets of non-fiction information about your favourite animals are scattered on the pages. Do you have what it takes to help the gang carry out their mission? It's time to find out . . .

Kids love pets, and they'll love Hidden Pictures Pet Sticker Puzzles just as much! These puzzle scenes feature cats, dogs, birds, pocket pets and more. The book also includes over 280 vibrant stickers to mark hidden objects inside. Great for animal lovers and puzzlers ages 3-6, this 96-page activity book is filled with hours of seek-and-find fun. Stickers bring an exciting new element to timeless Hidden Pictures puzzles. The 280+ colorful stickers add to the fun as kids mark the hidden objects in classic black-and-white scenes. There are full-color puzzles to solve, too, and over 500 total objects to hunt inside! Placing stickers is an irresistible way for kids to improve their fine motor control through play. This book is great for travel, after-school fun or screen-free entertainment on rainy days. Kids love working to achieve a goal, and every puzzle solved encourages them to take on new challenges. Searching for hidden objects is also a great way to build important school skills like concentration and visual perception. Like all Highlights products, Pet Sticker Puzzles is well thought out, well constructed and visually appealing to bring kids meaningful benefits and maximum fun.

Get ready to become a master of slime with these fifteen DIY recipes from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia! With step-by-step instructions, you'll finally learn how to make Liquid Gold Slime, Glow-in-the-Dark Slime, Balloon, Slime and more from easily available, harmless household ingredients. Along with four brand-new recipes, this book also includes tips on how to store your slime, all the amazing things you can do with slime, and fun, cool facts about Karina.

Here are Mad Libs to fill in and send. This fabulous format makes mailing letters from sleepaway camp as easy as filling in the blanks Letters from Camp features 21 original letters--illustrated with fullcolor spot art--that children can fill in with their friends and then mail off to their parents Letters perf-out and can be sealed with the special stickers.

Get your family's brains going with 57 more creative calisthenics for the mind

In China, for centuries it has been acknowledged that early childhood training supports lifelong intellectual growth. For generations, parents have taught their children "brain games"—delightful amusements that challenge the intellects of young people while appealing to their senses of fun and play. While growing up in China, Baifang learned scores of such games that both challenged and intrigued her. Now she shares 57 new stick-puzzle, number, and shape games for children and parents everywhere to share and enjoy. A terrific way to stimulate parent-child interaction, these quick and challenging puzzles and brain teasers enhance creative capacity and logic, fostering problem-solving skills and mathematical awareness.

Baifang came to the United States from China in 1977 and earned a degree in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. Since then, she has worked on various media and cultural exchange programs with China. She is also the author of Chinese Brain Twisters.

This collection of games combines dance and play in ways that release children's natural spontaneity. Children are encouraged to interact and express how they feel in creative fantasies and without words in meeting and greeting games, cooperation games, story dances, party dances, and more. All games emphasize the importance of no-blame activities and help children develop self-esteem, personality, sociability, relaxation, and physical health.