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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Hobbies, quizzes & games
Join Harry Potter (TM) and his friends Ron Weasley (TM) and
Hermione Granger (TM) in this awesome activity book. It includes
puzzles, games, comics and even a story to read. Plus, it comes
with your very own Cedric Diggory (TM) LEGO (R) minifigure to play
along with. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations
and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c)2021 The
LEGO Group. WIZARDING WORLD characters, names, and related indicia
are (c) & (TM) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing
Rights (c) JKR. (s21)
The amazing new i-SPY sticker book for kids age 3+ Get little ones
started on their very own spotting adventure with My First i-SPY
sticker books! With more than 100 things to spot - from sheep to
chickens, tractors to vegetables, children will love learning about
life on the farm. On each colourful, interactive page there are
points to collect, fun facts to keep young children entertained,
plus stickers to add to each spot. At the end of the book, send off
for your super-spotter progress poster! For even more fun check
out: i-SPY My First Things that go (ISBN 9780008529819) i-SPY My
First Wildlife (ISBN 9780008529802) i-SPY My First Minibeasts (ISBN
9780008529826)
What goes on under London? 2,000 years' worth of history. Who have
the crypts of the city harboured and what can you find in the
Chiselhurst Caves? Learn about Marc Brunel, who built the first
tunnel under the Thames with the help of his more famous son,
Isambard, and the man who built the first sewer, Joseph Bazalgette.
Discover how people have used the world under London, and how you
can go looking for it--under your feet.
Children of all ages will enjoy completing the entertaining games
and activities in this fun-packed book. Filled with mazes, word
searches, crossword puzzles, matching games, picture riddles and
much more, the collection also includes kid-friendly recipes,
instructions for making an origami teddy bear and full-color
original paper dolls and teddy bears by well-known illustrators
Finnie Hofmann and Kathleen Bart. The activities are geared to a
range of age levels, from the simplest connect-the-dots to more
complicated puzzles and advanced word searches. Children's book
author Krystyna Poray Goddu contributed brief histories of both
dolls and teddy bears, making the book a beginner's introduction to
collecting. Her stories, accompanied by color photos, provide clues
and answers to many of the activities. Answer keys to each activity
are provided.
Read all about how the royal family prepares for the Ball in the 12 page fully illustrated board book. Then turn the box into a beautiful, little castle and have lots of fun playing with the enclosed wooden royal family figures. A puzzle is also included which forms the palace gardens.
The 12 page illustrated board book tells an exciting story about the quest of the knights. Turn the box into your very own fortress and add the enclosed brave wooden knights and scary cardboard dragon to create your medieval world. A puzzle can then be put together to create a typical landscape on which the knights can start their quest.
Become an engineer for the day in this interactive STEAM book for
vehicle-loving children aged 3+ years. Find out what's gone wrong
with the vehicles using the clues and cross-sections to help you,
Fix them by spotting the right tools to do the job, and then they
can Go! For fans of Usborne's Look Inside Things That Go and Penny
Dale's Dinosaur Zoom. Perfect for exploring STEAM and other
high-interest topics. Bite-sized text and hands-on learning make
this a really fun introduction to things that go. The engaging
characters bring each vehicle to life and the book features all of
the vehicles that little ones love: trains, diggers, cement mixers,
helicopters, aeroplanes and spacecraft. With so much to spot and
problems to solve, this great value book will keep littles ones
busy for hours and they won't even realise how much they are
learning along the way. It is a perfect gift for children who love
machines and inspiring the next generation of engineers.
Find it! At the beach contains 25 things for children to search for
whilst on the coast or at the seaside, along with amazing facts and
mind-bending puzzles. Perfect for minimising screen time, Find it!
books keep children entertained, engaged and curious about the
world around them. - Search for crabs, sandcastles, and rock pools
amongst many other things. - Learn fascinating facts about the
things you are searching for. - Play wordsearches, mazes, spot the
differences, and various other quizzes and games. The back of the
book contains a certificate to award when everything has been
successfully found, and for every 3 books completed, you can send
off for a Find it! Super Spotter badge!
A witty wildlife fact and joke book from the National Trust This
nutty book is packed with side-splittingly hilarious jokes and
fascinating facts based on nature. Full of green-fingered giggles
and wildlife witticisms, as well as incredible facts about nature,
Ned the Nature Nut will turn you into a nature nut too! Written by
Andy Seed - winner of the 2015 Blue Peter Book Award and brought to
life with black and white illustrations from Sarah Horne
From acrostics and riddles to kennings and paradiddles, this is a fun anthology of puzzling poems which also encourages children to have a go at writing poetry themselves. Rhymes, Riddles and Paradiddles is an excellent tool for teachers who want to introduce different forms of poems to their pupils and features different types of puzzle poems that are commonly used as models for children's writing in schools. Including puzzle poems ranging from easy to difficult, different poem styles and lots of humour, join Roger Stevens as he helps young readers crack the codes and learn to write their own puzzling poems that will baffle even the greatest mind.
Did you know that a great white shark can weigh as much as 15
gorillas, that you drink the same water as the dinosaurs did, or
that there's a car that drives underwater?
This supersized, hardcover addition to the blockbuster "Weird But
True "series, "Ultimate Weird But True "is packed 1,000 amazing
facts and eye-popping photos that prove truth really is stranger
than fiction. With a colorful, metallic cover, a kid-friendly
design, and a wacky sense of humor, this stunning book will give
kids a winning combination of smarts and fun.
Flip through these boldly-designed pages and you'll find hundreds
of snack-size stories about weird animals, space vacations, wacky
inventions, freaky weather, amazing feats, wild extreme sports, and
more. You'll discover:
- A real-life Spider-Man man who scales skyscrapers with his bare
hands
- A fish that plays soccer
- A $150,000 diamond-studded cupcake
- A man who makes himself invisible
- An upside-down house
- A hotel shaped like a giant beagle
- Tornadoes of fire
- A mouse that hitched a ride on a frog's back
- A dog that can read
- A motorcycle shaped like hamburger
- A 13-foot-tall pink poodle
- Millions of red crabs
- A white alligator
- A robot that can do your grocery shopping, and much
more...
- Plus, cool illustrations, and "Ultimate Secret Revealed"
features that explain the strange truth behind the most
mind-bending facts, such as how it's possible to convert peanut
butter into a diamond and how frogs can fall from the sky
Dive into the wild world of sharks! Get up close to learn the truth
behind these fantastic, ferocious fish with famed National
Geographic photographer and explorer Brian Skerry. Join this
amazing underwater adventure to track the sharks of the world, from
the teeniest dogfish to the everfeared great white. This ultimate
book features every species of shark on the planet, with awesome
photos, fascinating facts, the latest science, and firsthand
stories of real-life encounters with these incredible creatures.
Learn how sharks live, how they eat, the challenges they face, and
whether or not you are actually on the menu!
This exciting activity book is packed with dinosaur-themed word,
number and picture puzzles for young children. Spot the difference
between long-necked leaf-eaters and toothy tyrannosaurs, lead a
team of scientists through a maze to a pit full of fossils,
complete a dinosaur wordsearch and more.
Chock-full of gorgeous photographs taken from previously published I Spy books as well as all-new riddles from Jean Marzollo. With one spread for every month, readers will delight in finding their favorite holidays, their birthday month, as well as dozens of clever objects hidden within the images.
Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed
full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts! This high-interest
series for children aged 9-11 sorts the facts from the fakes. From
the human body and dinosaurs to history and science, each statement
is proved right or wrong, and accompanied by eye-popping graphics
that bring each subject to life! Prepare to be surprised and amazed
by these sometimes strange, but always fascinating, truths. In Fact
or Fake: The Truth About History, will you separate the facts from
the fakes?: Did Charles Darwin really like to eat the animals he
discovered? Did the Vikings wear horned helmets? Did the Hundred
Years' War last 100 years? Was Alexander the Great buried alive?
Eye-catching illustration, quirky fonts and clever design treatment
make this an appealing and unputdownable high interest leisure read
for children aged 9+ Other titles in the series: The Truth about
the Human Body The Truth about Science The Truth about History The
Truth about Space The Truth about Animals The Truth about Planet
Earth The Truth about Dinosaurs The Truth about Sports The Truth
about Inventions The Truth about Survival Skills
This delightful pack contains a 100-piece jigsaw of a lively array
of insects for children to assemble, as well as a 24-page picture
puzzle book teeming with bugs and other creepy-crawlies to spot,
match and count. There is also a black and white version of the
jigsaw picture for children to fill in with their own pens.
A bumper collection of 300 quick crossword puzzles to test your
word knowledge and have you reaching for the thesaurus. The puzzles
are in a standard 13x13 grid size. How quickly can you solve these?
You will find the solutions easily at the back of the book. Keep
your mind sharp and improve your word power at the same time. Ideal
for whiling away the time while travelling, on holiday or relaxing
at home.
An inspirational book with bricks, packed with more than 50 ideas and enthralling story starters to encourage children to build, play and learn all about the wonderful world of LEGOŽ Disney Princess.
The book features five chapters, each telling the story of a different Disney Princess. Get ready to escape from Ursula with The Little Mermaid, play in the castle gardens with Belle, build a spinning wheel with Sleeping Beauty, explore the mountains with Mulan and visit the village fair with Cinderella. The book comes with a LEGO Disney Princess mini-doll and bricks to build an exclusive model that features throughout the adventure.
Stickers are even better when they're squishy! Make 60
one-of-a-kind puffy stickers to spruce up your stuff. Comes with a
Puffy Sticker Maker as well as full-colour and colour-in
illustrations to make your own. Sticker fanatics everywhere will
love adding these custom designs to their collection.
Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed
full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts! Read each statement and
decide if they are right or wrong, but prepare to be surprised by
the sometimes strange truths. Try these and read the book to find
out if you were able to separate the facts from the fakes: Water
can boil and freeze at the same time. Atoms are 99.999999% empty
space. Teleportation is impossible. Pistachio nuts can
spontaneously burst into flame. Fascinating facts, eye-catching
illustration and clever design treatment make this an appealing and
unputdownable high interest read for children aged 9+, and there is
plenty of science learning as well. Titles in the series: The Truth
about the Human Body The Truth about Science The Truth about
History The Truth about Space The Truth about Animals The Truth
about Planet Earth The Truth about Dinosaurs The Truth about Sports
The Truth about Inventions The Truth about Survival Skills
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