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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Hobbies, quizzes & games
*The brains behind The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book and The Ordnance
Survey Puzzle Tour of Britain, bring you the ultimate guide to
adventure.* Perfect for ages seven and up, and the best
introduction to map-reading, navigation and the great outdoors.
Want to become an expert map-reader? Want to explore the great
outdoors armed with hints and tips from the map creators
themselves? Want to test your new-found skills with a host of
challenging map puzzles? Then this is the book for you. Created by
Ordnance Survey, who make all the iconic maps for the whole of
Great Britain, this book will teach you how to read a map like an
expert, and confidently and safely explore the incredible outdoors.
You'll also have the chance to test your skills with map-reading
puzzles that'll keep you entertained for hours. So strap on your
boots, pack up your walking essentials, and start your map-reading
adventure!
Meet more than 200 minifigures from the LEGO? DC world - plus an
exclusive minifigure for your collection! Find out about awesome
Super Heroes, including Batman (TM), Superman (TM), Wonder Woman
(TM) and their many friends and foes. Discover incredible Super
Heroes and terrifying Super-Villains along with rare and unique
minifigures you've never seen before in the LEGO DC Character
Encyclopedia New Edition - the ultimate handbook for fans of the
LEGO DC world. (c)2022 The LEGO Group. Copyright (c) 2022 DC
Comics. All DC Characters and elements (c) & TM DC Comics.
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Let your imagination run riot in this ultimate activity book on
pirates. Design your own pirate flag, learn to read a treasure map
and make a pirate's cutlass. Packed with stickers, pull-out
decorated pirate-themed pages, puzzles, colouring, games, and
projects to make and try at home, kids will be enthralled by this
fabulous activity book. Snip! Stick! Colour! Create!
At last, all those weird but true facts that kids love so much are
collected in this fun-tastic set of three compact, easy to handle
and fun to browse books. Wacky facts, fascinating information, and
lively art combine to make these books irresistible brain candy for
young readers. Kids will have so much fun that they won't even
realize they're learning! Did you know that peanut butter can be
converted into a diamond, that a sneeze travels 100 miles an hour,
or that a sheep, a duck, and a rooster were the first passengers on
a hot-air balloon? The creators of National Geographic Kids, the
nation's most popular kids' magazine present Weird but True, 300
wacky, wild, mind-bending facts about everything on Earth and
beyond. Animals, food, science, pop culture, outer space,
geography, weather, and more! Trivia that will so wow your family
and friends that you won't be able to stop turning the pages of
this brainteasing treat. Did you know that you have the same number
of neck bones as a giraffe, that Mount Everest is 27 times taller
than the Eiffel Tower, or that rats can burp? Find wilder and
wacker trivia about everything above, plus amazing feats, pets,
toys, money, and more in Weird but True 2! Did you know that
dolphins sleep with one eye open, or that meteorites the size of
basketballs land on Earth about once a month? Find even wilder and
wackier trivia about everything above, plus crazy inventions, the
human body, and more in Weird but True 3!
No parent, teacher or nursery group should be without this classic
treasury. There are songs, rhymes and games for every occasion, all
chosen for their proven popularity with young children. Collected
from all over Britain, the contents reflect the cultural diversity
of the nation, making it an outstandingly rich and stimulating
collection. Since the first edition of This Little Puffin was
published over thirty years ago, it has been revised and updated,
allowing it to remain the most invaluable book of its kind.
Test your knowledge with over 100 holiday-themed crosswords,
covering everything from camping and cities to tropical islands and
famous landmarks. The crosswords gradually get harder throughout
the book, and are perfect for popping in a suitcase, for long
journeys and playing with friends and family. All the answers are
at the back of the book.
Together they share their passion, reveal what got them into
wildlife in the first place and show how to get closer to it - now
they want you to Get Your Boots On. The book offers indispensable
advice for those who would like to get more involved, or even build
a career out of their passion for wildlife. Illustrated throughout
by Alex's stunning photographs, this book will appeal to young and
old alike. It suggests: when and where to get out there; what to go
looking for; how to do it; what to take... and a host of other
tips. Practical advice for getting closer to nature with
encouragement from those who have lived it. As Chris Packham says
in the Foreword: 'This fabulous and important book. It's good, it's
inspirational and - critically - it's heartening.'
With X-wing pilot Poe as your guide, check out the most amazing
brick-built vehicles in the LEGO (R) Star Wars (TM) galaxy! Which
vehicle in the LEGO (R) Star Wars (TM) galaxy is the one for you?
Join Poe Dameron, the best X-wing pilot in the Resistance, and take
a look at 25 out-of-this-world vehicles, from Poe's zippy X-wing to
the moon-sized Death Star. Take a peek inside an AT-AT and discover
what it's really like to drive the Millennium Falcon. Get top tips
from pilots, including Han Solo and Luke Skywalker. Check out
driver reviews and find out what you need to know about taking the
controls of a vehicle in the LEGO Star Wars galaxy. Let Poe show
you each vehicle's amazing features and then decide which one you
would like to take out for a test drive! (c)2022 The LEGO Group.
(c) & (TM) 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd
Vibrant photos and lively text introduce the littlest kids to the
weather they experience every day, including rain, clouds,
sunshine, snow, and more! These sturdy pages showcase everyday
weather with bold photos, super simple facts, and lively,
age-appropriate language to keep babies and toddlers-and their
grown-ups-fascinated by every colourful page. Designed to be the
stepping-stone to the best-selling National Geographic Little Kids
First Big Book series, the Little Kids First Board Book series
takes similar subjects and distills them down to the simplest
nonfiction concepts for the youngest audience. Not only will
readers learn about several different kinds of weather, they can
also find recurring shapes and patterns in the art, while adults
can keep their eyes open for occasional funny commentary. Sidebar
text offers additional learning for older siblings or those ready
for more complex information. With a square shape, bright and
playful design, awesome photography, clear text, and cues to
encourage interactive learning, the Little Kids First Board Books
mirror the beloved First Big Books while taking a fresh approach to
excite a young one's sense of wonder and make learning about nature
and science fun.
This is the classic book of detailed instructions for making a wide
variety of mathematical models of all kinds. Complete nets are
given for all regular Archimedean and stellated polyhedra together
with a number of interesting compounds. There are sections on paper
folding, dissections, curve stitching, linkages, the drawing of
loci and envelopes and the construction of plane tessellations.
Mythbusters takes readers on a wild ride through history, science,
the natural world and the human body in search of-the TRUTH!
Conspiracy theories, popular trivia, old wives' tales, common
misconceptions, misinterpretations and other fallacies are explored
to untruth exactly why they are wrong, and how and why they were
adopted as fact in the first place. Thoroughly entertaining with
fun typography, fast-paced text, light and fascinating
side-stories, and lively, photo-montaged illustrations, this big
huge compendium of curriculum-led subjects appeals to today's
technological-savvy children. Fully detailing each myth and error,
along with its historical or scientific background, each falsehood
is debunked, and then a full explanation of its true facts are
presented.
Myth Busters: Body Bloopers takes readers on a wild ride through
the human body in search of the truth! Have you been told carrots
improve your eyesight? Or that junk food causes spots? Think again!
Conspiracy theories, popular trivia, old wives' tales, common
misconceptions and misinterpretations are explored to untruth
exactly why they are wrong, and how and why they were adopted as
fact in the first place. Thoroughly entertaining with fun
typography, fast-paced text written by Clive Gifford, light and
fascinating side-stories, and lively, photo-montaged illustrations,
this big huge compendium of curriculum-led subjects appeals to
today's technological-savvy children. Fully detailing each myth and
error, along with its historical or scientific background, each
falsehood is debunked, and then a full explanation of its true
facts are presented.
Use the wooden stylus to reveal hidden scenes in this third Harry
Potter Scratch Magic book! Scenes are all about fighting Dark
forces in Harry's world (such as Dementors, Severus Snape, and even
You-Know-Who himself!). Fight Dark forces with Harry, Ron and
Hermione in this interactive scratch art book. By using a wooden
stylus, scratch the pages to draw your Patronus, learn how to
defeat Boggarts and discover how Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes were
destroyed. This fun and interactive Scratch Magic book comes with a
wooden stylus. Includes tons of fun activities and drawing prompts,
film-inspired Harry Potter art and 20 bonus notebook pages at the
end. This book provides hours of fun and is the perfect gift for
any Harry Potter fan.
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