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Turn sand into fabulous pieces of art instead of just building sandcastles! Learn how to make desert islands, badges and pictures from sand. And find out how awesome sand art can be!
An ideal introduction to the educational, fun-filled hobby of stamp
collecting! With pictures of more than 1,100 stamps from nearly 200
countries (and spaces for at least 2,600 more!), this inexpensive
album and guide also contains hints and tips on building a
collection, plus an easy-to-use Stamp Identifier Table and
Index.
This awesome Paint & Peel Jelly Stickers book and activity kit by Klutz has enough materials for you to create around 60 stickers. Make fun 3D stickers that are specially designed to adhere to items like tech devices, lockers and water bottles! You can choose from plenty of designs and customise the stickers to your heart's content. The kit includes: an instruction booklet for guidance and inspiration specially formulated paint googly eyes rhinestone stickers a marker clear backer sheet. What is Klutz? Klutz is a premium brand of book-based activity kits, designed to inspire creativity in every child. Our unique combination of crystal-clear instructions, custom tools and materials and hearty helpings of humour is 100% guaranteed to kick-start creativity. Super-clear instructions Open-ended Creativity Rewarding Reading Skills to Build On Everything You Need
Discover all the foul facts about the history of Old Blighty with history's most horrible headlines: English edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to England. From which monk tried to pinch the devil's nose with a pair of tongs and why some people in the Middle Ages ate dove droppings to which English King was accused of being a werewolf. It's all in Horrible Histories: England: fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!
Discover all the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages are ready to uncover, including: why chickens had their bottoms shaved a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for * fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included * with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new * the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read * Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!
Instead of just studying history, let's think about HerStory too! In this uplifting and inspiring book, children can learn about 50 intrepid women from around the world and throughout history. Telling the stories of their childhood, the challenges they faced and the changes they made, each gorgeously illustrated spread is a celebration of girl power in its many forms. With a range of pioneering careers - from astronauts to activists, musicians to mathematicians and many more - young readers will be inspired to follow their own dreams and to make the world a better place. Compelling, motivating and brilliantly illustrated in equal measure, this is the perfect introduction to just some of the amazing women who have shaped our world.List of women featured: Elizabeth I, Joan of Arc, Indira Gandhi, Theresa Kachindamoto, Empress Wu Zetian, Harriet Tubman, Boudicca, Hatshepsut, Isabella I of Castile, Sacajawea, Frida Kahlo, Beatrix Potter, Coco Chanel, Billie Holiday, Anna Pavlova, Mirabai, Maya Angelou, Georgia O'Keeffe, Emily Bronte, Sarah Bernhardt, Florence Nightingale, Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Mary Seacole, Shirin Ebadi, Maria Montessori, Mother Teresa, Wangari Maathai, Elizabeth Blackwell, Eva Peron, Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, Ada Lovelace, Hypatia, Rosalind Franklin, Mary Anning, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Hodgkin, Dian Fossey, Valentina Tereshkova, Malala Yousafzai, Rigoberta Menchu, Amelia Earhart, Hannah Szenes, Rosa Parks, Noor Inayat Khan, Emmeline Pankhurst, Cathy Freeman, Sophie Scholl, Anne Frank
After fifteen fearsome years on the page, "Horrible Histories" are coming to the small screen - with all the nasty bits intact - of course. Want to know: a genuine jester's joke; why chickens had their bottoms shaved; and, what ten-year-old treacle was used for? Join Rattus Rattus and the gang for the funniest, fastest, nastiest and daftest ride through history you're ever likely to see...
Help Rabbit reach her lettuce leaves and Squirrel find her home by following the finger trails in this delightful young puzzle book. It features ten simple mazes with a variety of themes and designs and charming detailed illustrations by Elisa Ferro. Maze puzzles are a great way for children to develop and practise cognitive, navigational and fine-motor skills.
A fact-packed fun book of space themed puzzles. Test your knowledge and get thinking with this fact-packed National Geographic Kids fun book of space themed puzzles. Inside are brain-tickling quizzes as well as number games, crosswords and word searches, with fascinating facts along the way.
When the crown jewels go missing from Kennel Palace, it's up to super-sleuth Sherlock Bones and his trusty sidekick Dr Catson to solve the crime. But with multiple suspects and a trail that's starting to run cold, will they be able to catch the culprit in time? The first book in a brand-new Sherlock Bones fiction series, this fun puzzle adventure contains over 30 games - such as mazes, search games and silhouette matches - that are woven into the action, so the reader can feel immersed in the exciting detective plot and help Bones and Catson solve the mystery.
Our story starts at the International Space Station where Mimi, Wilbur and Astronaut Scott discover some odd news: the Mars rover has stopped working! Mimi and Wilbur take off in a rocket and blast through the stars to find out what happened. On the way, they meet helpful constellations who provide clues in the stars. Can you help Mimi and Wilbur crack the case and rescue the Mars rover?
How did teddies get their name? When were yo-yos first made? What were the Teletubbies? From toy cars to Barbies, Rubik's cubes to Fortnite, the toys children play with have changed a lot over the past century. But some of the toys that your grandparents played with in their youth may not be that different to the ones you play with now! Find out all about the history of toys, what has changed and what hasn't, and what children have loved to play with through the decades.
The Looky Book is a puzzle book mostly for young children with 11 different puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals. Find the numbers with the crazy All Black lambs, spot the difference: the mischievous keas have changed around somebody s campervan, find the animals hidden deep in the bush, match the farmers to their animals. Plus spot what s wrong in the weird and wonderful scenes: Should a kiwi be flying? Could a sheep round up the dogs? And why is there a penguin at the top of that tree?
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.
A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 6+, developed in consultation with the British Museum. Tom's not only lost in time, he's lost his cat, too! Can you find Tom and his naughty cat, Digby, across the pages? Packed with detailed artwork, fascinating renaissance Florence facts and over 100 other things to find - from an apprentice working on a sculpture to a juggler at a carnival ball - lose yourself in Michelangelo's Italy with this brilliantly interactive book! The perfect book for fans of Where's Wally! Filled with stylish artwork by award-winning illustrator Fatti Burke. Most of the places mentioned in this book still exist in Florence today! Why not follow the story and explore where Tom visits? Have you read Tom's other adventures? Find Tom in Time: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Ming Dynasty China, and Ancient Greece
Bring the Ninjago world to life with your own choice of colours in this awesome colouring book. It's packed with all your Ninjago favourites, including Kai, Zane, Cole, Nya, Jay and Lloyd Garmadon. The colouring pages are mixed with other fun activities to complete, including follow-the-line, mazes and join-the-dot puzzles. Each one will help young readers to develop logic and puzzle-solving skills. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations, the Minifigure and NINJAGO are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c)2021 The LEGO Group. Manufactured by AMEET Sp. z o.o. under license from the LEGO Group
Bursting with fascinating facts for impressing friends, parents, grandparents and teachers - perfect for curious children everywhere! Wow your friends! Amaze your teachers! Astonish your family! Find over 120 mind-boggling facts and sensational stats in this fun-packed and hilarious book, perfect for 9+ readers. Whether you love animals or adventure, science or sport, inspiring people or incredible places, you'll find ALL the weird and wonderful facts you'll ever need in the pages of this book. You won't want to put it down! The perfect beginner's book for STEAM related topics. Look out for more amazing fact books: Amazing Facts Every 6 Year Old Needs to Know Amazing Facts Every 7 Year Old Needs to Know Amazing Facts Every 8 Year Old Needs to Know Amazing Facts Every 9 Year Old Needs to Know
An engaging, alternative history of the world for children, which helps to make sense of today. The present can loom very large in a child's mind: all the crises and challenges of the modern world can feel overwhelming and at times dispiriting. This book is a big history of the world, from the beginnings of the universe to now, which places the reader at its centre. It encourages them to think about how and why they experience the world as they do and offers a helpful perspective by placing their thoughts and feelings in the context of our history and evolution. Big Ideas From History is an immense story of what has happened through time that speaks personally and constructively to a growing mind. What might the dinosaurs or the ancient Egyptians, the Aztec warriors or the Enlightenment thinkers of the 18th century tell us that could be interesting and useful to hear now? The insights we need are scattered in time and place, waiting to be discovered. The book also looks to the future and asks the reader to imagine a world they would like to live in. What might they learn from self-knowledge? How can they grow, develop and create their own place in history? It is a thoughtful and inspiring introduction to the world around us, which encourages the child to engage with themselves and others through history.
Striking illustrations and an empowering story combine to introduce young readers to the world of maths, creative thinking and problem-solving. Setting off on a camping adventure with her cousin, Aliyah soon discovers that numbers are everywhere, whether it's counting out money at the shops, planning trips on the train or even stargazing in a forest. As Aliyah solves some sums of her own, she learns about the brilliant mathematicians who have helped us understand our world. Soon she can't wait to become a maths whizz too! With pages encouraging kids to play maths games with their friends, this brilliant picture book written by engineer and TV presenter Dr Shini Somara unlocks a love of numbers and creative thinking, and celebrates women in STEM. Also available in the series: - A Scientist Like Me - A Coder Like Me - An Engineer Like Me
Ramp up your skills with this official Tech Deck guidebook - including an exclusive Tech Deck fingerboard and ramp! Learn how to do sick fingerboard tricks with this Tech Deck guidebook and impress your friends with your amazing moves! This awesome book includes an exclusive Tech Deck board and killer ramp, so you can test your skills to the max! Packed full of tips and info to help you perform awesome stunts and become a Tech Deck master. Get ready to shred it!
Discover all the foul facts about the Savage Stone Age with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Savage Stone Age are ready to uncover, including: what they used instead of toilet paper why a hole in the skull is good for headaches and how to make a Stone Age mummy! fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!
Create and decorate your own mini cakes, cookies, and pies with easy-peasy, no BAKE, air-dry clay. This kit includes all of the "ingredients" and instructions for rolling out clay just like fondant. Make faux flowers, stack on the sprinkles, add expressive faces and more! Display your clay creations on a mini cake stand or in a bakery box to highlight your baking talents! It's a bake shop of cute clay confectionary.
Have you heard the one about the flying monk? Do you know how your bike works? What's the fastest animal on Earth? From fantastic flying machines and brave explorers of the world to special effects in the sky and gentle giants under the sea, this beautifully illustrated fact book takes your hand and helps you to understand the world around you. Perfect for little thinkers who like big ideas!
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