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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Humour & jokes
The second hilarious book for curious kids from the UK and
Ireland's best-loved comedian, Dara O Briain! So you think everyday
life is boring?! WHAT?! Hoo-ee, are you wrong! No, seriously.
There's so much EXTRAORDINARY science going on right from the
minute you wake up to when you go to sleep. Actually, while you're
asleep, too. Science is a non-stop EVERYWHERE, everything adventure
with some incredibly cool stuff going on, too. You've got your
incredible brain, which has worked out how to read these words and
make playing a video game feel as EXCITING as real life; you've got
aeroplanes that can somehow get from the ground into the sky with
all those people AND their luggage on board; you've got electricity
and artificial intelligence and GPS and buses coming in threes
(that's science too) and LOADS more. In Secret Science, Dara O
Briain takes you on a journey from the comfort of your favourite
chair to the incredible science behind your everyday life and on
into the future!
Gobble Gobble Mad Libs features 21 original stories all about the
yummiest holiday--Thanksgiving Featuring hilarious stories about
preparing and eating dinner, Thanksgiving traditions, and Black
Friday shopping, it's sure to keep kids laughing for hours. Gobble
Gobble Mad Libs is only $3.99 for 48 pages of fun.
Can you spot the truth from a lie? Kids can test their sleuth skills in this gut-bustingly funny follow-up title in the exciting Real or Fake series.
Can you detect a hoax from the real deal? See right through photo trickery? Spot the phony logic in a story in seconds? Put your sleuthing skills to work in this riotously fun book! See if you can find the truth behind bizarre stories, faulty facts, iffy lists, news headlines, and more. Check the Fib-o-Meter to find out! Complete with incredible photos and quirky collage art, this is another Nat Geo Kids book you have to read to believe…or disbelieve!
Mr Left lives on the left page. And Mr Right lives on the right
page. They just want to be together, but there's no way of getting
from one page to the other. And they've tried everything! They try
going across the page, they try going over the page and they even
try going under the page in this delightful gatefold novelty.
Children will love the simple narrative and will marvel at Mr
Right's ingenious solution - it's one to get readers big or small
thinking outside the box
The Fat Cat returns to comics in this original graphic novel
featuring all-new stories, including work by legendary Garfield
& Friends screenwriter Mark Evanier (Groo the Wanderer), with
contributions from Scott Nickel (Garfield), Andy Hirsch (Baker
Street Peculiars), and a special short story featuring first ever
off-model artwork of your favorite characters as Garfield is
reinterpreted for a new generation. When Jon reveals plans to bring
Odie to a talent show audition, Garfield decides he can't let Odie
get all the spotlight. But when his actions cause Odie to run away,
it's up to Garfield to bring Odie back home.
Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.
Illus. in full color. A collection of 24 silly verse tongue-twisters. "The usual Dr. Seuss fun shines through."--School Library Journal
Take a peek inside the diaries of Jamie Kelly She's cool
(sometimes), nice (mostly), and funny (always). Kid-friendly humor
& art, along w/JKBenton's signature style make this series a
standout
Read the hilarious, candid (& sometimes mean) diaries of Jamie
Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at
least as true as it needs to be. In this book, Jamie contends with
Angeline, the school's prettiest, most popular girl (who Jamie
thinks is a goon ) and the impending visit of her troll-like little
cousin. Will Jamie survive? Will she go mad? Will she send her
mom's nasty casserole to starving children in Wheretheheckistan?
You'll just have to read the first installment of Dear Dumb Diary
to find out
"These aren't poems to read aloud, but to look at and laugh at
together, with young children and especially older readers, who
will enjoy the surprise of what words look like and what can be
done with them." --BOOKLIST (starred review)
Concrete poems startle and delight the eye and mind. The size and
arrangement of words and letters can add or alter meaning --
forming a poem that takes the shape of crows that fly off the page
or becoming a balloon filled with rhyme, drifting away from
outstretched hands. Here, in a single extraordinary volume, are
thirty poems from some of the world's finest visual poets,
including John Hollander, Emmett Williams, Maureen W. Armour, and
Douglas Florian. New to the paperback edition, tucked inside the
front cover, are tips, guidelines, and inspiration for writing your
own concrete poems.
Rock ?n? Roll Mad Libs features 21 hilarious stories about music?
including a Mad Libs fan letter, an interview with a famous rock
star, and much more. Perfect for anyone who loves Guitar Hero, Mad
Libs is guaranteed to make you laugh your __________________ PLURAL
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Billy's Mini Monsters really want to go to school with him. But
Billy really doesn't want them to. He's got enough trouble with the
school bully, Basil Brown. But perhaps having MONSTERS around will
be more helpful than Billy imagines... Meet Billy and the Mini
Monsters in this laugh-out-loud adventure series for young readers,
with colourful illustrations throughout. Perfect for reluctant and
newly independent readers growing in confidence, Billy and the Mini
Monsters are back in paperback! Look out for awesome new editions
of old favourites and exciting new adventures in 2020 and 2021!
Meet Drop. She's water! And she's seen a thing or two. Yep, even
dinosaurs; she's four and a half billion years old, after all.
Everywhere Drop flows - and she flows everywhere - she keeps things
moving, making life on earth possible, and having a great time
doing it. (Have you ever plummeted from a rain cloud? Or took a
thousand-year nap in a glacier? Drop knows how to live right.) With
delightful panache and a steady stream of funny one-liners, Drop
takes readers on an adventure through the water cycle and beyond.
Filled with irresistible artwork, funny asides, and a steady
sprinkle of kid-enticing facts, Drop is the story about water you
never knew you were thirsting for.
Break out your photo album and get ready for some
fill-in-the-blanks fun about your family with "Family Tree Mad Libs
" Mad Libs lets you fill in the secrets in every family tree, from
"Family Ghost Stories" to "Portrait of Great Grandma" to "Famous
Ancestors " Grab a pen and get started--and remember, is thicker
than water
Another laugh-out-loud monster adventure in the Billy and the Mini
Monsters chapter book series, perfect for newly independent readers
aged 6+ and fans of Claude and Horrid Henry. Billy's moving house!
But the Mini Monsters have got lost on the way. How will Billy ever
find them again? And to add to the confusion, it turns out there's
a NEW monster on the scene... Packed with colour illustrations,
comic strips, maps and speech bubbles, with an action-packed plot,
to appeal to even the most reluctant reader. Collect all the books
in the Billy and the Mini Monsters series! 1. Billy and the Mini
Monsters: Monsters in the Dark 2. Billy and the Mini Monsters:
Monsters go to School 3. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters go
Swimming 4. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters on a Plane 5.
Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters go to a Party 6. Billy and
the Mini Monsters: Monsters Move House 7. Billy and the Mini
Monsters: Monsters on a School Trip 8. Billy and the Mini Monsters:
Monsters at the Seaside 9. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters at
Halloween 10. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters Go Camping 11.
Billy and the Mini Monsters: Go Green 12. Billy and the Mini
Monsters: Monsters at Christmas
A boy notices his classmate is always alone. He starts hanging out
with her only to find that at the start of the next week, she loses
her memory. He resolves to befriend her each week.
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