This interactive book helps children understand plants and how they grow. Children can use their pen to label diagrams of plants, find out what plants need to grow, look at reproduction, pollination and habitats and identify different plants. The durable, wipe-clean pages allow children to practise again and again, as they learn valuable skills.

Breakfast varies from country to country, but it's how all children begin their day. Explore the meals of twelve countries in this playful approach to the world!

From Australia to India to the USA, come travel around the world at dawn. Children everywhere are waking up to breakfast. In Japan, students eat soured soybeans called natto. In Brazil, even kids drink coffee--with lots of milk! With rhythm and rhymes and bold, graphic art, Pancakes to Parathas invites young readers to explore the world through the most important meal of the day.

Step into the time of the Roman Empire, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 370 exciting pictures. You can travel back through the centuries to one of the greatest civilizations in history - the Roman Empire. You can discover fascinating facts about the Roman way of life, the clothes people wore, the entertainments they enjoyed, and the food they liked to eat. Fact boxes provide extra information and highlight links with the present. More than 370 photographs and illustrations include a pictorial timeline, cross sections and historical maps. 15 easy and fun projects enable you to bring the past to life - make a toga, put on a Roman show, and create a writing tablet like those used hundreds of years ago. It is ideal for home or school use for ages 8 to 12. The modern world owes a great deal to ancient Rome, including many principles of democratic government, law, poetry, drama, art and architecture. You can find out for yourself how the Romans forged the mightiest empire the world has ever known, and discover the techniques that their builders used to create vast cities, towering aqueducts and roads that survive to this day. Amazing projects allow you to construct a model Roman home, make a legionary's uniform, and fashion a headdress that will leave you looking fit to rule an empire!

Down where worms wriggle and microbes squirm, there's a whole world waiting to be discovered... Under Your Feet delves beneath the Earth's surface and explores the diverse wonders hidden there. Encounter creatures of the deep and marvel at the mind-boggling size of the humongous fungus - the biggest organism in the world. Learn how one handful of ordinary soil contains more organisms than there are people on Earth, and carry out experiments using dirt from your own back garden. Under Your Feet offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of the natural world and soil-dwelling creatures big and small. Bursting with colourful illustrations and photography, this is the perfect book for budding young plant experts, animal fanatics, and geologists, and anyone who is curious about the ground we walk on.

Do you like salt on your chips? What about sugar on your pancakes? There are so many tasty things to try, but did you know that the food you eat comes from all over the world? Hop in The Rice Bowl, The Dough Knot, The Cookie Jar and The Teapot and come on an adventure! Let's Drive Thru the world and learn about where food comes from and how it grows."

My Dinosaur Garden is bursting with crafts and activities perfect for children. Created with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK's leading gardening charity, this book is packed with fun things to make and do both indoors and outdoors. It's time to get your green-claws ready with your favourite dinosaur friends! Grow dinosaur cress eggs Create a Triceratops leaf collage Make your own roar-some rock garden These dinos are off on a garden tour to learn all about plants, wildlife and top gardening tips. The dinosaurs can't wait to start exploring - and you can join them! This book is packed with fun facts and activities, so you can become a gardening expert, too. Step-by-step gardening activities - perfect for families to enjoy the garden together Easy-to-follow instructions for growing your own plants Colouring in, spot-the-difference, and make your own dinosaur mask and puppet!

Watch the kitchen come to life as Wiskella is joined by her friends, Tongo and PanPan, in the search for super-fresh eggs to make the world's most delicious pancakes. Created and written by best-selling chef and author, Gino D'Acampo, Get Cooking with Wiskella is Gino's first children's book and is guaranteed to get your little ones excited about cooking!

Find out all there is to know about your favourite African animals with these exciting craft projects! Follow the step-by-step instructions to make hippos, crocodiles, giraffes and much more! You can even create displays for your classroom or at home. Each project uses materials that are easy to source, and you will be introduced to loads of craft techniques. The book also contains photos and facts about all of your favourite African animals. Includes a wide range of craft techniques - from cutting out and tracing to papier-mache and painting.

Greenbank Primary: First Aid Brought to Life is a narrative non-fiction that tells a story. It tells a story of a town called Humphrington, a school called Greenbank Primary and the Matthews family engaging with family, friends and teachers. The main theme throughout the book is 'what can you, as a 10-12 year old person, do to give first aid in a medical emergency?' What are the simple key actions that you could take to help someone recover from a serious asthma attack, seizure, severe wound, broken limb and even drowning and cardiac arrest? Given that success rates in the UK for survival outside of hospital for cardiac arrest are below 10% there is a need for knowledge especially at a young age. In countries that invest in training young children in life saving skills, survival rates are far better than the UK. This book aims for improvement.

Flying Machines is a spectacular interactive guide to aerodynamics that has five fabulous flying machines to make. There are two specially designed paper planes, a rubber-band-powered single-prop plane, a unique, superspeedy twin-prop plane and a vertical take-off helicopter. Flying hints and tips suggest how to manipulate your machines' speed, distance and flight direction, demonstrating the basic aerodynamic principles and helping you to understand the forces that affect flight. (Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo).

The authoritative guide to the online world by the award-winning author of Blame My Brain, The Teenage Guide to Stress and The Teenage Guide to Friends.

From the award-winning author of Blame My Brain, The Teenage Guide to Stress and The Teenage Guide to Friends comes The Teenage Guide to Life Online, a balanced look at what happens to us all – young and old – when we spend time on the internet. Nicola Morgan explores the pros and cons of life in the Digital Age, from the information explosion to the growth of social media. Opening with a brief history of the web she then explores hot topics like fake news and online privacy, and draws on fascinating, cutting-edge research into how the internet and screen-use affect our ability to concentrate, our mood and sleep patterns. This is a book for families to share: a way for teenagers, their parents and carers to inform themselves about the many advantages and risks of life online.

"Niam" is an Inuktitut word that means "yum," and the recipes in this book are kid-tested for tastiness-a sure sign that they will live up to the name! From simple smoothies to jerk chicken to pizza from scratch, there is something in this book for all taste buds and skill sets. All the ingredients are readily available in Nunavut communities, and all the recipes can be made with country food, so kids both north and south can learn how to create the perfect palaugo (a delightful hybrid of pogos and palaugaaq, traditional Inuit bannock) or make a mean meatball. Inspired by the Mamaqtuq Nanook Cooking Club, this cookbook isn't just about simple, delicious, kid-friendly recipes. Woven in amongst the tacos and the sugar cookies are ways to use cooking to give back to the community, traditional Inuit knowledge about country food, and lists of skills that kids will develop as they work their way through each recipe. With recipes for even the littlest chef, this book offers the most delicious kind of learning. Niam!

Carbohydrates give the body energy. They are in many foods people eat each day. But some carbohydrates are healthier than others. Your Body on Carbohydrates uncovers the nutritional benefits of carbohydrates, how they interact with the body, and how to include them as part of a balanced diet. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

"Look What I Did with a Leaf " will show young art and craft lovers how to use nature's bounty to create fanciful animals and natural scenes. Readers will develop their artistic eye and soon learn to see the artistic possibilities that surround them. Morteza E. Sohi gives careful directions on how to choose leaves for shape and color, how to arrange them in an animal form, and how to preserve the finished work of art. A field guide helps young leaf artists learn more about the tools of their craft.

Partly a how-to guide on the nitty-gritty of writing, partly a collection of inspiration to set (and meet) ambitious goals, Brave the Page is the go-to resource for middle-grade writers. Narrated in a fun, refreshingly kid-friendly voice, it champions NaNoWriMo's central mission that everyone's stories deserve to be told. The volume includes chapters on character, plot, setting, and the like; motivating essays from popular authors; advice on how to commit to your goals; a detailed plan for writing a novel or story in a month; and more! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that believes in the transformational power of creativity. They provide the structure, community, and encouragement to help people find their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds - on and off the page. With its first event in 1999, the organisation's programs now include National Novel Writing Month in November, Camp NaNoWriMo, the Young Writers Program, Come Write In, and the "Now What?" Months.

Packed with make and do activities and over 200 stickers, What the Ladybird Heard Make and Do Book is a great gift for any child - ideal for rainy days and holidays. Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer's fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own! Join the farmyard adventures and find out how to make a clucking red hen, a farmyard playset, and your very own pair of flapping ladybird wings! Based on the bestselling picture book What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

Celebrate halloween with 50 spooky build ideas, plus an exclusive scary scene model! Use your LEGO (R) collection to conjure up a giant bat, a ghost ship, a witch's house, and many more creepy creations. Plus, challenge your friends to spooky LEGO games. These Halloween-themed models and activities will keep you busy throughout the spooky season. The book also comes with all the bricks you need to make an exclusive LEGO spooky scene mini model. Let the ghoulish fun begin! (c)2020 The LEGO Group.