Did you know that scientists can tell how old a whale is from its earwax? Or that sharks existed before trees? Welcome to FACTopia, a world of perfectly amazing facts verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica! Every fact in the book is connected to the next in an ingenious trail of information; hop from topic to topic in unexpected and hilarious ways, and discover extraordinary facts about fungus, dreams, dogs, tyrannosaurs, planets, diamonds, bumblebees, robots, jellyfish, Egyptian mummies, and more! But there's not just one trail through these pages: sometimes your path branches and you can choose to jump to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Discover where your curiosity will take you!

Brand new from the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories! It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Queen Victoria's Secret Diary. First! Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history's most quirky queens, bringing you Victoria's thoughts on: * the Government! * incredible inventions! * Buckingham Palace! * the Empire! Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters of all time will blow your mind. _______________________________________________________________ Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries are the perfect introduction to important figures from history. Fully illustrated throughout and told from the character's (sometimes delusional) point of view, each diary reveals the (quite likely) inner workings of their minds during the events that shaped their lives. Covering key moments in Victoria's life and the history of the Victorian era, the Secret Diary of Queen Victoria reveals her: * reaction to ascending the throne at 18 * arguments with Prince Albert * experience of the open sewers at Buckingham Palace * thoughts on her enemies and allies Each diary is the perfect introduction to a pivotal era in British History, brilliantly immersive and sure to capture the imagination!

Discover a different way to find happiness every day of the year with this pocket-size book that celebrates the little things that bring great joy. Be inspired by famous people on their birthdays; learn how to spot and find flowers throughout each season; create your own gratitude jar; learn how to make pastries; make a gift for someone you love; discover the pleasure of letter writing; and find joy in a rainy day. Packed with art activities, famous birthdays, inventions, international holidays, facts, and trivia about the world around us, each page offers a mindful prompt to encourage gratitude for things we have, every day.

Did you know that rain sometimes falls red? Or that the equivalent of one truckload of plastic is dumped in our oceans every minute? This visually stunning book is filled with 100 fascinating facts, bright, infographic illustrations, information on ways we can help our planet and links to specially selected websites to find out more.

'Never mind the kids, I've had an education from reading this book! ... Recommended for any budding scientists, eco-warriors or fans of weird facts' Rachel Riley, TV presenter and mathematician 'The best way to get out of being bored is discovering something new. The great thing about this book is it whizzes you off to a world of facts you had never heard of. Result: not being bored. Result!' Michael Rosen, Children's poet and author 'Every page bursting with fantastic facts you never thought you needed to know. Indispensable, planet-saving, fact-tastic fun for all the family!' Dallas Campbell, BBC Science presenter In this new book, TV science expert Dr Emily Grossman answers incredible and important questions about our natural world. You'll find out silly things like why some animals do square-shaped poos and which direction a dog is likely to face while weeing, but you'll also learn what climate change and wildlife loss are actually doing to our planet and what YOU can do to help. Covering a diverse range of key science topics, from human biology and animals and plants to the weather and space, Dr Emily shows readers why Earth is so weird and wonderfully great. Did you know there's a planet in our solar system where it actually rains diamonds? Imagine that! If you lived there, you'd always be picking them out of your hair, your pockets and probably your pants! Dr Emily also tackles Earth's BIGGEST problem: climate change. Through clear, sensitive explanations, you'll find out what is actually happening to our Earth and what this means for both humans and wildlife - and what we can all do to help! Written by TV science expert, STEM ambassador and advocate for women in science Dr Emily Grossman, this book will make your eyebrows rise, your jaw drop and your world WHIZZ! It will also give you hope about our future and how we can ALL make a difference. 'I love this book! It's funny, accessible and quirky and has exactly the right balance of questions and information to light the flame of scientific inquiry in young minds. A must-read for all budding young scientists' Lucy Hawking, Children's science author 'Since we got this book, all my kids want to talk about is diamond rain, tuna fish eyeballs and how to save the planet ... thank goodness Emily has written down the answers to their insatiably curious questions in a single handy and hilarious volume' Helen Arney, Science presenter, comedian and author Emily Grossman's first book Brain-fizzing Facts: Awesome Science Questions Answered was shortlisted for the Teach Primary Book Awards 2020.

All aboard! Discover all the foul facts behind the story of trains and railways across the world with history's most horrible headlines: locomotive edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the tracks. From the puffing pioneers of the British railways, Victorians who worked down in the mines to the money grabbing railroad surveyors in the United States steam rolling the industrial revolution forwards, the abysmal accidents to the badly built bridges, smoky tales, tunnel disasters and more, it's all in Horrible Histories: Right on Track: 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!

All About Diwali: Things to Make and Do is the perfect celebration gift! Diwali is one of India's most significant holidays. This beautiful activity book book is filled with crafts and recipes, fun activities and facts about the Diwali celebrations observed by over ONE BILLION people across faiths. Read all about why Diwali is named the festival of lights and discover the stories behind it. The perfect activity book, children can: Create magical lanterns Make a diya Put together diwali fan decorations Paint rangoli patterns Make a diwali paper rocket Recipes include: Potato curry Spiced rice with peas Milk peda Coconut burfi Almond halwa This is the ULTIMATE book of Diwali fun! Also in the series:All About Eid: Things to Make and Do

Pack your brain with football fun and trivia ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup! Did you know? The longest game of table football lasted more than five days. There is a football World Cup for robots. The world’s most expensive football ticket cost £2.2 million. Fans of Argentine footballer Diego Maradona set up a the Church of Maradona in 1998. From record-breaking goals, the world's most extraordinary players, stunning stadiums to weird and wonderful mascots, discover over 100 fascinating football facts, specially selected for readers aged 8. Look out for more Amazing Facts 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 10 Year Old Needs to Know

Don't miss this prequel novel based on the hit NETFLIX series Fate: The Winx Saga! Discover Stella, Sky, Riven and Terra's backstories at Alfea - and meet incoming students Aisha, Musa and Bloom for the first time. It's an all-new story not seen on the show. Think of Alfea as your new home... It's spring, and Headmistress Dowling is organising an orientation day for the students coming to Alfea next year. Stella volunteers to head the committee to welcome the new students, and she insists that her boyfriend, Sky, help out. But Sky is preoccupied with the bad behaviour of his moody roommate, Riven. Incoming students Aisha, Musa and Terra are nervous about orientation day. Aisha is eager to prove that she can hold her own among the magical talents at Alfea ... but Musa isn't so sure the school is the right place for her. As for Terra, all she wants is to make friends with the other first years. Meanwhile, Headmistress Dowling has a lead on a fairy living in the human world. This young girl, Bloom, has no idea of what lies before her ... but her previously unknown powers are about to be put to the test. This prequel novel is an all-new story not seen on the hit Netflix series! Perfect for YA fantasy fans Readers can immerse themselves in the world of The Winx Saga

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

Hop aboard our special mini-bus for an unforgettable tour around the most fascinating destination in the entire Universe - you! In the company of our expert mini body guides, this book will get down to a microscopic level to explore all the various muscles, bones, organs and systems that make up the human body. Get ready to weave through great forests of hair, take a breakneck cruise along an artery (dodging red blood cells on the way) and get up close and personal with enormous eyes, mountainous toes and giant hearts. With a mixture of cartoons, photography and CGI art - and with fun fact-filled text - it's the human body as you've never experienced it before. Content includes: Brain, Nervous System and Senses The Mouth & Digestion Life Support (Heart, blood, muscles and bones) Defence and communication (skin, immune system, kidneys) Building Blocks (cells, DNA, genes) About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

Explore all the groups of the animal kingdom with images facts and diagrams. Find out about their adaptations life cycles habitats and threats to their existence. Extensive glossaries of new science vocabulary.|Explore all the groups of the animal kingdom with images facts and diagrams. Find out about their adaptations life cycles habitats and threats to their existence. Extensive glossaries of new science vocabulary.

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 ancient Greek facts and over 100 other things to find - from a philosopher giving a speech to an athlete who has dropped their javelin - lose yourself in ancient Greece with this brilliantly interactive book! The perfect book for fans of Where's Wally! Filled with stylish artwork by award-winning illustrator Fatti Burke. Now in paperback! Have you read Tom's other adventures? Find Tom in Time: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome and Ming Dynasty China

A brilliantly fun and empowering picture book about all the incredible things girls can do! Girls can be scruffy or muddy or smelly. Girls can be fancy, like people on telly. All girls are different...but one thing is true... there's NO other girl on the planet like you! Girls are fantastic! They're strong, brave and proud. They can climb up a mountain, fly a rocket into space, or even explore a hot jungle. Girls can do ANYTHING they put their minds to, just like you! So dive into the colourful pages of this picture book to explore all the wonderful and amazing things girls can do and remember to dream BIG! Bright and bold illustrations to delight you on every page A perfect gift to empower girls to dream BIG and do anything they want! With lyrical and rhythmic prose from Caryl Hart, this will delight parents, teachers and carers reading it again and again Educational and colourful endpapers at the back showing you lots of famous women, as well as activity sheets and lesson plans to go alongside the book to bring it alive in a classroom

This pocket-sized adventure guide teaches young adventurers about all the fun you can have at the seaside: what to pack, how to spot sea creatures and wildlife, how to catch a fish and much, much more! Children will also learn exactly what not to do, from getting stung by a jellyfish to getting caught in a rip current. With fun games to play, interesting information about protecting the coastline, and a useful chapter on what to do in a seaside emergency, this is the perfect book for young costal adventurers!

A funny story, all about wee, packed full of animal facts! The follow-up to the hilarious Poo! Is That You? Lenny the lemur is on holiday in Alaska. He's skipping across the snow, when he slips in a puddle. It's wet, yellow and smelly... WEE! But whose wee could it be? Lenny is on a quest to find out... Along the way, he meets various animals and learns all about their weeing habits! But the real question is: will he find that pesky puddle-piddler? Learn about caribou, turtles, wolves and more in the piddle-tastic Wee? It Wasn't Me! written by Clare Helen Welsh and illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne. Cleverly interweaving facts throughout, it also contains an information page at the back of the book, with a photo of each animal.

HORRIBLE SCIENCE: DANGEROUS DISEASES coughs up all the disgusting details of the squelchiest sicknesses that mankind has suffered through. From the cruel common cold to shocking smallpox, see what happens when your body is attacked by germs! Find out which brave nurse drank diarrhoea, which scientist used eyeballs as food for bacteria, why deadly cholera makes your skin turn blue and how munching maggots can cure flesh diseases! With sickening sick notes, dreadful disease facts, and lots of vicious viruses to make you vomit, it'll leave you bursting with the knowledge of dangerous diseases! This reloaded edition also includes a chapter on the coronavirus crisis. Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of HORRIBLE SCIENCE fans.

Calling all coast explorers! Grab your magnifying glasses, binoculars and your ever-handy notebooks - we have a coast to explore. There are hidden habitats, natural treasures and majestic coastal creatures to be discovered. Start the adventure that will last a lifetime.

Play your way through the U.S. of A with the Only in America! Activity Book, which takes you from Alaska to Alabama via the strangest facts, the biggest foods, the craziest events and plenty of super-fun puzzles, games and challenges to boot. This one-of-a-kind activity book takes you on an exploration of the weird and wonderful 50 states, celebrating the people, places and cultures that make America unique. Inside, you will find crosswords, word searches, mazes, quizzes, colouring and so much more. Each activity is themed around a different facet of the Freaky Fifty, and every page is fit to burst with unbelievable trivia. Where else but America would you find Einstein's eyeballs and the world's smallest cat? The answer is: in this book! The Only in America! Activity Book is a wild ride through the States as you've never seen them before, and the perfect pairing of did-you-know facts with fun, engrossing activities to test your creativity, problem-solving and general knowledge. This book makes an ideal gift for 6- to 10-year-olds on those long road trips, school holidays or simply afternoons at home. The states await! Grab your pen and your colouring pencils, get stuck in, and discover first-hand what makes you say, 'Only in America!' If you love this activity book, check out the original Only in America!, the essential guide to all that's odd and awesome in the USA. The 50 States series of books for young explorers celebrates the USA and the wider world with key facts and fun activities about the people, history, and natural environments that make each location within them uniquely wonderful. Beautiful illustrations, maps, and infographics bring the places to colourful life. Also available from the series:50 Trailblazers of the 50 States, Only in America, Only in California, Only in Texas, We Are the United States, 50 Adventures in the 50 States, and The 50 States.

The follow-up to the popular Watercolor Crush and Watercolor Dreams, this beautiful kit teaches watercolour techniques and provides 18 pages of illustrations. Create gorgeous watercolour art in this lovely kit - there are even spot-gloss areas for resist painting. This is the perfect gift for creatives and also a great way to encourage creativity in children and help them develop an eye for detail. The kit includes: watercolour art boards with resist print seven colours of watercolour paint a paintbrush a pallet tray. 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

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...

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

An inspiring reference book for young readers to pore over, covering a wide range of topics from art and animals to new technology. Arranged thematically and illustrated with over 1500 colourful photos, illustrations and diagrams. QR codes provide instant access via a mobile phone or tablet to 150 video clips of animals, space, places round the world and more, which enhance the information in the book. An additional 650 internet links via the Usborne Quicklinks website take children to websites with online activities, games and further information.