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Join the exploration experts at National Geographic Kids on a globe-trotting adventure through what's most spectacular in our universe. Embrace your inner adventurer as you explore the most incredible and inspiring wonders of our world. Roam through the breathtaking sand dunes in Namibia's Namib Desert. Marvel at Mexico's axolotl, an animal that can regrow almost any body part. Plunge into a mysterious underwater forest in Kazakhstan. Open your mind to far-off wonders in space, ponder the darkest depths of the ocean, time travel to the ancient wonders of the world, and make friends with the Aibo robot dog, a futuristic Fido. As you race from one amazing wonder to the next, you'll take in gorgeous photography and mind-boggling facts that reveal the truth, history, and scientific explanation behind all that's cool and wow-worthy in our universe. An epic journey around the globe-and beyond! Perfect for anyone who's endlessly curious about the world. Complete your collection with The Big Book of Bling, Ultimate Weird But True!, and 5,000 Awesome Facts.
Follow Ash on his quest through Alola from the very beginning! Join the iconic Trainer and his beloved Pikachu as they meet dozens of fascinating new Pokemon and Pokemon Trainers. You'll get the inside scoop on Alola's coolest characters, most challenging gyms and much more. A brilliant full-colour guide to the Pokemon of Alola with: character profiles regional info background facts pull-out poster
A state-by-state compendium of weird laws, quirks, one-offs and unusual records only to be found in the wonderfully wacky US of A. Only in America explores the strangest claims to fame and the most unusual place names every state has to offer. Visit the city of Dinosaur, drop by the Pizza Museum, find out where it is illegal to feed a pig without a permit and check out the world's only 'carhenge' (that's right, Stonehenge reconstructed using cars). Among many other marvels, discover: The longest gum wrapper chain (over 32 kilometers!) Which state has the highest ratio of cows to humans in the country The origin of shoo-fly pie, a molasses cake baked in a pie crust The world's largest (fake) bug, a 16.5-meter blue termite Where 'dinner' means lunch and 'supper' means dinner Illustrated by the brilliant Alan Berry-Rhys in a bold graphic art style that evokes vintage Americana, the book is arranged state by state, giving key facts about each and presenting an alternative and hilarious look at quirky phenomena that are truly only in America. 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 Activity Book, Only in California, Only in Texas, We Are the United States, 50 Adventures in the 50 States, and The 50 States.
Dive into the perfect combination of facts, stories, photos, and fun all about the world's most ferocious and fascinating ocean predator SHARKS! For animal lovers who are absolutely obsessed with everything sharks, this book has it all: tons of mind-blowing facts, exciting games, hands-on activities, hilarious shark jokes, and suspenseful stories from shark experts. It also includes tantalising tidbits about perplexing prehistoric sharks, the latest info on studying sharks in the wild, and surprising, cutting-edge discoveries about shark behaviour. Key features include: A glossary game in the front of the book to learn key terms More than 250 stunning photographs Detailed diagrams and infographics Articles on the latest shark research and hands-on accounts from experts "Fin-tastic Facts" gallery spreads showcasing sharks with the fiercest features, the sneakiest defences, and more Hilarious shark jokes Hands-on activities you can try at home Quizzes and games to test your knowledge This brand-new series from National Geographic Kids combines fun facts, photos, info-packed articles, and incredible statistics all in a single book. It's a one-stop shop for everything kids want about their favourite topic. A winning combination of running text and short bursts of information keeps kids excited and engaged as they get all kinds of amazing content about their go-to subject. From telling jokes to friends, to impressing teachers, to absorbing the latest research, kids will love sharing what they've learned about sharks and will want to dive into this book again and again.
Come and explore the incredible lives of spiders and find out all about these eight-legged supreme predators. Exactly 100 facts will help you discover the world of these hairy mini-beasts and their important place in it. Learn about their super spider senses, excellent web-spinning skills and how they capture their prey.
Take a deep breath and dive into an amazing watery world! Exactly 100 facts will help you discover everything you need to know about oceans. Learn about life beneath the waves, find out about underwater mountains and take a look at some crazy creatures of the deep.
The perfect children's gift book to last the whole year Discover a wonderful word every day! A year's worth of intriguing words, including ones that reflect the changing seasons and link to the date or month on which they appear. - suffragette on International Women's Day - rewild on Earth Day - empathise on International Day of Friendship Beautifully illustrated by Julia Murray with a ribbon marker, it explains what the words mean, how to say them and where they came from. Never be lost for words again...
This book is stuffed with the fastest, brightest, longest, funniest, weirdest, wildest, wettest, saddest, brainiest, and fascinating-est things in the world. It will amuse, entertain and amaze you with the most excellent, outstanding and, quite simply, best things on our planet and beyond. For instance, did you know the oldest skyscraper in the world is in Chicago and was built in 1885? Or, that the most extraordinary fireworks display was the one that closed the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, in 2000? Or that the world's most expensive painting is 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch, sold in 2012 for $119.9 million? From the highest peaks to the murkiest depths, the fastest man to the slowest sloth, the oldest lake to the most venomous snake and much, much more.
Series Description: The Awesome Women series box sets each feature three board books to inspire young readers to be anything they want to be. The stories pay tribute to awesome female role models by recounting their struggles and challenges and detailing their success. This series emphasizes essential character traits that these female role models exemplified such as grit, courage, resilience, optimism, perseverance, curiosity, strength, and conscientiousness to cultivate a growth mindset. Synopsis: The Awesome Women series: Leaders: Authenticity box set features three board books to inspire young readers to be anything they want to be. Each story pays tribute to an awesome female role model by recounting her struggles and challenges and detailing her success. Young readers will also learn interesting nuggets about each leader, such as the fact that Condoleezza Rice was told she would not make it to college because of the colour of her skin, that Jacinda Ardern brought her three-month-old daughter to work with her at the UN assembly hall, and that Margaret Thatcher lost her first two parliamentary elections before becoming the formidable "Iron Lady". The Awesome Women series also includes the Awesome Women series: Leaders: Boldness box set, featuring Angela Merkel, Halimah Yacob, and Hillary Clinton. Readers will also have fun searching for the authors and illustrator's daughters Andrea and Beth hidden in the illustrations!
For over 27 years, Top 10s have been delighting readers with fascinating lists and mindboggling facts. Ever wondered in which country you would find the fastest roller-coaster in the world? Or wanted to know the terrifying size of the biggest shark known to man? Ever wondered who could be the biggest selling musical artist of all time? This is the book for you. Top 10 of Everything 2018 is divided into genres including Epic Structures, Outer Space, Forces of Nature and Humankind, and includes lists, charts and tables to break down the details of each amazing fact. Packed full of photographs and incredible information, this is the perfect book for anyone with a curious mind and an insatiable appetite for facts, stats and trivia.
Celebrate twenty years of cinematic magic imagining your first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! What would it be like to ride on the Hogwarts Express from King's Cross station, shop in Diagon Alley, be sorted into one of the four Hogwarts houses, attend a Potions class and try out for Quidditch? Packed with fun activities and pictures from the eight Harry Potter films Includes an 8-page fold-out Hogwarts Diary Plus full-page character posters. Anything can happen at Hogwarts!
This on-the-go art kit includes everything you need to personalize postcards year-round. Learn the basics of watercolour painting and letter writing, then fill in ready-to-mail postcards with paint. (Simply add a stamp!) A 16-page instruction book gives beginner-friendly painting tips and techniques. Artwork is themed around special occasions, sharing kindness, or just to say hi. The book comes in a backpack-stashable kit with six watercolor paints, a palette, and a paintbrush, so you can make like Matisse on the go!
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!
Revealed! All the cut-throat facts about Celtic Britain with history's most horrible headlines: Celts edition. Jump into Celtic life with Terry Deary, the master of making history fun. Discover why Celtic warriors fought without any kit on, how they preserved their enemy's brains once they'd won the fight and why it was perfectly normal to laugh at funerals. It's all in Horrible Histories: Cut-Throat Celts: 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 history of leadership with history's most horrible headlines: Rotten Rulers edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the awful authorities. From who gave the job of high priest to a donkey and who choked to death while eating a crow to who celebrated victory by eating his enemy's head. It's all in Horrible Histories: Rotten Rulers: 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!
Let's go on a LIFESIZE adventure! Step into the book and see how you measure up against some of the world's most amazing BABY animals. Go eye to eye with a baby blue whale, snuggle up with some red panda cubs and open the FOLD-OUT PAGES to discover a LIFESIZE baby African elephant! This interactive non-fiction adventure features LIFESIZE illustrations of some of the smallest and largest baby animals in the world and invites children to think about how they compare with these amazing creatures. This huge, playful book is the perfect introduction to animals for young children from picture book star, Sophy Henn. Climb into the book for a truly wild adventure . . . Try the other books in the series for more LIFESIZE fun! LIFESIZE (9781405289573) LIFESIZE DINOSAURS (9781405293952)
Get ready for the Olympics! Everything has its weird side-even sports! Add wacky stats, facts, and stories to your arsenal of sports trivia with this new slam-dunk addition to the very popular Weird but True series! Discover tons more zany fun, focused totally on the subject of sports! So step up to the plate to get 300 ALL-NEW amazing facts plus photos.
Roars, claws and jaws - get your teeth into the ULTIMATE dino guide! Filled with tons of fun facts, hilarious jokes and incredible infographics. From Dougie Poynter, McFly bassist, dinosaur fanatic and co-author of the bestselling picture book series The Dinosaur that Pooped, comes this ultimate book of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are AWESOME! Discover everything you ever wanted to know about these jaw-droppingly cool pre-historic legends in Dinosaurs Rock! - including facts that will blow your mind, dino profiles, dinosaurs in pop culture, dino jokes, historical bloopers and loads more.
This All About Eid make-and-do book is the perfect gift! Bursting with crafts and recipes, fun fill-in activities and facts about the Eid celebrations observed by over ONE BILLION Muslims twice a year, children can: create magical lanterns design and draw their own henna patterns plan for the wonderful year ahead make delicious treats inspired by countries and cultures all over the world - from candyfloss cocktails to mouth-watering fried dumplings! This is the ULTIMATE book of Eid with simple and clear instructions for hours of fun! With a shiny foil cover, this is a wonderful gift for every child.
The inspiring stories of 50 key figures in Great Britain's history, who had an impact on the ways we live, think and feel today. Throughout the centuries, the history of this small island nation has been shaped by the people who were born in Britain or arrived on its shores. From early Britons to modern pioneers, leaders, writers, athletes and activists, this country has contained a wealth of incredible talent, only made 'greater' by our history of immigration, integration and innovation. This beautiful large-format gift hardback features stunning full-colour artwork throughout. Each page spread is devoted to a tale of an incredible Briton, told by talented writer and children's book critic Imogen Russell Williams and brought to life by Sara Mulvanny's vivid illustration. Discover the enthralling and diverse stories of 50 brilliant Britons through the ages, from the warrior queen Boudicca of early Britain, who rose in revolt against the Romans, to activist Malala Yousafzai, who fights for every girl's right to an education today. The gripping tales include key figures from all areas of British life - science, medicine, entertainment, sports, activism and more. Featuring the inspirational lives and achievements of amazing people such as Florence Nightingale, Alan Turing, Mary Prince, Stormzy, Charles Darwin and Noor Inayat Khan, Great Britons is not only a celebration of our history as an island, but also as part of a far larger and greater world.
Dinosaurs continue to fascinate kids, and although these amazing creatures roamed the Earth ages ago, new dinosaur discoveries are still being made today! The new edition of the popular Nat Geo Kids Dinopedia includes all the latest species and is the most complete, up-to-date dinosaur reference available. Find favourites, like the fierce T-rex and the gentle Brontosaurus, plus audacious new finds, like the Anzu, Kosmoceratops, and Yi. Every dino profile is colourfully illustrated and features descriptions of when they roamed the Earth, how they lived, what they ate, and more. There are more than 600 dinos featured in all, including 10 profiles of recently discovered dinosaurs and new entries in the Dino Dictionary. Reports from palaeontologists present the latest news and insights from the field.
What is Covid, and why is everyone talking about it? Engagingly illustrated by Axel Scheffler, this approachable and timely book - now newly updated in print paperback for 2021 with the latest developments in vaccination and extra content about emotional wellbeing - helps answer these questions and many more. This new larger and expanded 32-page edition provides clear explanations about COVID-19 and its effects - both from a health perspective and the impact it has on a family's day-to-day life. With input from expert consultant Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, as well as advice from teachers and child psychologists, this is a practical, informative and reassuring resource to help explain the changes we are currently all experiencing. GBP1 from the sale of every copy of this book will be donated to NHS Charities together (with the remainder of the proceeds to cover print and distribution costs) |
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