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The Tree Book (Board book): Hannah Alice The Tree Book (Board book)
Hannah Alice
R378 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R31 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Take a closer look through the seasons in this incredible board book about trees, with see-through acetate pages. Have you ever thought about all the amazing things that trees can do? How do they grow and why do they change through the seasons? How do trees help us and how can we help trees? Children will love discovering the answers with amazing see-through pages and clear, friendly text. With labelled acetate diagrams of a tree throughout the year, alongside minibeasts and animals that live in trees, this is a fantastic first look at nature for curious children everywhere. From leaves changing colour to underground root networks, The Tree Book is an exciting way to explore all the amazing things trees can do. Other books in the series: The Body Book

Amazing Animal Treasury (Hardcover): Chris Packham Amazing Animal Treasury (Hardcover)
Chris Packham; Illustrated by Jason Cockcroft
R490 R454 Discovery Miles 4 540 Save R36 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Join CHRIS PACKHAM on an epic exploration of the animal kingdom in this ultimate animal treasury. Our world is home to billions of animal species, and each one has its own remarkable way of life. Discover the extraordinary places that animals live, how they look after their families, and the incredible journeys that take them huge distances across our planet - all brought vividly to life by your own expert guide. For the very first time, all three books in Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft's Amazing Animal series have been brought together to create the perfect animal treasury for young nature lovers aged 3+.

Ultimate Weird but True! 3 - 1,000 Wild and Wacky Facts and Photos! (Hardcover): National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird but True! 3 - 1,000 Wild and Wacky Facts and Photos! (Hardcover)
National Geographic Kids 1
R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

National Geographic has packed 1,000 more ALL-NEW wild and wacky facts and photos into Ultimate Weird but True 3, making this the perfect gift for fact-loving tweens everywhere. Get ready for even more zany weird-but-true fun with 1,000 all-new wacky facts, photos, and too-strange-to-believe stories in the newest book in the wildly popular series. It's the ultimate in weird-but-true awesomeness!

National Geographic Kids Weird But True! 9 - 350 Outrageous Facts (Paperback, Expanded Edition): National Geographic Kids National Geographic Kids Weird But True! 9 - 350 Outrageous Facts (Paperback, Expanded Edition)
National Geographic Kids
R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Did you know that rats prefer classical music to jazz? Or that you can swim as fast in syrup as you can in water? It's all weird ... but true!

The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the 9th book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 350 surprising and amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything else under the sun, presented with fascinating photos and illustrations. This quirky little reference book is so much fun, kids forget they're learning.

Horribly Hilarious Joke Book (Paperback): Terry Deary Horribly Hilarious Joke Book (Paperback)
Terry Deary; Illustrated by Philip Reeve, Martin Brown
R180 R163 Discovery Miles 1 630 Save R17 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Horribly Hilarious Joke Book, from the Horrible Histories team is full of hundreds of horribly hilarious historical jokes and illustrations in one laugh-out-loud book. From your favourite ever history series - a book of jokes with ALL the nasty bits! It's so horrible it hurts! "Which Greek leader was the best of the bunch? Alexander the Grape." A must-have book for any Horrible Histories fan Illustrated throughout You'll literally laugh your head off at this comical collection of nasty bits The perfect gift for any budding comedian.

Weird But True! Sports - 300 Wacky Facts About Awesome Athletics (Paperback): National Geographic Kids Weird But True! Sports - 300 Wacky Facts About Awesome Athletics (Paperback)
National Geographic Kids
R226 R193 Discovery Miles 1 930 Save R33 (15%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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.

Butts (Board book): Katrine Crow Butts (Board book)
Katrine Crow
R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Captain Underpants TV: Xtreme Xploits of the Xplosive Xmas (Paperback): Meredith Rusu Captain Underpants TV: Xtreme Xploits of the Xplosive Xmas (Paperback)
Meredith Rusu
R242 R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Save R17 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Deck the halls with Captain Underpants in this wacky, holiday-filled, action-packed young graphic novel! George and Harold love Christmas, but they've decided that the old traditions could use an upgrade. Their solution? Blissmas - a cooler, more modern version of Christmas, including a Mechalition Derby, holi-DJs instead of Christmas carols, lasers instead of twinkle lights, and a totally jacked Santa Claus. But as with all of George and Harold's genius ideas, Blissmas has some unexpected consequences. If they don't act fast, Christmas could be gone forever! Can Captain Underpants defeat Mechanaclaus and save the holidays? This hilarious young graphic novel is based on the Mega Blissmas holiday special of The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants TV show, now streaming on Netflix. A perfect Christmas stocking-filler for fans old and new. Ideal for readers who love adventures!

Kan 'n Walvis Winde Los? - En Ander Gruwelike En Grillerige Vrae oor Diere (Afrikaans, Paperback): Jaco Jacobs Kan 'n Walvis Winde Los? - En Ander Gruwelike En Grillerige Vrae oor Diere (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Jaco Jacobs; Illustrated by Zinelda McDonald
R170 R160 Discovery Miles 1 600 Save R10 (6%) Ships in 7 - 11 working days

Feite wat jou sal laat RIL en GRIL ... Eeuw! Jig! Sies! Bleg! Dis WALGLIK - maar dis WAAR! WEES GEWAARSKU - hierdie boek is propvol dierefeite wat jou kan NAAR MAAK! Watter oulike dierebabas eet hul ma se poef? Kan 'n gorilla puisies kry? Wat laat miere in zombies verander? Wat is 'n snotvis? Watter voëltjie los winde om sy prooi te vang? Word gril-gril slim en ontdek die grieselige kant van die natuur met hierdie prettige boek wat jong feitevrate sal laat ril van lekkerkry!

The Little Book of Amazing Facts for Kids of All Ages (Paperback): Martin Ellis The Little Book of Amazing Facts for Kids of All Ages (Paperback)
Martin Ellis
R124 Discovery Miles 1 240 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Puzzles for Spies - The brand-new puzzle book from GCHQ, with a foreword from the Prince and Princess of Wales (Paperback): Gchq Puzzles for Spies - The brand-new puzzle book from GCHQ, with a foreword from the Prince and Princess of Wales (Paperback)
Gchq; Foreword by The Prince Of Wales, The Princess of Wales
R275 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540 Save R21 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

*Featuring an introduction from Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales!* Can you think like a spy? Then we have a top secret challenge for YOU . . . For over one hundred years, GCHQ (or the Government Communications Headquarters) have worked in secret to gather information and solve the toughest of problems to help keep the people of the UK safe and secure. We are analysts, linguists, engineers, mathematicians, programmers, codebreakers, and lots more - all working together in brilliant teams to solve seemingly impossible problems. At GCHQ, we solve puzzles every day . . . and we're giving you a rare glimpse into our world, by setting you a top secret mission: solve problems and break codes that could befuddle the cleverest codebreaker. From codes and brainteasers to word riddles to language puzzles, there is something for everyone. So grab your friends and family and see how bringing together a mix of minds can solve anything.

Hogwarts: A Cinematic Yearbook 20th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover): Scholastic Hogwarts: A Cinematic Yearbook 20th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)
Scholastic
R273 R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Save R16 (6%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

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!

1,000 Amazing Gross Facts (Paperback): Dk 1,000 Amazing Gross Facts (Paperback)
Dk
R275 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540 Save R21 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Die Klein boek van hipercool hondetoertjies - hipercool hondetoertjies (Afrikaans, Paperback): Fanie Viljoen Die Klein boek van hipercool hondetoertjies - hipercool hondetoertjies (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Fanie Viljoen
R50 R47 Discovery Miles 470 Save R3 (6%) Ships in 7 - 11 working days
Wow in the World: What in the Wow?! - 250 Bonkerballs Facts (Paperback): Mindy Thomas Wow in the World: What in the Wow?! - 250 Bonkerballs Facts (Paperback)
Mindy Thomas; Illustrated by Dave Coleman; Guy Raz
R261 R242 Discovery Miles 2 420 Save R19 (7%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Who Was Charles Darwin? (Paperback): Deborah Hopkinson, Who Hq Who Was Charles Darwin? (Paperback)
Deborah Hopkinson, Who Hq; Illustrated by Nancy Harrison
R152 R121 Discovery Miles 1 210 Save R31 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As a young boy, Charles Darwin hated school and was often scolded forconducting "useless" experiments. Yet his passion for the natural world was so strong that he suffered through terrible seasickness during his five-year voyage aboard The Beagle. Darwin collected new creatures from the coasts of Africa, South America, and the Galapagos Islands, and expanded his groundbreaking ideas that would change people's understanding of the natural world. About 100 illustrations and a clear, exciting text will make Darwin and his theory of evolution an exciting discovery for every young reader.

Weird But True Dinosaurs - 300 Dino-Mite Facts to Sink Your Teeth into (Paperback): National Geographic Kids Weird But True Dinosaurs - 300 Dino-Mite Facts to Sink Your Teeth into (Paperback)
National Geographic Kids 1
R275 R196 Discovery Miles 1 960 Save R79 (29%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Weird But True! is going prehistoric! This new addition to the wildly popular, mind-blowing, fact-packed series is taking on the jaws and claws that ruled the Mesozoic world. Calling all dino dynamos! Get ready to devour wacky wonders, facts, stats, and trivia about all things dinosaur. Did you know that the T. rex had vision 13 times better than the average human's? Or that people collect fossilised dino poo? And get this: There's a dinosaur named after Hogwarts-Harry Potter's wizarding school! Get ready to meet dinosaurs with horns and feathers, razor-sharp claws and gigantic teeth. You'll encounter the places they lived, the bizarre art they inspired, and the amazing paleontologists who discovered them.

Go Wild! Elephants (Hardcover): National Geographic Kids Go Wild! Elephants (Hardcover)
National Geographic Kids
R223 R205 Discovery Miles 2 050 Save R18 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Stomp, tromp, clomp, and trumpet with elephants in this charming introduction to these gentle giants! Discover elephants' awesome body parts, what these amazing animals eat, and how big they grow. Kids will giggle in delight at adorable photos of elephant babies and family as they read about: * How baby elephants grow up * What elephants eat * Where they live * How they use their trunks, ears, feet, and tails * How they communicate Young readers will also find out why elephants need our help and what people around the world are doing to protect them. Filled with fun facts, awesome photos, games, and activities that will inspire kids to care about these amazing animals. Complete your collection with these other Go Wild! titles: Sea Turtles Pandas Lemurs

National Geographic Kids: Ultimate Secrets Revealed! (Hardcover): National Geographic Kids, Stephanie Warren Drimmer National Geographic Kids: Ultimate Secrets Revealed! (Hardcover)
National Geographic Kids, Stephanie Warren Drimmer
R524 R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The world is full of mind-blowing marvels and this book uncovers our planet's most peculiar phenomena, puzzles from the past, eye-opening inventions, astonishing animals, and so much more!

Did you know that caterpillars liquefy when they turn into butterflies? That humans shed 8 pounds of skin every year? That there's a funky forest in Poland where all the trees are mysteriously crooked? That space smells like burnt plastic? Our world is filled with strange, bizarre, and weird realities. But what do they mean? WHY are they important? And what exactly is the secret behind them?

National Geographic Kids presents a jam-packed new series perfect for fans of Weird but True and 5,000 Awesome Facts. With cool, action-packed photos, tons of awesome information, and filled to the brim with the weirdest facts ever – this book takes readers behind the scenes of the world of the truly bizarre, to reveal the truth behind our planet's wildest and wackiest. Discover the mysteries behind the Sphinx of ancient Egypt, learn why the beaches of the Maldives glow bright blue, how tornadoes are so powerful, and so much more! And with Q&As with in-the-field experts, fantastic infographics, exciting stories, and more, this book presents a fresh way of looking at our bizarre planet. So, get ready to experience our not-so-secret world.

National Trust: How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear - 70 Everyday Ways to Save Our Planet (Paperback): Dr Jess... National Trust: How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear - 70 Everyday Ways to Save Our Planet (Paperback)
Dr Jess French; Illustrated by Angela Keoghan
R219 R193 Discovery Miles 1 930 Save R26 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Learn how you can save endangered animals and make the world a better place, too! From beetles and butterflies, to puffins and polar bears, animals and habitats all over the world need our protection. In this beautifully illustrated book, children (and adults!) can learn about thirteen different habitats - gardens, hedgerows, heathlands, woodlands, highlands, wetlands, the coastline, freshwater, oceans, savannahs, jungles and mountains - and simple everyday ways we can protect them. Find out how to help hedgehogs in your own back garden or spread the word about endangered animals further from home, as you discover all the little things you can do to make a big difference. Including 70 everyday ways you can save our planet! Engaging text by Dr Jess French, presenter of Minibeast Adventure with Jess on CBeebies, with artwork by super-talented Angela Keoghan, illustrator of Inspector Brunswick and the Case of the Missing Eyebrow. **As seen on Channel 4 Sunday Brunch** Finalist for the Best Children's Publication award at the ACE Best Product Awards 2019

The Official Pokemon Encyclopedia (Hardcover, Updated & Expanded): Pokemon The Official Pokemon Encyclopedia (Hardcover, Updated & Expanded)
Pokemon 1
R419 R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Save R46 (11%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

The essential guide for any Pokémon fan, containing newly discovered characters and a taster of the Galar region.

Revisit unforgettable moments in Ash's journey to become a Pokémon Master. Travel from Kanto to Kalos, Johto to Sinnoh and not forgetting Alola and new region, Galar!

Get to know Trainers, old and new as they guide Ash through his adventures. Learn battle moves and meet Gym Leaders, plus learn about some legendary battles along the way.

And of course, meet old and new Pokémon characters. Learn their types, moves, key stats, strengths and weaknesses with the newly updated Pokédex, including Alolan characters and a sneak peak at some Galar Pokemon, too!

This comprehensive guide contains everything fans need to immerse themselves in the wonderful world of Pokémon.

Poo! Is That You? (Paperback): Clare Helen Welsh Poo! Is That You? (Paperback)
Clare Helen Welsh; Illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne 1
R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A stinkingly funny tale, featuring a whole range of REAL stinky animals! Blending animal facts with laugh-out-loud humour

Lenny the Lemur is on holiday in the Amazon rainforest. He's just settling down for a nice snooze, when a very yucky smell wafts past . . .Poo-ie! What or who could it be?

Lenny sets off to track down the source of the nasty niff . . . Along the way, he meets lots of stinky creatures, finding out about the different smells they make and why.

Learn about sloths, skunks, stinkbugs and more in the whiff-tastic Poo! Is That You? 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.

Bet You Didn't Know! (Hardcover): National Geographic Kids Bet You Didn't Know! (Hardcover)
National Geographic Kids
R646 Discovery Miles 6 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Did you know that the first stop signs were black and white? Or that a litter of kittens is called a kindle? There's a lot to know and we bet you'll have fun learning these fun, far-out facts in the next super series from National Geographic Kids. Based on a favourite department in Nat Geo Kids magazine, this book is chock-full of fascinating facts, silly stats, and catchy little knowledge nuggets in all kinds of cool categories, from astronomy and dinosaurs to revolutions and breakfast. Special features include Extreme Weirdness, Strange Places, Wacky World, and more.

Return to FACTopia! - Follow the Trail of 400 More Facts [Britannica] (Hardcover): Kate Hale Return to FACTopia! - Follow the Trail of 400 More Facts [Britannica] (Hardcover)
Kate Hale; Illustrated by Andy Smith; Britannica Group
R350 R311 Discovery Miles 3 110 Save R39 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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!

Die Klein Boek Van: Nog Fantastiese Feite (Afrikaans, Paperback): Fanie Viljoen Die Klein Boek Van: Nog Fantastiese Feite (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Fanie Viljoen
R50 R47 Discovery Miles 470 Save R3 (6%) Ships in 7 - 11 working days

Kinders kan al hierdie feite en nog baie meer in Fanie Viljoen se volgende vier “klein boeke” leer! Die boekies is propvol interessante inligting oor spoke, mensegewoontes en daar is selfs een wat jou kind kan leer om towertoertjies te doen. Hierdie reeks verseker ure en ure se vermaak!

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