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Use your reading superpowers to learn all about farm animals - a high-quality, fun, non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Farm Animals is a beautifully designed reader about farm favourites and their babies.The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about farm animals and their babies.

Use your reading superpowers to learn all about what dinosaurs ate - a high-quality, fun, non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Dinosaur Dinners is a beautifully designed reader all about what your favourite dinosaurs ate and how they hunted for their food.The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about the different dinosaur dinners, from T-Rex's sharp bone crushing teeth to the plant-based diet of gentle giant Brachiosaurus.

Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the people who have dedicated their lives to finding out about dinosaurs - a high-quality, fun, non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Dinosaur Detectives is a beautifully designed reader all about dedicated dinosaur hunters over the centuries.The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed.A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills.Children will love to find out about who unlocked the secrets of fossils, the dinosaur bone hunters, how to date dinosaurs, how they died out and the modern-day scientific equipment used in the quest to understand these incredible animals.

A fun and colourful book about flowers packed with puzzles, quizzes, and 250 stickers!Children will love finding out about all the different types of flowers that can be found in gardens and parks in this colourful RHS sticker activity book. This edition has been revised and updated, and now includes more pages and lots more stickers! From flowers that love the sun to those that grow in the shade, to the plants that provide food for garden birds, inside you'll find a whole world of wonderful plants waiting to be discovered. Beautiful sunflowers, tulips, roses, irises, geraniums, dahlias, and more adorn every page.This informative sticker book encourages children's interest in nature. The fascinating facts accompanied by simple, fun activities such as matching stickers to picture shapes, a follow-the-trail, and a quiz make the content perfect for curious young minds. Children are challenged to find the correct stickers to fill in the blanks in images on the pages, and they are stimulated to get creative and design their own flower garden with stickers. The combination of engaging activities and easy-to-understand information given in small snippets allows children to learn as they play, and they will soon want to go out, explore gardens and parks, and learn more about the flowers they see around them.

A fun and colourful book about garden bugs packed with puzzles, quizzes, and 250 stickers!Children will love finding out about the bugs in gardens and parks in this colourful RHS sticker activity book. This edition has been revised and updated, and now includes more pages and lots more stickers! Go on a journey as you fill in the sticker pages, and learn about bees, beetles, earthworms, snails, moths, slugs, and more, find out how some bugs are predators, while others feed on plants, and discover how wriggly caterpillars turn into beautiful fluttery butterflies.This informative sticker book encourages children's interest in nature. The fascinating facts accompanied by simple, fun activities such as matching stickers to picture shapes, a life-cycle follow-the-trail, and a quiz make the content perfect for curious young minds. Children are challenged to find the correct stickers to fill in the blanks in images on the pages, and they are stimulated to get creative and make a super spider out of stickers. The combination of engaging activities and easy-to-understand information given in small snippets makes it easy for children to learn as they play, and they will soon want to go out and explore gardens, so they can spot all the bugs and creepy-crawlies they have learnt about.

Kids will be able to say "I can do that!" after reading this value-packed resource dedicated to learning independent life skills."Really great. I've been waiting for a book like this for a very long time with photos and illustrations that can be understood by a child who can't read yet. My children love to reproduce what they see and not what I tell them, so it's perfect!" (customer review of the French edition).In I Can Do That, photos and illustrations combine to produce a value-packed resource for families preparing for their child's big life stages. Young readers can learn how to lace up their shoes, put on a sweater, go to the toilet, peel fruit, count to 100, and brush their teeth. Step by step instructions sit alongside more than 700 fun and helpful photos and illustrations to help children practise and learn.The short and practical text will help your child learn to be independent. As they grow up, they will be able to say, "I can do that!" every time they turn the page. Perfect for families following Montessori practices and caregivers keen for their children to develop natural interests at their own pace, I Can Do That is an extraordinary book that both parents and kids will love!

Use your reading superpowers to learn all about one of the world's favourite animals, the elephant - a high-quality, fun, non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Hope for the Elephants is a beautifully designed reader all about these amazing animals.The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about a young volunteer's time with the elephants in India and Africa, and the things he learns about these much-loved animals.

Help your toddler learn all about colours in My First Colours. With 16-pages of colourful, bright photographs alongside clear word-labels your little one will begin to recognise red from yellow and even multi-coloured objects too. Each page introduces one colour using an object or animal to fully engage your toddler and keep early learning simple. Perfect for encouraging children to build vocabulary and language skills My First Colours helps toddlers grasp early concepts. Your little one will love discovering colours while holding the chunky pages of this tactile board book. Read it together and help them turn the pages and learn all about colour.

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Discover the history of precious, semi-precious, and organic gemstones, their scientific properties, their mythical powers, and their traditional uses. Humans have been beguiled and fascinated by gemstones and crystals since prehistory, and made use of them for everything from currency and ceremonial decoration to tokens of love or power. But why have some been considered more significant than others - rare or otherwise? Learn all about the key characteristics of precious and semi-precious stones, and discover the science behind some of their more unusual and mysterious properties, and the various ways in which they have taken on powerful symbolic meanings. How did the Vikings use iolite to help them steer their ships, for example? Why did the Ancient Greeks and Romans believe that sardonyx could protect them in battle?Dive deep into the pages of this curated crystal book to discover:- A quirky and compelling angle on the subject of crystals and gems - combining science with culture and history. - Definitions for the key properties of precious, semi-precious, and organic stones, clearly and simply. - Explores their traditional uses in healing and manifesting, and the powers they have been ascribed through the centuries. Encounter the fascinating stories of some of the most famous or celebrated gemstones and jewels along the way - from a turquoise-studded pectoral worn during Aztec ceremonies, to the diamond necklace that helped to bring about the French Revolution - in this glorious celebration of precious, semi-precious, and organic stones in all their beauty and variety.

Discover the wonders of our incredible Universe. This fun, fact-filled book is brimming with exciting outdoor experiments to help budding astronomers aged 9+ explore the secrets of space. Using household items, combine astronomy with art and craft by launching your own rocket, build a moon lander to learn how astronauts touch down safely on the moon's surface, and make a pinhole camera to observe a solar eclipse. Packed with photography, easy-to-follow instructions, and attention to detail, Space Activity Lab will make young astronomers excited from the get-go! Each of the super-fun make-and-do projects in this book comes with simple step-by-step photographs and instructions that will inspire children's imagination and reveal some of the secrets of space. This children's craft book on space offers: - 19 hands-on projects that appeals to kids aged 9+. - Materials easily found around the home with no specialist equipment needed. - Information boxes full of fascinating facts and panel stories that explain the science throughout the book. - A clear explanation how STEM is involved in creating the project or the results of the experiment. Perfect for kids who are interested in STEM, Space Activity Lab features projects that explore everything from the Solar System to meteorites and from the Milky Way to moon buggies. Design your own orrery to understand how planets orbit the Sun, create a cardboard model to explore the phases of the moon, and for when darkness falls, there's a starfinder section that shows you how to spot incredible constellations in the night sky, from The Plough to Orion. More in the seriesThe Activity Lab series inspires children to get hands-on with learning by creating exciting STEM projects in their favourite subject. If you liked Space Activity Lab, then why not try Dinosaur Activity Lab for budding palaeontologists, Cardboard Activity Lab for eco-friendly recycling fun, or Great STEM Projects experiments for all budding scientists?

A fantastic selection of facts and more than 600 different stickers to keep children entertained for hours. In this exciting, fact-filled and interactive encyclopedia, children aged 5-7 will discover all about exciting vehicles used around the world, in the past, the present, and the future! Featuring more than 600 stickers, this bumper encyclopedia will tell you everything you need to know about different vehicles and things that go! Children can learn all about early forms of transport, such as the steam engine, vehicles of the future, such as supersonic aircraft, and many other kinds of transportation. This sticker book for children aged 5-7 offers:- Fun facts about a range of vehicles and their special features and uses. - Every page is designed for children to add stickers to the page. - Fun feature pages allow children to create their own scenes using stickers. - Sticker book format encourages learning through play. From bicycles and trucks to hovercraft and Mars helicopters, children will love discovering the details of what these vehicles do, finding the right stickers to complete every page, and even creating their own stories with the scenery pages in the back of the book. More in the seriesAt DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why stop there? If you like Sticker Encyclopedia: Things That Go, then you'll love other titles in this sticker book collection! Why not try our range Sticker Encyclopedia: Dinosaurs, Sticker Encyclopedia: Trucks or Sticker Encyclopedia Baby Animals?

This exciting introduction to the human body is brimming with super senses, marvellous medicine, and record-breaking feats. The world is so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is always more to learn. My Very Important Human Body is a vibrant encyclopedia for curious 5-9 year olds with a unique approach to the human body. Little learners can easily digest scientific information with this breakdown of how our bodies work and all the complex mechanisms that are inside us. Full of fun facts, colourful illustrations, and games that will keep them entertained, this children's encyclopedia is filled with age-appropriate knowledge on a range of topics that support the curriculum. Get ready for a scientific adventure and investigate the ins and outs of the human body from the top of your head to the tips of your toes! This human body encyclopedia for children offers: - Fun facts about bones, blood, body bugs, amazing medical moments, and more!- An inclusive approach, with disabilities, neurodiversity, and physical differences represented throughout the book. - Chapters focusing on anatomical journeys around the body, skeletal framework, body parts and system, the senses, common health problems, and healthy living. - Colourful illustrations which go alongside fascinating information about the body. This bumper book for little learners that's bursting with facts about what goes on in our insides. Follow your food on a journey through the body. Discover what's going on when you cough and sneeze. Learn about incredible, life-changing medical discoveries from ancient history to the present day. Marvel at record-breaking human bodies, and see how animals compare!More in the seriesMy Very Important Human Body Encyclopedia is part of the educational My Very Important Encyclopedia series. Complete the collection and nurture your child's curiosity with My Encyclopedia of Very Important Adventures, teach them about different species with My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals, or let them walk with dinosaurs who ruled the earth before them in My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs.

Travel with mischievous cartoon guides, the Brainwaves, in this book of science through a range of mindblowing STEM topicsMeet the Brainwaves, hilarious little mischief-makers who will be your guides to a marvellous range of mindblowing science topics! These pint-sized pals will jump aboard the invention of the car, take you on a madcap holiday to Mars and outer space, and will even shrink down to atomic level to explore the most basic building blocks of science. The Most Exciting Book of Science, Inventions, and Space Ever has a bunch of scientific discoveries that kids aged 8-12 will love to learn about - from the wisest and wackiest inventions the world has ever seen to the adventures of pioneering astronauts, plus all the core information they need to know, such as the periodic table, energy, forces, and matter. Each exciting illustrated adventure is packed with amazing facts and core information to learn about - from why gravity sucks to how the Industrial Revolution was powered. This STEM book for children features: - Step by step guides that give precise detail on scientific discoveries, planets, inventions and more!- Quirky characters deliver witty facts and asides, with a special new character to look out for in each part of the bind-up. - Mini biographies and profiles of key figures, events, and features. - Key subject areas, such as science and space that are presented in an inventive and whimsical way. With a host of colourful characters offering entertaining insights on each subject, the Brainwaves will both delight children's eyes and broaden their knowledge. Even the most reluctant readers will be absorbed, by hysterical artworks teeming with tiny, wise-cracking Brainwaves that bring each topic to life and make facts fun. Through their zany antics, readers can take a fantastical foray into a range of fields, learning about science, space, and discovering more than 300 inventions.

The ultimate guide to more than 100 top sports from around the world, from basketball to blade running. Are you a team player? Do you have a steady aim? Maybe you are super fast or strong? Whatever your size or skill, there is a sport out there for you. The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is the ultimate illustrated guide to the diverse world of sport, from the best known ball-sports, athletics, and water sports to the most obscure racket sports and races (anyone for a game of pickleball?). The book showcases different sports by grouping them into categories including team sports, target sports, winter sports, wheels and motors, horse sports, and extreme sports. This illustrated guide to sports for kids offers: - A dynamic visual design and clear language, explaining all the sports essentials to understand and enjoy the featured sports. - A core overview to explain each sport through "aim of the game" boxes, and essential equipment. - Clear, intuitive categories that divide the sports, allowing kids to expand their understanding and compare similar sports they are interested in. - Special features to tell the story of the Olympics and Paralympics, focusing on the history, aims, and spirit of the Games. The Illustrated Sports Encyclopedia is a must-have title for all young sports enthusiasts, particularly in the run up to the 2024 Paris Olympics. A special section on the Olympic and Paralympic Games looks at their history, from the early Greek games right up to the present day, with Summer and Winter Olympic sports clearly identified and explained. Dynamic photography brings the sports to life, and complements the clear explanations and artworks that describe the rules, equipment, competitions, and common terms.

Learn all you need to know (and more) about these prehistoric creaturesDid you know a Barosaurus weighed more than three elephants and shook the ground as it moved?! Everything You Need to Know About Dinosaurs contains amazing facts and staggering statistics that will tell you all you could hope to know about the tremendous dinosaurs. From the Megatooth shark and winged wonders to the fearsome T-Rex and the giant mammoths, key information is included on each type of dinosaur and prehistoric creature and where they were found. You'll also get quirky facts, amazing pictures, and fun games and quizzes.Perfect for school projects, Everything You Need to Know About Dinosaurs also contains facts about fossils, early plants, the death of dinosaurs and early man. It's everything you need to know and everything you want to find out.

From famous Gods to the inside of temples, this title lets your child get all the homework help they need, and learn all about Ancient Greece.

Astonish your friends and family with this incredible collection of mind-boggling facts about the scariest animals ever to walk the Earth. This unbelievably fascinating dinosaur book for children will teach you all you need to know about prehistoric animals, like which dinosaur had the sharpest teeth, the longest claws, the smallest brain, the largest droppings, and lots more!Did you know that the largest dinosaur was longer than a tennis court but its babies were no bigger than a newborn human baby? That the smallest dinosaur weighed less than a teaspoon of sugar? Or that the largest flying reptile was as tall as a giraffe, with wings the size of a small plane? Children aged 9+ will love all these facts and more, presented either with jaw-dropping CGI illustrations or eye-popping photography - plus additional boxes feature diagrams that make information easy to understand. Celebrate your child's curiosity as they explore:- 1,000 jaw-dropping, mind-blowing facts that will be sure to wow family and friends. - Stunning CGI graphics, fun visual comparisons, and diagrams make stats and facts easy to understand. - Science boxes are illustrated with engaging diagrams. - Photo stories feature additional incredible stories and comparisons. In 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts children can discover the fastest, the slowest, the deadliest, and the downright weirdest dinosaurs ever to roam the planet! This book of mind-blowing dinosaur facts will make the ideal gift for kids who love all things prehistoric, giving a real sense of the colossal scale of dinosaurs and how and where they lived. More in the SeriesIf you like 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts then why not complete the collection? Dive into disgusting facts with 1,000 Amazing Gross Facts and discover the secret science of everything icky and sticky.

Learn about everything in the animal kingdom with this book of extraordinary figures and number-based facts for children aged 9-12!Put the fun back into learning and take children on a number-crunching journey around the animal kingdom. From colossal mammals to tiny insects and everything in between, learn all about your favourite animals with more than 1,000 weird and wonderful numbers. Our World in Numbers: Animals will have you impressing your family and friends like never before with mind-blowing facts and stats on a vast range of different animal species. Children aged 9-12 will number-crunch their way around the animal kingdom, discovering everything from the age of the world's oldest animal and which bird has the most feathers, to which snake has the longest fangs and how long a tiger sleeps in a day. This animal book of fantastic figures offers:- More than 1,000 astonishing animal facts for children aged 9-12. - Different topics divided by 5 chapters, invertebrates, fish, amphibians and reptile, birds and mammals. - Eye-catching double page features, including vibrant photographs and graphics for every topic. - Fun and surprising information on more than 80 topics to engage children in the world around them. This data-packed adventure through the animal world is filled with everything you've ever wanted to know about your favourite animals, with full-page photographs and fun, colourful images, wacky animal fact-bites and funky figures to become an animal expert!

From velvety rabbit ears to furry bunny tails, there are all sorts of textures for baby to explore in this safe, sturdy book that encourages early learning. A Welsh adaptation by Elin Meek.

From furry tigers to scaly crocodiles, there are all sorts of textures for baby to explore in this safe, sturdy book that encourages early learning. A Welsh adaptation by Elin Meek.

Find out how to live more sustainably, manage waste in a better way, and create an eco-home! Includes a specific section about Wales''s waste and sustainability on the inside flap. Rubbish tells us a lot about the impact our waste disposal has on the environment.

This beautiful book brings you the very best of art throughout history - using a truly innovative timeline-led approach. Savour iconic paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper and Monet's Waterlilies, and discover less well-known artists, styles, and movements the world over - from Indigenous Australian art to the works of Ming-era China. And explore recurring themes, such as love and religion, and important genres from Romanesque to Conceptual art, along the way. Timelines of Art provides detailed analysis of the works of key artists, showing details of their technique - such as Leonardo's use of light and shade. It tells the story of avant-garde works like Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Lunch on the Grass), which scandalised society, and it traces how certain artists, genres or movements informed the works of others - showing how the Impressionists were inspired by Gustave Courbet, for example, or how Van Gogh was influenced by Japanese prints.Comprehensive, accessible, and lavishly illustrated throughout, Timelines of Art is an essential guide to the pantheon of world art, so dive straight into discover: - An overview of each movement, including the social and cultural background of the period, grounds the works of art in the spirit of their times.- Turning-point paintings that triggered or epitomised each artistic movement are identified and explained, against a backdrop of influences - the technical advances, admired techniques of an earlier artist, and changes in society that enabled new directions in art.- Glossary of technical terms and comprehensive index help make this an indispensable work of reference for any art-lover.Timelines of Art is the perfect art history book for students of art and/or history, proving ideal for families, schools and libraries and doubling up as a great gift for the art lover in your life.

Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II and her family in this inspiring tribute to the historic life and reign of Britain's longest-serving monarch.For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II showed an unwavering commitment to her country, and she will be remembered as not only Britain's most beloved and longest-reigning monarch, but as a symbol of pride and inspiration everywhere. This book reflects on Elizabeth's remarkable story, and looks at her years as princess, her war-time service, her Coronation, and her role as Queen both at home and across the world.Each page of this charming book will introduce young readers to something new and exciting about the Queen, from her love of horses to the palaces and castles she lived in. It will tell them about her relatives - the princes, princesses, dukes and duchesses that make up her family, making this a wonderful celebration of modern British history.Queen Elizabeth II and her Family has been revised to include 12 new pages that capture recent key events like the birth of Prince Louis, the Platinum Jubilee in 2022, and the Queen's State funeral. With full-colour photographs to complement the simple, age-appropriate text, this is simply the perfect gift to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II

From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines. Jam-packed with surprising facts and amazing details, such as the most bloodthirsty pirate of all time and the first crime to be solved by studying fingerprints, Timelines of Everything will take you on a whirlwind journey through an illustrated history of time, from the Big Bang to the modern world. More than 120 timelines will provide children with all the general knowledge they need - and even some surprising trivia they don't! Must-know topics and alternative history are showcased with beautiful, detailed illustrations and straightforward, easy-to-read text. With timelines on a diverse range of subjects, Timelines of Everything is the ultimate guide to history for kids. This educational book for children aged 9-12 features: - The entirety of prehistory and history, from the creation of the universe to the modern day. - A chronological structure, with six chapters covering Prehistory, the Ancient World, the Medieval World, the Age of Exploration, the Age of Revolution, and the Modern World. - Big, bright, bold timelines bring history to life and entice children to dive in and discover the past. - More than 130 separate timelines on a diverse range of subjects. - Pages on events and eras are scattered between pages on themes, such as medicine, dance, and trains. The first edition of Timelines of Everything has sold more than 280,000 copies worldwide since its publication in 2018. Now the book has been fully updated, with new information and images to cover recent events, all checked by experts, to ensure it continues to be an essential reference for kids. Whether you want to know key breakthroughs that set the Industrial Revolution in motion or defining moments in the history of fashion, you'll find it all here!Explore the series!If you like Timelines of Everything, why not check out other our exciting titles in the Timelines series? Explore the unique collection of visual timelines which bring big topics to life. Discover leaders, legends and legacies in Timelines of Black History, uncover the natural world with Timelines of Nature and explore key milestones and breakthroughs with Timelines of Science.

Discover everything you need to know about biology, with the simplest most visual guide to the science of life.How do vaccines work? What is special about stem cells? How did we evolve from bacteria? The science of life can be dauntingly complex, and it can be hard to separate "good" science from "bad", fundamental truths from the much-hyped breakthroughs reported in the media.With clear, easy-to-understand graphics and packed with fascinating facts, How Biology Works demystifies both the core biology that may have eluded us at school, and the cutting-edge life science that makes the news, answering the questions that spark our curiosity.With power to every page, this striking science book:Is illustrated entirely by specially commissioned, boldly coloured, distinctive, flat, vector graphics that explain each topic clearly and engagingly.Supports the curriculum up to GCSE, but also includes some higher-level topics and cutting-edge biology that makes the news.Uses clear, distinctive, eye-catching graphics to make even complex biology easy to understand.Offers a practical, no-nonsense approach to each subject.Building from life's fundamental ingredients, such as carbon and water, the book explains chemical processes in living cells, controlled by the ultimate biochemical, DNA. It shows how DNA is made of units called genes, which are shuffled in each generation of offspring, leading to variation and evolution. It covers topics from school biology, such as how plants work and how animals, including humans, work, and goes on to ecology and biotechnology.Beyond school science, however, it covers the background to the latest medical technology and biotechnology: how gene therapy works, what stem-cell research is achieving, and how our immune systems, boosted by vaccines, are in an arms race with ever-mutating viruses and other pathogens.At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.So why stop there?How Biology Works is part of DK's widely successful How Stuff Works series. Discover the inner workings of the mind with How the Brain Works, succeed in all things science with How Science Works and discover the cosmos like you've never known before with How Space Works. Whatever topic sparks your interests, there's a plethora of knowledge to discover!

Helps you speak and understand Italian in just 15 minutes a day. This title presents a revolutionary system for learning a language, you'll be on your way to conversing with the locals in no time. It offers a visual approach that makes learning quick, easy and fun.

Helps you speak and understand German in just 15 minutes a day. This title presents a visual approach that makes learning quick, easy and fun. It also includes two accompanying 60-minute CDs that help you perfect your pronunciation.