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The Spectacular Science of Buildings is guaranteed to answer all those tricky questions that children ask about buildings, bridges, and other structures - and that parents often struggle to answer.Find out how did the Egyptians build the Great Pyramid of Giza? How can skyscrapers keep getting taller? How do guests stay warm in an ice hotel? And many, many more!The bright, busy artworks will encourage science-hungry children to pore over every detail and truly get to grips with the science that underpins everything around us. Information is delivered on multiple levels, allowing readers to dip in and out at speed, or take a deep dive into their favorite subjects.

The Spectacular Science of Space is guaranteed to answer all those tricky science questions that children ask about planets, stars, and galaxies-and that parents often struggle to answer.Find out what gravity is, how we know about the Big Bang, what's it like to live on the International Space Station, and many, many more!The bright, busy artworks will encourage science-hungry children to pore over every detail and truly get to grips with the science that underpins everything around us. Information is delivered on multiple levels, allowing readers to dip in and out at speed, or take a deep dive into their favorite subjects.

Learn how to collect the evidence and crack the case in Basher's eye-opening guide to the world of forensic science.- What secrets do Tire Track, Fingerprint, and Blood Spatter hold?- How do DNA Collection and DNA Profiling help identify criminals?- Why are maggots, flies, and beetles Forensic Entomologist's best friends?With age-appropriate real-world examples, Basher's world of forensic science has the answers to these questions, and more. Every crime scene is laced with traces left behind by the people doing wrong. Bagged, tagged, and analyzed, these traces help investigators work out how a crime unfolded. From Protective Clothing and Ballistics to Autopsy and Fire Investigator, Basher introduces the key players at the crime scene, back in the lab or out in the field. Look inside to get the lowdown on their crime-solving skills!Perfect for home or school, Basher's highly original books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. They make difficult concepts tangible, understandable, and even lovable. Chatty first-person text and stylish, contemporary character illustrations give a voice, personality, and story to each topic-a brilliant way to communicate science.

Learn how to collect the evidence and crack the case in Basher's eye-opening guide to the world of forensic science.- What secrets do Tire Track, Fingerprint, and Blood Spatter hold?- How do DNA Collection and DNA Profiling help identify criminals?- Why are maggots, flies, and beetles Forensic Entomologist's best friends?With age-appropriate real-world examples, Basher's world of forensic science has the answers to these questions, and more. Every crime scene is laced with traces left behind by the people doing wrong. Bagged, tagged, and analyzed, these traces help investigators work out how a crime unfolded. From Protective Clothing and Ballistics to Autopsy and Fire Investigator, Basher introduces the key players at the crime scene, back in the lab or out in the field. Look inside to get the lowdown on their crime-solving skills!Perfect for home or school, Basher's highly original books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. They make difficult concepts tangible, understandable, and even lovable. Chatty first-person text and stylish, contemporary character illustrations give a voice, personality, and story to each topic-a brilliant way to communicate science.

Written by Grandmaster Daniel King, How To Win At Chess is the essential guide to the game for young players. It introduces each piece and its moves, explains key principles such as check and how to open a game, before exploring tricks such as forks, pins, and skewers.With a fresh, contemporary new design, it's packed with graded test positions and training exercises to help young players improve their game as they progress through the book. What's more, readers can brush up on the fascinating history of chess, with features on legendary matches and the greatest players, including the current world champion, Magnus Carlsen.Chess has been revolutionized in recent years-thanks to the success of Netflix's world-beating The Queen's Gambit, the rise of chess streaming on Twitch, the desire for self-improvement during lockdown, and the global appeal of Magnus Carlsen, the youngest player ever to top the world rankings-and its newfound popularity with young and old alike shows no sign of waning.

Are you smart enough to help Ethan, Kiran, Cassia, and Zane stop a long-forgotten ancient Egyptian tomb from disappearing forever?This dynamic, interactive book is packed with all kinds of puzzles, including fiendish mazes, cunning logic problems, codes to crack, tricky memory challenges, and much more. Long ago, a thief tried to steal precious stones from an ancient artefact hidden in the pyramid, but left them all around the tomb. To return the stolen gems and save the pyramid from sinking into the sand, you will need every ounce of brainpower to progress through the challenges, navigating through five locations to the final exit. Throughout the book, nuggets of non-fiction information about ancient Egypt are scattered on the pages.Look out for all the books in the Escape Room Puzzles series and see if you have what it takes to help the gang carry out each mission!

Are you smart enough to help Ethan, Kiran, Cassia, and Zane track down the toxic slime that's infiltrated an incredible eco dome?This dynamic, interactive book is packed with all kinds of puzzles, including fiendish mazes, cunning logic problems, codes to crack, tricky memory challenges, and much more. On a school science trip to an eco dome filled with amazing exotic plants, the gang discover a trail of nasty toxic slime. To track down the source of the slime before it escapes into the outside world, you will need every ounce of brainpower to progress through the challenges, navigating through five locations to the final exit. Throughout the book, nuggets of non-fiction information about forests and plants are scattered on the pages.Look out for all the books in the Escape Room Puzzles series and see if you have what it takes to help the gang carry out each mission!

This collection of eight fables brings Ancient Greece to life. The stories are retold with introductions that tell the reader all about Aesop's life as a slave and a storyteller, and explain the inspiration that lies behind his best-loved tales. Glorious illustrations by Richard Johnson complement Saviour Pirotta's warm and lively style, making this a collection to treasure. It includes stories such as: "The Cat's Bell"; "The Dog and the Wolf"; "The Lion and the Mouse"; "The Goose who Laid the Golden Egg"; "The Fox and the Crane"; "The Tortoise and the Hare"; "The Frogs who Asked for a King"; and "The Jay and the Peacocks".

True friends will always forgive - even when you accidentally hit them on the head! When Figgy's boisterous brothers start playing with her friend Jefferson Bear's favourite tickling stick, Figgy tells them to stop. But they don't and Figgy finds herself drawn into their game - until she accidentally hits JB on the head. The brothers run off and hide the stick, but Figgy is too embarrassed to tell JB what has happened. Her nose goes all pink and her tail goes all twitchy, and she sets off to find where the stick is hidden. Only when she has found it, after a long, incident-filled search, does she own up. JB forgives her everything, and the two friends celebrate with a midnight feast. This very funny story is perfectly pitched for a young audience, who will readily identify with Figgy's predicament. The cast of animal characters, including Buncle the Badger and Hoptail the Squirrel, as well as Figgy and JB themselves, will delight all readers, young and old.

Young children will enjoy following Alan Baker's inquisitive little rabbits as they make new discoveries. Simple and playful artwork group first words by subject, and matching and observation games offer a fresh approach to learning early concepts.