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Learn all about our planet with this book of one hundred facts. Fascinating facts about the earth, with colour illustrations and fun quizzes to test your knowledge.

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100 People Who Made History is no ordinary history book. Inventors and explorers rub shoulders with political leaders, sports stars, and entertainers. From Marco Polo to Marie Curie via Pele, this top 100 comes from all over the world, taking in all types of people. Packed with engaging graphics and plenty of unusual facts, each profile describes the major influences and tells true stories about the movers and shakers from our history. Take a seat and meet the people that have changed our world and discover how they did it.

Meet the people who helped shape the world we know today. "100 People Who Made History" is no ordinary history book. Inventors and explorers rub shoulders with political leaders, sports stars, and entertainers. From Marco Polo to Marie Curie via Pele, this top 100 comes from all over the world, taking in all types of people. Packed with engaging graphics and plenty of unusual facts, each profile describes the major influences and tells true stories about the movers and shakers from our history. You can take a seat and meet the p... read more

Can you imagine what it's like to be caught in an ice storm? To hang from a trapeze? To come face to face with a great white shark? From the wobbliest bridges to the scariest storms, from deadly animals to killer viruses, this is your ultimate guide to venomous snakes, towering cliffs, revolting rats, precarious bridges, dangerous sports, extraordinary feats, mightiest monsters, raging storms, alien intruders, deadliest spiders, freakiest events, terrifying rides and much more! Each horrifying topic includes a 'fear factor' rating,... read more

This is an action-packed collection of 100 simple science experiments using easily-sourced materials. It features making crystals, electrical circuits, paper planes, kaleidoscopes, balloon rockets, shadow puppets and much, much more. It combines hands-on fun with scientific investigation and covers all areas of science even simple genetics! It also includes a glossary and internet links to recommended websites with lots more experiments and activities. It is shortlisted for the Aventis Prizes for Science Books 2006.

This title contains a pack of 30 generously sized cards each showing a tasty and simple treat to make at home. On one side of the card there is a mouth-watering photograph of the finished dish, which when turned over shows clear, step-by-step picture instructions for how to make it. Recipes include apple flapjacks, chocolate fudge brownies and fairy cakes.

This title contains a pack of 30 cards, each showing a tasty and simple treat which can be made at home. On one side of the card, there is a mouth-watering photograph of the finished dish, which when turned over shows clear, step-by-step picture instructions for how to make it. The recipes include chocolate brownies, mini meringues, raspberry ice-cream and ginger star biscuits.

Surfing Scientist Ruben Meerman from ABC TV's Rollercoaster shows you how to make 40 excellent gizmo's with stuff that's lying around the house. With step-by-step instructions and photos, learn the fascinating science that makes these gizmos work.

You can't built a bridge, bake a cake or even do your shopping without maths, but many children (and adults) are put off it at school because it can seem pretty tricky and, dare we say it, boring...50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know About Maths will help you over your maths hurdles once and for all. Packed with hundreds of amazing puzzles, games and facts, each chapter breaks down the basics in a fun, accessible way. The weird and wonderful scenarios will entertain as much as they inform, and make learning maths a breeze. Key conc... read more

The perfect guide to the most important ideas and concepts that underpin Western art: Romanesque; Byzantine; International Gothic; Early Renaissance; High Renaissance; Northern Renaissance; Mannerism; Baroque; Caravaggism; Dutch Golden Age; Rococo; Neoclassicism; Romanticism; Academic Art; Orientalism; Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Realism; Impressionism; Symbolism; Post-Impressionism; Neo-Impressionism; Synthetism/Primitivism/Les Nabis; Fauvism; Expressionism; Art Nouveau and Secessionism; Cubism; Orphism; Futurism; Dadaism; Surrea... read more

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a MUD and an API? Don't know your OCR from your PPC? Not quite clear on crowd-sourcing and culture jamming? Then this book is for you. In a series of accessible and engagingly written essays, 50 Digital Ideas You Really Need to Know introduces and explains all the key aspects of the digital world and how it works. It is a book that will be welcomed by anyone who wants to understand one of the most powerful forces shaping our world. Aggregation; API; Augmented reality; Automatic ... read more

Here is a fascinating, fact-filled book that answers the questions most often asked about the Titanic. In addition, highly illustrated pages convey dozens of stories and rare bits of information that readers will love. Each spread tells a different aspect of the Titanic story, from building, launching, and sailing to collision, and rediscovery, with high-quality illustrations, close-cropped artefacts, archival images, step-by-step diagrams, and more.

Two of the most trusted reviewers in the field join with top authors, illustrators, and critics in a definitive guide to choosing books for children--and nurturing their love of reading. A FAMILY OF READERS is the definitive resource for parents interested in enriching the reading lives of their children. It's divided into four sections: 1. Reading to Them: Choosing and sharing board books and picture books with babies and very young children.2. Reading with Them: Launching the new reader with easy readers and chapter books.3. Read... read more

For backyard cricketers, aspiring national heroes — and everyone in between. For millions of fans worldwide, cricket is the world. But how did this game that has too many rules and can take days to play take hold in every corner of the globe? This is the updated history of the quirkiest sport on the planet. Any other sport is just not cricket! •Updated statistics •Great for cricket fans of all ages

Throughout the book, each image is accompanied by an explanation of how it works, the story behind it - when it was discovered or who invented it first - and the details of exactly why it fools the human brain. The book includes many new and previously unpublished illusions, as well as new adaptations of lesser-known illusions. It also includes works by well-known illusion artists such as Bridget Riley, Salvador Dali, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Oscar Reutersvard, Rene Magritte, Istvan Orosz and Rob Gonsalves.There are chapters on the fol... read more

These are nine stories of Ancient Egypt, wittily retold in comic-strip style. Full of mystery and adventure, the stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are steeped in thousands of years of history. From the creation myth to the curse of Tutankhamen and the fall of Cleopatra, Marcia Williams' classic comic strip retellings bring new life to the myths and wonders of this ancient civilization. You can open the gatefold pages to reveal the curse of Tutankhamen. You can discover fascinating facts, such as how the Eg... read more

Features photographs that give your child an eyewitness view of the homes and characteristics of bugs, birds and other living creatures. This title helps your child to learn about behaviour, evolution and human relationships related to the animal kingdom.
 
Includes removeable wall charts.