Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world
Penguin Putnam Inc Where Is Mount Everest
Book SynopsisAs the recent deaths of sixteen Sherpas underscore, climbing Mount Everest remains a daunting challenge. Located in the Himalayas, Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a whopping 29,028 feet. In this compelling narrative, Nico Medina guides readers through the mountain’s ancient beginnings, first human settlers, historic climbs, and the modern commercialization of mountain-climbing. With stories of expeditions gone wrong and miraculously successful summit climbs, this is a thrilling addition to the Where Is? series!
£7.98
Penguin Putnam Inc What Was Hurricane Katrina
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£7.67
Houghton Mifflin Next Wave The Quest to Harness the Power of the
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£17.09
Houghton Mifflin Stars A New Way to See Them
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£25.19
HarperCollins Eight Dolphins of Katrina A True Tale of Survival
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£10.79
Penguin Young Readers The Cloud Book
Book SynopsisMeet Cloud! Follow along as she moves, transforms, precipitates, and more in this charming and humorous portrayal of the water cycle.The lifecycle of our protagonist, Cloud, is delightfully and sparsely narrated in nine short chapters that follow the stages of the water cycle. Young readers will immediately fall for this wide-eyed puff, and welcome facts along with humor and personality as they bask in the accomplishment of breezing through each chapter.Trade Review"The science is serious, the explanations cheerful, and children will come away with a fairly extensive understanding of how clouds become clouds." --School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)"An appealing introduction to the physical processes that water undergoes." --Publishers Weekly"A breezy, buoyant bucketful of atmospheric basics." --KirkusBest Book of 2021 --School Library JournalCamellia Award Nominee (2022)
£13.29
Random House USA Inc Magic Tree House Survival Guide
Book SynopsisNow in paperback with an all-new chapter on how to survive a pandemic! Learn to survive anything--just like Jack and Annie! This kid-friendly guide is based on the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Jack and Annie have survived all kinds of dangers on their adventures in the magic tree house. Now they're sharing their secrets with you! Find out how you can tackle lots of scary situations, including shark encounters, earthquakes, fires, shipwrecks, pandemics, and many more! With full-color photographs and illustrations, facts about real-life survival stories, and tips from Jack and Annie, this is a must-have for all survivors of the bestselling Magic Tree House series.
£7.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Comets Meteors and Asteroids
Book SynopsisHe was a teacher for more than twenty years, has written more than 250 books, and has won multiple awards.This book includes an author's note, glossary, and index and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.
£9.24
DK Misterios de la Naturaleza
Book SynopsisEvery page reveals a surprising story from the natural world that you just won't forget.Discover the wonders of planet Earth and learn about some of the most amazing animals, plants, rocks and minerals, and microscopic life that live here.The storybook descriptions and close-up images let you discover the myths and legends of living creatures and minerals, as well as key facts about their natural history. Find out how the prowling jaguar uses spots to avoid being spotted, why a sticky sundew means big trouble for insects, and what on Earth a radiolarian is. From opals to orchids and tapirs to toadstools, this beautiful collection brings more than 100 remarkable items from the natural world to life.With a decorative foil cover, gilded edges, and a ribbon for keeping your place, The Wonders of Nature is an irresistible gift for children who can't get enough of nature.
£20.89
DK Bajo tus pies Under Your Feet
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£13.49
DK Extraordinary Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric
Book SynopsisDiscover more than 100 dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals in this exciting children’s dinosaur encyclopedia! Extraordinary Dinosaurs Visual Encyclopedia is the perfect book for young readers who want to get up close and personal with their favourite prehistoric creatures! Children will be excited to see the fastest, largest, and fiercest creatures, browse their habitats, learn about their claws and spikes, and find out how their fossils help scientists piece together hidden clues about their lives.This must-have dinosaur book for children aged 7–11 features fascinating information on all the major types of dinosaur as well as ancient fish, other prehistoric reptiles in the air or water, and early mammals. Kids will be drawn in and mesmerized by hundreds of exciting images and surprising information on many different dinosaur profiles.Inside the pages of this thrilling dinosaur book for kids, you’ll find:-
£17.09
DK DKFindout Arctic and Antarctic
Book SynopsisA fact-packed book that explores some of the coldest places on Earth, and the latest title in the award-winning DKfindout! series.Journey to the icy lands at the ends of the Earth and learn all about life at the poles. Explore Earth’s polar regions—from amazing wildlife to the heroic explorers who ventured there. Discover snowy mountains, frozen seas, and icebergs bigger than skyscrapers! Children will meet the remarkable animals that survive and thrive in the harsh conditions of these icy worlds. There’s the giant polar bear using its large padded paws to trek many miles across the ice and snow, and the Arctic tern whose incredible flight from one side of the world to the other, is the longest animal migration in the world. Learn all about the spectacular natural light displays that transform the night skies near the North and South Poles, then find out why the Arctic experiences an
£10.44
DK A Dinosaurs Day Deinonychus Goes Hunting
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£15.29
DK DK Super Readers Level 3 Twisters
Book SynopsisHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about wild weather with this engaging nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Twisters! will introduce kids to everything they need to know about twisters–from the scientists who track them to the people who have their lives turned upside down by the swirling winds–and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- Covering engaging, motivat
£13.49
DK DK Super Readers Level 3 Twisters
Book SynopsisHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about wild weather with this engaging nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Twisters! will introduce kids to everything they need to know about twisters – from the scientists who track them to the people who have their lives turned upside down by the swirling winds – and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- Covering engaging, mot
£6.49
DK DK Super Readers Level 3 Eruption
Book SynopsisHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the fiery mountains that are volcanoes with this engaging nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Eruption! will introduce kids to everything they need to know about volcanoes–from where they start to what happens when they erupt, famous eruptions, and even how to make a model of one–and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- C
£13.49
DK DK Super Readers Level 3 Eruption
Book SynopsisHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the fiery mountains that are volcanoes with this engaging nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Eruption! will introduce kids to everything they need to know about volcanoes – from where they start to what happens when they erupt, famous eruptions, and even how to make a model of one – and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:<
£6.63
DK Eyewitness National Parks
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£9.49
DK Eyewitness National Parks
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£15.29
DK DK Super Readers Level 3 Cool Caves
Book SynopsisHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the coolest caves all over the world with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Cool Caves will introduce kids to a parade of unique caves around the world—from a cave that could house skyscrapers to caves of ice—and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topic
£13.49
DK DK Super Readers Level 3 Cool Caves
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£6.49
DK DK Super Readers PreLevel Sparkly Gems
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£13.49
DK DK Super Readers PreLevel Sparkly Gems
Book SynopsisFind out about the sparkly gems in a beautiful crown. Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.Use your reading superpowers to learn all about beautiful gems, how they are made and used - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Sparkly Gems is a beautifully designed reader all about gems, and how some are naturally beautiful and others are grown in labs - but they all make fabulous jewelry! The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about some beautiful gemstones, including rubies, emeralds, pearls and diamonds.
£6.49
DK Amazing Oceans
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£22.49
DK Rocks and Minerals Ultimate Handbook
Book SynopsisUnearth the wonderful world of marvelous minerals, spectacular stones, and glistening gems in this complete guide to Earth’s rocks and minerals.Introducing Rocks and Minerals Ultimate Handbook, the latest title in DK’s Ultimate Handbook series which takes you on the journey to discover some of the world’s most fascinating rocks, minerals and gemstones of the natural world.This geology book for kids includes must-know facts and stats about more than 200 rocks, minerals, and gems, teaching all about where these objects come from, what they are made of, their uses, and their unique characteristics. With stats about each featured rock or mineral, including its colors, crystal shapes, and the materials it’s made of, this book is ideal for budding geologistsThis fascinating geology book for kids offers: - Thematic pages introducing different topics, including: the rock cycle, fossils, space rocks, birthstones,
£14.24
DK Mi primer atlas del mundo Childrens Illustrated
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£18.99
Pebble Books ScoobyDoo Explores the Neighborhood
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£28.19
Candlewick Press,U.S. Earth Verse Haiku from the Ground Up
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£16.19
Candlewick Press,U.S. Sinking the Sultana A Civil War Story of
Book SynopsisThe worst maritime disaster in American history wasn’t the Titanic. It was the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River — and it could have been prevented.In 1865, the Civil War was winding down and the country was reeling from Lincoln’s assassination. Thousands of Union soldiers, released from Confederate prisoner-of-war camps, were to be transported home on the steamboat Sultana. With a profit to be made, the captain rushed repairs to the boat so the soldiers wouldn’t find transportation elsewhere. More than 2,000 passengers boarded in Vicksburg, Mississippi . . . on a boat with a capacity of 376. The journey was violently interrupted when the boat’s boilers exploded, plunging the Sultana into mayhem; passengers were bombarded with red-hot iron fragments, burned by scalding steam, and flung overboard into the churning Mississippi. Although rescue efforts were launched, the survival rate was dismal — more
£21.24
Holiday House Inc Libro de las Nubes
Book SynopsisResulta que las nubes son divertidas, traviesas y muy interesantes. Tomie dePaola, el autor de los éxitos de ventas Strega Nona, Quiet y diversos otros libros, sabe mucho sobre nubes. También sabe mucho sobre lo que la gente piensa de ellas. Algunas personas ven animales y figuras en las nubes. En la antigüedad, los griegos creían que Hermes, el mensajero de los dioses, una vez se robó el rebaño del Sol, que eran nubes. En este original libro ilustrado, Tomie presenta algunos de los tipos de nubes más comunes, así como los mitos y leyendas inspirados en sus formas. Sus ilustraciones simples e imaginativas muestran cómo las distintas formas y colores de las nubes anuncian cambios en el clima. En este libro aprenderás muchas cosas sobre las nubes que es probable que no supieras. Con el humor característico de Tomie dePaola, y sus hermosas ilustraciones, la lit
£16.14
Holiday House Inc Libro de las Nubes
Book SynopsisResulta que las nubes son divertidas, traviesas y muy interesantes. Tomie dePaola, el autor de los éxitos de ventas Strega Nona, Quiet y diversos otros libros, sabe mucho sobre nubes. También sabe mucho sobre lo que la gente piensa de ellas. Algunas personas ven animales y figuras en las nubes. En la antigüedad, los griegos creían que Hermes, el mensajero de los dioses, una vez se robó el rebaño del Sol, que eran nubes. En este original libro ilustrado, Tomie presenta algunos de los tipos de nubes más comunes, así como los mitos y leyendas inspirados en sus formas. Sus ilustraciones simples e imaginativas muestran cómo las distintas formas y colores de las nubes anuncian cambios en el clima. En este libro aprenderás muchas cosas sobre las nubes que es probable que no supieras. Con el humor característico de Tomie dePaola, y sus hermosas ilustraciones, la lit
£8.54
Tundra Books Snow Falls
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£16.19
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Bodies from the Ash
Book SynopsisBut Vesuvius was an active volcano, and within twenty-four hours of its eruption, the city was destroyed. Hundreds of years later, archaeologists unearthed what was buried under the rubble. The most unexpected and extraordinary discovery? The imprints of Pompeiians, their deaths captured as if by photographic images in volcanic ash.Trade Review"With incredibly engrossing images and narrative, this is a powerful and poignant piece of nonfiction."–School Library Journal, starred School Library Journal, Starred "The jewels here are the numerous black-and-white (and some color) photographs. . . . Excellent for browsers as well as researchers." ––Booklist Booklist, ALA —
£11.11
Picture Window Books Cracking Up
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£9.99
Disney Publishing Group Storms National Geographic Kids Explore Readers
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£14.90
National Geographic Kids National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of
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£22.79
National Geographic Kids National Geographic Kids Ultimate Globetrotting
Book SynopsisDiscovering the world and all that's in it will take on a whole new level of excitement for kids with this bold and vibrant world atlas. It's full of fun facts, fascinating information, easy-to-read maps, lots of games, and vibrant pictures of everything from wacky hotels around the world to natural and man-made wonders. Kids will be presetned with people, places, and animals that span the globe while being enganged and entertained.
£22.90
National Geographic Kids My Ocean Adventure National Geographic Kids Funny
Book SynopsisYou've just discovered a submarine that will take you to underwater places around the world! What happens next is up to YOU! Filled with excitement and hilarity, this compositional challenge lets you tell your very own story starring...YOU! Combining National Geographic Kids' photography and illustrations in colorful laugh-out-loud pages, this engaging, entertaining, and educational book introduces you to animals and people from all over the high seas, and invites you to enter a new world imaginatively by combining your story with theirs.
£6.50
National Geographic Kids Los Volcanes Volcanoes National Geographic Kids
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£14.90
National Geographic Kids Bling National Geographic Kids Readers Level 3
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£14.90
National Geographic Kids National Geographic Kids World Atlas 6th edition
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£34.90
National Geographic Kids National Geographic Student World Atlas 6th
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£28.40
Thorndike Striving Reader I Survived the Childrens Blizzard 1888
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£17.37
DK Where on Earth Atlas
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The editors at DK have compiled a wealth of world history into a compact book." — School Library Journal"A particularly compelling geography book, full of eye-catching art, up-to-the-last minute date." — The Cape Cod Times"A lively, informative atlas that is fun to browse or read from cover-to-cover." — Chico Enterprise-Record"While this volume is certainly extremely useful for students writing reports, browsers will also enjoy perusing the fascinating tidbits interspersed throughout." — School Library Journal
£20.89
DK Under Your Feet... Soil Sand and Everything
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£14.24
DK Life Cycles
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£18.99
Arcadia Children's Books Local Baby Hudson Valley
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£11.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Local Baby Mystic
£10.79
