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Introduce children to the healthy, hearty vegetables that will help them grow up big and strong. Young readers will enjoy exploring the secrets of the garden – from onions (they make your eyes water!) to artichokes (we eat the flower, not the leaves or the fruit!). They’ll learn where and how different types of vegetables grow – including carrots, courgettes, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, cucumber, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, and many more. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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A lot goes on inside the human body – and with the help of your ‘magic’ torch, you’ll see just how much! Identify the five senses. Find out what happens to the food we eat. See how a baby grows inside its mother. Explore your body through X-rays and under a microscope. In this storybook, children will gain an appreciation for their own anatomy, whilst learning that other people’s bodies come in all shapes, sizes, and skin tones. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Charlotte Voake is an award-winning illustrator whose titles include Ginger and Hello Twins.Pierre Babin is a children's author.

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Follow Ray Charles''s rise from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship, loss, and blindness to become the undisputed king of rhythm ''n'' blues. Each spread relates a different stage of his life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and Rémi Courgeon''s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 15 of the singer''s most emblematic recordings.

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Find out how landscapes are formed over millions of years; discover how wind, water, and ice sculpt valleys and mountains; and see a new island emerge as a volcano erupts.

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An illustrated biography about Bach's childhood and how he came to become a great composer. The accompanying CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story.Bach was born into a family ofmanymusicianscomposers, singers, and instrumentalists. At the age of 12,he could play the harpsichord, the organ, the violin, and the viola. Children who are curious about how musical instruments are crafted, and whomay have wondered howpieces of wood is needed to make a violin, will find that they may have much in common with Bach.

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Olivier Baumont is a professional classical musician. He is a regular performer in baroque music festivals around the world. Charlotte Voake is an award-winning illustrator whose titles include Ginger, Hello Twins. Henry Purcell, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Debussy, Hector Berlioz, Antonio Vivaldi, and Piotr Iliych Tchaikovsky.

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Which came first: the chicken or the egg? In this storybook, young readers can decide for themselves. Through intricate illustrations, they’ll see the egg inside the chicken; then the chick inside the egg. They’ll also discover which other animals lay eggs – from reptiles and insects, to fish and shellfish – and they’ll learn lots of fun facts along the way. Did you know, hen turkeys can lay up to 100 eggs each year? This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Learn all about ants, one of the strongest and most well-organized of creatures on the planet This book provides a vivid visual demonstration on why the reputation of ants for organization and hard work is fully justified. They live in large communities and build impressive homes in the form of anthills with multiple chambers inside. There are 12000 different kinds of ants, some carnivorous, who eat other insects, and some vegetarian. They are remarkable in being able to carry objects as much eight times their size and 20 times their own weight. They show clear signs of intelligent communication and high levels of collaboration. Yet for some other animals and birds ants are simply their favourite food!

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Walking through a city, you’ll see lots of buildings and statues – but to discover the hidden world below the streets, you’ll need your ‘magic’ torch and your sense of adventure! Explore the cellar beneath the house, the pipes below the pavements, and the car parks and underground trains that run under our feet. Maybe you’ll even uncover the fascinating remains of an ancient city, if you’re lucky. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Discover music in all its variety from the wind singing in the trees to to a complete classical orchestra! Get to know the different families of musical instruments – string, brass, woodwind, percussion and keyboard. Discover how they each produce sound. Watch an orchestra and conductor at work. Lift up the lid a grand piano and look inside. Learn about traditional instruments from around the world and make your own instrument at home!

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"Who were our earliest human ancestors? Where did they come from? What did they hunt? What tools did they invent? How did they evolve over time? What traces did they leave behind? The reader will learn answers to these and many more questions through through detailed and lifelike illustrations and clear text that depicts our ancestors way of life. The children will step inside the cave of a prehistoric family by turning the page, learn about hunting mammoth and reindeer, making clothes and tools, and painting on cave walls with their hands. "

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Light up the past as you enter an Egyptian tomb. Who is inside the sarcophagus? What do the strange hieroglyphics mean? How did the Egyptians preserve dead bodies?

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Whales, the biggest animals on Earth, live on the sea. It is a wonderful creature but becoming sadly rare. Watch this giant leap gracefully out of the waves. See how it looks after its calf underwater. Children will delight in comparing and identifying different whales.

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Discover how these remarkable mammals thrive in the icy cold of the Arctic Circle. Find out how their layers of fat, their white coats and their pointed claws are adapted to the ice and snow. See how they hunt, using their very good sense of smell. Watch a mother bear rear her cubs. Learn how melting iceflows threaten the survival of polar bears.

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This colourful storybook fosters young children’s blossoming interest in the natural world, encouraging them to enjoy flowers where they grow: in meadows, in parks, and in their very own gardens. Learn the different parts of a flower. Find out why insects are attracted to flowers, and why sunflowers turn to face the sun. Then follow the lifecycle of a dandelion – from the first bud, to seeds dispersing in the wind. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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It’s as dark as night inside a beehive, an anthill or a termite mound. You can’t usually see what’s going on in there. But in this book you can use a press-out paper flashlight to look at insects inside their homes as if you’d been invited in. As you move the flashlight around, you’ll soon discover all the details hidden in each darkened picture. Find out which jobs the queen, worker and male ants do. Watch a bee develop from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Learn how bees organize their lives and see the beekeeper at work.

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With hens clucking in the henhouse, cows grazing in the fields, rabbits hopping in the grass, ducklings paddling in the pond, pigs rolling in the mud, and cocks crowing at the crack of dawn – there are plenty of things to see and hear on the farm. This fact-filled storybook introduces young children to the characteristics and purposes of these fundamental farm animals. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Travel back in time and follow in the footsteps of these mysterious creatures from long, long ago. Marvel at dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes; see where they laid their eggs; learn how fossils form; and watch scientists piece together a huge dinosaur skeleton. This storybook is filled with fun facts, like which dinosaur was as long as 2 buses, and which was as heavy as 12 elephants! This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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How does a dolphin swim? How do they give birth in the water? How do they communicate with each other? Learn all about these intelligent, affectionate and sociable creatures that often swim in large groups, look after each other when injured and team together to catch their prey. Find out the names of different species of dolphins in the oceans around the world and about some of their close cousins.

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"All living things depend on each other for their food and habitat. In this book children will be able to observe and learn about all the food chains that link living things in an ecosystem. Each double spread explores a different ecosystem: the kitchen garden, woodland, seashore, savannah, jungle, polar, and marine systems. On the left-hand page, colour-coded diagrams and arrows show the different food chains that exist within each ecosystem. On the right-hand page captivating full-page lifelike illustrations show the ecosystems in all their detail. Readers use a “magic flashlight” (in the form of a piece of card) to “light up” and explore these darkened transparent pages, enabling them to focus on one detail at a time."

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Explore the world of Vicent Van Gogh. Discover the painter’s favourite subjects: sunflowers, a wheat field, a café at night, his home in Arles in the south of France, paintings of his bedroom, the night sky, portraits of people he knew. See for yourself why this artist has become so famous.

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See how the heat, the cold and the wind shape the landscape. Discover how people, plants, and animals survive in these desolate regions of the earth.

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Dive under water and watch the fish swim around in the pages of this book, from sea creatures near the seashore to the strangest fish that live in the depths of the ocean.

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The Amazon rainforest hides many secrets. We explore the jungle with its giant trees, its exotic plants and its colourful animal life, including jaguars, snakes and parrots. Find out what it is like to live in a rainforest. Discover the beautiful animals, birds, frogs, insects, flowers, and trees that can be found there. Learn about the threat posed by the most dangerous animal of all, humans. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them. There are 4 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises, link ideas and show how things evolve.

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Readers will find out what happens to food and air and blood in our bodies; where our bones, muscles, veins, and nerves are; and how our brain works and controls what we do.

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? See the egg inside the chicken and the chick inside the egg. Watch as the chick develops, grows, and hatches. Observe different kinds of bird eggs. Find out about the eggs of reptiles, fish and insects. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of highly illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them.

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Young readers will follow in the footsteps of these mysterious giants from long ago. They will find out which dinosaur was as long as two buses, which was as heavy as 12 elephants and where dinosaurs laid their eggs. Children will also watch scientists piecing back together a huge dinosaur skeleton. James Prunier and Henri Galeron's beautifully realistic illustrations bring these giants back to life.

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An illustrated biography about Beethoven's childhood and how he came to become a great composer. The accompanying CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story.Beethovendid badly at school because all he could think about was music, and Mozart was oneof his early admirers. Childrenwill learn that theycanmake up a tune to their favourite poem and sing it, and that with only seven notes they can play countless tunes.

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Find out how people first learned to fly hot air balloons and small planes. Visit the cockpit of a large passenger airliner. Parachute out of a plane and ride in a helicopter and a glider. Learn about about all the different types of aircraft that we use today. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them. There are 4 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises, link ideas and show how things evolve.

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