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Learning is important no matter where you are. But some classrooms are very different than others. Discover all types of schools around the world in this fun, engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it.

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Get ready to celebrate! People around the world look forward to different holidays and honour them with special traditions. Learn about the many types of holidays and how they're celebrated in this engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it.

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What do tic-tac-toe, Pilolo and hookey have in common? They're all games! Find out what people play around the world in this engaging series that develops kids' understanding of our diverse global community and their place in it. What game will you play next?

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Joey and Johnny have a new substitute teacher. And that teacher happens to look just like a swamp creature from Johnny's favourite comic book. Mrs Gilman is a little odd, but there's no way she's really a swamp creature is there? With short chapters, easy-to-read text and enhanced back matter, Boo Books deliver just-right frights (without the sleepless nights) for the earliest readers.

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Swish! This photo-guessing game challenges pre-readers to guess whose tail appears in each image. The scaly, tufted, and bushy answers may be surprising!

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Sniff! This photo-guessing game challenges kids to guess whose nose appears in each image. The sniffling and snort-worthy answers may be surprising!

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Asia is huge! Antarctica is cold. Australia is an island. Africa has deserts, rain forests and more! Find out about the geography, climate and animals of Earth’s seven main land masses and what makes each one unique.

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This folktale tells the story of a boy named Kim who lives near a village. He helps on his family farm. He gets eggs from the chickens. He gets milk from the goat. He sits under the tree for shade and collects fruit from it. But he never tells any of them thank you! After Kim rescues a tiger, it is ungrateful to Kim. The tiger wants to eat Kim! Will the other animals and the tree help him?

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Bullying can happen to anyone. And it can take many forms, from verbal threats and physical confrontation to social ostracism and cyber-bullying. Readers will learn how to cope with bullying, how to boost their self-esteem, how to help a friend and even how to recognise bullying in themselves. Feature boxes provide practical advice on every aspect of bullying, including what to do if the bully is a teacher or parent.

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No matter what their family situation, teenagers can often clash with their relatives on issues ranging from small sibling squabbles to major crises like divorce and abuse. This relateable guide helps students build strong relationships with their parents, siblings and other family members through open communication and compromise. Whether readers live with their biological parents, adopted parents, foster parents or grandparents, they will find helpful advice and resources for navigating and resolving conflicts both big and small.

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Rainforests are lush, healthy forests. These amazing ecosystems are home to around half of all Earth's plants and animals. Find out about rainforests through the use of flowcharts in this fascinating book.

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How do baby animals survive in the wild? They're not as helpless as they look. Find out how polar bear cubs stay warm and how tiny alligator hatchlings travel on their mother's back to stay safe.

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Landon's favourite place in the whole world is The Bookworm Bookstore. But when he discovers a bunch of real bookworms, things get weird and wild - and a little scary! What are the bookworms hiding? Dig in to unearth the truth in this early chapter book.

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Experience the flavour of China by using the delicious recipes in this book! As well as being able to make food such as bang-bang chicken and fried noodles, readers can also read about Chinese culture, such as schooling, farming, national festivals and daily life. Top kitchen tips help beginner cooks to get started.

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Sharks are top of the food chain. This means that they are top predators. Find out all about alligators, their life at the top, links in the food chain and "killer facts"!

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There are many stories in books and films about what would happen if aliens invaded Earth. Would humans be able to survive if aliens took over our planet? Read on to find out!

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Peter and Noah Eccleston are identical twins, so it's no surprise they make the perfect paintball teammates. But when Coach Patterson offers them a chance to compete for a single spot on his elite paintball team, the brothers turn on each other. With markers blazing, the twins cut down the competition with ease. But when they finally face off against each other for a point-blank shootout, who will be the first to pull the trigger?

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Ebenezer Scrooge has always hated Christmas, but this particular Eve he’s given a new reason: the ghost of Jacob Marley has come to visit! Clad in heavy chains and weights, Marley's ghost warns Scrooge that three spirits will visit him over the next three nights, each with a ghastly story to share. Will Scrooge's ghoulish experience teach him to embrace the spirit of Christmas, or will he say "bah humbug" to the holidays for the last time?

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Uncovers how people and animals survive extreme ordeals in a variety of life-threatening situations.

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Books in the Animal Babies series take a simple look at different classes of animal babies. This book looks at minibeast babies, and examines how minibeast babies are born, how they are cared for, how they develop, and differences and similarities between baby minibeasts and their parents.

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Young science fans learn why RAIN is important to our world in this photo-filled non-fiction book. Rainy day got you down? Just remember, rain is vital for all life on Earth! In this book, discover how this often overlooked, and sometimes annoying, part of nature is important to our world. We need rain to grow fruit and vegetables and replenish lakes and rivers. Rain is even important to the air we breathe! With plentiful photos, fascinating facts and beyond-the-book back matter, Why Do We Need Rain? will have young researchers and science fans exploring more about the NATURE WE NEED.

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Get ready for a battle to rule the Underworld! The Greek god Hades is the king of the underworld and has power over the souls of the dead and the riches in the earth. But the Egyptian god Anubis also claims to rule the underworld and protect the souls of the dead. If these two ancient gods battled it out one-on-one, who would come out on top? Compare and contrast Hades' and Anubis' strengths, powers and weaknesses in this Mythology Matchup.

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Deserts can be hot and dry, but that doesn't bother me! I love the heat and enjoy sunbathing, but I am not a horned lizard. I spend most of my life underground, but I am not a desert tortoise. What desert animal am I? Read the clues and guess!Each book in the What Animal Am I? series gradually builds up a set of clues and enables readers to work out which animal is being discussed. Along the way, other animals that live in the same places are revealed, further narrowing the range of possibilities. Can you guess which animal is being featured by the end of each book?

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What is it like to live in or visit Brazil? What makes Brazil’s culture unique? Grab your World Passport guide to Brazil and learn about the customs, traditions, food, celebrations and landmarks that distinguish this amazing country from others. In every book in the World Passport series, readers will experience what it might be like to live in different spots around the globe through vibrant photos, engaging text, unique recipes and fun activities. The series introduces children to widely varied cultures throughout the world, broadening their understanding of how people are both similar and different worldwide.

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Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! In this Level 3 book the family are in a race to the top. Each one of them finds a reason to stop and sit on a rock, but one of them won’t quit and gets to the top.

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Your five senses help make every day complete. From smelling and tasting breakfast to feeling soft sheets when you climb into bed, your senses play a big part in your life. Descriptive text and energetic photos highlight the importance of taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing. Know Your Senses includes a glossary, a read more section, kid-friendly Internet sites, and an index.

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These wonderful collection of poems, rhymes and songs are sure to delight your very youngest readers. With vibrant illustrations and fun, rhyming text, students are introduced to different genres on a wide range of topics. The poems, rhymes, songs and chants also link directly to Engage Literacy fiction and non-fiction texts, meaning teachers can use this book as part of the wider Engage Literacy programme.

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These wonderful collection of poems, rhymes and songs are sure to delight your very youngest readers. With vibrant illustrations and fun, rhyming text, students are introduced to different genres on a wide range of topics. The poems, rhymes, songs and chants also link directly to Engage Literacy fiction and non-fiction texts, meaning teachers can use this book as part of the wider Engage Literacy programme.

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What can maps tell you about different places around the world?

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Look! Can you find it? This seek-and-find series is bursting with beautifully composed photo puzzles. Each book showcases a child-friendly theme from zoo animals to food and introduces pre-readers and early readers to the joy of exploring a picture book and searching for all of the hidden treasures.

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Dive and dunk! Slide and slither! Verbs and motion go hand in hand. Bring verbs to young learners, and watch their vocabularies grow! Words are carefully matched to engaging photos that will keep children captivated from beginning to end.

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Parents, sisters, brothers, friends and teachers are just some of the people in children''s lives. Show these words about people to young learners, and watch as their vocabularies grow! Words are carefully matched to engaging photos that will keep children captivated from beginning to end.

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Great white sharks are the largest predatory sharks in the sea! They live all over the world, have many sharp teeth, and can smell blood from miles away. Dive deep into the sea and find all the facts about these incredible fish.

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The light bulbs we use today in our schools and homes are thanks to Thomas Edison. What were the steps Edison took that led him to the world-changing invention we know him for today?

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A world without telephones? Impossible for most young readers to imagine. Find out how you can thank inventor Alexander Graham Bell for every ringtone! Filled with facts and photos, Bell''s story highlights the scientific process he followed, failures and all, from identifying a problem to getting his communication technology into the hands of users.

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From spiders and frogs to deer and bears, temperate forest habitats provide just the right kinds of shelter and weather for a large variety of plants and animals. Learn about the geography and resources of temperate forest habitats as well as how animals and people have adapted to and changed forest environments. Explore this habitat''s future and what people can do to help keep it safe.

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How have bats and cheetahs inspired new modes of transport? There's no limit to the inspiration of the great outdoors. Learn about some of the best new modes of transport that have been inspired by the natural world.

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Going to a ski mountain is lots of fun. Read to find out about the ski mountain and all the things you can do.

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Do you enjoy reading or writing? Do you think about the designs on book covers? Read this book to learn about the different ways you can work in publishing.

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Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider and Bo the Parakeet each love different subjects and different activities, so every part of the school day has something special to offer each curious creature. They are excited to greet the children in the morning and sad to see them go in the afternoon. Thankfully the animal friends all live at the school together.

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Hans works faithfully for seven years building a new sewage system. At the end of his service, his master gives him a lump of gold the size of his head! Hans heads off to make his fortune, but soon the gold becomes too heavy to carry. In a series of hilarious encounters with other travellers, Hans ends up trading one thing for another along his journey, from the gold to a goose to a pig and more! This fractured retelling of Hans in Luck, a lesser-known tale from the Brothers Grimm, will make readers giggle, groan and gasp with delight. Especially when they see why Hans thinks he is the luckiest man in the world.

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What does the little bear cub climb over? What's hiding under a rock? Look inside this book to find out all about location words.

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Simple text describes how lakes form, the plants and animals in lakes, and how people use lakes. Full-colour photographs perfectly match the text on each spread.

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Johannes Gutenberg wasn't just an inventor. He was also a goldsmith, printer and publisher. Young readers will discover how this man found a way to bring information to people near and far.

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During World War II, between 10 July and 31 October 1940, Nazi Germany launched an attempt to invade Great Britain, beginning with air raids. The German air force named the Luftwaffe fought in the skies above Britain against the British Air Force.

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Princess loves to write plays. But her teacher is too busy to help the class put on one of Princess’ plays. What will the class do?

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Experience the events that followed the Sobibor death camp prisoner's decision to escape. Readers will discover a powerful story of human courage and mankind's fierce will to live.

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