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This book tells the story of Prince William''s life concurrently with that of his now wife, Kate Middleton. It highlights their different backgrounds and concludes with their marriage and birth of their children. The book answers questions such as, How do you become a prince? and When might William become king?

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Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!This high-interest series for children aged 9-11 sorts the facts from the fakes. From the human body and dinosaurs to history and science, each statement is proved right or wrong, and accompanied by eye-popping graphics that bring each subject to life! Prepare to be surprised and amazed by these sometimes strange, but always fascinating, truths.In Fact or Fake: The Truth About Survival Skills, will you separate the facts from the fakes?:Can you really start a fire with a stick? Is it true that you can clean water with sunlight?Shelter means having a roof over your head, or does it? You can tell if a snake is venomous by the shape of its eyes, fact or fake? Eye-catching illustration, quirky fonts and clever design treatment make this an appealing and unputdownable high interest leisure read for children aged 9+ Other titles in the series: The Truth about the Human Body The Truth about Science The Truth about History The Truth about Space The Truth about Animals The Truth about Planet Earth The Truth about Dinosaurs The Truth about Sports The Truth about Inventions The Truth about Survival Skills

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Learning loads of facts is boring, right? Not with this book! Encourage kids to get their quiz on to become the ultimate expert on sport.This book is the ultimate combination of facts and fun. Each chapter has loads of fast facts followed by a short quiz, which makes it the perfect tool for revising for a test or for becoming the quizmaster of the universe. It covers a huge range of topics, from kite surfing to karate, takes a look at some famous sporting moments and iconic stars, and dives into the speed, skills, moves and acrobatic feats that make sports so exciting to read about.These books are designed as a companion resource for children studying core curriculum topics. Illustrations, timelines and graphics work with captions and extended texts to challenge the reader's skills in memory, comprehension and reading. Kids will barely realise they are learning when the competitive element takes over as they aim to become the Quizmaster. The books contain loads of information, but as the quiz sections are spaced evenly throughout, it can make the challenge less overwhelming. Readers can choose to read a section and then answer those questions, or read the book and then attempt the whole quiz in one go. It can be used to test themselves, test their friends or as a ready-made resource for teachers in need of a pop-quiz for their class.Suitable for children aged 8+ who are studying parts of the Key Stage 2 curriculum. Also perfect for sport-mad kids who smash facts like world champions smash records.Titles in this series:Around the WorldDinosaursHuman BodyOuter SpaceScienceSport

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Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!This high-interest series for children aged 9-11 sorts the facts from the fakes. From the human body and dinosaurs to history and science, each statement is proved right or wrong, and accompanied by eye-popping graphics that bring each subject to life! Prepare to be surprised and amazed by these sometimes strange, but always fascinating, truths.In Fact or Fake: The Truth About Inventions, will you separate the facts from the fakes?:Is it true that t-shirts were invented because men couldn't sew on buttons?Were popsicles really invented by accident by an 11-year-old boy?Bubble wrap was supposed to be used as wallpaper, fact or fake?Could early cameras really take pictures of ghosts?Eye-catching illustration, quirky fonts and clever design treatment make this an appealing and unputdownable high interest leisure read for children aged 9+ Other titles in the series: The Truth about the Human Body The Truth about Science The Truth about History The Truth about Space The Truth about Animals The Truth about Planet Earth The Truth about Dinosaurs The Truth about Sports The Truth about Inventions The Truth about Survival Skills

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Explore Earth's geography through the Map Your Planet! series.Find out about the Earth's Natural Resources: where they are found and how we use them. Discover maps of key locations that harvest and process resources, including Finland's forestry industry and how metals and minerals are mined. Learn how resources play a vital role in the environment we live in and why they must be protected for future generations.Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet! series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up to date. The perfect introduction to geography topics for children aged 9+.

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Explore Earth's amazing mountains through the Maps!Let's find out about Mountains: how they form and where they are found. Discover maps of Earth's shifting tectonic plates and amazing mountain landscapes, from the dramatic Sierra Nevada to the skyscraping Himalayas. Learn how people live in mountain regions and how the planet's peaks change over time.Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet! series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up to date. Ideal for children aged 9-11 years.Titles in the series: Biodiversity/ Climate Change/ Habitats/ Mountains/ Natural Disasters/ Population and Settlement/ Rivers and Coasts

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Explore Earth's natural resources through the maps!Find out about the Earth's Natural Resources: where they are found and how we use them. Discover maps of key locations that harvest and process resources, including Finland's forestry industry and how metals and minerals are mined. Learn how resources play a vital role in the environment we live in and why they must be protected for future generations.Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet! series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up to date.

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Explore Earth's geography through the Map Your Planet! series.Let's find out about Mountains: how they form and where they are found. Discover maps of Earth's shifting tectonic plates and amazing mountain landscapes, from the dramatic Sierra Nevada to the skyscraping Himalayas. Learn how people live in mountain regions and how the planet's peaks change over time.Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet! series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up to date.

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Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!This high-interest series for children aged 9-11 sorts the facts from the fakes. From the human body and dinosaurs to history and science, each statement is proved right or wrong, and accompanied by eye-popping graphics that bring each subject to life! Prepare to be surprised and amazed by these sometimes strange, but always fascinating, truths.In Fact or Fake: The Truth About Sports, will you separate the facts from the fakes?:Can wearing red really help you to win?Is it true that snurfing is a popular winter sport?Worm charming is an actual sport, or is it?The longest ever boxing match lasted 110 rounds and took 7 hours. Is that fact or fake?Eye-catching illustration, quirky fonts and clever design treatment make this an appealing and unputdownable high interest leisure read for children aged 9+ Other titles in the series: The Truth about the Human Body The Truth about Science The Truth about History The Truth about Space The Truth about Animals The Truth about Planet Earth The Truth about Dinosaurs The Truth about Sports The Truth about Inventions The Truth about Survival Skills

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Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!This high-interest series for children aged 9-11 sorts the facts from the fakes. From the human body and dinosaurs to history and science, each statement is proved right or wrong, and accompanied by eye-popping graphics that bring each subject to life! Prepare to be surprised and amazed by these sometimes strange, but always fascinating, truths.In Fact or Fake: The Truth About Sports, will you separate the facts from the fakes?:Can wearing red really help you to win?Is it true that snurfing is a popular winter sport?Worm charming is an actual sport, or is it?The longest ever boxing match lasted 110 rounds and took 7 hours. Is that fact or fake?Eye-catching illustration, quirky fonts and clever design treatment make this an appealing and unputdownable high interest leisure read for children aged 9+ Other titles in the series: The Truth about the Human Body The Truth about Science The Truth about History The Truth about Space The Truth about Animals The Truth about Planet Earth The Truth about Dinosaurs The Truth about Sports The Truth about Inventions The Truth about Survival Skills

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Terrorism is an incredibly difficult thing to understand, and can be hard to talk about. Terrorist attacks that we read and hear about are upsetting, frightening and confusing. Aimed at young tweens and teens, this book gives readers a balanced and accessible account of how terrorism has been used throughout history to bring about political change. It looks at what motivates people to become terrorists and at the counter terrorism strategies being employed in different countries.

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Produced in partnership with the RHS, Plants Save the World shows how plants are going to help us to SAVE the world.From tiny seeds and weeds to massive trees, plants come in all different shapes, sizes and colours. They can be found all over the world. In fact, they're so common, we hardly notice them at all. But plants are the foundation of all life on Earth - without them, we cannot survive! They provide food and medicine, clean the air we breathe, provide habitats for animals, protect against disasters, such as flooding, and are used to make products that we use every day. But plants are threatened by humans and so this book is going to show YOU how you can help to save them, too! :DThis book is for children aged 7+ and supports the science curriculum in the study of plant life cycles, plant parts, food chains, ecosystems, deforestation and habitats at KS2

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Produced in partnership with the RHS, Plants Save the World shows how plants are going to help us to SAVE the world!From tiny seeds and weeds to massive trees, plants come in all different shapes, sizes and colours. They can be found all over the world. In fact, they're so common, we hardly notice them at all. But plants are the foundation of all life on Earth - without them, we cannot survive! They provide food and medicine, clean the air we breathe, provide habitats for animals, protect against disasters, such as flooding, and are used to make products that we use every day. But plants are threatened by humans and so this book shows you how you can help to save them, too!Supports the science curriculum in the study of plant life cycles, plant parts, food chains, ecosystems, deforestation and habitats.In the accompanying book, Bugs Save the World, you can discover why bugs are so important to the survival of our planet, too.

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