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Test your knowledge with 500 perplexing questions to bamboozle and delight trivia buffs both young and old with The Encyclopedia of Unbelievable Facts. How many kinds of germs live in your bellybutton? Which creature takes a three-year-long nap? If someone asked you to spare a zeptosecond, how long would that be? Has the Leaning Tower of Pisa ever been straight? And what exactly happens to an astronaut’s dirty laundry? The dazzling facts are accompanied by bright, whimsical illustrations and the questions are organized into 10 chapters: Human Body, Science and Technology, Animals, Natural World, Space, Mindbending Stuff, History, Customs and Culture, Our World, and Arts and Entertainment. Written in simple, easy-to-understand language by author Jane Wilsher, this stunning visual encyclopedia is ideal for fact-loving kids and a perfect excuse to bring the family together for some top trivia fun.

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A fresh and fun outdoors activity book to learn about and make friends with your very own (chosen) tree! First, select the friendly wooden giant that you want to get to know, then meet and explore it more fully with 21 games and activities, all taking place in the great outdoors. Hug your tree, rub its bark, ask your tree how old it is and meet the animals that make their homes in its branches. You can also take a bath with your tree (a forest bath that is!), play games together, and make forest art. This playful approach to an outdoor activity book supports learning, helps foster a vital bond with nature and stimulates creative and imaginative play for children of 6 and over.Contents Say hooray for trees! Choose your tree Meet your tree Hug your tree Draw a portrait of your tree Rub your tree's bark Ask your tree its age Measure your tree Talk leaves to your tree Watch your tree over the year Breathe with your tree Meet your tree's animal friends Can you eat your tree? Picnic with your tree Play tree tag Dream a tree house Climb your tree Make forest art Plant a new tree Thank your tree Look after your tree More things to do with a tree Mini tree glossary

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Build towers out of baked mud bricks, gather soil to make a home for worms or ants, and decorate a gigantic mud pie with flowers, twigs and leaves.Packed with arts and crafts, games, thought exercises, science experiments and more, this fun and educational book gets kids to experience the wonder of nature – and talks them through how to safely (and cleanly!) play with slimy, squelchy mud.…all while helping them to develop an understanding of its fantastic superpowers, from its role in growing plants to the cozy home it makes for diverse animal species.With dedicated how-to boxes and step-by-step instructions, as well as splashes of informative detail on ecosystems, plant growth and more, this book is a companion to all sorts of outside activities that can be done wrapped up warm on a muddy autumn day, or baking in the sun at the height of summer.The activities can be done in any order, some alone, some with a grown-up

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A thrilling virtual tour animal safari. Take a hike through the world's rainforests and spot more than 200 wild, colourful, peculiar, and marvellous jungle animals - without ever leaving your own bedroom! Get up close to jaguars and sloths, swim with manatees and piranhas, and watch a bird of paradise show. The imaginative narrative makes you feel like you are actually there.

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Zoom into Space for an exhilarating journey through the Solar System and beyond. Land on the Moon, visit the International Space Station, take a Space walk and tour the planets. But watch out for Space junk, dark matter and black holes! The bright, quirky images, evocative narrative and interactive 'Spot It' game will thrill budding young astronauts throughout the universe.

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In this eye-catching book, readers can explore the hidden inner workings of the human body, look inside different organs and body systems and learn about how to look after their own physical and mental health at the same time. Readers use the see-through magic lens to reveal how our bodies function and the different body parts hard at work inside us. Find out how your senses work with your brain to show us the world around us, how doctors and nurses spot diseases and how we turn food into energy... and poo. So pick up the magic lens and take a tour of the marvellous human body!

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In this eye-catching book, readers can explore the hidden inner workings of machines and inventions, from mundane objects such as toasters and bicycles to cutting edge technologies such as pill-sized medical robots and super-fast maglev trains. Readers use the see-through magic lens to reveal how things work and the elements hidden within machines – everything from wires and pipes to the magnetic and gravitational forces machines rely on to function. Accompanying text explains how these machines function, how they affect our daily lives, and the physical and chemical phenomena that enable them to work.

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