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Where is an octopus's mouth? How do octopuses hide from other sea creatures? What do their babies look like? This book has the answers to these questions and many more, along with photographs, step-by-step illustrations, simple text and links to websites with video clips and activities.

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How do donkeys help people? Why do some donkeys eat snow? How can you tell if a donkey is scared or angry? Why does a donkey foal fold down its ears? This fascinating book has the answers, presented in simple text with detailed illustrations, clear photographs, links to specially selected websites, and much more.

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You'll never guess where Tyrannosaurus rexes lived, what a Spinosaurus could do with its nose, why the head of a Parasaurolophus was like a trombone or how very heavy dinosaurs sat on their eggs without crushing them! All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with quirky and surprising things to know about all kinds of dinosaurs.

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Uncover this surprising and inspiring collection of things to make, play and do with all sorts of paper and glue. Race paper dogs down a slope, fold giant butterflies from old wrapping paper and discover ways to hide and reveal messages in pieces of paper. Find out how to decorate paper with marbled patterns, turn two paper cups into a rotating time machine and discover the secret recipe for planets made from glue. And if you follow the templates and simple step-by-step instructions, you can cut, fold and stick together a shark that bends and thrashes its tail. - Encourages imagination, creativity and calming concentration. - Supports affordable fun as well as reuse and recycling at home.

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A fantastic book of Christmas things to do, from festive puzzles to doodling and colouring, with dozens of stickers. Children can decorate a Christmas tree with sticker baubles, spot the penguins ice skating and guess what the presents are in their colourful wrapping paper. A great way to keep kids busy over the holidays.

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Journeys need never be boring again with this vibrant activity book for young children. Packed full of write-in activities including puzzles, wordsearches, dot-to-dot, spot-the-difference, mazes and more. A fantastic pastime for journeys and holidays.

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How many types of sloths are there? Why does their fur turn green? Can sloths swim? This book has all the answers and much more, along with photographs, step-by-step illustrations, simple text and links to websites with video clips and activities.

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A charmingly illustrated picture book about a little raccoon called Algernon and his extraordinary day at Miss Molly’s school. Algernon’s manners are bad at first... but lessons in the Sharing Studio and Listening Carefully Lab, lunchtime in the Dining Hall, the Library’s lovely language books and Good Sports Day soon have a transformative effect.

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What do wolves eat? How do mother wolves carry their babies? Why do wolves hunt together in packs? What do wolves do when they're happy? In this book, you'll find the answers and lots more, with stunning photographs, informative text, step-by-step illustrations and links to fascinating websites.

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A fantastically festive write-in activity book, packed with puzzles, codes to crack, games to play, doodles to draw and lots more. Activities include helping Santa fill his sack with presents, decorating a Christmas tree, discovering the story of The Nutcracker ballet and an advent calendar to colour in day-by-day.

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How can you bend water with a ruler? What makes grass green? How do machines work? What happens if you add raisins to a fizzy drink? Why don't seals freeze in icy water? Can anything stop paper clips from sinking? This book will show you how to discover the answers to these questions and more - making you think like a scientist in a few simple steps.

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Children will boost their writing and speaking skills with this bumper book of words. They will learn new words, find out what they mean, check spellings and discover 50 other ways to say ‘nice’. Easy to use and packed with pictures, it’s the perfect book to help children with school and homework from age 7 to 11 and well beyond.

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Watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, sail along the River Thames and visit Trafalgar Square as you sticker your way through London’s famous landmarks. With over 250 stickers to bring the bustling scenes to life, including tourists, London buses and Beefeaters, plus carefully selected links to websites with photos and video clips.

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How do tigers choose their territories? How do they greet each other? Why do they fight? What can people do to protect tigers in the wild? This book has the answers, and more, with incredible photographs, clear illustrations, step-by-step text and links to fascinating websites.

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You'll never guess how monkeys clean their teeth, why penguins steal stones, which baby animal is bigger than its parents or just how high bumblebees can fly! All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with friendly, humorous pictures and quirky, surprising facts about all kinds of animals. You'll want to share this book with everyone you know!

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A fascinating introduction to the world of elephants, complete with amazing photographs, illustrations and weird and wonderful facts. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text. Developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Carefully selected internet links to exciting websites to find out more. Great reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction.

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When were the first fireworks made? How many satellites have been sent into space? And what does the word kimono mean? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this stunningly illustrated book, guaranteed to keep fact-loving, question-asking children entertained for hours on end. Includes internet links to websites to find out even more.

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Packed with simple craft and cooking activities with a Christmassy theme, using things you'll easily find to hand about the house. Make everything from garlands and gift tags to reindeer snacks and wrapping paper.

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An action-packed and colourful first activity book for little children. Activities include mazes, puzzles and colouring activities, plus four pages of stickers of animals, people, robots, dragons, spaceships and lots more! Children can stick race cars onto the track, help brave knights battle dragons and spot the animals on the farm. Answers for the puzzles and mazes are included at the back of the book.

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Discover how to doodle a sloth, turn pencil shavings into pictures and draw in ways you never imagined. Then try printing, spattering paints and painting with dots. There are ideas for portraits, patterns, optical illusions and more, so you’ll soon have enough artworks for your own exhibition — and this book will show you how to stage one too.

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Step outdoors with this book and wave goodbye to boredom! Open a bug hotel, read the night sky and go bird spotting, then learn to draw animals, write a nature poem, and do an outdoor quiz. With specially selected links to websites for even more fun outdoor activities. Wherever you are, wherever you go, there’ll never be a dull moment again!

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Over 135 flaps to uncover fascinating facts such as what karaoke means in Japanese, how the Mona Lisa got her name and how many people are descended from Genghis Khan. Divided into subjects such as Living Things, Science Lab, Treasure Trove, and When Did It Happen? with topics including the periodic table, the formation of the Earth, saltwater crocodiles, the great pyramid of Giza and lots more. Ideal for improving general knowledge and guaranteed to keep fact-loving, question-asking children entertained for hours.

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Fill an icy landscape with penguins. See how long a line you can doodle without stopping. Complete a crowd of monsters marching across the page or transform shapes into a gallery of faces. This eclectic activity book has lots of exciting ideas for you to explore with your pencils, crayons or felt-tip pens. There's even a herd of giraffes who need you to colour in their patches!

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Put your tactics to the test with a variety of classic 'pencil and paper' games and new ones, too. Then, take a line for a walk, turn pencil shavings into pictures and discover simple but effective shading techniques. Join dots and fill in squares to reveal surprising scenes, then complete posters and signs using your own imagination and words. You'll also find shape puzzles, codes to crack, patterns activities and a mini golf course you can play with just a pencil.

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This treasure trove of boredom-busting ideas will keep children entertained for hours on end, whatever the weather. Stage a shadow puppet show, make musical instruments, fly a kite and lots more, then stimulate your brain with riddles, word games and memory puzzles. With specially selected links to websites with even more fun things to do.

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Find out how to turn old newspapers into trees that grow. Transform junk mail into jewels and coil strips of paper into pictures. Fold origami frogs for a race, test paper planes and parachutes and design your own board game. There are amazing tricks you can do with just a pair of scissors and a piece of paper and tips for making your own cabinet of curiosities. This treasure trove of a book has so many rewarding ideas for cutting, folding and sticking that you'll never be bored again!

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You'll never guess how your body fights germs or how dinosaurs fought each other, what kind of animal is named after Sir David Attenborough and what sunsets look like on Mars. All is revealed in this delightful collection of four books. A brilliant addition to any family bookshop, the Big Book of Things to Know contains amazing facts from Lots of things to know about Your Body, Space, Animals and Dinosaurs in a single volume bursting with vibrant illustrations and packed with quirky and surprising things to know.Clear, approachable text will spark young readers' curiosity and is perfect for fact-hungry children to share with family or impress their friends with.

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Discover brilliant new uses for all sorts of cardboard boxes with this inspiring collection of things to make and do. Build your own mini village, turn tissue boxes into monsters and roll up chunky beads from bold and bright packaging. Put bridges and ramps to the test, investigate how you can make an empty box strong enough for you to sit on and see what happens when you roll a marble in the lid of a shoebox with some paint. And if you follow the simple step-by-step instructions, any big cereal box can become an amazing 3D model of the Solar System.

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Step outdoors with this book and wave goodbye to boredom! Open a bug hotel, read the night sky and go bird spotting, then learn to draw animals, write a nature poem, and do an outdoor quiz. With specially selected links to websites for even more fun outdoor activities. Wherever you are, wherever you go, there’ll never be a dull moment again!

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From sunny fishing villages to camping in the great outdoors, glamorous hotels to snowy ski slopes, whale watching trips to trekking in the desert, this book will take you on the best holiday you can imagine. Use the clues to find your suitcase on the baggage carousel, put the puffins into matching pairs, spot the odd prize out at the fairground and decorate the surfboards with patterns. And if you join all 297 tiny fishes, you'll reveal the creature that's hiding in the aquarium.

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