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Capstone Global Library Ltd Unusual Medicine
The field of medicine is fascinating. But some medical conditions, treatments and experiments are almost unbelievable! Did you know workers test medications and medical equipment for bacteria by using a chemical from horseshoe crab blood? Have you ever heard of freezing people''s bodies in the hopes of bringing them back to life in the future? Check out these fascinating findings and even more unusual medicine!
£14.72
Nancy Paulsen Books One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me!
Every spring buds appear on a tree's branches, and then, one by one, come the leaves. In this simple, rhyming text, we count the first ten leaves until, voila! Spring has sprung and we have a glorious canopy. When fall winds blow, we count down, as the last ten leaves fly from the tree. The charming graphic illustrations make learning to count easy, and the corresponding numerals reinforce the learning fun. There's also a world of activity to spy in and around this beautiful tree as the wild creatures, and one little boy, celebrate the changing seasons and cycles of nature.
£8.75
Capstone Global Library Ltd Scott of the Antarctic's Deadly Race to the South Pole
In 1910, Sir Robert Falcon Scott led a team of Englishmen racing to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Amidst freezing temperatures and raging winds, Scott and four others made it to the pole only to find that another team had beaten them to it. Low on morale and facing ever-plunging temperatures, the trek home would prove a harrowing task. Find out if Scott and his men ever made it back home from their frozen adventure.
£8.23