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Find out about caring for nature and saving the planet with our team of helpful kids, Anjali, Lulu, Mason and Noah!In Nature Needs You, these four friends discover an injured fox in the garden and need to take it to an animal rescue centre. There, they begin a year of discovery learning about the amazing animals, plants and places that make up our natural world.As the year goes on, the children talk to lots of different people, from park rangers and environmentalists, to teachers and grandparents. They learn lots of things about the natural world, from facts about biodiversity, food chains and climate change to pollination, plastic pollution and ecosystems.Throughout the book, there are Take Action advice panels, which give examples of small ways that people can get involved to help protect nature.Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged with nature, by birdwatching or planting wild flowers. There are also full-page, step-by-step activities for how to make a bug hotel and a bird feeder. Perfect for keeping your keen naturalist busy this summer! Take this book to the back garden, the beach or the park and start helping nature now!By the end of the book, readers have a better understanding of the importance of nature, humans' impact on nature and what can be done to help protect it.Look out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Wild Weather! and Save the Seas!

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This colourful and positive book explains why it's good to 'go green'!It's Anjali's birthday party and the children have had a great time. But looking around the room at the end, they see mountains of rubbish, from food waste to wrapping paper, burst balloons and small plastic toys. What will happen to all of this waste?The children find out what happens at a recycling centre and about the huge amount of objects that can be recycled or reused. They learn how to take action outside by helping nature, reducing waste at school dinners, and saving energy and water at home. Through chatting to teachers and local people, the children learn all about green topics such as landfills, litter, plastic mountains in oceans and global warming. But it's not all doom and gloom. They discover that there are ways that they can take action to help save their environment and the planet. By walking to school or switching off lights when they don't need them, this book is full of ideas for reducing and reusing. At the end they hold a fun Eco Festival to raise awareness of how easy it is to 'go green'! 'Stop and Think' panels encourage readers to think about the problem in their local area and 'Take Action' panels give advice for how readers can get involved.Look out for the other titles in this series: Wild Weather!, Save the Seas! and Nature Needs You!Great for teaching children age 7+ about science topics including pollution, global warming, natural resources and energy use.

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This colourful and positive book explores our seas and oceans. Four friends are having fun on the beach when they spot lots of plastic waste scattered everywhere. Discarded drinks bottles, straws, an old flipflop and even a toothbrush! How did it all get here? The children decide to investigate and soon learn all about seas and oceans, from tides and tidal waves to food chains and climate change. Full of fascinating facts and fun activities, this book will tell you everything you've ever wanted to know about our amazing seas and oceans and what you can do to help protect them!Includes step-by-step activities for how to make the layers of the ocean or how to make a surf board float.Great for teaching children age 7+ about science topics including food chains, habitats, erosion, tides, water safety and ocean wildlifeThroughout this book, there are Take Action advice panels, which give examples of small ways that people can get involved to help protect our seas and oceans. Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged in conservation issues.By the end of the book, readers will have a better understanding of the importance of our seas and oceans, humans' impact on them and what can be done to help protect themLook out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Wild Weather! and Nature Needs You!

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Perfect for keeping your keen naturalist busy! Take this book to the back garden, the beach or the park and start helping nature now!In Nature Needs You, four friends begin a year of discovery learning about the amazing animals, plants and places that make up our natural world.As the year goes on, the children talk to lots of different people, from park rangers and environmentalists, to teachers and grandparents. They learn lots of things about the natural world, from facts about biodiversity, food chains and climate change to pollination, plastic pollution and ecosystems.Includes step-by-step activities for how to make a bug hotel and a bird feeder. Throughout the book, there are Take Action advice panels, which give examples of small ways that people can get involved to help protect nature. Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged with nature, by birdwatching or planting wild flowers. Perfect for children aged 7+ teaching science topics about the natural worldLook out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Wild Weather! and Save the Seas!

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Weather is awesome and exciting - it's part of our everyday lives but what is it? This fun and brightly coloured book explores all types of weather with four children Anjali, Lulu, Mason and Noah. They experience all types of weather, such as rain, snow, sleet and hail and see some fantastic rainbows too. They learn about extreme weather, such as floods, hurricanes and typhoons and find out how to identify different types of clouds and lightning. They discover the different climate zones, learn about jet streams and get serious about climate change and global warming.Includes fun step-by-step activities for how to make a cloud burst or a tornado in a jar.Perfect for children aged 7+ teaching science topics such as climate, environments, weather types, cloud formation and water cycles.Look out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Nature Needs You! and Save the Seas!

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Set out on an exciting journey walking through a busy city, cruising down a river and jetting off from the airport. Discover over 150 detailed stickers to bring each lively scene to life with bikes, cars, buses, boats, trams, planes and trains. A perfect companion for holidays and days out.

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Delightful illustrations and clear definitions combine to make this the ideal first dictionary for young children. Words are shown in context to help children understand how they are used, and colourful alphabet strips along the edges of the pages aid navigation. There's also user-friendly information on how to use a dictionary, simple explanations of word classes, and plenty of tips on grammar and spelling.

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