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All aboard! This storybook gives young readers an all-access, first-class ticket for some of the oldest, the strangest, the biggest, and the fastest trains in history – from the steam engines of days gone by, to the high-speed electric trains that are common today. Discover how engines work, how railways climb mountains and cut through seas, and how they help us to travel all over the world. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Home, sweet home! Whether it’s big or small – made of brick, wood, or ice – your home is always special. In this storybook, readers are welcomed into the homes of people from all over the world and throughout history; including the caves of prehistoric people, the teepees of American Indians, the igloos of the Inuits, houses on stilts in Indonesian waters, and even the space stations that astronauts call home. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Watch wooden sailing ships being tossed on stormy seas and attacked by pirates. Learn how they are made and how their sails work. Sail on a racing yacht, go fishing for merlin and see a fishing boat trawling for fish. Find out about canoes, yachts, motor boats, speed boats, tug boats and submersibles, as well as huge container ships, cruise ships, aircraft carriers and oil tankers. Learn how to make a boat and how to tie different sailor’s knots.

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Look at the paintings of Bosch, Breugel, Gauguin, and Picasso, and discover how varied the art of painting can be.

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Enter through the glass pyramid to explore the largest museum in the world. Open an Egyptian sarcophagus, watch the Mona Lisa appear on canvas, and discover masterpieces throughout the museum.

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An illustrated biography about Schubert's childhood and how he came to become a great composer. The accompanying CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story.At the age of seven, Franz Schubert already knew as much about music as his teacher. Did you know that Schubert was part of a string quartet with his father and two brothers. By the age of fifteen he was already composing piano pieces, string quartets, and even a symphony.Read about Schubert and listen to his songs, his chamber music, his piano music and his symphonies.

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An illustrated biography focussing on the childhood of the great composer and pianist as well as how he came to become a great composer. The accompanying CD contains extracts of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story. As a young Polish boy, Chopin was already composing his own tunes at the age of five. He learned Latin, Greek, and French, then German, English, and Italian at the same time he was learning to play the piano. Children who can tell stories through their piano playing or singing, or who have ever danced a Polish mazurka, will find that they have much in common with Chopin.

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This book provides clear answers to many questions that children ask, but also invites them to explore further and to ask many more questions. These clear and concise answers to 150 questions about the natural world, the human body, urban life, everyday life and human history are accompanied by more than 250 detailed and lifelike illustrations that help children visualize and contextualize the answers. Many of the larger illustrations are labeled, enabling children to build their vocabulary, and there is a quiz at the end of the book.

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An illustrated biography focussing on the childhood of the great musician as well as how he came to be a great composer. The accompanying CD contains extracts of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story. Mozart was already writing music by the age of five, and when he was still very young, he travelled all over Europe and played for the Emperor of Austria, the King of France, and the Queen of England. Children who know songs from different countries, or who have tried writing songs of their own, wil find that they have much in common with Mozart.

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Buried underground, hidden in overgrown jungles and forests and deep under the sea, lost treasure lies waiting to be discovered. You can find out what life was like long ago.

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This encyclopedia of dinosaurs has been created especially to allow young children to discover the lush natural world in which different species of dinosaurs evolved. The beautiful illustrations provide a detailed guide for readers to observe and identify the many different kinds of dinosaurs and giant sea and flying reptiles. The archeology of fossil finds and of painstaking reconstruction of skeletons is vividly portrayed.

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Learn about the life in castles. Find out how difficult it is to get past its strong walls. Discover what it is like to be under attack.

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Meet the animals who live in darkness underground, safe from other animals who want to eat them.

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See a little seed grow into a mighty tree. It flowers every year and new seeds fall to grow slowly into more trees. Discover the shapes and leaves and fruit of different trees.

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Look at the engine of a car. Ride in a racing car, a dumper truck, a bulldozer, a cattle-truck, a bus. Drive a fire-engine, an ambulance, a police car through the city traffic. Count the wheels on a bike, a skate board, roller skates, a tricycle, a baby buggy, a motor bike and a scooter.

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Welcome to the imaginary world of a most unusual painter, Guiseppe Arcimboldo, who created highly original still life portraits that are, in fact, full of life! Using your ‘magic’ torch, explore the strange and surprising details of his Renaissance paintings: a head made of flowers and a body made of leaves, a mushroom mouth and a courgette nose, peach cheeks and cherry lips. Each spread more spectacular than the last! This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Water is flowing all around us; in nature, in the home, and even inside our bodies. In this descriptive storybook, young readers will dive into simple explanations of the different states of water, how weather cycles work, how water reaches our homes, and how crucial it is for daily life. They’ll soak up some startling statistics, too – did you know, three quarters of the Earth’s surface is covered in water? This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Prepare for take-off! Board one of the biggest passenger planes in the world and visit the captain’s cockpit. Hover above ground in a helicopter, soar through the sky in a glider, rise above the clouds in a hot air balloon, and shoot into space in a rocket. Children will learn about different types of aircraft – past and present – fuelling their curiosity about how these mighty machines work. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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It’s very dark inside the homes of ants, bees, and termites – but with the help of your ‘magic’ torch, you’ll see how these creepy crawlies live. Find out how ants organise their anthills, and learn which jobs the queen, worker ants, and male ants do. Discover how bees make honey in their beehives, and explore the earthy termite mounds typically found in Africa, Australia, and South America. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Introduce young children to the flavourful, fresh fruits that will help them grow up healthy and strong. Cut open an apple, plant its pips, and watch them grow; from seeds to stalks, then blossom in the spring and ripe fruit in the autumn. They’ll learn where and how different types of fruit grow – including pears, kiwis, oranges, lemons, strawberries, bananas, peaches, plums, coconuts, and many more. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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It’s so dark underground, you can’t see the animals who live down there – but with the help of your ‘magic’ torch, you’ll get to explore their hidden homes. Run with the rabbit into its burrow. Follow the mole through its tunnels. Swim with the beaver to its lodge. Swoop with the kingfisher into its riverbank nest. You’ll even discover how the extraordinary cockchafer is born and grows up entirely underground. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Who were the pirates of the Caribbean Sea ? How did they live? When did they first appear and why ? What is booty? Why did pirates bury it? Share in the pirates’ dangerous adventures and get to know the most notorious of their leaders, including some fearless female buccaneers. Watch as they attack and take possession of a Spanish treasure galleon. Find out all about the pirates of the Caribbean Sea, how they lived and when and why they first appeared. Watch as they attack and take possession of a Spanish treasure galleon and force their prisoners to walk the plank. See them celebrate after the battle and discover why they buried some of their booty. Share in the pirates’ dangerous adventures and get to know the most notorious of their leaders, including some fearless female buccaneers.

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Explore another world in a landscape by Van Eyck. Watch Monet add the finishing touches to a sunrise. Wander through a gallery of landscapes by Vermeer, Hokusai, Van Gogh, Magritte, and more.

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Guiseppe Arcimboldo creates highly original portraits by placing objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, leaves, fish, and shells next to one another to form faces. Using a magic flashlight made of card, you can explore the dark transparent page of the book and focus in on hidden surprises.

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This book explains what Impressionism is and presents the favorite themes of the most distinguished impressionist artists (Courbet, Degas, Renoir, Monet, Pissaro, Sisley, Seurat, Cézanne and Van Gogh). Readers will look at the way they portray city and country life, the sea, summer and winter. Six transparent pages reveal hidden surprises.

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Follow Ella''s rise to become a queen of jazz, renowned for her remarkable scat improvisations, but also for her very personal interpretations of the Broadway classics and her live performances with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, among others. Each spread recounts a different stage of her life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and by Rémi Courgeon''s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 13 of the singer''s most emblematic recordings.

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This illustrated biography of Louis Armstrong tells the life of the greatest jazz musician and singer of his age, and gives an introduction to his music. Born in New Orleans in 1901, Louis Armstrong loved the gospel singing he heard every week as a boy in his neighbourhood church. He was also inspired by the marching bands and the musicians and singers who celebrated mardi gras in the streets, and performed at funerals and in the many cabarets. The trumpet was his favorite instrument, and he taught himself to play it. From his teenage years on, music was his life. He started as a professional musician playing on the Mississippi river boats before joining various bands. He soon established himself as the best musician of his generation, and at the age of 25 created his own jazz groupthe Hot Five. Soon all of America would discover his other extraordinary talenthis unique deep singing voice. The book contains a CD with the narrative of the book and 14 highlights of Louis Armstrong record

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In the middle of the dense jungle, you can discover countless animals and amazing plants. Your magic torch lets you see all the beautiful hidden details in the dark tropical forest.

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The river is teeming with life. Look out for kingfishers diving, moorhens nesting and feeding their chicks, frogs mating, and tadpoles hatching.

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Discover all about ladybirds and also about the whole teeming world of ants, beetles, and grasshoppers.

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See a tiny seed grow into a mighty tree, with deep roots and branches reaching high into the sky. Stroll through the seasons and watch as the trees shed their leaves in autumn, then bud and blossom again in the spring. Learn about the different types of trees, leaves, and fruit that grow – as well as all the things we can make with the wood we get from trees, like the paper pages of this very book! This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Introduce children to the healthy, hearty vegetables that will help them grow up big and strong. Young readers will enjoy exploring the secrets of the garden – from onions (they make your eyes water!) to artichokes (we eat the flower, not the leaves or the fruit!). They’ll learn where and how different types of vegetables grow – including carrots, courgettes, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, cucumber, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, and many more. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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A lot goes on inside the human body – and with the help of your ‘magic’ torch, you’ll see just how much! Identify the five senses. Find out what happens to the food we eat. See how a baby grows inside its mother. Explore your body through X-rays and under a microscope. In this storybook, children will gain an appreciation for their own anatomy, whilst learning that other people’s bodies come in all shapes, sizes, and skin tones. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. This edition contains a paper torch at the back of the book, revealing hidden secrets on the 4 darkened transparent pages and making the story come alive – one detail at a time. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Charlotte Voake is an award-winning illustrator whose titles include Ginger and Hello Twins.Pierre Babin is a children's author.

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Follow Ray Charles''s rise from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship, loss, and blindness to become the undisputed king of rhythm ''n'' blues. Each spread relates a different stage of his life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and Rémi Courgeon''s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 15 of the singer''s most emblematic recordings.

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Find out how landscapes are formed over millions of years; discover how wind, water, and ice sculpt valleys and mountains; and see a new island emerge as a volcano erupts.

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An illustrated biography about Bach's childhood and how he came to become a great composer. The accompanying CD contains recordings of some of his most famous works as well as the narration of the story.Bach was born into a family ofmanymusicianscomposers, singers, and instrumentalists. At the age of 12,he could play the harpsichord, the organ, the violin, and the viola. Children who are curious about how musical instruments are crafted, and whomay have wondered howpieces of wood is needed to make a violin, will find that they may have much in common with Bach.

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Olivier Baumont is a professional classical musician. He is a regular performer in baroque music festivals around the world. Charlotte Voake is an award-winning illustrator whose titles include Ginger, Hello Twins. Henry Purcell, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Debussy, Hector Berlioz, Antonio Vivaldi, and Piotr Iliych Tchaikovsky.

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Travel through time and see how a prehistoric settlement grows first into a village, then a town, and finally a bustling city. Watch the landscape change as huts become houses, wooden fences become stone walls, castles and churches appear, bridges span rivers, homes crumble and are rebuilt, power lines and roads connect the countryside, until the buildings get taller and cranes tower over the ever-expanding city streets. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Uncover the wild and wonderful mysteries of the Amazon rainforest. Journey into the jungle and gaze up at the tall trees, stumble upon peculiar plants, and meet the amazing animals that live there; from monkeys and parrots up high, to snakes and insects down low. Discover the threat posed by the most dangerous animal of all – humans – and introduce young readers to the importance of protecting our planet. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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Climb aboard a fire-engine, sirens blaring! Help firefighters rescue children, grown-ups, and animals. Ride along in helicopters and put out fires in skyscrapers. Fly in planes to drop water on forest fires. Find out how humans discovered fire for the first time, and explore all the special clothing and equipment firefighters in different countries use to tackle fires today. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

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The grandmother leads and protects her herd, the elephant calf is born and takes its first steps. Watch elephants young and old trumpet, feed, splash and play. Learn to distinguish between African and Asian elephants. Find out about the many ways in which elephants use their trunks. Watch Asian elephants working with people and discover why people still hunt African elephants and what is being done to stop them.

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Discover the spectacular views and the finest historical and modern buildings of the capital of France on an imaginary tour of one of the world's most beautiful cities. Using a magic flashlight made of card, you can explore the dark transparent page of the book and focus in on hidden surprises.

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