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Winner of the 2017 Autumn House Nonfiction Contest, selected by Alison Hawthorne Deming

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This book helps children learn how to think accurately with logic puzzles, challenges and activities. It encourages the reader to think outside the box, take risks and find new ways to do things. As well as puzzles, the book explores the stories of logical minds from history to help children learn from the brilliant men and women of the past. Project Logic helps children aged 8+ to test and improve their critical thinking skills. The books boost growth mindset, as the reader is asked to challenge themselves with fun puzzles and then discover how critical thinking can help us to solve everyday problems and issues. Titles in the series: PROVE IT! How to Think Rationally BE CREATIVE! How to Think Outside the Box TEST IT! How to Think Scientifically GET IT RIGHT! How to Think Accurately

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Learn all about British Police Officers - how they help us, what they do, how they serve the community and much more.

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Illustrated series introducing children to various aspects of Nature, through a Q&A format.Have you ever wondered why flowers are colourful, what roots do or why plants have fruits? Read this book to find out how plants make food, grow and spread their seeds.Why is the sky blue? How long does a forest take to grow? Is it Mist or Fog? These are a few of the questions that are answered in the illustrated series Curious Nature. Natural phenomena are introduced as questions and answered in a simple and comprehensive way. Other topics in this series are animals, biomes, human body, planet earth, plants, weather and seasons.Perfect for readers aged 6 and up.

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Perfect for children studying Indian culture or myths, this book takes a light-hearted look at the characters and creatures from the Hindu mythological stories. The stories involve a huge cast of characters, including gods, mortals, demons and even animals. They often have themes of good triumphing over evil, or explaining how things are created or destroyed. The book is structured as a ''Who''s Who'' of the culture''s myths and legends and has an informal tone, allowing the characters'' personalities to come through.The book is part of the Stars of Mythology series for children aged 9+. The six books are: Chinese, Greek, Egyptian, Indian, Roman and Viking.

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Discover the origins and consequences of human movement over time, from the 16th-century Age of Discovery to 21st-century immigration politics. This book examines the complex forces behind international migration and the enormous impact it is having on our globalized world. Chapters cover both the challenges and opportunities associated with migration in a broad selection of countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania. Readers will find in-depth analysis of such recent events as the Ukrainian refugee crisis, violence against immigrants in South Africa, support for right-wing political parties in Germany, Australia's use of offshore detention centers, and the Trump administration's efforts to curb immigration. Readers will also uncover the historical antecedents to the modern landscape of human migration, including the push for colonization and the exploitation and horrors of the slave trade. The book also investigates the profound impact that climate change will have on patterns of human migration in the coming years. Taken together, the chapters offer candid and compelling coverage of a dynamic subject that affects millions of people worldwide. For readers wishing to delve even deeper into this multifaceted and often contentious subject, a comprehensive list of recommended readings serves as a gateway to further exploration.

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A brand new wartime saga, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Val WoodSummer, 1916 Despite the misery of war in the air, some things in the small hamlet of Strawbridge remain unchanged. The strawberry harvest is nearly ready and friends Leah, Alice and Dora still have each other. Before the war, the three women had found a tentative happiness but now war has torn their lives apart. Each woman must learn to live with their new life at war, dealing with the absence of their loved ones and finding courage in the hardest of times…

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You need to get to another part of a big city quickly. What can you do? Take the bus! Buses take people where they need to go day after day. They help people get to work, to shops and more. They are hard at work in all types of weather. Young readers will learn about the main parts of buses, how they work and why they are important to the people who ride them.

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