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You’ve been rock hunting in a mine for hours when something sparkly catches your eye. As you clear the dirt from around the crystal, you know your long hunt was worth it. You’re holding a shiny blue sapphire! Find out how crystals form, where they are found, and about some of the most amazing crystal discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect diamonds, emeralds, rubies and other dazzling crystals too!

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Have you dreamed of making money by playing video games? Getting paid to show off your gaming skills online sounds like an awesome career, but it takes more than just game skills. Learn about the basic business skills and economics behind this career in influencer marketing, all while staying safe online.

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While exploring ancient catacombs in Egypt, Reeya Rai and her family discover a chamber hidden behind a large wall of rubble. Inside are several mysterious ancient statues. However, there isn't time to explore the chamber. A large storm is coming that threatens to flood the entire region. Thinking quickly, Reeya and her friends invent a way to transport sandbags and build a wall to protect the catacombs from flooding. When they return, what ancient mysteries will they find hidden in the chamber? And how will they keep Dr Acker and his daughter, Elsie, from discovering the chamber's secrets first?

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While helping her parents organize items at a museum in Greece, Reeya Rai finds some paintings made by a medieval artist and inventor from India. When Reeya learns that artists sometimes hide secret messages in their paintings, Reeya creates a special colour-wheel to study the artist's paintings. In them, she finds clues to the location of the inventor's secret workshop! Unfortunately, to access it, Reeya needs a small artefact currently held by her nemesis, Elsie Acker. Will Reeya find a way to get the artefact from Elsie without alerting Dr Acker to the workshop's location?

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Do you like trying new hair and make-up products? Are you always the first of your friendship group to wear new trends? Then you might be on track to become a social media style influencer. Learn how your original takes on fashion could translate into a career by exploring the economics and business skills behind influencer marketing, all while staying safe online.

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You've been rock hunting in a mine for hours when something sparkly catches your eye. As you clear the dirt from around the crystal, you know your long hunt was worth it. You're holding a shiny blue sapphire! Find out how crystals form, where they are found, and about some of the most amazing crystal discoveries. Then learn how you can find and collect diamonds, emeralds, rubies and other dazzling crystals too!

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You stare at the side of a cliff face near the sea. Suddenly, you notice a spiral outline in the rock. You have found an ammonite fossil! You are filled with awe as you think about how this shelled sea animal might have lived millions of years ago. Find out how fossils form, where they can be found and about some of the most amazing fossil discoveries. Then learn how you can find fossils too!

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You stare at the side of a cliff face near the sea. Suddenly, you notice a spiral outline in the rock. You have found an ammonite fossil! You are filled with awe as you think about how this shelled sea animal might have lived millions of years ago. Find out how fossils form, where they can be found and about some of the most amazing fossil discoveries. Then learn how you can find fossils too!

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In 1872, the Mary Celeste merchant ship set sail from New York, bound for Italy. About a month later, it was spotted adrift in the ocean. The crew had vanished. The ship’s charts were found scattered, and crew members’ belongings were still onboard. The lifeboat was missing. What happened to the crew? Explore the theories behind the crew’s disappearance and why it has become one of history’s greatest mysteries.

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In 1872, the Mary Celeste merchant ship set sail from New York, bound for Italy. About a month later, it was spotted adrift in the ocean. The crew had vanished. The ship’s charts were found scattered, and crew members’ belongings were still onboard. The lifeboat was missing. What happened to the crew? Explore the theories behind the crew’s disappearance and why it has become one of history’s greatest mysteries.

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Do you like trying new hair and make-up products? Are you always the first of your friendship group to wear new trends? Then you might be on track to become a social media style influencer. Learn how your original takes on fashion could translate into a career by exploring the economics and business skills behind influencer marketing, all while staying safe online.

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Diwali is about celebrating! It honours the Hindu story of Rama and Sita. To celebrate this Festival of Lights, people light lamps, watch fireworks and dance. Others might exchange cards and presents. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways.

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While staying with relatives in Rajasthan, India, Reeya Rai and her friends are playing a game of cricket when they stumble upon an ancient, water-filled stepwell. Reeya and her friends decide to create a submersible with a camera to explore the stepwell and uncover its secrets. In the watery depths, they discover an ancient door with a mysterious symbol on it. Could this be the key to discovering one of India's ancient lost treasures? And will they uncover the truth before Dr Acker and his daughter, Elsie, learn about what they've found?

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While her parents are studying an ancient settlement in Italy, Reeya Rai and her friend Finlay discover a nearby cave. Inside, they find evidence that a priceless, jewel-studded figurine of an ivory peacock may be nearby. Excited, Reeya and her family decide to explore the cave, where they find the priceless artefact hidden deep inside. But there's one problem: it sits on a ledge across a wide crevasse that's too far to jump across. Even worse, their rival, Dr Acker, is also searching the caves for the precious figurine. Will Reeya invent something to safely retrieve the ivory peacock before Dr Acker finds it?

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