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An action-packed overview of the Age of Dinosaurs arranged chronologically from the rise of reptiles in the early Triassic to the catastrophic event that ended dinosaur life at the end of the Cretaceous. The 3D illustrations are so realistic it's like stepping back in time! AUTHOR: Lisa Regan is a children's writer and editor specialising in STEM subjects, including dinosaurs, inventions, space, weather, natural history and more. After many years as in-house editor and managing editor at several UK trade publishers, Lisa turned freelance. She has written and edited a range of children's titles published by Scholastic, Parragon, DK, Ticktock, Carlton, Bloomsbury and many others.

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Doing the right thing isn't always easy! Like all children, Henry sometimes gets angry when things don't go his way, and sometimes he hits, too! For example, if he's feeling left out of a game, or if he's bored at the shops with his dad. But how can he stay calm?This book explores different scenarios that would make a child want to hit or pinch and then give three possible ways of dealing with this, one of which is right and the other two are wrong. Can you decide which is the right thing to do?

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From Tyrannosaurus rex and Brachiosaurus to Diplodocus, Stegosaurus and Triceratops, this Slide & Seek book features double pull-out pages to introduce first facts about dinosaurs. With awesome facts and a curious question to solve on each page, guess the answer then pull the double pull-out pages to discover how many teeth a T. rex had, and more!

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After years as a patrol cop, detective Jocelyn Rush is almost immune to the depravity that stalks the meaner streets of Philadelphia…almost. After saving her three-year-old daughter from a carjacking, she ends up in the emergency room—and discovers that Anita, a former prostitute and acquaintance from her old days on the beat, has been hideously mutilated in a brutal assault. With the help of her partner and Philadelphia’s Special Victims Unit, Jocelyn discovers that Anita isn’t the first victim of these attacks and it looks like she won’t be the last. When the violence hits closer to home, Jocelyn knows she must do whatever it takes to stop the sadistic attacker—even if it means confronting a terrible secret from her painful past. Award-wining author Lisa Regan’s Hold Still is a captivating thriller that crackles with intensity. Revised edition: This edition of Hold Still includes editorial revisions.

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What would happen if an penguin came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat (baked beans, raw fish or cream cakes?) and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals around the world, looking at how and where they really live and what they need to survive, as it becomes clear that they must be posted back! Each book also includes a final fact spread to explain why each animal is suited to living in its own environment in the wild, as well as how we can help to keep it there.

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What would happen if a lion came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat (baked beans, grass or cream cakes?) and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals around the world, looking at how and where they really live and what they need to survive, as it becomes clear that they must be posted back! Each book also includes a final fact spread to explain why each animal is suited to living in its own environment in the wild, as well as how we can help to keep it there.

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What would happen if an emu came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat (baked beans, raw fish or cream cakes?) and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals around the world, looking at how and where they really live and what they need to survive, as it becomes clear that they must be posted back! Each book also includes a final fact spread to explain why each animal is suited to living in its own environment in the wild, as well as how we can help to keep it there.

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Little learners can have some fun on the farm with this this delightful, full-colour activity book, featuring classic puzzles such as spot-the-difference and dot-to-dot games, counting problems, and more!Count the juicy apples, discover which goat ate the flowers, and find your way through the onion patch! Curious young kids can explore themed puzzles that turn learning into a game, practicing their problem solving, observation skills and hand-eye coordination.Kathryn Selbert''s heart-warming illustrations of animal characters create fun scenes with lots to spot! A wonderful gift for readers aged 5+.

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Lisa Regan is the author of more than 200 published titles, including puzzle books, children's reference, licensed characters and curriculum-linked workbooks. She lives in Colchester with her husband and two sons.Kate Daubney is an accomplished freelance children's illustrator, and has worked with publishers such as Egmont, Pan Macmillan, Harper Collins and Templar. She also won a highly commended award in the Macmillan Children's Book Prize in 2007. She lives in Devon, United Kingdom.

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Lisa Regan is the author of more than 200 published titles, including puzzle books, children's reference, licensed characters and curriculum-linked workbooks. She lives in Colchester with her husband and two sons. Jenny Wren has created illustrations for various book publishers including Usborne publishing, Paragon, Caterpillar books, Igloo books and Lake press. As well as producing artwork for book projects, Jenny also designs decorative greetings cards. She loves to illustrate maps, buildings, and animals. Jenny works from home in city of Lichfield in Staffordshire, UK.

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Lisa Regan is the author of more than 200 published titles, including puzzle books, children's reference, licensed characters and curriculum-linked workbooks. She lives in Colchester with her husband and two sons.Evelyn Rogers is a California-based illustrator and comics artist. Inspired by graphic novels, classic children's books, superhero comics, and fantasy novels, they love to create wildly bright and interesting illustrations as well as emotional, colorful comics.

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Young readers can solve over 100 mind-expanding number puzzles in this entertaining activity book, wonderfully illustrated in full-colour. From secret codes and sudokus to number mazes and brain-teasers, Train Your Brain: Number Puzzles is packed with ingenious puzzles that will really get children thinking outside the box. With just a little daily mental exercise, readers will become sharper, faster-and ready to tackle whatever head-scratching problems might come their way! Includes:• Maths problems to improve numeracy skills • Japanese puzzles to boost logical thinking • Riddles to improve verbal reasoning • And much more! These puzzles are brought to life by vibrant scenes and lively characters, beautifully illustrated by Evelyn Rogers. Perfect for readers aged 9+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Train Your Brain Puzzles are dynamic, high-energy activity books for young readers. Each are fil

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Five years ago, Claire Fletcher escaped her abductor. But some scars never fade, and surviving was just the beginning… When Claire sees a car full of children careen into a river, she rushes to the rescue. But the driver, a mother named Leah Holloway, prefers to drown. For Claire and her ex, Detective Connor Parks, it doesn’t add up. What would motivate a woman with a beautiful family and a successful career to resort to such unspeakable extremes? What Connor finds out confirms Claire’s suspicions of something dreadful behind Holloway’s picture-perfect facade: a link between the terrified mother and a serial strangler targeting Sacramento soccer moms. As Claire and Connor are drawn back together, their investigation leads them to unearth everything Holloway was hiding. What they find could be the only way to stop a killer from striking again.

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What would happen if an monkey came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat (baked beans, raw fish or cream cakes?) and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals around the world, looking at how and where they really live and what they need to survive, as it becomes clear that they must be posted back! Each book also includes a final fact spread to explain why each animal is suited to living in its own environment in the wild, as well as how we can help to keep it there.

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What would happen if a giraffe came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat (baked beans, bamboo or cream cakes?) and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals around the world, looking at how and where they really live and what they need to survive, as it becomes clear that they must be posted back! Each book also includes a final fact spread to explain why each animal is suited to living in its own environment in the wild, as well as how we can help to keep it there.

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For future ocean experts everywhere! Discover amazing under-the-sea activities in this sticker activity and press-out book that includes 32 novelty ocean stickers that glow in the dark! This sticker activity book is packed with amazing under-the-sea facts to learn, activities to complete, 150 stickers, and fun card press-out projects to create.

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From wide whales and snappy sharks to octopuses, emperor penguins and fast fish, this Slide & Seek book features double pull-out pages to introduce first facts about ocean creatures. With fun facts and a curious question to solve on each page, guess the answer then pull the double pull-out pages to discover how big a whale really is, and more!

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Discover the science of the natural world - on your doorstep! Seashores are all around us, whether they are in the form of relaxing sandy beaches or towering cliffs. But, did you know, the seashores near you are brimming with life? This book uncovers the science and wonders of life on the shore.The Great Outdoors aims to get kids looking at nature on their doorstep. Instead of larger biomes, the series looks at places children are most likely to have access to, such as the local park, their back garden, or a beach. It encourages them to observe the wildlife and the ecosystems at work within these places, while taking in broader concepts. Each volume contains a minimum of 6 activities, which vary from observation to crafts, suitable for ages 7+.

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Uncover the magic of the surrounding natural world in The Great Outdoors

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Discover the science of the natural world - on your doorstep! Gardens can be found all over the world, from the giant to the tiny. But, did you know, the gardens near you are brimming with life? This book uncovers the science and wonders of life in gardens.The Great Outdoors aims to get kids looking at nature on their doorstep. Instead of larger biomes, the series looks at places children are most likely to have access to, such as the local park, their back garden or a beach. It encourages them to observe the wildlife and the ecosystems at work within these places, while taking in broader concepts. Each volume contains a minimum of 6 activities, which vary from observation to crafts, suitable for ages 7+.

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What would happen if a pygmy hippo came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? What would it eat (baked beans, fruit or cream cakes?) and how would you play with it? Wild Things! gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals around the world, looking at how and where they really live and what they need to survive, as it becomes clear that they must be posted back! Each book also includes a final fact spread to explain why each animal is suited to living in its own environment in the wild, as well as how we can help to keep it there.

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Attention animal fans everywhere! Discover wild animal-themed activities in this sticker activity and press-out book that includes novelty animal-shaped stickers that glow in the dark! This sticker activity book is packed with paw-some animal facts to learn, activities to complete, 150 stickers, and card press-out projects to create and play with.

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In the first book in bestselling author Lisa Regan's new series, a one-night stand sets a detective on the trail of a terrifying unsolved crime. With his career on thin ice and fresh ink on his divorce papers, Sacramento PD Detective Connor Parks goes searching for solace at the bottom of a bottle—and winds up in the arms of a beautiful woman. By morning she's gone, and the one clue she left behind sends Connor on a desperate mission to unravel a decade-old mystery—her abduction. Presumed dead for the last ten years, Claire Fletcher has been living her life as "Lynn", a woman in the terrifying grip of her captor. 'After her unforgettable night with Connor, Claire clings to the hope that she'll see him again, that he'll follow her into the dark. But anyone who gets close to Claire has a way of turning up dead…and she's unwittingly made Connor next on the list. Before long, it becomes disturbingly clear: finding Claire Fletcher isn't just going to be dangerous—it could be deadly. Revised edition: This edition of Finding Claire Fletcher includes editorial revisions.

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