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Welcome to Asia! Discover the incredible history and diversity of Asia in all its splendour, with this stunningly illustrated and fact-filled encyclopedia. We dive deep into this vast and epic continent, looking at its incredible past, its fascinating present, and its exciting future. Amazing Asia celebrates the five geographic regions – East, West, North and Central, South and South East.Each regional section includes: Highly illustrated regional map: Understand the geography and get to know the region''s countries and fascinating facts about each of them. Historical timeline and history spotlight: Time-travel back to explore Asia''s magnificent empires and dynasties, rulers, leaders, protests and conflicts. People and culture: Learn about the important regional foods, ways of life, industry, arts and crafts, music and dance. Wildlife and landscapes: Explore

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We've Got This! Six Steps to Build your Empathy Superpower, written by Rashmi Sirdeshpande in partnership with EmpathyLab, is the essential empathy handbook for young readers. In just SIX simple steps readers will be taught how to harness empathy as theirhuman SUPERPOWER, and discover how using this power can change their lives and the world around them for the better. The emotional well-being of children is just as important as their physical health but it’s not something that all children are taught about or are offered support for. Harnessing empathy and growing their emotional intelligence allows children and young people to develop the resilience to cope with life's ups and downs as well as understand and experience other people's emotions, feelings and points of view. This essential handbook, created in collaboration with EmpathyLab, the UK's leading empathy research organisation, includes: Digestible steps that teach children about empathy in a fun and exciting way Case studies that children can relate to and learn from Empathy exercises and activities to improve understanding of empathy Quotes, advice and support from renowned authors We've Got This! Six Steps to Build your Empathy Superpower unites contributions from world-famous authors, including a foreword from Sir Michael Morpurgo, and inspirational quotes about empathy from authors including Cressida Cowell, Joseph Coelho, Nadia Shireen, Malorie Blackman, Jaqueline Wilson, Sue Cheung, Jen Carney, Manon Steffan Ros, Ben Davis, Patrice Lawrence, Abigail Balfe, Dom Conlon and SF Said. Empathy is our human SUPERPOWER! We've Got This! Six Steps to Build your Empathy Superpower, gives children the tools, confidence and knowledge to harness this very special power.

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EARN IT. SAVE IT. SPEND IT. GIVE IT - And become a money expert with Cash.Whether you want to become an entrepreneur, be a savvy shopper, save all your pennies or splurge on something you really want, having some dosh in your pocket can be really exciting. And when it's used as a force for good, those pennies have the power to change the world.So, explore the fascinating world of money with children's author and former lawyer, Rashmi Sirdeshpande and discover what money is, why it matters, how to spend it and ways to make more of it!

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A love letter to learning and the power of numbers from exciting talents, Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Diane Ewen.A laugh-out-loud 'what if . . .?' adventure that celebrates maths being fun in this riotous read.If a Stegosaurus knew how to do sums - well, what would happen? Maybe she'd learn to code, to invent, to fly to the moon!From the creators of Never Show a T-Rex a Book!

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Yes, you can, Cow! We believe in you!READY . . . STEADY . . . GO . . .It's the Nursery Rhyme's big performance, but Cow is having second thoughts. She's too scared to jump! What if she crashes? Will everyone laugh?The curtain's almost up and the audience are waiting. Can Cow overcome her fear of failure and become the star of the show?A gorgeous, heartwarming story about believing in yourself and doing your best based on the ever-popular nursery rhyme 'Hey Diddle Diddle'.

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Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grandfather, who taught him to paint with his fingers, to make paints from marigolds and brushes made from jasmine flowers. Sometimes, the village children would watch them painting together, and the boy’s grandfather would invite them to join in. They didn’t have much, but they had each other. After his grandfather dies, the boy notices a little box wrapped in string with a note that read: 'From Dadaji, with love', with his grandfather’s best paintbrush tucked away inside. But he feels he will never want to paint again. Will the boy overcome his grief and find joy in painting and his dadaji’s memory again? From Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Ruchi Mhasane comes a lushly illustrated tale of love, art, and family.

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The perfect pocket guide to money, business and developing an entrepreneurial mindset, packed with tips and tricks from real businesses and fantastic role models.

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Discover that bereavement can be a beginning, not an ending, in this beautiful story of one boy's grief when he loses his beloved grandfather. Dadaji loves to teach others to paint, especially his grandson. But after Dadaji passes away, the boy can’t bear to use the favourite paintbrush his grandfather left for him. When a little girl knocks on the door, the boy discovers how many lives Dadaji touched with his art, and finds a way to continue his legacy. The perfect book for children suffering a bereavement, with an uplifting and heartfelt focus on continuing a legacy for those who aren't around any more. Winner of the Diverse Book Award for Best Picture Book 2023 A School Library Journal Best Books of the Year book and longlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration!

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*A positive, reassuring and anxiety-eliminating book helping children change the way they think about the world*Pandemics, war, terror, natural disasters - the world seems to be full of bad news and it can all feel, well, a little bit scary. But this is just part of the story. There are in fact tons of great things happening, from robots improving health care and trees healing the planet, to everyday people helping their community with acts of kindness and the businesses fighting for good in the world.In Good News, children will learn to become fake news detectives, sussing out what's real and what isn't. They'll discover the good news - the amazing anecdotes, case studies and figures around the globe that are making a difference. And they'll learn that if we all continue to work together, things can only keep getting better and better.Empowering, reassuring and confidence-boosting, this book is a positive antidote for testing times.

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Join Shaku and the hospital team as they perform an operation on Noah. It is Shaku and the team's job to look after Noah and help him to get better. Hospital Heroes reveals the tasks that surgeons and hospital teams complete every day to help their patients. Hospital Heroes is in Purple Book Band, Oxford Reading Level 8. Project X Hero Academy Non-fiction is an inspirational series of books which broadens children's subject knowledge, while consolidating their phonics learning and improving their reading fluency.

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The classic story, reimagined as a fully illustrated, beautiful picture book, perfect to share with a new generation."I am Toad of Toad Hall. Motor car-snatching, prison-breaking Toad!"Enter the mischievous world of Toad of Toad Hall, and join Moly and Ratty on their riverside adventures. When Moly gets lost in the Wild Wood, Ratty and kind old Badger are there to rescue him. But when Mr Toad is sent to prison and his beloved Toad Hall is taken over by stoats and weasels, will his friends be able to save the day?A story of friendship and making amends, this classic children's book is one of the most famous animal stories of all time. Now beautifully abridged, fully illustrated and retold for a younger, modern audience, this edition will delight children from age 5 years and above.

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Could you be EXTRAORDINARY? This book will inspire you with the real-life stories of extraordinary people, showcasing a total variety of personalities and talents. Whoever you are, and whoever you want to be, read about the extraordinary stories of these 15 people, and decide how YOU will be extraordinary too!From around the world and throughout history, discover unsung heroes - and some well-known faces - brought to life with astonishing story-telling and illustration.Meet an artist, scientist, medic, environmentalist, musician, activist, writer, politician, and even a spy . . . above all, discover that there are MANY ways to be extraordinary and to make a real difference in the world. Featuring the real-life stories of: Aeham Ahmad, David Attenborough, Mo Farah, Keiko Fukuda, Stephen Hawking, Frida Kahlo, Abdul Kalam, Judith Kerr, Wangari Maathai, Nelson Mandela, David Nott, Michelle Obama, Krystyna Skarbek, Alan Turing, Sau Lan Wu

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From the creators of Never Show a T-Rex a Book - WINNER OF THE QUEEN'S KNICKERS AWARDA laugh-out-loud 'what if . . .?' adventure... What would happen if you showed a diplodocus how to draw? One day she'd be messing around with crayons and paint - and the next she'd be a global art sensation!Full of fun - get drawing with Dippy!

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Could you and your friends change the world? This book will inspire you with 15 true stories of groups of amazing humans who've changed the world.Discover the astonishing things humans can achieve: from the campaign for women's votes, to the efforts to heal the ozone layer. Or travel back to the start of democracy in Ancient Greece, and into space to see the incredible teamwork on the international space station. Above all, uncover just some of the MANY ways we can work together to change our world - all brought to life with astonishing story-telling and illustration.

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