IT'S 1876 AND THE whole country is celebrating the 100th birthday of the United States. The biggest party is in Philadelphia at the World's Fair, where the latest and greatest inventions are on display for all to see. Alexander Graham Bell is headed to the fair to demonstrate his invention - a talking machine he calls the telephone. But will anyone come to see him at the world's most important …
Tom is a squire whose greatest wish is to be a knight one day, just like his big brother Will. But when Will goes away, there's no one left to squire for, until one day a new knight arrives...Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling series. For over thirty five years it has helped young children who are learning to read develop and improve their reading skills.Each Read …
Go behind enemy lines and find out amazing facts about the intriguing world of special forces! Highly trained military units and their daring missions are brilliantly portrayed through one hundred facts and fantastic images. Discover the origins of modern special forces, learn about training and equipment, and get the inside story on famous operations.
The ancient history of Indonesia is presented alongside colourful illustrations, photographs and maps, creating a fascinating resource on Indonesia's rich and ancient culture.
Budding alien-hunters can journey into the bizarre world of the unexplained with this book filled with fun pullouts, pop-ups, and other space-oriented stuff, accompanied by superb illustrations and lively, authoritative text from an award-winning author. They'll even get the chance to qualify as a member of the imaginary Extra-Terrestrial Investigation Agency!
Think of your body as an amazing machine. This human machine needs a power pack to keep it running. Your power pack is made up of your lungs, airways, heart and blood. Together they deliver life-giving supplies around your body and remove unwanted waste from every working part. This book takes a fascinating look at the human power pack. Amazing illustrations on every page show how each part …
Utterly Amazing Science is a fascinating look at the core principles of science. With the help of fun, interactive elements including pop-ups, pull outs, and flaps, each spread in the book features colorful illustrations and fun activities that help illustrate key science topics such as force and motion, light and color, elements and matter, and magnets and electricity. Age-appropriate, engagi…
The science and inventions that make us who we are . . . literally! Did you know the first blood transfusions were between people and lambs? Or that the first prosthetic hand with a hook was created so a French soldier could hold the reins of his horse in battle? Or that scientists recently grew a nose?
With full-color maps in a spectacular three-dimensional rendering, the Atlas in the Round series offers an amazing perspective on Earth Studies and Natural Science. Natural Disasters is an eye-opening look at the world's tremendous natural forces and their awesome capacity for destruction. Floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, avalanches, tornadoes, volcanos -- this atlas puts the workings of the eart…
Amelia Jane is just as bad as ever, and now Sidney, the selfish teddy bear, has also come to the toy-cupboard. The toys are at their wit's end. They try to pay Amelia Jane back for her terrible tricks, but if only they could teach her a lesson once and for all . . .