Eleven days down, and no end in sight. How long could YOU survive? It’s been days since Buzz, Vanessa, Carter and Jane were stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the South Pacific. Four kids left to fend for themselves. No adults. No supplies. They’ve managed to make fire and they’ve even found food. But they’ve just lost their only shelter, and quite possibly their one chan…
Fin Spencer is in BIG trouble. He upset Mrs Johnson, and now he's not going on the class trip. But he has to, after all he's a born action hero! Stevie Knuckles Action Camp is where Fin belongs. So it's time to use the diary again - if he can just tweak what happened today, he'll be on his way to fame, fortune and fearlessness once again. But the diary has a naughty habit of backfiring . . . Ca…
Dirty Bertie – the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits – is back for another helping of comic chaos! Join Bertie as he samples life as a swashbuckling pirate, cooks up a storm in the poshest restaurant in town, and teams up with Dad at the School Sports Day in an attempt to beat Royston Rich!
What's the weirdest question that you can think of? It's likely you'll find the answer in this book! Why is an octopus spineless? What is a googol? Where can you find an ostrich farm? Chock full of lists and quips, stats and quotes,Weird or What? will keep kids asking questions for hours. No topic is left unquestioned; no question is left unanswered. Previously published asAsk Me Everythi…
Can you run from an alligator? Ride a wave? Land an airplane? escape from handcuffs? Avoid a vampire's bite? No? Well now you can learn these tricks and more in Necessary Skills and Then Some. Previously published as This Book Made Me Do It, Necessary Skills and Then Some shows readers step-by-step how to make, explore, and do pretty much everything. With content appropriate for kids ages 9 an…
Discover what it's like to have x-ray vision! Step inside the world of x-rays where you can see behind walls, inside objects, and even through skin! Ever wonder what you would like? What about a laptop computer or cell phone? A spider or a fish? Each page features an x-ray photo of a person or object in nature, sports, or technology with descriptions and fun facts about the images themselves…
In this series that covers all of Earth's key habitats, each book reveals the life cycles of eleven animals which link together to create three different food chains. At the end of the book a simple overview helps readers understand how the three food chains interact to create a food web-the perfect first introduction to this core science concept. The world's forests are rich habitats that supp…
Explore the life and achievements of Alexander Graham Bell. Photographs, a timeline, and easy-to-read text tell the story of this famous inventor.
Step inside Infinity Storm and find yourself in the eye of the hurricane. Discover why wind spins itself in to a frenzy of catastrophic destruction; explore peoples superstitious fear of evil spirits in the thunderclouds; learn what creates a firestorm and how dust storms and sandstorms are formed; read a scientists first-hand account of daring work taming hurricanes; and image yourself as …
Really Really Big Questions From Space and Time is an unusual and fun introduction to space science and astrophysics. It explores those massive, complicated, weird and often unanswered questions such as Does the Universe have a shape? What makes sunshine? Do stars explode? How do you build a time machine? and Do aliens look like me? Your head will spin – with knowledge!