Anna Claybourne
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The next book in the successful 100 MOST series, 100 Most Feared Creatures features the scariest beasts in the animal kingdom!
This book will explore the world's most ferocious creatures and reveal the deadliest facts about these terrifying animals. Who fights off predators by spraying blood from its eyes? How does the slender, deep-sea gulper swallow prey twice its size? Who sucks out body fluids with its short, sharp mouthparts? Readers will learn...
2) Winter
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Winter can usher in different kinds of weather to different parts of the world. Some may love the activities snow and ice bring, while others barely recognize a difference in the weather. This entertaining volume provides answers to the winter-related queries many have about the season. Readers will delight in not only discovering facts about winter but also learning while completing seasonal crafts. Each activity is presented with easy-to-follow...
3) Summer
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Summer is a time for fun in the sun-and summer-focused crafts offer the opportunity to have fun while learning summer STEAM concepts. This motivating volume includes more than 10 craft ideas that connect readers with STEAM-related information about the season. Each craft, produced with readily available materials, is presented with at-level step-by-step instructions accompanied by helpful illustrations. Sidebars elaborate on key concepts, and further...
4) Spring
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Spring is the season of new beginnings. Green leaves grow on trees, flowers pop up from snowy ground, and rainbows can sometimes be glimpsed after spring showers. This motivating volume uses crafts to teach about the scientific concepts connected to the season. Readers will follow easy-to-understand steps to complete each activity, using readily available materials. Sidebars offer more about the science information behind the crafts, including facts...
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Here's an animal lover's one-stop source for in-depth information on humpback whales! What do they eat? How do they behave? Are they at risk? This book also includes loads of fun and fascinating facts about humpback whales, as well as maps, charts, and wonderful photographs of these fascinating creatures.
6) Eye teasers
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Those studying art spend a long time learning about how to create the right perspective. Depending on what's around a tree or animal, the main part of the image can look different, bigger, smaller, closer, or farther away. It's really just a trick. Readers learn how the brain is affected by these optical illusions through accessible content as well as many examples they'll have fun deciphering.
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"Looking at some of the major inventions and discoveries shaping our world today, Breakthroughs in Science profiles the research leading up to the discovery (not just profiles of the one or two key "players"). Each book describes the "famous" moment and then examines the continued evolution illustrating its impact today and for the future"--
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This book introduces readers to interesting artistic concepts as well as how the human brain perceives them. Readers draw connections between scientific theory, art, and their own experiences looking at the many optical illusions found in each chapter. This book is a mind-bending adventure.
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Something that's been printed on paper can't possibly be able to move, right? Because of how our brain works, though, it's possible to create images that seem to move or shake. On every page of this book, readers can test out different optical illusions while learning how they work. Facts boxes add mind-boggling details about how the human brain deals with certain kinds of art, images, and see the world around us to create optical illusions
10) Deadly animals
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Describes animals and insects that are capable of aggression and other potentially deadly behaviors, including the brown bear, mosquito, safari ant, and mountain lion.
13) Ice dancing
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The glamour and glitz of ice dancing is spicing up arenas and rinks all over the world. Make sure it's on your radar! Inside you'll find these features: Blog Spot Read about a week in the life of international ice skater Jono Partridge. Star Story Discover how the Olympic ice dance sweethearts Virtue and Moir found fame! Zone In Prepare to be amazed by dramatic lifts, jumps, and spins!
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Discover the most cuddly jungle animals in this super-sweet collection.
Find out fascinating facts about each animal and the characteristics which make them so special, be it the big, round eyes of a bush baby or the fluffy tail of a ruffed lemur. It's time to decide who gets your vote as the cuddliest jungle animal ever!
Stunning photographs and easy-to-read text make this the perfect book
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This vividly illustrated book, aimed at children aged 6 and older, shines a light on the animal kingdom like never before. Perfect for young animal lovers, The Surprising Lives of Animals is a captivating reading experience that will amaze children and deepen their understanding of the world around them.
Did you know that some animals giggle and play just like us? Or that certain animals build their homes, stockpile their food, and use tools?
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17) Make it zoom!
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[2015]
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U. S. edition.
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Presents simple experiments, with step-by-step, illustrated instructions, for studying the science of force and motion, including exciting zooming, flying, sliding, and squirting experiments.
19) Make it boom!
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[2015]
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Features sound-related science projects, including using a spring to show how sound waves work, measuring how fast sound moves, and making a paper cup phone call.
20) Make it glow!
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[2015]
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U.S. edition.
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Presents simple experiments, with step-by-step, illustrated instructions, for studying the science of light, including how rainbows are made and how light can change directions.
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