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Author
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The Ivy Press Limited, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Explores the different parts and functions of the human brain, providing thirty-second lessons on such topics as the endocrine system, the senses, memory, emotions, and the types of intelligence.
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Series
Language
English
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In today's wired world, robots are everywhere, from movies, in space, as part of computer games--maybe even walking among us. This is a look at their rise: how they've developed over time, from early sketches to terrifying battlebots and factory operatives, to the latest AIs running free from their workshops. Presented chronologically, this robot history explores landmark robots that have captured the imagination, including creations from popular...
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Arm yourself with nuggets of number knowledge and fantastic figures with this data-filled book that explores everything in our world from space to sports and animals to art. How long does it take to put on a spacesuit? How many times does a sloth poop in a week? How many stone blocks are there in the Great Pyramid at Giza? What percentage of your brain do you really use? With intriguing fact-bites and colorful data graphics, Our World in Numbers...
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English
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How do you sum up the world's most amazing inventions in just 100 words? This book takes on the challenge! From helicopters to fireworks, each of the carefully chosen 100 entries has its own 100-word long description and quirky illustration, providing an introduction to inspiring inventions from history to the modern day--Adapted from back cover.
Author
Publisher
Welbeck Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the land of giants! Journey across forests, plains, and seas, from the depths of time to the modern day, to discover the colossal beasts that have roamed the Earth. Feast your eyes of fearsome dinosaurs, mighty mammoths, and the biggest lizard that ever lived. Uncover a beaver the size of a bear, a giant bird that towered ten feet tall, and a terrifying pterosaur that gobbled baby dinosaurs for breakfast!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This essential title provides children with all the information they need to know how the world works! Trustworthy and easy-to-follow text written by Clive Gifford is complemented by vibrant design and illustrations and explains how and why things happen. Covering a range of children's favorite subjects, including space, nature, wildlife, dinosaurs, volcanoes, technology and much more. Meet a meerkat mob, witness a volcanic eruption and discover...
Author
Publisher
Red Shed
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Get ready to discover the animals who don't play by the rules! Children love finding out about animals but they won't have come across these rascals before. Warning: contains rotters and plotters, hooligans, con artists and assassins! 'The Ultimate Animal Criminals' features all sorts of criminal creatures, including mischievous monkeys, looting lemurs and tyrant toads.
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Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In chronological order from pre-history to present day, this is the story of maths itself. It’s 43,000 years of human mathematical endeavor squeezed into one book for your reading pleasure. Illustrated with funny cartoons and packed with fascinating facts, you’ll be laughing and learning how to be a better mathematician." --
13) Trucks
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"This entertaining book about trucks explains the basics of how trucks work. Topics include big and small kinds of trucks, tires, hydraulic beds that can be raised up, different kinds of fuel, and driving safety. A quiz at the end tests the reader's knowledge"--Provided by publisher.
14) Super trucks
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"This is an awesome lineup of extreme machines-- gargantuan road trains, monster military vehicles, rigs, crawlers, haulers, and souped-up racing trucks. So climb up into the driver's seat and let 'Super Trucks' take you on the ride of a lifetime."--P. [4] of cover.
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English
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"What do you think of when you hear 'politics'? Is it grey-haired men in suits, shouting at each other in a weird room? Well, you're partly right--but there's also a whole lot of crazy stories and weird history in the political world. [This book] takes a look at the silly side of government, big and small, throughout the ages, and also explains the important stuff, like suffrage, elections, and getting your voice heard"--Publisher marketing.
17) Think again!
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Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Think Again! takes readers on a wild ride through history, science, the natural world and the human body in search of-the TRUTH! Conspiracy theories, popular trivia, old wives' tales, common misconceptions, misinterpretations and other fallacies are explored to untruth exactly why they are wrong, and how and why they were adopted as fact in the first place. Thoroughly entertaining with fun typography, fast-paced text, light and fascinating side-stories,...
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Publisher
words & pictures, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What, exactly, is time? Why does it sometimes seem to speed up or slow down? Is time on Earth the same as time on Mars? And is it possible to travel through time? This book holds the answers to these questions, and many more!"-- Page 4 of cover.
19) Tractors
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Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Find out all about tractors, from machines that lift, load, pull and push to the latest combine harvesters. Zoom in, see them up close and discover what makes them work. Then try the quiz to see how much you've learned!
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Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia captures the triumph and despair of pivotal moments in world soccer. Packed with pictures and profiles of the world's most skillful soccer players--old and new--from Beckham to Messi, Pele to Ronaldo, Rooney to Neymar. Over 40 of the best sides to have lit up the game are covered in detail, including the U.S's men's and women's teams, Brazil, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Spain. State of the art digital illustrations...
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