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Scientists Who Changed History (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 322
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 10



About the Book

Explore the lives and achievements of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential scientists with this innovative and boldly graphic biography-led book.

The second title in DK's new illustrated biography series, Scientists profiles trailblazing individuals from Greek mathematicians, such as Archimedes and Pythagoras, through physicists of the early 20th century, such as Marie Curie and Albert Einstein, to modern greats such as Stephen Hawking and Tim Berners-Lee.

Each featured individual has made a major contribution to one or more scientific fields, from physics and astronomy to chemistry, biology, and psychology, and from genetics and computer science to geology and palaeontology.

Combining elements of biography, history, and analysis, Scientists Who Changed History explains the groundbreaking contributions made by these revolutionary men and women in a clear and informative way.


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The Children's Baking Book (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 130
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd.



About the Book

A great way to get kids cooking - delicious bakes to make in the kitchen.

Inspire your child to bake up beautiful bread, perfect pastry, marvellous muffins and charming cakes and cookies.

Over fifty fabulous recipes from chocolate brownies and sticky flapjacks to banoffee pie are guaranteed to stir any baker. With twists on old favorites and delicious new ideas there's something for everyone.

Easy-to-follow step by step instructions make sure creations turn out exactly as they should and top tips and advice on preparation and cooking will help budding chefs become brilliant bakers!


About the Author

Denise Smart has been a food stylist, recipe writer and author for over 20 years. She works in London preparing food for photo shoots for many International companies, brands and publishing houses. She gained her experience working for many large food companies before going freelance.

Her experience and love of food has seen her write cookbooks covering subjects from children cooking, meal in a mug, chips, deserts and vegan and vegetarian cooking and is the best selling author of Spiralize Now!.


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Tell Me Why? My Fingernails Grow





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 28
Language: English
Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication City/Country: Ann Arbor, United States
Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 3



About the Book

Young children are naturally curious about themselves. Tell Me Why My Fingernails Grow offers answers to their most compelling questions about our nails and the protein keratin. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.


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Tell Me Why? Leaves Change Color





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 28
Language: English
Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication City/Country: Ann Arbor, United States
Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 3



About the Book

Young children are naturally curious about the world around them. Tell Me Why Leaves Change Color offers answers to their most compelling questions about the changing seasons. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.


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Tell Me Why? I Throw Up





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 28
Language: English
Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication City/Country: Ann Arbor, United States
Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 3



About the Book

Young children are naturally curious about themselves. Tell Me Why I Throw Up offers answers to their most compelling questions about their rumbling tummy. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.


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Tell Me Why? I Talk In My Sleep





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 28
Language: English
Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication City/Country: Ann Arbor, United States
Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 3



About the Book

Young children are naturally curious about themselves. Tell Me Why I Talk in My Sleep offers answers to their most compelling questions about that strange phenomenon. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.


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Tell Me Why? I Burp





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 28
Language: English
Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing
Publication City/Country: Ann Arbor, United States
Age Range: 7 - 10 years
Grade Level: 2 - 3



About the Book

Young children are naturally curious about themselves. Tell Me Why I Burp offers answers to their most compelling questions about their rumbling tummy. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.


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Super Slime - 30 Safe Inventive Slime Ideas (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 68
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Age Range: 6 - 9 years
Grade Level: 1 - 4



About the Book

Packed with lots of weird and wonderful slime ideas.

The amazing slime recipes in this book are sometimes gross, sometimes sparkly, sometimes edible, but ALWAYS loads of fun. More than 30 innovative recipes, using inexpensive, accessible, and safe ingredients, will teach you everything you need to know about how to make slime.

Create amazing Halloween and Christmas-themed slime, set off a slime avalanche, and create slime from unexpected everyday ingredients such as banana and even toothpaste! Every project is easy to follow, with clear step by step instructions and photographs, and spectacular final images to show you how your slime should look. Recipe variations provide an opportunity to put your own fun twist on the activities, and science information boxes explain the STEM behind the slime.

Children will adore making and playing with these super slimes, and getting involved in the trend which has taken the internet by storm. Warning - playing with this squidgy, gloopy, gooey substance is seriously addictive, no matter how old you are!


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STEM Lab: 25 Super Cool Projects - Build, Invent, Create, Discover (DK Smithsonian)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 164
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: Maker Lab
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7



About the Book

Presents over two dozen science activities demonstrating such scientific properties as forces and motion, chemical reactions, shapes and structures, and light and sound.

Explore and discover how science, technology, engineering, and maths shape the world around us with 25 hands-on experiments for curious kids.

From racing wind-up cars and building a sturdy sandcastle to creating a wave machine and making music with a homemade guitar, STEM Lab is packed with 25 exciting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) activities. Why do rafts float? How do bridges stay upright? How do seals stay warm? And how can you make a ball levitate? Each activity in the book has its own "How it works" section uncovering core STEM ideas to help young readers discover the fascinating answers for themselves.

Simple, easy-to-follow, photographic steps guide young readers through each experiment, along with essential tips and engaging STEM facts. "Test and tweak" boxes encourage readers to take their projects to the next level, while "Real world" stories show how STEM ideas make up our modern, everyday world.

Perfect for firing up kids' imaginations, for homework help and for rainy day projects, STEM Lab will excite and inspire curious young minds.


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Strange But True! - Our Weird, Wild, Wonderful World (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 194
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: It Can't Be True
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7



About the Book

Strange but True! is an eye-popping collection of extreme, unusual, and cryptic animals, places, and phenomena. Encounter mouse-eating plants, enter the cave of 20 million bats, dip a toe in a rainbow-colored river, discover zombie snails, frozen frogs, and volcanic lightning, and meet snakes that can eat alligators or antelopes.

In Strange But True! "fast facts" panels on each spread provide background to the main subject or details of related cases in a stripped-down and engaging style, while the infographic spreads in each section offer even more weird facts and stories while debunking popular strange-but-untrue myths.

Bursting with eccentric animals, peculiar weather, and unusual places, Strange But True! brings the weird and wonderful to life with vivid jaw-dropping illustrations, amazing facts, and clear scientific explanations, satisfying the curiosities of even the most precocious kids.


Reviews:

"This wide-ranging compilation offers intriguing glimpses of some of the more jaw-dropping sights Earth has to offer." - Publishers Weekly

"Vivid photographs steal the show and fast facts will pique student interest in the world's marvels." - School Library Journal


Awards:

An International Literary Association - Children's Book Council Children's Choices List Selection


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Science Squad: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 84
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Age Range: 5 - 9 years



About the Book

Science made simple..

The exciting world of science and technology is broken down into fun, digestible chunks in this illustrated book for 5 to 9 year olds. Find out how robots work, what a food chain is, where lightning comes from, and how lungs allow you to breathe!

This bright and cheery illustrated book for kids ages 5-9 breaks down STEAM subjects, like science and technology, into fun and easily understandable chunks. Join Robert Winston and the Science Squad to unravel the mysteries of the world: find out how robots work, what a food chain is, where lightning comes from, how lungs allow you to breathe, and much more. The Science Squad characters (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths) guide the reader through the book and are always on hand with tips, fun facts, and simple explanations. With pages covering living things, the human body, space, physics, geography, math, engineering, and chemistry, this book is a perfect introduction for kids starting to learn about science at school, or those who are just developing an interest in how the world works.

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Robots (DK Findout!)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 68
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: DK Findout!
Age Range: 6 - 9 years
Grade Level: 1 - 4



About the Book


This fun, fact-filled book for kids ages 6–9 guides readers through the science behind the abilities of life-like robots, and how these humanoids might become even more advanced in the future. Supporting STEM-based learning and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits, it’s the perfect book for any reader who can’t get enough of robots.

When were robots first dreamed up? What does an industrial robot do? How do robots sense the world around them? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Robots, which features photographs of drones, automata, and other machines from all around the world. Readers will learn about the different types of robots and the famous engineers who created them, and gain insight into how robots think and learn through illustrated charts, diagrams, and blocks of coding language. From the industrial and medical fields to entertainment and home security, kids will discover the many ways robots can improve our lives—and our futures—as they read DKfindout! Robots.

Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6–9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects, whether Vikings, volcanoes, or robots. This series covers the subjects that kids really want to learn about—ones that have a direct impact on the world around them, like climate change, space exploration, and rapidly evolving technology—making learning fun through amazing images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. The DKfindout! series is one that kids will want to turn to again and again.


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Paper Craft (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 226
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd



About the Book

"The ultimate resource for cardmakers and papercrafters, with over 50 projects covering a range of tried and tested techniques."

Full of creative craft ideas that are guaranteed to impress, Paper Craft will teach you how to transform plain old paper into beautiful decorations, handmade cards, scrapbooks and more.

Do you want to create bespoke wedding invites? Or impress your friends with personalized birthday cards and wrapping paper? Paper Craft contains absolutely everything you need to know, from the necessary equipment, to techniques and materials, with 50 projects to get you crafting. With templates to save you time and simplify projects you can start crafting pop-up cards, jewellery, bunting, lanterns and more and if you're feeling even more creative then variations throughout will inspire you to make your projects even more unique.

Whether you're a total novice or already familiar with handmade crafts, you'll soon be cutting, folding, glueing and printing your way to paper craft heaven.


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Maker Lab Outdoors: 25 Super Cool Projects - Build, Invent, Create, Discover (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 164
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: Maker Lab
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7



About the Book

Twenty-eight science projects and experiments to be done outside will spark kids' creativity and help them develop science skills through hands-on learning.

Projects focus on Earth and the environment, plants and animals, rocks and minerals, and space, bringing science learning home and into the backyard. Young scientists can make a cave system and find out about underground rivers, construct a working model of tectonic plates and learn about earthquakes, build a telescope and look to the planets and stars, and more.

Supporting STEAM education initiatives and the Maker Movement, Maker Lab: Outdoors includes 28 interactive projects to inspire kids' creativity and their scientific side, and, as the founder of Maker Faire Dale Dougherty says, "to realize with their hands what they can imagine in their minds."

With stunning photography, succinct step-by-step instructions, and detailed explanations, Maker Lab: Outdoors takes readers on a journey of discovery. A must-have for every young scientist curious about their surroundings, and for makers, crafters, and those who enjoy exploring the outdoors.


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Maker Lab - 28 Super Cool Projects Build, Invent, Create, Discover (DK Smithsonian)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 162
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: Maker Lab
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7



About the Book

Supporting STEAM education initiatives and the Maker Movement, the National Parenting Publication Award-winner Maker Lab includes 28 kid-safe projects and crafts that will get young inventors' wheels turning and make science pure fun.

Each step-by-step activity is appropriate for kids ages 8-12, and ranked easy, medium, or hard, with an estimated time frame for completion. Requiring only household materials, young makers can build an exploding volcano, race balloon rocket cars, construct a lemon battery, make sticky slime, and more. Photographs and facts carefully detail the "why" and "how" of each experiment using real-world examples to provide context so kids can gain a deeper understanding of the scientific principles applied.

With a foreword by Jack Andraka, a teen award-winning inventor, Maker Lab will help kids find their inner inventor and create winning projects for school projects, science fairs, and beyond.


Industry Reviews

"Offers a plethora of engaging projects that will capture the attention and curiosity of students from lower elementary (with guidance) through high school." -- School Library Journal

..".what sets this book apart is that each experiment is accompanied by real-world applications that tie new observations to kids' existing understanding and offer endless opportunities for STEM-related discussions." -- Booklist

"[An] accessible and wide-ranging exploration of multiple aspects of the sciences." -- Publishers Weekly


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Kid's Fun and Healthy Cookbook (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 132
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd



About the Book

With more than 100 step-by-step recipes shown in full-color photographic detail, Kids' Fun and Healthy Cookbook will prove that healthy food can be fun! This cookbook is a lively collection of recipes for kids that encourages healthy eating and asks kids to consider what they eat and how it affects their bodies.

Featuring everything from pizzas and burgers to tofu kebabs and seafood salads, each dish in Kids' Fun and Healthy Cookbook has been developed by an award-winning food writer to both nourish the body and tempt the taste buds. Step-by-step photographs help junior chefs through each recipe, and food fact sections highlight specific ingredients and detail what makes them nutritious.

The recipes in this book will take kids through their day from start to finish. Make nourishing breakfasts like breakfast tortillas, fruit smoothies, and banana pancakes; create light meals like turkey burgers and minestrone; move on to main courses like chicken drumsticks and pesto pasta; and top it all off with desserts like tropical yogurt ice, apple muffins, cherry pies, and sunflower seed rolls. A fact-filled introductory section introduces concepts like fruits and veggies, starches, proteins, and fats and sugars, while a handy glossary at the end clarifies all the terms and phrases kids need to know.

Get ready, get healthy, get cooking!


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Junior Maker - Experiments to Try, Crafts to Create and Lots to Learn! (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 82
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Age Range: 6 - 8 years
Grade Level: 1 - 3



About the Book

Make, play, explore, and learn with this project-packed science activity book!

Little ones will love to get in on the maker fun with this cool book that supplements and complements the subjects they learn at school, while also encouraging hands-on interactivity and play.

With clear step-by-step instructions and photos, young children will learn about a given subject through interactive activities, crafts, and experiments. There are a huge variety of projects to choose from--from watching a homemade volcano erupt or building a storm in a jar to taking a trip back in time to see how the Roman legionaries conquered their enemies. In addition to nature and history, the book also covers wildlife and space, so there's something for animal lovers and future astronauts alike.

The 20 interactive activities, crafts, and experiments in this book have been carefully designed to complement what children are learning at school, and all projects can be made with basic household items or inexpensive and easy-to-find art supplies. Whether your child is an aspiring scientist or astronaut, or is simply curious about our great big world, Junior Maker will get them thinking, learning, and making!

- Use buttons and marshmallows to map our solar system
- Make a bottle jetpack while learning about gravity
- Design your own rain gauge to measure rainfall
- Discover Ancient Rome as you create your own Roman shield
- Craft cardboard animals while exploring about the animal kingdom
- and much more!


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Home Lab: Exciting Experiments for Budding Scientists (DK)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 162
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Reading level: 1 - 11 Years



About the Book

This award-winning science book is bubbling over with entertaining and educational experiments for budding scientists to follow at home or in the classroom.

"Stir up some sticky slime, build a Solar System with rubber bands, power a speed boat using soap, and construct an erupting volcano, all with Home Lab, exciting experiments for budding scientists. Including a foreword by Professor Robert Winston, Home Lab is pack with 28 brilliant projects, using clear step-by-step instructions, everyday ingredients that can be found around the house and amazing photography to guide you from start to finish. Plus fact-filled panels explain the science behind every experiment, as well as real-world examples providing a context to better understand scientific principles. Perfect for budding scientists and crafters, Home Lab will keep children entertained for hours."

Build a soap-powered sailboat, recreate the Solar System out of rubber bands, construct your own colourful kaleidoscope, or make mouthwatering monster marshmallows. Explore the whole range of imaginative activities on offer to see why Home Lab bagged the Royal Society's prestigious Young People's Book Prize.

Grab your goggles, pop on your lab coat, and let's get started!

This is the UK edition of the US title Maker Lab.



Review:

"Inspire the scientists of the future with this collection of 28 hands-on projects for kids." - BBC Focus


"Packed full of wonderful science experiments for children to try at home, devised by the great scientist himself. This summer your children can spend their days writing in invisible ink, creating fizzy bath bombs or designing sun prints. A must-have for any budding scientist." - Angels & Urchins


"Home Lab is a good example of science not just being a theoretical study, but it's actually for kids to get their hands stuck in, ask questions and find out what's going on. There are wonderful experiments in this which I've done with the school children I work with and they've really enjoyed them. I think it's very important to show that science isn't just done in a laboratory, it isn't just studied at university -
actually you can do it yourself with simple materials. The book has very easy to follow instructions, even for somebody like me, even I can do them. It's interactive and I think it's important to have that element in the shortlist." - Martin Chilton, Judge of the Royal Society Young People's Science Book Prize


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Greek Myths (DK Readers Level 3)





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 52
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd
Series: DK Readers Level 3
Age Range: 7 - 9 years
Grade Level: 2 - 4



About the Book

Advanced young readers will delight in this book that contains beloved stories from Greek mythology. From Pandora's Box to the Labors of Heracles, these thrilling tales are sure to enrapture your child’s imagination. Meet Greek gods and goddesses, and revel in the cautionary tales that are a vital part of Greece's ancient history.
 
Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

Greek Myths retells some of the most beloved stories from Greek Mythology, from Pandora's Box to the Labors of Heracles. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!


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First Aid Fast for Babies and Children: Emergency Procedures for All Parents and Caregivers, 5th Edition





Book Details

Category: Children
Number of Pages: 130
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd



About the Book

An indispensable guide for all parents and caretakers that covers a wide range of childhood emergencies.

From anaphylaxis to burns to severe bleeding and bruising, First Aid Fast for Babies and Children offers clear advice, and step-by-step photographs show you what to do.

This revised and updated fifth edition abides by all the latest health guidelines and makes first aid less daunting by giving more prominence to essential actions. Quick reference symbols at the end of every sequence indicate whether to seek medical advice, take your child to the hospital, or call an ambulance, and question-and-answer sections provide additional easy-to-access information. It even includes helpful advice on child safety in and around the home.

First Aid Fast for Babies and Children gives you all the direction you need to deal with an injury or first aid emergency and keep your baby or child safe.


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