Books with author Anne Rooney

From the Pacific to the Indian oceans, discover how wild animals live in different underwater habitats around the world. Listen to the sounds of the ocean as you lift the final flap on each page to activate the sound effect and bring each scene to vivid life! Learn fascinating facts about wild creatures and their habitats including mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects and arachnids and enjoy hours of interactive fun as you lift the flaps and listen to the sounds of each wildlife habitat. With flaps to lift and sounds to listen to, this vibrant book introduces children to creatures of the deep blue underwater world in the most fun way!

Got a thirst for knowledge of all things nasty? Then this yuckopedia is for you! A team of cartoon characters guides you through a feast of festering facts so horrible they're hard to believe. Featuring gross truths about the human body, food, animals, history, science, and even world records in horribleness, it's a real education in all things rotten . . . Enter ye not, those of a weak constitution . . .

A fully revised exam section: expert guidance on understanding the question, planning an answer, writing about effects and using quotations, plus tips on spelling, punctuation and grammar. All the key skills covered: 'Exam focus' model answer extracts with annotations, and 'Progress and Revision Checks' will guide students' learning, help them test their progress and reach their potential. The most in-depth analysis: from text summaries to characters, themes, contexts, form, structure and language, all designed to help students reach their potential.

"Astronomers look up into the sky and yearn to understand the universe. They ask questions about the distant stars and galaxies and wonder what lies beyond them. This title aims to create meaningful connections between the scientific concepts readers learn in the classroom and how they are applied in the real world by astronomers searching for answers."--

This bright, bold handbook will answer kids most popular questions on just how our solar system works. With fake tabs on the cover and color co-ordinated sections, this is space made simple. What is a star? What are planets made of? Just how big is the universe - and how tiny are we? The amazing answers to these questions and more will be uncovered in the Stars and Planets Handbook, the perfect guide for star-spotters everywhere.

You can't built a bridge, bake a cake or even do your shopping without maths, but many children (and adults) are put off it at school because it can seem pretty tricky and, dare we say it, boring...50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know About Maths will help you over your maths hurdles once and for all. Packed with hundreds of amazing puzzles, games and facts, each chapter breaks down the basics in a fun, accessible way. The weird and wonderful scenarios will entertain as much as they inform, and make learning maths a breeze. Key concepts are explored through 50 fun chapters, including: How to measure a mountain; How to be a codebreaker; How to travel at the speed of light; How to count to infinity; How to build a skyscraper; How to make a rainbow; How to solve crime; How to fly an aeroplane; How to survive an Arctic winter. Specifically written by an expert educational author, this book reinforces the National Curriculum for Mathematics and is suitable for children of all abilities aged 7-11 years.

Minecraft Master Builder: Mega Metropolis will take you step-by-step through the process of designing and constructing your own Minecraft city. Follow the step-by-step instructions to create an amazing city with skyscrapers, a shopping centre, a sports stadium, apartment blocks, an underground railway and an awesome amusement park complete with ferris wheel, water ride, haunted house, and bouncy castle! The instructions are accompanied with images to clearly show how to put together each building, plus discover some of the science behind construction as you go.