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Fantastic Fliers tells you everything you want to know about flying machines, from the huge jet planes that take you on vacation to hovering helicopters. Learn how planes fly and glide, and all the different jobs they do.Fantastic Fliers is part of a great new collectible series called It's all about... It is packed with facts and stats, and there are eight amazing collector cards to tear out and keep. You can access a free downloadable audio of Fantastic Fliers by logging onto the special URL address on page 3.Fantastic Fliers has a Contents page as well as a Glossary and Index. You can check out the other titles in the series at the back of the book.

What are stars made of? Why do they die? Has anyone or anything ever lived on Mars? What are sunspots? How big is the International Space Station?Take a journey through the amazing Universe and into the unknown beyond, and collect some bitesize facts about time, space and space travel along the way.Fast Facts is a new series of high-interest, lower reading ability books aimed at fact-hungry children who enjoy information books but may be less confident readers or have difficulty with the usual quantity and level of text aimed at their age group. This exciting series has been created by using the stunning visual images from the best-selling Navigators series, reducing the number of visual elements per page and rewriting the text with simpler sentence structure, easier vocabulary, and larger typesize.

Speedy Trains tells you everything you want to know about trains, from building the first railways to steam engines and trains that hover above the rails. Learn about trains that go underground, across water, through rock, and more.Speedy Trains is part of a great new collectible series called It's all about... It is packed with facts and stats, and there are eight amazing collector cards to tear out and keep. You can access a free downloadable audio of Speedy Trains by logging onto the special URL address on page 3.Speedy Trains has a Contents page as well as a Glossary and Index. You can check out the other titles in the series at the back of the book.

What's the difference between a star and a planet? What killed the dinosaurs? What is acid rain? Who built the first cities - a host of straight-to-the-point, and equally eccentric questions that kids love to ask are covered in this amazing compendium. 1000 Questions and Answers combines eight fascinating subjects: Stars and Planets, Planet Earth, Dinosaurs, Birds, Ancient Civilizations, Knights and Castles, Inventions and Transportation, in one fully indexed volume.

Horses and Foals tells you everything you want to know about horses, from growing up to learning about different breeds, what jobs they do, how we care for them, and so much more.Horses and Foals is part of a great collectible series called It's all about... It is packed with facts and stats, and there are eight amazing collector cards to tear out and keep. You can access a free downloadable audio of Horses and Foals by logging onto the special URL address on page 3.Horses and Foals has a Contents page as well as a Glossary and Index. You can check out the other titles in the series at the back of the book.

With playful text, and beautiful close-up photography that features baby animals in their natural habitats, this series is an accessible introduction to a wide range of animals and ecosystems. The charming pets that romp through this book beg to be hugged right off the page. From the guinea pig hiding in his hay, to the smiling puppy, the fluffy kitten, the fledgling parrots, the hamster, rabbit, and the teetering foal, young readers will see a whole new side these favorite animal companions in Baby Animals Pets by the editors at Kingfisher.

Remarkable Romans tells you everything you want to know about the ancient Romans, from vast empires and fearsome armies to chariot racing and the Colosseum. Remarkable Romans is part of a great new collectible series called It's all about... It is packed with facts and stats, and there are eight amazing collector cards to tear out and keep. You can access a free downloadable audio of Remarkable Romans by logging onto the special URL address on page 3.Remarkable Romans has a Contents page as well as a Glossary and Index. You can check out all 20 titles in this series at the back of the book.

What's better for little readers than a board book? A circular board book! Each title in these cleverly constructed books features one popular animal group. With a simple lift of a flap, children peek inside each animal's unique world. The circular design allows readers to easily seek out which animal to read about in whatever order he or she wants! The bright, beautiful photographs invite both children and adults to explore exciting animal life together or alone. These unique board books will capture the attention of every child as they inform and entertain them for hours. By lifting the flaps in whichever order they choose, young readers are able to find out all there is to know about their favorite animals living in the zoo. Each circular flap-designed to be opened in any order a child wishes-focuses on one animal and it's life in the zoo. Packed with fun facts, information, and photos, Seek and Peek: At the Zoo brings the zoo to you!

Young readers will take an amazing journey from the African savanna to the Australian outback in Animal Babies in Grasslands, which features six young animals that live in hot, dry places. Families of elephants, zebras, lions, prairie dogs, kangaroos, and giraffes are brought to life with delightful photography and lively text that young children will love.

With playful text, and beautiful close-up photography that features baby animals in their natural habitats, this series is an accessible introduction to a wide range of animals and ecosystems. Kids will love to discover zoo's who in this charming introduction to everyone's favorite zoo babies. Pandas, zebras, monkeys, and a host of colorful critters are all on display. Young readers will love turning the pages to learn who swings through trees, who has a striped tail, and who snuffles for ants as Baby Animals At the Zoo by the editors at Kingfisher helps them expand their knowledge of the animal kingdom one baby animal at a time.

In the Kingfisher First Encyclopedia, children can easily study more than 100 popular topics using the alphabetically arranged entries. Information is presented in clearly written text with vocabulary appropriate for young readers. Cross-reference boxes link related entries, and children will enjoy using them to find their favorite topics throughout the book. Exciting color illustrations and photographs aid understanding and fill each page with interest.