Books with author Rachel Walker

Throughout history there have been many races to be first to achieve a goal: e.g. first to learn to fly; first to climb the worlds highest mountain; first to reach the moon. The race to reach the South Pole more than 100 years ago involved a bitter struggle through the harshest environment on Earth. Brave and determined explorers faced extreme challenges with weather and equipment.

Before any road construction can begin, road planners must study the area to decide which way is best to get from one place to another. They need to know how many vehicles will use the new road, and whether it will have any bridges or tunnels.Surveyors and engineers will be needed, as well as special heavy machinery driven by skilful operators. The same careful attention is needed for repairs or changes to existing roads.

Like Little Miss Muffet, some people suffer from arachnophobia, which means fear of spiders, but many others find them fascinating. Very few of the 40,000 species are harmful some are quite popular as pets! Most types of these busy little creatures do a great deal of good work in the world. They are widely-known but not always understood, as many people believe that spiders are just another type of insect.

We share our planet with many fascinating creatures. Do you know what a Minibeast is? Mini means small, so thats a helpful clue. Bugs and insects are often known as creepy-crawlies or beasts! Put them together and you have Minibeasts the name for almost 98% of the Earths animals. Scientists study Minibeasts and record information about them, so we can learn about the creatures we share the Earth with.