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Does My Head Look Big in This?
Randa Abdel-Fattah
eBook (Scholastic Fiction, May 1, 2014)"Jaw-droppingly gorgeous" - The Bookseller Beetle mania is spreading, thanks to M.G. Leonard's bestselling Beetle Boy trilogy. In the books, Darkus learns all about beetles from an old guide his father had used as a child. Now that book is available for readers everywhere to discover beetle facts for themselves! Hilariously narrated by eccentric entomologist "Monty G Leonard", this lavishly illustrated guide is the perfect starting point for young beetle collectors everywhere. From scary to weird, the 60 species featured in this book are certain to inspire a lifelong love of Coleoptera.
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Horrible Science: Killer Energy
Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles
language (Scholastic Non-Fiction, Sept. 4, 2014)Killer Energy is full of the most crazy, gory and horrible facts about energy! Find out all the gruesome details of why space loos spray out frozen pee and which chilling chemical can preserve pets! Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of Horrible Science fans.
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Horrible Histories Special: Scotland
Terry Deary, Martin Brown
eBook (Scholastic Non-Fiction, )None
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Tom Gates 5: Tom Gates is Absolutely Fantastic
Liz Pichon
eBook (Scholastic Fiction, April 1, 2013)Exciting News! Mr Fullerman announces that class 5F are going on an 'Activity Break'! Which should be fun. As long as I don't get stuck in a group with anyone who snores or worse still with . . . . . . Marcus Meldrew.
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Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War
Terry Deary, Martin Brown
eBook (Scholastic Non Fiction, Nov. 3, 2011)If you ever hear old folk moaning on about the world today, just remind them how woeful things were in World War II. When Hitler's horrid army were goose-stepping round the globe, nearly everything in Europe was totally AWFUL! Read on to discover... * The dreadful truth about Dad's Army * What happened when an elephant got loose in the blackout * Who made a meal out of maggots * Which smelly soldiers were sniffed out by their enemies * Why wearing white knickers could kill you What with doodlebug bombs dropping out of the sky and sweet rationing driving kids (and teachers) mad, life in the Second World War was truly wicked. So from snow-bound cities under siege to fly-infested jungle trenches, and from rotten rationing recipes to awful invasions, discover all the dire details about the worst war EVER!
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I Was There Boudica's Army
Hilary McKay
eBook (Scholastic Non-Fiction, Jan. 1, 2015)I Was There... is a perfect introduction for younger readers into stories from the past. I Was There... Roman Britain is a fast-paced and fascinating account of a young girl in the Iceni tribe as Queen Boudica, the fearless leader of the Iceni, rallies her people to march on Roman-occupied Colchester.
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10 True Tales: Surviving Sharks
Allan Zullo
Paperback (Scholastic Nonfiction, Dec. 30, 2014)Ten true stories of real-life survivors of attacks by some of the animal kindgom's scariest predators!Can you imagine getting bit by a shark? Or having an elephant try to trample you? Or running for your life from a cougar?Read all about kids just like you who survived attacks from dangerous animals!
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Pippa Morgan's Diary 2: Love and Chicken Nuggets
Annie Kelsey
eBook (Scholastic Fiction, Feb. 5, 2015)Meet Pippa Morgan, a small girl with a BIG imagination, and read her hilarious diary, packed with doodle illustrations. It's nearly Valentine's Day and Pippa's class have been given a project about 'lurve' - blargh! Then Pippa decides to start another project - Project Find Mum Love. Will she be able to find Mum a husband by 14th February?
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Murderous Maths: The Most Epic Book of Maths EVER
Kjartan Poskitt, Rob Davis
language (Scholastic Non-Fiction, Oct. 1, 2015)The Most Epic Book of Maths EVER (formerly The Murderous Maths of Everything) is one big book with (nearly) all the answers to everything in maths EVER. Readers can join the cast of crazy characters on a tour of the Murderous Maths building to discover the darkest and deadliest mathematical secrets, including: a sure-fire way how to make birthdays last twice as long, how the number 1 starts fights, how triangles lead to murder, and much more. Maths has never been so much fun!
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Horrible Histories: The Blitzed Brits
Terry Deary, Kate Sheppard
language (Scholastic Non Fiction, July 5, 2012)Do your grandparents moan on about what life was like in the war? Want to know if they're telling the terrible truth? Read on to explore the horrible hardships the Blitzed Brits suffered while bombs dropped out of the sky! Find out what really happened in Dad's Army! See how to make a rude noise with a gas mask! Learn why the Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty! Faint at the thought of spending seven years without TV! Plus there's heaps of spiffing slang, foul food facts about rotten rationing, awful evacuation tales, and the terrible truth about London's bloodthirsty blackout murders! So there's plenty of gore - and much more.
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The Girls' Book of Excellence: Even More Ways to Be the Best at Everything
Scholastic, Sally Norton
Hardcover (Scholastic Nonfiction, Aug. 1, 2009)Girls will learn how to be excellent....at everything!In this book, girls will find even more tremendous tips on how they can be the best at everything. This time around, they will learn how to:Survive a charging elephant.Be a synchronized swimmer.Catch a spider.Interpret dreams. Grow an apple tree from a seed.Be the best cheerleader... and much more!
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Horrible Science: Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens
Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles
language (Scholastic Non-Fiction, May 1, 2014)HORRIBLE SCIENCE: SPACE, STARS AND SLIMY ALIENS is bursting a space-hopping book of stunning science. Zoom to the stars with Oddblob the alien, and take part in a spacewalk that's out of this world and learn what the moon smells like. Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of HORRIBLE SCIENCE fans.