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This brain-bending collection of the trickiest riddles for clever kids is packed with hundreds of cunning conundrums and perplexing puzzles that will keep kids guessing. The riddles are accompanied with fun illustrations that add humour, but won't give the game away. From quick, easy riddles to keep your brain ticking over, to longer riddles that involve some serious brainpower, The Kids' Book of Awesome Riddles has something for everyone to enjoy.
Use colouring pens or pencils to colour numbered shapes and uncover stunning and intricate artwork hidden on the page. Colour Quest will take kids on a magical journey to find hidden gems waiting to be coloured in and brought to life in this beautiful and detailed colouring book. Each page features a colour-code puzzle and four cryptic clues to help you guess what's hidden in the puzzle.
Beautiful coral reefs are teeming with life that’s not found anywhere else on the planet. This diverse and fascinating biome is home to thousands of fish, octopi, sea slugs, and sharks. Readers learn about these creatures and many more in this science-rich title that uses age-appropriate language and fun fact boxes to discuss adaptation and survival, ecosystem balance, interdependency, and other important life science concepts. Readers will understand the role this biome plays in ocean creatures’ survival, including what happens when coral reefs come under threat from human intervention. A simple map and colorful photographs transport readers to the gorgeous world of coral reefs, where there’s always something new to learn!
Oceans are one of the world’s most interesting ecosystems! This information-rich title takes readers under the sea to explore the watery world of ocean biomes. Along the way, readers will love learning about the plants and animals that make their home in the ocean. From plankton and kelp to walrus and sea turtles, the detailed photographs that accompany the text will fascinate readers. This text supports important elementary science standards, such as understanding the relationship between creatures in a habitat, the effect of human intervention, and adaptation and survival techniques. Fact boxes and a simple global map provide opportunities for additional learning.
During the Renaissance, people were pinned into their clothing, even elaborate gowns. Children often had to work as pin makers, a job that paid only about $1 for each 20,000 pins made! Clearbut grossdescriptions of other horrible jobs of the Renaissance will draw readers into the castles of lords and the dung heaps tended by peasants. The historical content supports the social studies curriculum, while sidebars and colorful images augment some of the strangest, nastiest tasks that needed doing during that time.
The Industrial Revolution brought about great changes, but this was a time before many labor laws, and many children had to work from sun-up to sundown. The poor had to work as rat catchers and coal miners! Readers will take in important historical context as they learn all about these and other horrible jobs of the era. Sidebars and fact boxes add further detail, including the grotesque secret to softening animal hides for leather goods. Historical images and colourful illustrations draw readers deeper into the harsh reality of a pivotal era full of terrible working conditions.
Life exists everywhere—even at the top of a mountain! This title introduces readers to the world of mountain biomes, exploring the plants, animals, and insects that make this habitat unique. Written to support elementary life science curricula, the text illustrates how each creature in a biome plays an important role in an ecosystem’s survival. Readers learn about the relationships between creatures in a habitat and how human intervention can upset the balance. Fact boxes offer informative facts about adaptation, while a simple globe map identifies where in the world mountain biomes are found. Readers are sure to delight in the detailed color photographs that accompany this high-interest title!
A hilarious collection of hundreds of the funniest jokes for clever kids.
Rivers and lakes are home to some of the world’s most captivating creatures. Diving beetles, water lilies, salmon, and fish eagles are just some of the diverse life-forms readers will learn about in this information-rich title. Readers learn how creatures adapt and survive in this fascinating biome. The text’s treatment of important life science concepts, such as ecosystems, interdependency, and habitat survival, are designed to support elementary science curriculum standards. Colorful photographs, fact boxes, and a simple map complete a comprehensive learning experience.
Forces move everything around us. This book explores the science of forces such as friction and gravity in a fascinating and fun way. Innovative flowcharts, colourful photographs and fact boxes bring these abstract concepts to life. Readers will find out how the moon affects tides on Earth, how magnetic forces act on matter throughout the universe and many more amazing facts about forces in this informative book.