Did you know that in a room of 23 people, it's more likely than not that two people share a birthday? And that everything from rock music to code-breaking is based on maths?This book is packed full of 101 eye-opening and extraordinary maths-based facts that kids will love to discover and share. Each fact hooks readers into a discussion of some of the most fascinating areas of mathematics.Perfect for children aged 8+.

Hold on to your lab goggles and get ready to have your mind blown!From microwave soap monsters to make-your-own lava lamps, this book is bursting with brilliant experiments that will teach you everything you need to know about the appliance of science. All of the projects can easily be performed at home, and clear instructions are accompanied by entertaining images and informative text. It's the perfect how-to guide for young scientists aged 8+.

Why does popcorn pop? What makes you hiccup? Why do zebras have stripes? The answers to these and many other baffling questions can be found in this fact-packed book.Topics include:• Brilliant Body• Wacky World• Amazing Animals• Fantastic Forces• Potty Plants• Super SpacePresented in a Q&A format, the clear explanations will help readers build up their scientific knowledge and make sense of the weird and wonderful world around them....

All of the 50 fun and engaging puzzles in this book are carefully designed to help young readers make connections between and among different kinds of math skills and types of mathematical reasoning as well as to increase their speed, confidence, and ability in solving mathematical problems--both in the classroom and in the real world--that require the use of several distinct skills to arrive at a solution. Each page of the book features a different puzzle intended to enhance the developme...

Do you grow taller in space? Can you hammer in a nail with a banana? Which animal has attractive farts?Packed with 513 questions and answers, young readers can discover amazing, shocking and totally gross facts all about animals science, space, and the human body in this entertaining book.Featuring laugh-out-loud illustrations, this awesome and accessible fact book will amaze and delight readers young and old. Perfect for curious kids aged 7+

Do you have what it takes to be a cool coder? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! From algorithms to sequences, loops, variables, Boolean logic and everything inbetween, this book breaks down the basics of coding into bite-sized pieces! Each spread covers a different topic, and has a fun activity to reinforce the learning objective. While you're drawing, making, and playing, you'll be learning all kinds of exciting facts and ideas about the world of S.T. E.M ...

The 50 fun and engaging puzzles in this book will help students to hone their computation abilities. All of the puzzles are written in easy-to-follow language and carefully designed to help young readers increase their speed, confidence, and ability in solving computation problems both in the classroom and in real life. Each page of the book features a different puzzle intended to enhance the development of necessary computational skills. The book's content and methods correlate closely wi...

Were there cannibals in Anglo-Saxon times? What's the stinkiest fruit you can eat? To find out the revolting answers to these questions, and many more, just look inside! Discover gruesome facts about foul food, horrid history, grotty bodies, scary science and appalling animals.ABOUT THE SERIES: Big Ideas! is a dynamic, high-energy "fun fact" series for children aged seven and up, illustrated throughout with humorous cartoons. Packed with surprising facts, stats, an...

The 50 fun and engaging puzzles in this book will help students to hone their problem solving abilities. All of the puzzles are carefully designed to help young readers increase their speed, confidence, accuracy, and ability in solving mathematical problems both in the classroom and in real life. Each page of the book features a different puzzle intended to enhance the development of necessary math problem solving skills. The book's content and methods are presented in easy-to follow langu...

Why can't we breathe underwater? Is the small intestine really longer than the human body? How does our brain tell the rest of our body what to do? Find the answers to these and lots of other human body puzzlers inside this fantastic, fact-packed book. Perfect for curious kids aged 8 and up.

Hold on to your lab goggles! From a homemade lava lamp to a potato-powered battery, this book is bursting with fantastic experiments to impress your friends and bring science to life.The fun projects have easy-to-follow instructions, and clear explanations of why each one works.Science has never been so much fun!

Symmetry and the mathematical basis of shapes create the 50 engaging and fun puzzles in this book and will help students hone their skills in understanding. All of the puzzles are carefully designed to help young readers increase their speed, confidence, and ability in identifying, analyzing, and constructing various shapes and symmetries/asymmetries, both in the classroom and in real life. Each page of the book features a different puzzle intended to enhance the development of necessary s...