There are a lot of animals in the world. But is a duck like a crocodile because they both lay eggs? Bats and bees can fly, so are they the same? Let’s sort them out!
Can you find magnets in the ground? Does anything grow in a magnetic field? And how do you make a magnet at home? Find out the answers, discover how magnets are made and get pulled in to the fascinating world of magnets!
Long ago, people created stories to understand the world. These stories had heroes, monsters and strange places, like a man who is half spider, a woman with snakes for hair and a lost city made of gold. Which myths do you know?
Maps are not only on paper. The first ones were drawn on cave walls and now we can get the whole world on a phone screen. How much do you know about maps?
Deserts are very dry places. Some are very hot. But did you know they can also be freezing cold and covered in ice? Find out about these amazing places, why they can be dangerous and what lives there.
There are 7,000 spoken languages today, so how do we communicate internationally? Do you know how to talk without saying a word? And where did the first words come from anyway?
Everything you use started off as someone’s idea. Some inventions changed the world. Some inventions were just silly. And some inventions haven’t been invented yet! Meet some great inventors, find out what they did and wonder if you might be next.
Have you ever wanted to go somewhere new? What about somewhere that no one else has ever been before? Read about the men and women who braved sea, snow and space.
Imagine your favourite meal ... Whether it’s something sweet, savoury or spicy, the food on your plate has travelled a long way to get there! Let’s take a journey with our favourite foods to see how they get from the fields to your plate.
Do you believe that help should always be shared equally? But what if someone needs less help than you? Or what if they need more help? Explore what it really means to treat people equally and be fair.
There are lots of ways to send messages. They could be things we want to keep secret, to places very far away or even to communicate with robots! Read this book to crack the code.