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This series shines an informative and encouraging light on the difficult realities faced in today’s world and illuminates healthy ways for children to process and understand them. Children are using the internet more and more both at home and in school. This title explores issues surrounding online safety and examines what children can do if this occurs. It also discusses practical ways children can stay safe online.

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First Coding introduces children to the basic principles of programming and computing, from being safe on the internet to their first steps in computer logic. This series uses easy-to-read text and colourful images, as well as real examples of code.

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The internet connects us with people from all around the world. People use the internet every day to buy things, play games, talk with their friends, and find things out about the world around them. It is very useful, but it can also be dangerous. From shopping and gaming to information and social media, ‘Internet Issues’ teaches you all about how to stay safe on the internet

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The internet connects us with people from all around the world. People use the internet every day to buy things, play games, talk with their friends, and find things out about the world around them. It is very useful, but it can also be dangerous. From shopping and gaming to information and social media, ‘Internet Issues’ teaches you all about how to stay safe on the internet

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In Football Rules the World, discover how football became the most popular game it is today, boasting a mind-blowing 3.5 billion fans worldwide!

The daring duo of Dan and Simon will usher you through the story of football – the highlights of course! You’ll meet the legendary players and inspirational managers of the beautiful game, relive the magic moments and read stories of epic wins and glorious goals from around the globe.

Wonderfully illustrated – bringing football’s history back to life – Football Rules the World is packed with plenty of jokes, funny characters, as well as the facts and stats that fans of Football Superstars have come to know and love.

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Discover the most memorable moments in football history in this fascinating Ultimate Football Heroes collection!

From the invention of the modern sport all the way to the present day, bestselling author and football expert Tom Palmer picks ONE HUNDRED of the most thrilling and significant goals, games, and players from more than 150 years of the Beautiful Game.

Featuring Pele’s World Cup, Maradona’s Hand of God, John Barnes’ Maracana magic, and the Lionesses’ European Championship triumph, this is an endlessly fascinating treasury of stories for fans of all ages.

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Never has there been a more perfect time to empower children to take the lead and educate their grown-ups about climate change. Featuring a foreword by internationally renowned climate scientist Dr Michael E. Mann and bursting with fabulous original illustrations, this delightfully witty book deals with the pressing topic of our changing planet in an uplifting, positive manner. Interwoven amongst the more serious questions – why is Earth so special in the first place? How do we know about climate change? What causes it? How can we recognise false information? – are fun-filled facts about cow burps, woolly mammoths, panda-shaped solar panels, and much more. Crucially, this book also equips children and adults alike with the practical tools they need to tackle climate change in their everyday lives. And there’s a handy quiz at the end so that you can check your grown-up has been paying attention!

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A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The book also contains fascinating infographics and an illustrated scientific glossary.

The extraordinary women profiled include well-known figures like the physicist and chemist Marie Curie, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Women in Science celebrates the achievements of the intrepid women who have paved the way for the next generation of female engineers, biologists, mathematicians, doctors, astronauts, physicists and beyond …

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From brainy biologists and clever chemists, to magnificent mathematicians and phenomenal physicists. Discover 100 remarkable scientists who shaped our world.

Containing a universe of knowledge, this amazing kids’ educational book tells the story of the extraordinary people who revolutionised our understanding of the world. A stunning way for children to meet science’s most important people.

Read through information-packed mini-biographies of 100 brilliant scientists and innovators who have shaped our society and how we see the world around us. A perfect “everything you want to know in one place” about the history of science for children aged 8-12.

Readers learn about discoveries that laid the groundwork for some of the most impressive innovations in history. Biologists, chemists, physicists, doctors, coders and astronauts are all featured including Hippocrates, Da Vinci, Alan Turing, Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and more.

An attractive and engaging kids book that may inspire the next Einstein or Curie! Made for those always curious children and those who need encouragement to aspire to greatness and see the marvels of science.

Put children inside the minds of scientific heroes through clever speech bubbles alongside portraits with first-person fun facts about their lives. It’s a cool way to personalise these incredible people and engage children while giving them a solid base in science.

Did you know that Marie Curie’s notebooks are still radioactive? They’re too dangerous to touch and even glow! And Louis Pasteur, who furthered the development of vaccinations and more, liked to paint in his spare time? Who knew!

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Alan Turing was:

A mathematician

A scientist

An inspiration

Alan Turing was a mathematician, scientist and codebreaker who helped defeat the Nazis in the Second World War with his incredible decoding of secret messages from enemy soldiers.

Discover his life story in this beautifully illustrated book, from his childhood as a quiet boy who loved maths, to becoming one of the most important scientists and codebreakers in history.

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