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Have you ever craved a book that combines quirky facts with awe-inspiring insights? Looking for a fun way to share intriguing stories with family and friends? "Fun Facts Book: Wacky Inventions and Surprising Discoveries" is your gateway to a world of unexpected breakthroughs designed to captivate explorers of all ages without being too simplistic or complex.

In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time.

Ages 8-12 ◆ For Kids Who Love Minecraft and Video Games Kids who love playing Minecraft will love discovering what happens to average 12-year-old Jayden “Minecraft” Montgomery when his arm and hand suddenly change into blocks. Now he’s got to find his way into the digital world to retrieve the one thing that will let him keep his humanity. But first he’ll have to save a village by fighting pillagers, zombies, creepers, skeletons, facing an iron golem, and warding off an evil hacker. Most of all, he must earn the trust and friendship of the villagers as he navigates this world ...

When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.

Unlock your coding superpowers with "Python Programming for Kids: A Fun and Easy Guide to Learning Coding, Building Games, and Creating Projects"! Designed especially for young minds, this book transforms complex concepts into exciting adventures. Whether you're diving into Python for beginners 2024, looking for a Python quick start guide, or need a Python programming cheat sheet, this book has you covered.

An unofficial Minecraft novel for kids age 8, but great for ages 5-12 as well! Noob Herobrine is Herobrine's cousin. Not many know of him because he's kind and has basically no powers, or at least that's what most players think until Noob Herobrine discovers something secret under his house which leads him on an adventure to discover his true powers! - Noob Herobrine's randomness and whit is inescapable but brilliant! ✓ Approved for all ages! © Ray Savage 2024 No artificial intelligence of any kind was used in the creation of this book!

Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for 4-to 7-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys. These fact-filled journeys travel through time and space teaching children all about five fascinating topics: Dinosaur Times, The Animal Kingdom, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles and Deep Sea Dive.

The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic. Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears.

Charley and Jay venture into the woods ready for an adventure. With Charley's knowledge of nature and Jay's joyful enthusiasm, they discover the beauty and lessons of the wild, encountering a snake and learning how to tell if it is poisonous or not. This rhyming tale of a hike through the words is both informative and fun! A journey of friendship and discovery that enriches them with a love for the natural world.

¿Cómo funciona el airbag? ¿Por qué lloramos cuando cortamos cebollas? ¿Qué tienen de especial las telas deportivas? Acompaña a Silvana y Marina en su "día a pura química" y descubre esta disciplina apasionante.

This audiobook introduces a number of different animals and the foods they eat.

In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey - from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England...and finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin.

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and imagined what might be out there? You’re not alone! People have been wondering that for thousands of years. Technology like telescopes and space shuttles are quite new, so before we could really investigate space, people would make up stories about what they thought was up there.

On Sunday, October 8, 1871, a fire started on the south side of Chicago. A long drought made the neighborhood go up in flames. And practically everything that could go wrong did. Firemen first went to the wrong location. Fierce winds helped the blaze jump the Chicago River twice. The Chicago Waterworks burned down, making it impossible to fight the fire. Finally after two days, Mother Nature took over, with rain smothering the flames. This overview of a stupendous disaster not only covers the fire but explores the whole history of fire fighting.

"Les Vacances des petits curieux", première partie : "Souvenirs de vacances". 8 activités qui vont te créer de merveilleux souvenirs d'enfance : tu vas construire une cabane, observer les étoiles, ou encore faire du parfum. Tu vas aussi découvrir l'histoire de ces activités : qui a construit les cabanes les plus sensationnelles, des histoires d'astronomie et d'aborigènes et pleins d'anecdotes dont les grands n'ont jamais entendu parler. À toi de voir si tu veux les partager avec eux.

On Isle Royale, a unique national park more than fifty miles from the Michigan shore and about fifteen miles from Minnesota, a thrilling drama is unfolding between wolves and moose, the island’s ultimate predator and prey. For over sixty years, in what has been known as the longest study of predator and prey in the world, scientists have studied the wolves and moose of Isle Royale and the island’s ecology to observe and investigate wildlife populations.

Un interesante recorrido por la historia de la medicina, que recrea la época en la que los médicos eran magos y hechiceros, las operaciones se hacían sin anestesia y en cualquier sitio, los cirujanos no eran médicos sino peluqueros y la gente se moría por enfermedades que hoy son fácilmente curables. La historia contada a través de los descubrimientos y avances científicos que hicieron de la medicina lo que es hoy.

Just looking at the periodic table can be enough to give young science students a serious headache. But as you’ll soon find out, all those mysterious numbers and letters are clues to the amazing world of elements. The brainchild of Siberian superchemist Dimitri Mendeleev, the periodic table represents the 111 known elements, from hydrogen and oxygen to nobelium and lawrencium. But this doesn’t mean there are only 111 elements in the universe.

On November 24, 1971, an unidentified man hijacked an airplane that was flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington. He demanded $200,000 and told a flight attendant that he had weapons. After stopping in Seattle, the hijacker was given the money and he released the attendants. But he demanded that the pilots stay on-board, refuel, and fly him to Mexico City. Just thirty minutes after the plane took off, the man jumped out of the aircraft and parachuted away...never to be seen or heard from again. Did he escape with the money? Did he even survive the jump?

A Grown-Up Guide to Planet Earth is a tour of our world from the inside, out. Geologist Professor Chris Jackson plunges into the molten world beneath our feet, to reveal what drives the explosive power of volcanoes and destructive energy of earthquakes.