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A flea accelerates faster than a space rocket. True or false?Young readers can test their knowledge and discover mind-blowing facts in this remarkable quiz book. It includes over 500 true or false questions on a many different topics, including animals, science and sports. It's the perfect book for fact-hungry kids aged 7+.ABOUT THE Brain Twisters are perfect for young readers who want to put their puzzle-solving skills to the test. With logic puzzles, word games and riddles to crack, this series is perfect for kids aged 7+.

What is truth? How can I lead an ethical life? Do I have free will? Throughout history, the world's great thinkers have sought to answer the most profound questions about our universe and have created compelling new ways of thinking. In this beautifully illustrated book, Michael Moore introduces you to the fascinating world of philosophy and its greatest practitioners. Ranging from epistemology to existentialism and featuring ideas from philosophers as varied as Plato, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Paul Sartre, this essential guide will bring you up to speed on the core themes and theories of this great subject.

Young readers can discover the wonders of physics with this inspirational and accessible book, brought to life by full-colour illustrations. This vibrant jacketed hardback is packed with clear, colourful, and engaging explanations of the world of physics, including matter and motion, space and time, energy and forces. Supporting STEM learning, this book is an ideal supplement to school education as it covers many core topics in an entertaining and easy-to-understand way. Big new concepts pop off the page thanks to colourful diagrams and an engaging, energetic text. Kids will relish sharing them with friends and family! Young readers will love exploring exhilarating new ideas • Astrophysics : the Big Bang, the moon, space exploration... • Optics : the speed of light, refraction, illusions... • Acoustics : sound waves, the doppler effect, supersonic sound... • Applied physics : engineering, aerodynamics; future technologies... Perfect for readers aged 8-12.

How do we learn? What is memory? How do we know how to behave? The formal study of psychology as a scientific enterprise began in Germany in the late 19th century but the observation of human behaviour dates back to Ancient Greece. Defined as the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes, psychology has attained a range of branches including clinical, cognitive, developmental, evolutionary, forensic, health and neuropsychology. In a wide ranging, highly illustrated book, readers are introduced to the world of psychology and those who formed the science as we know it. With discussion of a number of key ideas including prejudice and discrimination, social cognition, how we develop attitudes and why and how we fall in love, as well as reference to the people who developed these ideas, the book is an accessible guide to this fascinating subject.

From ecology to number theory, kids will find a new way of looking at the world and the laws of science and mathematics that govern it. This title is packed with clear, colourful, and engaging explanations on a range of subjects, including:  Elements  The human body and its organs  Matter and motion  Geometry  Atoms and molecules  Animals, plants, and other living things  Biodiversity Big new concepts pop off the page, thanks to useful diagrams, vibrant illustrations and an engaging, energetic prose style. Supporting STEM learning, this book is perfect for readers aged 8-12.

We plug in anything we can to the internet. We can control our entire lives, economy and grid via a remote web control. But over the past decade, as this transformation took place, we never paused to think that we were also creating the world's largest attack surface. And that the same nation that maintains the greatest cyber advantage on earth could also be among its most vulnerable.

The tenth Dog Man adventure from the worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey. You'll howl with laughter! Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of doing good.

When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn’t become scientists, she decided she would.

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