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Young readers can put their detective skills to the test with this collection of over 80 entertaining puzzles, wonderfully illustrated in full-colour.

Sly sleuths and ingenious investigators are abound in this incredible collection of puzzles and activities. Puzzle lovers can hunt for clues and use their logical deduction to solve a wide range of intriguing challenges, including:

 Spot the forger
 Find the footprint
 Code name cracker
 Gadget search
 Match the fingerprints

Readers will love the bright illustrations of detectives and other wacky characters while the brain teasing puzzles with work out their mental muscles.

Suitable for children aged 6+.

Written by former NASA engineer Dr. David Baker, this full-color hardback guide offers a comprehensive overview of electrical and mechanical engineering, catering to students and enthusiasts alike. From Newtonian mechanics to nuclear engineering and artificial intelligence, this guide clarifies complex concepts, delving into the subject’s history, as well as future developments and challenges. With accessible text complemented by helpful diagrams, photographs, further reading suggestions, and easily digestible features, mastering the subject has never been more straightforward. Part of the Knowledge 101 series, it provides reader-friendly text, spectacular images, and informative diagrams to simplify the learning experience across various disciplines.

Young artists explore a magical world in this beautifully illustrated colour-by-numbers collection. With over 60 whimsical illustrations—from fairy castles to dragons—children simply follow the key to bring each image to life. Georgie Fearns’s charming art style blends warmth, wit, and exquisite detail, with finished, full-color thumbnails at the back for design inspiration. Perfect for children aged 8+, this book is part of the Arcturus Creative Colour by Numbers series, featuring expressive, modern artworks designed for easy coloring with a color-key on each page.

You’re the lucky winner of a private tour of the Museum of Lost Treasures. However, as you arrive, you find that things have taken an unexpected turn. Your tour guide is missing, a thief is on the loose, and an ancient curse has been released. As the exhibits come to life, disaster hides behind every corner. Can you keep one step ahead? Find the clues and solve the mysteries of the legendary lost land of Ancient Lemuria to save the day! This book’s branching narrative puts YOU in the driving seat. Once you have found the solution to a puzzle, turn to the next entry as clearly indicated in the text. Use your observation, lateral thinking, and logic skills to uncover clues and solve mysteries. The beautifully detailed illustrations are packed with information, so keep your eyes peeled! Are you a novice adventurer, a seasoned explorer, or a true master of mystery? Choose your difficulty level, then race against the clock to solve the mystery! Inspired by the popular escape room trend, this delightfully illustrated, full-colour interactive book is great fun for children aged 8+.

Bring the excitement of an escape room into your own home, with this ingenious puzzle book! It seemed like a dream come true when you won the opportunity to visit the Orbital Space Laboratory. But the experience has proved more exciting and dangerous than you could have ever imagined! The space station's artificial intelligence has gone haywire, trapping all the astronauts in hyper-sleep and sling-shotting the O.S.L. to the other end of the galaxy. Now it's up to you to save the day! Can you solve the mysteries, uncover the secrets, and rescue everyone on board? This book's branching narrative puts YOU in the driving seat. Once you have found the solution to a puzzle, turn to the next entry as clearly indicated in the text. Use your observation, lateral thinking, and logic skills to uncover clues and solve mysteries. The beautifully detailed illustrations are packed with information, so keep your eyes peeled! Are you a novice adventurer, a seasoned explorer, or a true master of mystery? Choose your difficulty level, then race against the clock to solve the mystery!

Henry V is Shakespeare’s most famous “war play”; it includes the storied English victory over the French at Agincourt. Some of it glorifies war, especially the choruses and Henry’s speeches urging his troops into battle. But we also hear bishops conniving for war to postpone a bill that would tax the church, and soldiers expecting to reap profits from the conflict. Even in the speeches of Henry and his nobles, there are many chilling references to the human cost of war.

Among the many scientific advances that have shaped our world, few have been as important as Isaac Newton’s law of gravity which, along with his laws of motion, are used to this day to calculate the orbits of planes and send spacecraft to Mars. This fascinating guide explores Newton’s life and ideas, breaking down scientific principles into clear, easy-to-follow language that is approachable for young readers. Explore Newton’s life story, his years spent pondering scientific puzzles, and the famous flash of inspiration beneath the apple tree that led to his revolutionary new theory. Take a tour through the other important ideas and theories of this great scientist, his experiments with light, his invention of the reflecting telescope, and his development of a new form of mathematics. Uncover the world in which Newton lived, find out how his notions were received, and how they influenced both contemporary and later thinkers. Lavishly illustrated throughout by Paula Zamudio, with beautifully designed endpapers, this inspiring book supports home learning and is a wonderful introduction to the theory of gravity for curious minds aged 8+.

Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman Caesar’s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. Shakespeare’s play keeps this debate alive.

Foxglove is a smart, independent teen witch, whose animal familiar is a sassy talking cat. She makes up exactly one quarter of the Moonlight Magic Club, alongside naive Scarlett, impulsive Pandora, and perfectionistic Maya. Under the guidance of their mentor, Aunt Sandy, the members of the club are earning their witchcraft badges. They use their magic to help other people through secret acts of kindness, and are working on solving the unexplained mysteries of their home, Moonlight Valley. In this adventure ... When the Moonlight Magic Club accidentally bring home a stowaway creature from an enchanted realm, things take a chaotic turn. Everybody's magic is playing up! Can our favorite witches resist casting any spells until things are put right? Too late - Foxglove's magic has misfired and now Pandora and Maya find themselves in each other's bodies! How can Foxglove put things right? This is the third book in the Moonlight Magic Club series , a warm-hearted and empowering fantasy series following four witchy friends and their outrageous adventures. Showcasing the wonderful artwork of Luna Valentine, this book is perfect for children aged 7+.

Maya is a teen witch with powerful magic, a cute pet hare, and the best friends in the whole world. She makes up exactly one quarter of the Moonlight Magic Club, alongside naive Scarlett, impulsive Pandora, and independent-minded Foxglove. Under the guidance of their mentor, Aunt Sandy, the members of the club are earning their witchcraft badges. They use their magic to help other people through secret acts of kindness, and are working on solving the unexplained mysteries of their home, Moonlight Valley. In this adventure ... When Maya's loveable familiar starts behaving strangely, it's up to the Moonlight Magic Club to work out what's gone wrong. Before they know it, they've stumbled onto a much bigger mystery - and now they're in real danger! This is the fourth book in the Moonlight Magic Club series , a warm-hearted and empowering fantasy series following four witchy friends and their outrageous adventures. Showcasing the wonderful artwork of Luna Valentine, this book is perfect for children aged 7+.