The Big Game

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Shadows

A science picture book about shadows.

Crime scenes

crime scenes zooms in on tiny things - such as hair, skin, broken glass and dust - that reveal the truth about crimes. Learn about the bacteria that tell scientists where someone was killed, and meet the maggots that tell the police the time of death.

Bizarre bugs

This book about the weird and wonderful world of minibeasts - such as dragonflies, earwigs, fireflies and army ants - and the strange features that help them survive. Learn how the assassin bug sucks out its victims' inside, and meet the stylops parasite that can control bees' minds.

Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude

Louise Borden has explained the problem of longitude and its surprising solution in children's terms. Thanks to this fine book, John Harrison and his miraculous timekeepers will now inspire the dreams of young readers. Erik Blegvad's sensitive, warm-hearted illustrations evoke all the creativity of Harrison's workshop and the perils of life abroad ship in the eighteenth century.

Musical Instruments: traditions around the world

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0750238321

Collation

48p. ; col. ; il. ; pbk

Series Title

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Call Number

784

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