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Discover the top-ten strangest insects on earth--and what makes them so weird and unique! The Top Ten series presents a wide range of subjects to children in a way that plays off their innate sense of excitement and curiosity. Weirdest Bugs presents a countdown of insects from around the world ranked from 10 down to 1. Have you ever heard of a Hummingbird Hawk-Moth? It is fascinating and an excellent example of convergent evolution! The text builds on common knowledge to reveal unexpected facts and amazing realities about the world around us.

Discover the top-ten most dangerous places on earth--and what makes them so threatening! The Top Ten series presents a wide range of subjects to children in a way that plays off their innate sense of excitement and curiosity. The Most Dangerous Places on Earth presents a countdown of sites from around the world ranked from 10 down to 1. You'll learn about the striking red salt lake that sits below an active volcano in Tanzania and much more! The text builds on common knowledge to reveal unexpected facts and amazing realities about the world around us.

For those seeking to enter the enchanted and esteemed realm of magicians, here are more than 50 magic tricks ranging from beginner to advanced. School of Magic is illustrated with clear-and-easy instructions for effective and impressive tricks that can be done at home with everyday objects. This handy guide starts with skill development, like hand-eye coordination, rope tying, and card shuffling exercises. It then provides step-by-step directions for a variety of magic tricks that go from simple to harder. There are even short biographies of famous illusionists throughout time, like Adelaide Herrmann and Harry Houdini. Aspiring magicians will feel like they are in a real "magic school"!

Children can explore Barcelona in this fun travel guide made just for them! Kids are naturally curious, and that curiosity is enhanced when traveling. With this children's travel guide, they can visit popular sites around Barcelona like the Sagrada Familia, Parc Güell, cable cars, and Tibidabo amusement park. The book is broken up into different itineraries, and it includes facts about each iconic place visited. It can be used for inspirational travel or to take along with you on a real trip to this beautiful city.

This awe-inspiring and revelatory volume is a comprehensive and authoritative presentation of the most recent archaeological findings on the Egyptian Pyramids. After his successful Netflix documentary Unknown: The Lost Pyramid, world-renowned Egyptologist, Zahi Hawass, updates readers on the newest discoveries related to the pyramids. Each chapter includes maps, floor plans, reconstructions, and specially commissioned photographs, accompanied by insights from a major archaeologist and researcher capable of an account so rich it makes history come alive! This book throws new light on the world that existed around the pyramids, on the lives of the workers who built them, and on the court dignitaries who were granted the privilege of burial place near that of their king.

The Great Book of Forest Legends offers a selection of short stories about charming and magical creatures of the forest. Each of the folkloric tales is preceded by a description of the forest creature represented in that tale, like leprechauns, elves, and water nymphs. The book features 11 beautifully illustrated stories that children can easily dip into and out of.

Kids are naturally curious and that curiosity is enhanced when traveling. With this children's travel guide, they can visit popular sites around Paris like the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, and the Place de la Concorde. The book is broken up into different itineraries and includes facts about each iconic place visited. It can be used for inspirational travel or to take along with you on a real trip to this beautiful city.

Get lost in the epic landscapes of this fun game book, where grand dragons almost come to life! This book is full of dragons large and small, cunning and cranky, fun and playful, but always magical! Are you sure you're ready to tackle incredible adventures with--or sometimes against--them? After having easily assembled the pieces included in the book, grab some dice and challenge your friends to an extraordinary game. Test your skills at games like The Labyrinth, Save the Knight, and Lava River. There are eight in all.