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What on Earth!

Non-fiction books inspiring children to explore their natural curiosity and passion for learning. The real world is more amazing than anything you can make up!

Non-fiction books inspiring children to explore their natural curiosity and passion for learning. The real world is more amazing than anything you can make up!
KS2 Science: Teeth and Mouth poster
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KS2 Science: Teeth and Mouth poster

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A poster which shows children how much their teeth and mouths are like other animals. And also what the differences are! Based on Open Wide! Jaw-dropping mouths of the animal world by Dr Letizia Diamante. Explore the most marvellous mouths of the animal kingdom, from the awesome jaws of the great white shark to the tiny teeth of the garden snail. Some animals sport tongues that are longer than their bodies, others have super-sticky spit that can speedily snare an insect snack. And animals use their mouths for lots of things other than just eating – to carry their food or their babies, to build their homes or even to climb waterfalls! Join scientist and author Letizia Diamante to discover some of the most important animal body parts that are often overlooked, even though they’re right under our noses!
Fun Activity: Tiger Mask
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Fun Activity: Tiger Mask

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In Open Wide! Jaw-dropping mouths of the animal world by Letizia Diamante, you get to see inside some of the most astonishing mouths, sharpest teeth, stretchiest cheeks and stickiest tongues in the animal kingdom. Make your very own roar-some tiger mask based on Ed J. Brown’s amazing illustrations now. The equipment you need includes: Pens, pencils or paints · Scissors · Thin card (to stick the mask onto) · Glue · Sellotape · Paper straw or lollipop stick Here is more about Open Wide: Jaw-dropping mouths of the animal world by Letizia Diamante which is for children aged 7+: Explore the most marvellous mouths of the animal kingdom, from the awesome jaws of the great white shark to the tiny teeth of the garden snail. Some animals sport tongues that are longer than their bodies, others have super-sticky spit that can speedily snare an insect snack. And animals use their mouths for lots of things other than just eating – to carry their food or their babies, to build their homes or even to climb waterfalls! Join scientist and author Letizia Diamante to discover some of the most important animal body parts that are often overlooked, even though they’re right under our noses!
Gross FACTopia! Primary School Fun Colouring In
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Gross FACTopia! Primary School Fun Colouring In

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Gross FACTopia! has been shortlisted for Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2024 in the non-fiction category. You can vote for your class here: https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies/vote There is something amazing about Gross FACTopia! Every fact is linked to the next, and in the most surprising and stomach-churning ways. Download this free colouring sheet, to learn amazing facts including that in just one day, a cow can produce enough wind to fill 30 balloons! Based on Gross FACTopia! Follow the Trail of 400 Foul Facts. A non-fiction book for children aged 8+ years old. Did you know that sloths poo only once a week? Or that poo from crocodiles was sometimes used as make-up in ancient Rome? Or that ancient Romans sometimes purchased vials of gladiator sweat? Or that apes and monkeys sweat from their armpits just like humans do? Welcome to Gross FACTopia!, a wonderland of fantastically foul facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica! Every fact in this book is linked to the next in an ingenious trail of information, where you will slither from topic to topic in surprising and stomach-churning ways. Sometimes your path branches, and you can catapult forwards or creep backwards to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Follow your curiosity (and your nose) through this ridiculously revolting world of facts!
KS2 Fun Activity Sheet: Missing words
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KS2 Fun Activity Sheet: Missing words

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In Secret FACTopia! take an undercover journey through hundreds of the most mind-blowing, wow-worthy and crazy-cool classified facts. Download our free Secret FACTopia! activity sheet to see if you can you find the word which links each mysterious fact. Use each word twice to connect one fact to the next. The first one has been done for you. Follow an ingenious trail of 400 facts about everything from secret recipes and escape artists to hidden treasure and invisibility cloaks. You’ll meet an underwear-stealing cat, find out about sharks that glow, uncover a toilet in disguise and learn about the biggest ever game of hide-and-seek. And the facts aren’t the only secrets in this book, for hidden amongst the illustrations are ten mice just waiting to be found! Lavishly illustrated with witty illustrations that combine artwork and photography, and verified by the experts at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Secret FACTopia! sheds light on some of the world’s most amazing ‘hidden’ facts, which children will be desperate to share with their friends and family.
KS2 Future and technology - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Future and technology - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Activity sheets about the future and technology from Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia. This encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. In this activity pack, children can answer questions about technology and the future of the world. Examples include what was the first .com website registered, which was the world’s first full-colour daily newspaper and which is the most crowded city in the world. They can search for words including; billionaire, endangered, inequality, internet, media and robot.
KS2 Space and Solar System: Quiz, Wordsearch and Crossword
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KS2 Space and Solar System: Quiz, Wordsearch and Crossword

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Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia - What We Know & What We Don’t. The encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. In this pack children can answer simple questions about space and universe, fill in a crossword and do a wordsearch.
KS2  Humans/Civilization - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Humans/Civilization - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. These activities focus on humans and children can answer a quiz about humans and do a crossword and wordsearch.
KS2  Science: simple scientific concepts - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Science: simple scientific concepts - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. The resources include a quiz about simple scientific concepts, a wordsearch and crossword.
KS2 Science: Nature and animals - quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Science: Nature and animals - quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Perfect for KS2 children. Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. This resource focuses on nature and animals and includes a quiz, crossword and wordsearch.
KS2 Science/Geography: Planet Earth - Quiz, wordsearch and crossword
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KS2 Science/Geography: Planet Earth - Quiz, wordsearch and crossword

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Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia takes you on a journey from the beginning of time to the present day and even into the future! It explores a wide range of topics and is divided into eight chapters by subject: Universe, Earth, Matter, Life, Humans, Ancient & Medieval Times, Modern Times and Today & Tomorrow. These resources are based around planet earth and include a quiz, wordsearch and crossword.
KS1 & KS2 General  Knowledge/Facts Colouring Sheet
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KS1 & KS2 General Knowledge/Facts Colouring Sheet

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Colouring in sheets, based on the book, Every Second. Every second, somewhere across the globe, an aeroplane takes off and another one lands. Two people die, and four babies enter the world. 15,000 plastic bottles are produced and 1,600 are recycled. 8,000 scoops of ice cream are eaten, 200,000 text messages are sent. Children have the opportunity to colour in four sheets focusing on trees, areoplanes, babies and ice creams.
KS1 Animal Hibernation Maze
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KS1 Animal Hibernation Maze

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5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime features 30 stories about frozen frogs, King Tut’s beds, the world’s biggest sleepover and the phases of the moon. This simple maze is ideal for younger children and they will help the groundhog navigate her way to the top of the earth after a long hibernation.
KS2 History: Objects and Place Wordsearch
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KS2 History: Objects and Place Wordsearch

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Amazing Treasures - 100+ Objects and Places That Will Boggle Your Mind is an illustrated picture book about giant gemstones, pirate gold, ancient tombs and meteorites from outer space. In the wordsearch, children will look for 20 words including Titanic, Mona Lisa, Sphinx and Forbidden City.
KS2 General Knowledge Fill in the missing words
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KS2 General Knowledge Fill in the missing words

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FACTopia! - Follow the Trail of 400 Facts introduces children to crazily connected facts. Did you know that a squid has a brain shaped like a doughnut? Or that some butterflies drink turtle tears? Every Britannica-verified fact in the book is connected to the next in an ingenious trail of information. Hop from topic to topic in unexpected and hilarious ways, and discover extraordinary facts about space, bones, dinosaurs, goats, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, robots, Ancient Rome, kings and queens, pharaohs, and more. But there’s not just one trail through these pages: sometimes your path branches and you can choose to jump to a totally different (but still connected) part of the book. Discover where your curiosity will take you! This wittily illustrated book is the perfect gift to inspire and delight curious kids. In the activity sheet, children will see how different facts link in the most interesting of ways.