True tales told in wonderful ways A new adventure each time in this interactive non-fiction gift book. You’re in charge! Twirl the spinner on the cover to land on one of four categories: EXPLORE, WONDER, LAUGH and OOH! Pick a true tale within that category. Read and enjoy. Then spin again to choose your next adventure. Land on green and choose from one of the EXPLORE tales, which includes red crab migration on Christmas Island and the best place to holiday in space! Spin to yellow for WONDER – be amazed by polar lights, coral reefs, and more! Twirl to orange for LAUGH – have a giggle over the dinosaur riddle, discover how to tell a funny joke, find out about weird uses of wee, and other fun things. And turn to blue for OOH! – with surprising tales about slime, robots, talking plants, rocks that play music, the reasons why kids are better than grown-ups …AND MORE!
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Mara Alperin
EAN: 9780008685973
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 96
WEIGHT: 540 g
HEIGHT: 286 mm
PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins Publishers
DATE PUBLISHED: 2025-11-06
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GENRE: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / Jokes & Riddles, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Anatomy & Physiology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made
WIDTH: 222 mm
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Book Themes:
Interest age: from c 4 years, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dinosaurs and prehistoric world, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science: The human body, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s gift books
MARIONA CABASSA is an award-winning illustrator. MARA ALPERIN enjoys reading, hiking, baking and playing Ultimate Frisbee when she’s not writing. CATHERINE BRERETON has written and edited over 150 children’s books. SUSIE BROOKS has been writing and editing children’s books for over 20 years. JAMES CARTER is a children’s poet, non-fiction writer and musician. DONNA DAVID is a children's author, freelance writer and creative writing workshop practitioner. RACHAEL DAVIS has written over 20 children's books. ELLA FOXGLOVE is an author, editor and translator. CLIVE GIFFORD is an award-winning author of over 180 books. SITAL GORASIA CHAPMAN writes fiction, non-fiction and poetry for children. SAM HUME is a an author and wildlife film producer. REBECCA LEWIS-OAKES writes fiction and non-fiction for children. ROS ROBERTS writes poetry and middle-grade fiction. TOBY THOMPSON is a performance poet. SIMON YEEND is an author and former sports journalist.
