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Warners Group Publications Plc
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What on Earth! Magazine, published in partnership with Encyclopaedia Britannica, is the UK’s fastest-growing children’s magazine, helping curious kids fall in love with reading, knowledge and learning. Covering all their favourite topics – from space, animals and the natural world, to history, machines and inventions – each issue is bursting with amazing facts, photos, quizzes, puzzles, jokes and more!
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A first introduction to the enviroment - the air, soil, water, plants and animals. How do our actions affect the environment and what on earth can we do about it? Explore...the changes you can make to help look after our planet. Create....your own microhabitats to help provide wildlife with a home to thrive. Investigate... the problem of pollution and how to solve it. What on Earth? encourages children to connect with and discover the world around...
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"The landscape is alight with flame and billowing black smoke clouds the sky. What on Earth is causing these fires everywhere? As Earth's climate is changing, the serious heat is drying out the land, leading to increasingly serious wildfires. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore its impact on fires, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text with engaging images brings this timely topic to life"--
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"Hurricanes are battering the coastlines, heat waves and droughts are drying up crop fields, wildfires are tearing through ancient forests, and winter storms are sending deep freezes into parts of the world where the mercury rarely drops that low. What on Earth is causing these terrible storms? As Earth's climate is changing, storms are becoming more intense and frequent-and in some cases are making matters worse. Uncover the problems of climate change,...
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"Mice have gone missing, polar bears are losing their place to rest, butterflies are going without food, and invasive species are taking over. What on Earth is putting these animals in danger? As Earth's climate is changing, natural habitats are shifting and disappearing, causing harm to the animals that live in them. Uncover the problem of climate change, explore the impact on animals, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text and engaging...
6) Rising seas
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"Water floods through cities along coastlines and islands all around the world. And the rising water has already started pushing people from their homes. What on Earth is causing these rising seas? As Earth's climate is changing, raising temperatures are melting ice and increasing sea levels. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore the impact of rising sea levels, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text with engaging images...
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"Polar ice is melting, baking blacktop is splitting streets in scorching record highs, and the mercury keeps rising. What on Earth is causing this warming planet? As Earth's climate is changing, the planet is heating up, leading to even more change in a vicious feedback loop. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore the impact of a warming planet, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text and engaging images bring this timely...
8) Melting ice
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"Giant icebergs are cracking off ice shelves and splashing into the oceans below. Ice sheets are melting, sending more and more water rushing into the sea. What on Earth is causing this melting ice? As Earth's climate is changing, rising temperatures are causing catastrophic melting. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore its impact on Earth's ice, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text and engaging images bring this timely...
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Conservation of wildlife is a big deal. The more biodiversity in a habitat, the healthier it is. And, people live in a lot of the habitats animals do. So, the better animals are doing, the better our habitat is! However, there are continuing threats to wildlife around the world: habitat loss, poaching, and climate change are just a few. In this volume, readers find out more about how wildlife is being harmed by people's actions--and what they can...
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Some people might find the title question easy to answer: People are polluting our planet! From plastic bottles and straws to landfills and mining waste, there are so many ways we harm Earth by the ways we dispose of things. Readers learn about many of them in this book, which for some may serve as a call to action to change their ways!
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Intensive farming, sometimes called conventional or industrial agriculture, is not good for planet Earth--it's good for big food corporations who make a lot of money farming this way. Is there a better way? In this book, readers learn the basics of intensive farming for both crops and animals, as well as its consequences. The language and content are age-appropriate and paired with beautiful images to inspire care for the natural world around us.
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From overfishing to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Earth's oceans are in trouble. Warming oceans and dying coral reefs are other problems that we can point to as affecting a great deal of life on Earth. Is there anything that can be done to help these problems?
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Climate change is a concept kids are likely to have heard, whether on the news, from grown-ups around them, or in school. However, understanding climate and how it can change because of people's activities on Earth can seem complicated. This beautiful book breaks down climate change for emerging readers in an accessible way through detailed images, diagrams, and main content written in language perfect for practicing independent reading. The main...
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So much of the world is powered by fossil fuels, especially coal and natural gas. But, a growing movement toward wind, solar, and water power could go a long way in helping life on Earth survive for a long time! In this book, readers discover the incredible technology of renewable energy as well as the troubles caused by continued use of fossil fuels.
15) Tsunamis
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Children's Press
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2005
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English
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An introduction to tsunamis including how tsunamis happen and how to survive a tsunami.
16) Lightning
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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An introduction to lightning including what causes lightning and how to survive a lightning storm.
17) Tornadoes
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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An introduction to tornadoes including how tornadoes happen and how to survive a tornado.
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QEB
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Explore the different types of birds and how they evolved from dinosaurs millions of years ago. Investigate how birds are born, what they eat, and how their bodies are built for flight. Create a seed ball and bird bath to help look after the birds around you!
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