Curiosities Wonders category: 913 books

Exposing children to a diverse range of literary and informational texts, the Core Concepts program helps develop important literacy and cognitive skills necessary to meet many of the Common Core State Standards. Did you know that every year hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies migrate...

The follow-up to the fun and informative 20 Questions #1: Why Do Feet Smell? A follow-up to 20 Questions: Why Do Feet Smell? (Spring 2012) featuring fun facts about animals. Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? will ask and answer the questions about animals that kids are really curious about. Each book in...

La historia está llena de crímenes no resueltos, misteriosas desapariciones y extraños avistamientos. Los lectores descubrirán algunos de los misterios más conocidos de la historia, incluyendo Amelia Earhart, Big Foot y juicios por brujería de Salem, en este fascinante libro de no ficción traducido...

Things go wrong when Zara decides to play with her wand. Her parents have been turned into animals. Can she say the right magic words and change them back?

Things go wrong when Zara decides to play with her wand. Her parents have been turned into animals. Can she say the right magic words and change them back?

From the creators of the What If…? Conference comes a quirky book that encourages kids to explore and engage with the world around them by asking more than eighty wild, absurd, and thought provoking questions. What if a book didn’t just tell you how to think or what to know, but rather...

A unique product for this age group. Other books have been produced that introduce stories from the Qur'an for slightly older children but this book offers young children basic teachings from the Qur'an. Has the potential to be a 'must-have' book for all Muslim parents. Focuses on the...

Full Flight non-fiction is a series of books for reluctant readers. From con artists and tricksters to make-believe model monsters, this book reveals all the secrets of some of the biggest pranks ever, and some of the famous fibbers who thought them up.

"A palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction. This book contains the most ridiculous, absurd, amusing, entertaining, playful, silly, odd, bizarre, childish, crazy, muddle-headed, nitwitted, nonsensical, and pointless sayings I ever...

A brand-new Guinness World Records book for kids! Some Guinness World Records have to be seen to be believed. Wacky and Wild! is packed with mind-boggling feats. You’ll meet a dog who likes to ride a scooter, an orchestra that plays with vegetable instruments, plus a man who owns more than...

How many lenses does a dragonfly’s eye have? Which is bigger, an eagle’s eye or a human’s? How many eyes does a scallop have? How do lizards keep their eyes wet? Animal eyes can be really strange and wonderful. How much do you know about the eyes of your animal friends? Find out more...

A pig that does math tricks. A parrot that seems to know what she’s saying. A flying pig … um, pug. These animals know what it means to be in the spotlight. Meet Mudslinger the superstar pig, Einstein the parrot genius, and Otis the skydiving dog. Read the stories of these three amazing...

Based on the hit feature in National Geographic Kids magazine, Amazing Animals, we bring you three heartwarming tales of animals with incredible talents, including the stories of Norman the bike-riding dog and Eddie the otter who shoots hoops! Written in fun and lively prose that empowers readers...

What is this strange animal with huge spiked plates running down its back? Stegosaurus was one of the first dinosaurs to be discovered. Their strange, fearsome look has fascinated us and urged us to learn more about them. Here are some things we have found out about this amazing creature. What...