Beginners - Böcker

What makes the wind blow? How can rain sometimes be red? Why are tornadoes like vacuum cleaners? You'll find out the answers and lots more about weird and wonderful weather in this fascinating book. Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own.Chapters in this book include:- Rain or shine- What is weather?- Water on the move- Clouding over- Icy crystals- Electric skies- Great balls of ice- Wild wind- Terrible twisters- Weather scientists- Animal magic- Hot and cold- Weird weather- Heating up?

Why do you need food and what happens to it inside your body? Which foods give you energy and which ones make you fit and strong? In this book you can explore your amazing insides and discover all kinds of fantastic food facts. Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own.Chapters in this book include:- A busy body- In your mouth- Food factory- Nutrients- Proteins- Carbohydrates- Fats- Vitamins- Minerals- Water- A load of junk- Smart eating- Food poisoning- Food allergies

Why did people become pirates? What was the pirate code? When was the Golden Age of Piracy? Who were the most famous women pirates? Find all the answers in this book, and more, with photographs, stunning illustrations, clear step-by-step text and links to carefully chosen websites.Chapters in this book include:- Who were pirates?- The Golden Age- The pirate code- A pirate ship- Meet the crew- Life at sea- What to wear- Attack!- Booty- Land ahoy!- Famous pirates- Women in disguise- End of an era- Beneath the waves

How big were dinosaurs and what did they eat? Which were friendly and which were scary? For children beginning to read on their own, this book is an exciting introduction to dinosaurs. Illustrated with fabulous photos and artwork. Easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert. Internet links to carefully selected websites with pictures, information and activities.Chapters in this book include:- Long, long ago- What is a dinosaur?- Dinosaur world- Big and small- Plant munchers- Fierce hunters- Killer claws- Dinosaur kings- Sticking together- Stay away!- Eggs and babies- Where did they go?- Buried bones- Dino detectives

A beautifully illustrated introduction to the life of butterflies and caterpillars, with easy to read text for beginner readers. The life cycle of a butterfly is shown with stunning photographs and illustrations, and there are links to carefuly selected websites with videos that show butterflies emerging from their pupae.Chapters in this book include:- Amazing insects- Tiny egs- Hatching out- Lots of legs- Stay away!- Big eaters- Time to change- A new body- Up and away- What is a moth?- Feeding- Vanishing act- Showing off- Big and small

Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text. Developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Carefully selected Internet links to exciting websites to find out more. Great value hardback books at paperback prices.Chapters in this book include:- Charge!- Different knights- In training- Becoming a knight- What to wear- Into battle- Attacking a castle- At a joust- Castle life- Knights at home- Hunting- Fighting abroad- Famous knights- King Arthur

How do plants make food? What is the largest seed in the world? How do flowers grow in ponds and lakes? Which plants eat insects? Find all the answers and much more in this delightful book, with photographs, step-by-step illustrations and simple text.Chapters in this book include:- Lots of flowers- Seeds to seedlings- Plant parts- Making food- Buds to flowers- Pollen and nectar- Making seeds- Spreading seeds- Juicy fruit- New plants- Rainforest flowers- Hot deserts- Water plants- Killer plants

Which bird lays the biggest egg in the world and how do tiny chicks learn to fly? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions and more in this colourful information book. Illustrated with fabulous photos and artwork. Easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert. Internet links to carefully selected websites with pictures, information and activities.Chapters in this book include:- Parents and chicks- Building a nest- Unusual nests- Laying eggs- Keeping warm- Inside an egg- Hatching- In the nest- Cuckoo chicks- Dinnertime- First flight- Good parents- Growing up- Different eggs

How do tadpoles turn into frogs? What is the biggest frog in the world? How do frogs catch flies? In this book, you'll find the answers and lots more about the wonderful world of frogs. Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own.Chapters in this book include:- Frog eggs- Baby tadpoles- Tadpole life- Growing up- Head to toe- Jump and splash- Dinnertime- Slimy and warty- Hide-and-seek- Frog tricks- Hot and cold- Frog song- Frog homes- Fantastic frogs

What do sharks like to eat? Which shark glows in the dark? And why do some sharks never stop swimming? Young readers can find the answers to these questions and lots more fun facts in this shark-infested book. Part of an exciting series for children beginning to read on their own, with easy-to-read text written with the help of a reading expert. Includes links to carefully selected websites where children can watch video clips of sharks and find out more.Chapters in this book include:- All kinds of sharks- What is a shark?- Gill power- Super senses- Types of teeth- Attack!- Different disguises- Baby sharks- Across the oceans- Sharks of the deep- Gentle giants- Great white terror- Strange sharks- Sharks in danger

How do pigs keep cool? Why do farmers shear their sheep? Which farm animals live underwater? These and other questions are answered with vivid, full colour photographs and illustrations and short, informative text for beginner readers. Includes internet links via Usborne Quicklinks to exciting websites to find out more.Chapters in this book include:- On the farm- People and farms- Feeding time- On a ranch- Laying eggs- Milking- Shearing- Pigs and piglets- Lambs and calves- Ducks and geese- Underwater farms- Big birds- Snow and sand- Crocodile farms

What is the Sun made of? How did astronauts get to the Moon and what did they find there? For children beginning to read on their own, this book is an exciting introduction to space. Includes vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, and easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert.Chapters in this book include:- The night sky- Out in space- The Sun- Earth and Sun- Nearby planets- Faraway planets- The Moon- A rocky desert- Moon missions- Vanishing trick- Stars- Star groups- Shooting stars- Space watch

How do horses learn to trust people? Why do wild horses live in herds? How do they keep warm in winter? Why do horses roll on their backs? You'll find the answers, and lots more, in this charming book, packed with informative text, step-by-step illustrations, beautiful photographs and links to websites with fun activities. Chapters in this book include:- Wild horses- Life in a herd- Coats and tails- Running- Foals- Growing up- Horse talk- Keeping clean- Trusting people- Training horses- Life in a stable- Learning to ride- Working horses- Horse power

What do spiders eat? How many eyes does a spider have? Which kind of spider lives underwater? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this easy-to-read book, packed with photographs and step-by-step illustrations.Chapters in this book include:- A close look- A place to live- Spider webs- Catching food- Eating- A big surprise- Living underwater- Eggs and babies- Getting bigger- Little and large- Hairy monsters- Under attack- Spider tricks- Spiky spiders

What do your heart and lungs do, and where does your food go? Discover the answers and much more with inventive illustrations, photographs and simple, straightforward text.Chapters in this book include:- Your amazing body- Body frame- Mighty muscles- Breathing- Powerful pump- Inside your head- Passing messages- Eyes and seeing- Ears and hearing- Munching machine- Where food goes- Water works- Outer covering- Under attack

Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text. Developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Carefully selected Internet links to exciting websites to find out more. Great reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction.Chapters in this book include:- Exploding Earth- A volcano forms- Fiery fountains- Big blasts- Red-hot rivers- Deadly clouds- Undersea eruptions- Hot water- Black smokers- Great geysers- Dead or alive?- Violent Vesuvius- American eruption- Volcano experts

A colourful first information book about life under the sea for children just begininning to read alone. Illustrated with fabulous photographs and with easy to read text and links to carefully selected websites with video clips and activities.Chapters in this book include:- Living underwater- Dolphins- Sharks- Jellyfish- Flat fish- Octopuses- Sea turtles- Dragons and horses- Fast fish- Watch out!- Penguins- Diving whales- Near the bottom- Divers

What's it like to live and work in icy Antarctica? How do Emperor penguins raise their chicks on the ice? What is an iceberg? Who was the first to reach the South Pole? This book has all the answers and much more, along with photographs, step-by-step illustrations, simple text and links to websites with video clips and activities.Chapters in this book include:- Down South- A land of ice- Icebergs ahead!- Life on the ice- Keeping warm- Crossing the ice- Under the sea- Pick of the penguins- Blubbery beasts- Giants of the deep- Soaring seabirds- Race for the Pole- Antarctic adventure- Good guests

Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text. Developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Carefully selected internet links to exciting websites to find out more. Great reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction.Chapters in this book include:- A place in space- All about Earth- Moving Earth- Mountain high- Volcanoes- Rock around the world- Running rivers- Wearing away- Underground caves- Cold as ice- Coast- Deep water- Dusty deserts- Extraordinary Earth

Which bug is as big as your hand? Why do fireflies light up? Which bug looks like a giant leaf? How do bees and dung beetles help plants to grow? You can find the answers, and much more, in this informative book, with stunning photographs, step-by-step illustrations, simple text and links to exciting websites.Chapters in this book include:- Little and large- Bug bodies- Baby bugs- Bug attack!- Laying a trap- Stay away!- In disguise- Wet and dry- Building bugs- High fliers- Changing bugs- Bad bugs- Love bugs- Handy helpers

How do two dogs say hello? Which kind of dog can't bark? Why do some dogs bury their toys? For children beginning to read on their own, this book is an exciting introduction to dogs.Chapters in this book include:- Different dogs- Puppies- Playtime- In the pack- On guard- Dog talk- Digging- In the wild- Sniffing around- Search and rescue- Clever helpers- Sheepdogs- Sled dogs- Dog families

What do firefighters learn at fire school? How do they rescue people from all kinds of emergencies? How do they put out forest fires? What do they wear to protect themselves from smoke and flames? This book has all the answers, and more, with photographs, step-by-step illustrations, informative text and links to websites with fun activities and fascinating facts.Chapters in this book include:- Being a firefighter- Fire school- Safe clothes- At the station- Fire engines- Tall platforms- To the rescue- Fighting fires- Forest fires- Sea and air- Accidents- Natural disasters- Odd jobs- Now and then

Which animals come out at night? How do they find food in the dark? Where do they go during the day? In this book you'll find the answers and lots more about the secret world of night animals. The easy-to-read text has been specially written with the help of a reading expert. Suggested websites add to the adventure.Chapters in this book include:- Busy at night- Night feasts- Bushbabies- Big eyes- Listen and sniff- Owls- Too hot- Daytime sleep- Keeping hidden- Bats- Night noises- Light messages- Hedgehogs- Night and day

Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text. Developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Carefully selected internet links to exciting websites to find out more. Great reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction.Chapters in this book include:- Truck travel- Trucks and trailers- Truck bodies- Loading up- On the road- Across the sea- Tanker trucks- Dumpers- Fire engines- Heavy loads- Dirty work- Hot and cold- Car transporters- Truck sports

What makes some animals dangerous? Which animals are the fastest? And biggest? How do they hunt? Why are people more dangerous to animals than animals are to people? Find out all the answers in this book, and more, with photographs, step-by-step illustrations, simple text and links to websites with video clips and activities.Chapters in this book include:- Watch out...- Stay away!- Hunting for food- Teamwork- After dark- Hidden dangers- Fast and furious- Big bruisers- Shark attack- Scary seas- Vicious venom- Don't touch!- Deadly diseases- Animals in danger

Which fish can breathe on land? Why do some crabs live in other animals' shells? And what happens when seabirds drink too much sea water? Beginner readers can find the answers to these questions, and lots of other exciting facts, in this colourful book illustrated with photographs. Specially written for children beginning to read on their own, with easy-to-read text prepared with the help of a reading expert. Includes internet links to websites with video clips of seashore life and online activities.Chapters in this book include:- Beside the sea- Turning tides- Rocky pools- Shiny seashells- Plant life- Seaweed- Flying feeders- Up and under- Staying safe- Beach babies- Making waves- Coral reefs- Cool coasts- Seashore treasures

Which unusual animals live in China? Who built the Great Wall of China - and why? What is the longest river in China? How are Chinese words written? This well-researched book answers these questions, and more, with fascinating facts, step-by-step illustrations, vivid photographs and links to websites with more information, activities and video clips.Chapters in this book include:- Old and new- Big country- Emperors rule- Keep out!- Chinese art- By land and by sea- Life goes on...- Change in China- City life- Food for families- Beautiful words- Chinese New Year- Buddhism- Living in the wild

From the tops of the trees to the forest floor, this book is full of some of the weird and wonderful things that live in rainforests. But the world's rainforests are in danger - find out why and what will happen if people don't change the things they do.Chapters in this book include:- In the rainforest- Towering trees- Canopy climbers- In the understorey- On the ground- Getting about- Big beasts- After dark- Smelly plants- Beaky birds- Rainforest rivers- Rich rainforests- Tropical tribes- Ruining rainforests

How do trees use their leaves to make food? Why do they grow flowers and fruit? Which animals live inside a tree trunk and build nests in its branches? How can we help to protect trees? This book has all the answers and much more, along with photographs, step-by-step illustrations, simple text and links to websites with video clips and activities.Chapters in this book include:- A leafy world- Standing tall- Growing strong- Food factories- Types of trees- Changing seasons- Fancy flowers- Tasty treats- Hanging on- Tree houses- Tough trees- Crawling with life- Trees in trouble- Protecting trees