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From pasta to paper, the inventions of the ancient Chinese remain part of everyday life in our modern world. Learn how items like wheelbarrows, the first toothbrushes and early earthquake detectors have evolved into devices we know today and discover just how big of an impact the ancient Chinese ...

From pasta to paper, the inventions of the Ancient Chinese remain part of everyday life in our modern world. Learn how items like wheelbarrows, the first toothbrushes and early earthquake detectors have evolved into devices we know today and discover just how big of an impact the Ancient Chinese ...

The Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pyramids and mummies, but how have these ancient times impacted your life today? From hieroglyphs evolving into emojis and kohl around the eyes evolving into eye liner and mascara, the inventions and discoveries of Ancient Egypt offer us endless reasons ...

Every four years, the world celebrates one of the most exciting contributions of the Ancient Greeks: the Olympic Games. That, of course, is not all this great civilisation left behind. From theatre to democracy, discover how the Greeks' ancient inventions and philosophies evolved into objects and...

We celebrate the Ancient Romans for contributions they made to modern engineering and architecture, but their impact is felt in even the smallest details of everyday life. Discover how inventions like socks, fast food restaurants and cinemas got their start in Ancient Rome and evolved into things...

From windswept deserts to rain-soaked forests, different environments experience weather unique to their place in the world. Discover how scientists study climates, the weather experienced in each one and how climate impacts the people who live there.

With their eerie howls and fierce hunting skills, wolves are fascinating creatures. These loyal pack animals are close relatives to man's best friend, dogs. Learn more about these proud hunters.

Discover the remarkable achievements of female mathematicians in this fascinating book. Learn more about this STEM topic through inspirational women such as Ada Lovelace, the Bletchley Park code-breakers and Katherine Johnson, and find out how they overcame prejudice and other obstacles to achiev...

Discover the remarkable achievements of female medics in this fascinating book. Learn more about this STEM topic through inspirational women such as Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Rita Levi-Montalcini, and find out how they overcame prejudice and other obstacles to achieve s...

What makes a worm a worm? What are some the most common and interesting worms from around the world? This book teaches readers all about worms, while highlighting some specific worm families and groups. In this fascinating book you can also learn about key scientific themes such as classification...