Measure the speed of light like Albert Einstein! Train to be an astronaut like Mae Jemison! Communicate with chimpanzees like Jane Goodall! This book will make YOU a scientist as you explore 25 different scientific ideas inspired by ground-breaking scientists through history!

Discover 25 of the world’s most incredible scientists in this fact-filled book full of step-by-step science experiments that are easy to try at home. From making your own volcano and extracting DNA from a strawberry to exploring electricity, evolution and gravity, this imaginative book is jam-packed with ideas for aspiring scientists everywhere!

• Friendly, accessible text written by planetary physicist, science presenter and school science teacher Dr Sheila Kanani MBE, author of Blue Peter Award-shortlisted How to Be an Astronaut and Can You Get Rainbows in Space?
• Featuring biographies of 25 fantastic scientists, plus an exciting science-based experiment to try on every spread.
• Vibrant, full colour illustrations on every page and a stunning cloth-effect cover
• Created in consultation with experts from the University of Cambridge
• The fantastic follow-up to This Book Will Make You an Artist (“A great choice for curious and creative kids” – The Independent)

List of scientists featured: Tapputi-Belatekallim, Archimedes, Kamal al-Din al-Farisi, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Caroline Herschel, James Jay, Charles Darwin, Mary Anning, Nikola Tesla, S.P.L Sï ¿ ½resnen, Ynï ¿ ½s Mexia, Albert Einstein, Alexander Fleming, Alice Ball, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rosalind Franklin, Marie Maynard Daly, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Jane Goodall, Katia Krafft, Christine Darden, Stephen Hawking, Mae Jemison and Ritu Karidhal.

Also available: This Book Will Make You an Artist

Written by Grandmaster Daniel King, How To Win At Chess introduces each piece and its moves, explains key principles such as check and how to open a game, before exploring tricks such as forks, pins and skewers.

With a fresh, contemporary design, it’s packed with graded test positions and training exercises to help young players improve their game as they progress through the book. What’s more, readers can brush up on the fascinating history of chess, with features on legendary matches and the greatest players, including the world champion, Magnus Carlsen.

There’s so much to discover as you turn the pages of this exceptional guide to chess!

Wonderland exists outside of stories.

It’s in the cracks between the pavement.

In overgrown gardens, down amongst the weeds.

It’s a witchy, magical, enchanted place.

It’s waiting for you.

And it needs you.

Follow the trail laid out for you in this sumptuously illustrated book of letters that will lead you on a journey of discovery into the magical world all around you.

If where you live feels grey and boring, if you’ve ever felt different or alone, doubted yourself or wondered if you really matter, if you’ve found yourself feeling sad that magic isn’t ‘real’ or longed to feel like someone special in a real story, this book is for you.

The second book from the powerhouse duo behind Betsy Buglove Saves the Bees.

Betsy Buglove is back!

After a buzzy bee-saving adventure, Betsy and her best friend Stan are keeping a close eye on their insect friends … and it’s not long before the butterflies need their help. Oh no!

With the help of Betsy’s magic magnifying glass, can they rescue their fluttering friends?

• A wonderfully written story by Catherine Jacob
• Stunningly beautiful illustrations by Lucy Fleming
• With brilliant butterfly facts for the whole family to share
• Have you read Betsy Buglove Saves the Bees?

This comprehensive handbook contains a wealth of information for the young angler and lays out, step-by-step everything they might need to know on their first fishing trip.

Fully illustrated throughout, the book covers everything from tackle to ties, rods to rigs, and from knots to hooks to baits, lures and flies! It also includes a fish-identification guide, together with advice on how to care for your catch.

BBC presenter and fishing expert Will Millard is the perfect guide to accompany young anglers on their first day fishing as he blends detailed information with plain good advice – and some amusing anecdotes along the way (including his first ever catch – made with a welly boot after he fell in a river!).

The book is packed with kid-friendly tips and tricks and helps readers – whether in the country or the city – to ‘think like a fish’ as they learn the watercraft of reading a river, pond or canal, how to find the best spots to fish and how to cast for the catch of their dreams.

This book is the perfect guide to fishing and so much more besides – and is sure to instil a love of angling among young readers aged 7+.

– Step-by-step instructions for the complete beginner on everything from creating your rig to casting out – and caring for your catch!
– Fully illustrated spreads throughout packed with useful diagrams and stunning scenes
– Advice on catching everything from a microfish to a huge pike!
– Techniques for fishing in different water environments, including streams, ponds, lakes, fast-flowing rivers and canals
– Includes a foreword from angling legend Jeremy Wade ]]> https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/cars-2/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=37317 Get to know things that go in these action-packed board books featuring sliding counters!

Discover different cars in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use moving parts – a car, a sports car, a racecar and a taxi!

Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then trace different types of transport around the tracks with a moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for children who love racecars – and being in the driving seat!

Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building Site, Trucks, Trains and Emergency

Discover different trucks in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use moving parts – a lorry, a car transporter, a monster truck and a dustbin lorry!

Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then trace types of transport around the different tracks with a moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for children who love lorries – and being in the driving seat!

Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building Site, Cars, Trains and Emergency