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Exactly 100 facts accompanied by detailed artwork reveal what Roman life was really like. Throughout there are puzzles, quizzes, and projects -- make a mosaic, prepare your own Roman food, and learn some Roman words, take a look into a gladiator's life, learn how the Empire was ruled.

Avec 100 infos à connaître sur les rapaces, les enfants entreront dans le monde fascinant des aigles, des faucons, des éperviers et d'autres oiseaux tout aussi étonnants. Les jeunes lecteurs découvriront au fil des pages leur anatomie, leur mode de vie et leurs techniques de chasse. 100 faits numérotés, accompagnés de magnifiques illustrations et de splendides photographies, plongeront les enfants dans une aventure irrésistible de bout en bout, racontée avec humour grâce à des détails et des dessins amusants. Les jeunes esprits curieux y apprécieront les quiz et les activités permettant de mesurer l'envergure d'un oiseau ou encore d'apprendre à les reconnaître et de les observer dans la nature. (www.payot.ch)

Exactly 100 facts about many different kinds of whale, dolphin and porpoise. Learn about their families, discover which are the most fearsome hunters and find out how they communicate with each other.

Explores weapons throughout the ages from the first arms and ancient civilizations to the code of Bushido and modern arms.

Provides a colourful and informative introduction to deadly creatures from around the world, for school children. Includes fun facts, cartoons and questions. Covers a diverse range of creatures from poisonous frogs and venemous spiders to wolves and alligators.

Provides a colourful and informative introduction to wildcats and their worlds, for school children. Includes fun facts, cartoons and questions.

Presents one hundred details about extreme forms of weather, including hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, and drought.

Briefly describes the four different kinds of apes and a few of the over two hundred species of monkeys found around the world.

Introduction to history of the American West is full of colorful illustrations, maps and puzzles, and is presented in an engaging format.

Provides a colourful and informative introduction to various mummies from around the world, including Egypt, and the process of mummification. Includes fun facts, cartoons and questions.

Discover which animals are losing their habitats, how we can reduce pollution and how climate change is affecting the Earth.

Explores the twilight world of night loving creatures. 100 facts reveals information about glow in the dark bugs, night fliers, restless reptiles and the super senses that help these creatures to live in the dark. Includes quizzes and activites.