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Brain Booster Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures

Over 100 Mind-Boggling Activities that Make Learning Easy and Fun
By DK
Series: Brain Booster
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Brain Booster Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures by DK is a highly illustrated, interactive, and educational activity book for children aged 8-12. Learn essential facts about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures through interactive, engaging, educational activities and puzzles. Which was the biggest dinosaur? Why did they... Read More
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Brain Booster Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures by DK is a highly illustrated, interactive, and educational activity book for children aged 8-12.

Learn essential facts about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures through interactive, engaging, educational activities and puzzles.

Which was the biggest dinosaur? Why did they die out? Which modern animals are related to dinosaurs? Brain Booster Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Creatures covers all these questions and more. Filled with fascinating facts, detailed illustrations, and over 100 write-in activities and puzzles, this is the perfect book to keep budding palaeontologists busy and to inspire children to truly engage with the fascinating world of prehistoric creatures.

Kids aged 8-12 will be occupied for hours as they pore over the information-packed pages and tackle the wide range of puzzles – including mazes and tangles, code-breakers, matching games, anagrams, word searches, logic games, classification and identification games, quizzes, sudoku, odd one out, drawing, and colouring.

Brain Booster is a new series of interactive, educational activity books that combine accessible information with engaging activities and puzzles. Children learn through doing, with dozens of activity types to fully engage with and explore a topic. Designed to support parents, teachers, and educators globally, these books are ideal for supplementing your child's education at home.

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  • Brain Booster Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures
    Brain Booster Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures by DK is a highly illustrated, interactive, and educational activity book for children aged 8-12. Learn essential facts about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures through interactive, engaging, educational activities and puzzles. Which was the biggest dinosaur? Why did they die out? Which modern animals are related to dinosaurs? Brain Booster Dinosaurs & Other...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241699072

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 217.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 444g

Pages: 96

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational DK Education & Reference Penguin Books Science & Nature Series: Brain Booster

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