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Kid Detectives: The Dizzying Skyscraper Discovery
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Join a group of four kid detectives and help them learn about STEM while developing problem-solving, observation and deduction, and investigation skills. Our four detectives, Farah, Isla, Mohammad, and Sam, are on a school trip to the top of a brand-new super tall skyscraper when they...
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Join a group of four kid detectives and help them learn about STEM while developing problem-solving, observation and deduction, and investigation skills.
Our four detectives, Farah, Isla, Mohammad, and Sam, are on a school trip to the top of a brand-new super tall skyscraper when they notice some of the class are feeling dizzy. What could be causing this?
Join the Detective gang as they meet an engineer who will help them discover more about construction and engineering.
Featured interactive elements:
- Search and find clues in the illustrations
- Gather crucial information from info panels about earthquakes and wind pressure
- Work out the correct location for each key skyscraper part
- Help calculate the angle of a swaying skyscraper
Through interactive adventures that combine facts, brain-teasing puzzles, and lively illustrations, these books impart STEM knowledge in an original way to inspire a love of the subject. The story in each book will have the reader solving puzzles, finding clues, cracking secret codes, and uncovering mysteries.
The Dizzying Skyscraper Discovery is perfect for aspiring detectives aged 7+.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781526330253
Publisher: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
Format: Paperback / softback
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Weight: 93g
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