All sorts of creatures live in ponds and around them. Some stay on the surface. Some swim in the water. And some even walk on the bottom! This book will help you name many of the animals you see in ponds. Find out if a pond skater really skates. And discover the spider that lives under water.

Butterflies and moths come in lots of colours - red, blue, green, yellow, orange. Be careful not to touch them though. Their wings and bodies are very soft. This book will help you name many of the butterflies and moths you see. It tells you where you might find them. And it shows you how you can tell them apart.

Minibeasts are everywhere! They are hopping, buzzing, crawling and wriggling all around you. This book will help you name lots of the minibeasts you can see. It also tells you about what they do and where they like to live. Watch bees and butterflies visiting flowers. Look under logs or rocks for beetles and woodlice (ask an adult to help). Discover spiders in hedges and bushes or sit by a pond and spot dragonflies and pond skaters.

Mammals are everywhere! Perhaps you have seen a rabbit, a grey squirrel or a hedgehog? This book tells you about these mammals and lots of other ones. Stay up late in the summer and you might see bats - these are mammals that fly! You could go on a special boat trip to see seals. Or you might be lucky to see a stoat run across the road.

Flowers are everywhere! When you’re out and about, you might have seen bright yellow buttercups or big red poppies. This book will help you name lots of the wild flowers you can see around you, and tell you where they like to grow. See which ones you can spot. Have a good look at them. But please don’t pick them. Leave them where they are. Then other people will be able to enjoy the wild flowers too.

Birds are everywhere! Wherever you are, you can see them from your window or outside, even if you live in a big city. They are easy to see and fun to watch. This book will help you name most of the birds you see around you. It also tells you about what they do and where they like to live. Find out which bird collects acorns. And which bird swallows stones!

Scientists tell us that the Earth currently has about seventy active volcanoes. Right now, there are probably about twenty volcanic eruptions happening in the world. Some of these eruptions are large and some are very small, but all of them can be deadly.

Mongolians are very good at horse riding. People all over the world think that they’re great horsemen. Its something that has always been a part of Mongolian culture, even in the 1200s. hi the days of the emperor Genghis Khan, Mongolia had a very strong cavalry. This cavalry helped the emperor to create one of the largest empires ever known.

Hawaii is a group of islands n the Pacific Ocean. The islands are in a tropical area, which means that It is very hot there. Hawaii has the sea all around it, so it has many beautiful beaches. It is also a lrcI with an ancient history and culture, Long ago, Hawaii had kings and queens that ruled the island. They were very powerful leaders. There are many legends in Hawaii as well. They tell interesting stories about the past.

Machu Picchu was an ancient city in the Andes Mountains, A group of people called the Incas built Machu Picchu a long time ago. The Inca civilization lasted from around 1100 A,D. until about 1500 A.D. When it suddenly ended, few people knew about the city of Machu Picchu. Because of this, it is sometimes called the “Lost City of the lncas”. In 1911, an American explorer found Machu Picchu. Since then, many people have visited Machu Picchu to climb the ruins of the city.