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History of people
80–81 World of history
82–83 Early people
84–85 Ancient Egypt
86–87 Ancient Greece
88–89 The Romans
90–91 The Vikings
92–93 Aztecs, Incas, and
Mayas
94–95 Knights and castles
96–97 20th centuryHuman body
98–99 Your amazing body
100–101 What makes you
you?
102–103 Building blocks
104–105 Organizing the
body
106–107 Bones and muscles
108–109 Brain and senses
110–111 Breathing
112–113 All about skin
114–115 Body defences
116–117 Eating and
digestion
118–119 Making a baby
120–121 Amazing facts
about YOU!The living world
122–123 The living world
124–125 What is an animal?
126–127 Types of animal
128–129 The world of
mammals
130–131 Marsupials
132–133 Water mammals
134–135 The world of birds
136–137 The world of
reptiles
138–139 The world of
amphibians
140–141 The world of
insects
142–143 The world of
non-insects
144–145 The world of fish
146–147 What is a plant?148–149 How plants work
150–151 Fungi
152–153 Micro life
154–155 Food chainsEcosystems and habitats
156–157 Ecosystems
158–159 Polar regions
160–161 Deciduous forests
162–163 Rainforests
164–165 A sea of grass
166–167 Life in a meadow
168–169 At the water hole
170–171 Desert regions
172–173 Life in thin air
174–175 Cool caves
176–177 The flowing current
178–179 Still waters
180–181 Survival in the seaAge of the dinosaurs
182–183 Age of the
dinosaurs
184–185 What is a
dinosaur?
186–187 A hip question
188–189 Find a friend
190–191 Eggstraordinary
eggs
192–193 Sauropods
194–195 Cretaceous cows
196–197 Horns and frills
198–199 T. Rex
200–201 Big and bold
202–203 Meet the raptors
204–205 Monsters of the
deep
206–207 How was it made?
208–209 What happened?
210–211 Living dinosaursScience and technology
212–213 What is science?
214–217 Advances in science
218–219 Being a scientist
220–221 Science and
everyday life
222–223 All living things
224–225 Properties of matter226–227 Changing states
228–229 Amazing atoms
230–231 Molecules
232–233 Reactions and
changes
234–235 What is energy?
236–237 Electricity
238–239 Light
240–241 Sound
242–243 Forces and motion
244–245 MachinesPlanet Earth
246–247 Our planet
248–249 Earth’s structure
250–251 Rocks and
minerals
252–253 Shaping the land
254–255 Soil
256–257 Resources in the
ground
258–259 Fresh and salt
water
260–261 The water cycle
262–263 The atmosphere
264–265 Weather
266–267 The energy crisisThe universe
268–269 What is space?
270–271 Where does space
begin?
272–273 Our place in space
274–275 The Milky Way
276–277 Rockets
278–279 Moon journey
280–281 Men on the moon
282–283 Space shuttle
284–285 Working in space
286–287 Exploring Mars
288–289 The Sun
290–291 A star is born
292–293 The Big BangReference section
294–297 Glossary
298–303 Index
304 Acknowledgements