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Shortlisted for the Best Children´s Book in the Junior Design Awards 2017

Shortlisted for the School Library Association Information Book Award 2017

Full of fun facts, colourful illustrations, and games that will feed a child´s imagination and quench their thirst for knowledge, whilst supporting the National Curriculum. My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things is the perfect book for children from 4-7 years of age.

Supporting the national curriculum and providing all the information young minds need and much more, My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things is split into six sections covering the Planet, Places, Animals, People, Me, and other very important things - covering everything from the continents to the blue whale in fun and engaging ways.

Bursting with knowledge and loads of very important things to set young minds alight.

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1: Very important things about my planet 1: Our place in space
2: Our Earth
3: Which way is space?
4: The sky at night
5: Under the waves
6: Mountains
7: Very fiery volcanoes
8: Shake and quake
9: Dry as a desert
10: Rainforests
11: Wonderful water
12: How does it grow?
13: The changing seasons
14: Extreme weather
15: The Wind and the Sun

2: Very important things about places 1: I can count 7 continents
2: Postcards from North America
3: Postcards from South America
4: Postcards from Africa
5: Postcards from Europe
6: Postcards from Asia
7: Postcards from Australia
8: Postcards from Antarctica

3: Very important things about animals 1: What are animals?
2: Dinosaurs once ruled the Earth
3: Mighty mammals
4: Fabulous fish
5: Beautiful birds
6: Scaly reptiles
7: Awesome amphibians
8: Brilliant bugs
9: Caterpillar to butterfly
10: Animal habitats
11: Pole to pole12: I spy... on the farm
13: I spy... in the mountains
14: Desert animals
15: I spy... on the African plains
16: The very big blue whale
17: Super sharks
18: Primate party
19: Speedy species
20: Big cats
21: Animals after dark
22: The tortoise and the hare

4: Very important things about people 1: Very early humans
2: Early discoveries
3: The time of the pharaohs
4: Ancient China
5: Aborigines
6: Really modern Romans
7: Viking raiders
8: Ancient Americans
9: Native Americans
10: Festivals and celebrations
11: Eager explorers
12: Important inventors
13: Super scientists
14: Travel by land
15: Travel by water
16: Travel by air
17: Totally tall towers
18: I want to be an astronaut!
19: Flying to the Moon

5: Very important things about me 1: The human body
2: My blood
3: Sense-ational
4: My brain
5: Sleep time
6: Good food
7: Let´s communicate
8: Marvellous music
9: Amazing art
10: Getting better
11: Purr-fect pets
12: Fun numbers
13: What´s the time?
14: The ant and the grasshopper

6: Here are some other very important things 1: Saying hello and goodbye
2: Glorious colours
3: Super shapes
4: Fantastic fruit
5: Vibrant veggies
6: Let´s count
7: Let´s multiply
8: Measurements
9: Star signs
10: Chinese horoscopes
11: Precious gems
12: Cool clouds
13: Musical instruments
14: Working vehicles
15: Beetle box
16: Discover dinosaurs
17: Extraordinary eggs
18: Animal babies
19: Fantastic flags
20: Top 10 Countries
21: Top 10 World
22: Top 10 Animals

7: Index
8: Acknowledgements

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Packed full of colourful illustrations and interesting facts to delight young minds. This is for very important people only! Smallish Magazine 20160812

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