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It's #InternationalPolarBearDay 🐻‍❄️ 🐾 This absolutely gorgeous mixed-media collage by Kate Slater is found within the pages of First Big Book of How. The ultimate gift for the inquisitive child in your life who has endless questions about HOW everything works! 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♂️ 📚: whatonearth.pub/46GXwxr

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"Curious youngsters will eagerly flock to” WE ARE ALL ANIMALS from @whatonearth.bsky.social as it presents "multiple, and sometimes surprising, commonalities between humans and other animals, starting and ending at the genetic level” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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The Notable Social Studies Trade Book Awards for 2025 have been announced! Congratulations to all the winners and especially to @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social for WE SING FROM THE HEART and @whatonearth.bsky.social for SOLSTICE www.cbcbooks.org/wp-content/u...

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“Why can't you trust an atom? They make up everything!” Greatest Stuff on Earth @whatonearth.bsky.social yabookscentral.com/the-greatest...

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Calling all young fact-finders! Do you know your poo from your goo? Test your knowledge with @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social ridiculously revolting quiz inspired by Gross FACTopia! 💩 🤢 whatonearth.pub/4jWY4pg (enter by 20th Feb for your chance to win the below prizes!)

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📢 Calling all US librarians! Check out our @librarything.com giveaway of 10 copies of Epic FACTopia! (coming out on 6th May 2025) 🎉 Enter by the end of February for your chance to win: whatonearth.pub/41dVP9S

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Meet the swashbuckling pirate crew recruited by our What on Earth! Magazine readers 🏴‍☠️ A special pirate salute and celebratory 'Yo ho ho!' must go to our three age-category winners: 6-year old Laura Penny, 8-year old Kemal and 9-year old Julian. But a huge well done to everyone who entered! 🦜 🪝

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Subscribe by 17th Feb to get the next issue of What on Earth! Magazine 🎨 🌈 Discover the science and secrets of colours. 🐘 Learn to chat with an African elephant. 🧱 Find out how LEGO conquered the world. Subscribe today for a 10% discount and a free copy of Listified: whatonearth.pub/4aLRSMt

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"This entertaining and informative romp through the mouths of a huge assortment of creatures will delight many.... Highly recommended addition to any children’s library” OPEN WIDE is from @whatonearth.bsky.social firstthursdaybookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/b...

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"Feature spreads explain the important points, with a great deal of information conveyed in a concise and very readable way. The page design really helps the reader navigate the text, with signposting, headings and panels” EVOLUTION from @whatonearth.bsky.social justimagine.co.uk/childrens-bo...

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Our Pets issue is getting the seal of approval from some very special readers! 🐶 🐱 🐢 From dogs to cats (and even a tortoise!), everyone is loving What on Earth! Magazine... Subscribe to the next issue: www.whatonearth.co.uk/subscribenow 🚀 🧠

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We're beyond thrilled that Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica has won the British Book Design & Production Award for best educational book 🏆 🚀 Huge congratulations to Valentina D'Efilippo and Andy Forshaw for designing an exhilarating visual encyclopedia, where the pictures do the talking!

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THE GREATEST STUFF ON EARTH from @whatonearth.bsky.social "will remain interesting and relevant for the foreseeable future (unlike the vast majority of gee whiz futuristic technology books)” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/01/12/t...

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From @whatonearth.bsky.social

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We're absolutely buzzing to announce that The Greatest Stuff on Earth and Epic FACTopia! have been selected for @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social 40 of the best new children's books in 2025 🚀 🥳 Keep your eyes peeled for when these books are published this Spring 👀 whatonearth.pub/4huhIH6

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#WorldKidLit 2025 #kidsbook #translations includes @cuentodeluz.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social @booksalbatros.bsky.social @postwavebooks.bsky.social @lantanapub.bsky.social @whatonearth.bsky.social @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social @helvetiq.bsky.social ... 1/2 worldkidlit.org/2025/01/08/2...

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@whatonearth.bsky.social 2025 MCBD Book Reviews by Diana-Huang on DeviantArt www.deviantart.com/diana-huang/...

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🤩 Spotted in the window of @waterstones.bsky.social Gower Street 🤩 With more than 100 expert consultants from around the world, Britannica's All New Children's Encyclopedia provides hundreds of hours of fun learning for curious children. 📚: whatonearth.pub/3E4HdAp

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"Celebrates our whole furry, scaly, slimy, slippery extended family, smashing to smithereens the idea that humans are very different from the rest of the animal kingdom." Win a copy of @chrislloydwoep, @benhoare.bsky.social & Mark Ruffle's "We Are All Animals" from @whatonearth.bsky.social 💙📚

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From @whatonearth.bsky.social "FIRST BIG BOOK OF HOW THINGS WORK is packed with all kinds of information that will feed curious minds” www.yabookscentral.com/first-big-bo...

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"Sometimes, all it takes to get a kid hooked on science is one amazing individual. Steve 'the Dirtmeister' Tomecek is one such person." Foreword Reviews interviews Steve Tomecek about his latest book, The Greatest Stuff on Earth, hitting the shelves in March 🧪 🔬 👉 whatonearth.pub/4ag25Rh 👈

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This adorable letter from a 5-year-old has us smiling ear to ear 😍

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From @whatonearth.bsky.social THE GREATEST STUFF ON EARTH provides a "wide-angled view of matter—what it is, and some of the things we make with it” for #MG readers to "to dive in where they will” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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Your little ones are particularly aware of teeth, with the loss of their milk teeth being so present for them 🦷 With Open Wide! they can chow down on fang-tastic facts and learn all about the marvellous mouths of the animal kingdom 👄 Grab your copy today: whatonearth.pub/4cYySKS

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Wonderful #booklist AND it includes friends from @whatonearth.bsky.social @florisbooks.bsky.social & #PajamaPress too!

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Check for #kidsbooks coming here this spring, including @toonbooks.bsky.social @whatonearth.bsky.social @nosycrowus.bsky.social schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-rel...

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From @whatonearth.bsky.social "WE ARE ALL ANIMALS is a wonderful celebration of the genius and wonders of nature and the value of all animals on the planet” w/ glossary, & an index ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2024/12/18/w...

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The What on Earth! team wishes you an absolutely wonderful festive season 🎄 🎁 ☃️⁠ We'll be signing off now until the New Year, thanks so much for all your support! We're very excited to share with you all the brilliant new books coming out in 2025. 📸: Carol singing at the 2024 Christmas party 🎶

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Today's a good day to share the news that SOLSTICE from @whatonearth.bsky.social won #BestGallery award in the #Endies judged by @100scopenotes.bsky.social 100scopenotes.com/2024/12/19/a...

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Really enjoying this months What on Earth @whatonearth.bsky.social . Particularly the section about the Galapagos Islands. Fascinating!

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Open Wide! 🦈 👄 There was lots of love for our shark head cutout at #NewScientistLive! @newscientist.bsky.social

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Wow! I spy @whatonearth.bsky.social @transitbooks.bsky.social #WalkerBooksAustralia #TapiocaStories @childsplaybooks.bsky.social @childsplayusa.bsky.social @berbaybooks.bsky.social !

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We're over the moon Solstice has been recognised for it's innovation as one of the winners of the Bookstagang Most Innovative Nonfiction Books of 2024 🌅 Congratulations to Jen Breach and the 14 artists who beautifully brought to life the stories of children celebrating solstice around the world.

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For #ChristmasJumperDay the What on Earth! team rocked their best festive knits 🎄 🤩 Which one is your favourite?

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📢 Calling all US librarians! Check out our @librarything.com giveaway of 10 copies of The Greatest Stuff on Earth 🎉 Sign up for a free review copy before the end of December: whatonearth.pub/3BCx50G @pubspotlight.bsky.social

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We are delighted to announce that Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica has been shortlisted for the ASE Book of the Year 2024 in the primary category 🧪 🥼 Huge congratulations to Andrew Pettie, Valentina D'Efilippo, Conrad Quilty-Harper and the whole team! Full shortlist: whatonearth.pub/3VAG8pE

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Day 7, Non-Fiction: 'How to Chat Chicken' by Dr Nick Crumpton, illustr. by Adrienne Barman @whatonearth.bsky.social How do we know what animals are saying? This fascinating book is based on scientific recordings of animal sounds and the observation of behaviours. #SparkLonglist

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FIRST BIG BOOK OF HOW from @whatonearth.bsky.social is the "question book for the reader who has lots of questions...aged 6 years and up” ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/2024/11/26/f...

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Our Gross FACTopia! team had a wonderful time at the #Lollies2024 awards. Hearing from the hilarious @stephenmangan.bsky.social & Michael Rosen was a highlight 🏆 We didn’t take home a trophy, but we were delighted to have been shortlisted as one of the year's funniest children's non-fiction books!

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Day 5, Non-Fiction: 'Open Wide' by @letiziadiamante.bsky.social, illust. by Ed J Brown @whatonearth.bsky.social Explore the most marvellous mouths of the animal kingdom. Find out fun, quirky facts about animal mouths, beaks, tongues and lips, with a fun challenge on each page. #SparkLonglist

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Congratulations to @whatonearth.bsky.social ! @bookstagang has awarded as Most Innovative Nonfiction Book of 2024: SOLSTICE: AROUND THE WORLD ON THE LONGEST, SHORTEST DAY

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In truly wonderful news, Solstice by Jen Breach and 14 global artists has been shortlisted for Children’s Travel Book of the Year at the 2025 Edward @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Writing Awards 🗺️ 🏆 📚 Buy your copy here: whatonearth.pub/4fZk7Jk 🌅

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SHORTLISTS ANNOUNCED for the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards Presented by Viking Taking readers all around the globe, the books include debut and bestselling authors from multiple publishers including indie presses. The shortlists are: www.stanfords.co.uk/edward-stanf...

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✨ Light up the holiday season with the perfect gifts for curious minds! ✨ 🎁 Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica (age 10-14) 🎁 Britannica All New Children's Encyclopedia (age 8-12) 🎁 My Very First Britannica Encyclopedia (age 0-3) Grab your copies in time for Christmas: whatonearth.pub/3ZAFGdv

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To celebrate #WorldWildlifeConservationDay we're showcasing our favourite animal titles 🦧 🦓 ❶ Animal FACTopia! 🐍 ❷ How to Chat Chicken 🐓 💬 ❸ Galápagos Islands 🐢 ❹ Open Wide! 🦈 👄 📚 Grab yours: whatonearth.pub/4fhDHQd It's time to make a paw-sitive impact on our planet! 🐾

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The December batch of Early Reviewers is live! Enter for a chance to win one of 3,262 copies of 173 titles. This month we've got exciting new titles from Simon & Schuster, Harper Horizon, Bellevue Literary Press, @hornedlarkpress.com, @whatonearth.bsky.social & many more! 💙📚 www.librarything.com/ner

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🚨 Calling all UK #Schools 🚨 You can already sign up to be part of the What on Earth! Schools Quiz Challenge 2025 👇 www.whatonearth.co.uk/quiz

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With illustrations by Kate Slater "Sally Symes’s colorful, child-friendly reference text FIRST BIG BOOK OF HOW compiles dozens of scientific questions on topics ranging from human memory to space telescopes and dinosaur extinction” @whatonearth.bsky.social www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/firs...

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