Books by Clint Twist
Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure (Historical Notebooks)
by A.J. Wood, Clint Twist
Discover the plants, animals, and people Darwin encountered on his groundbreaking voyage aboard the BEAGLE. Packed with novelties, including extracts from Darwin’s diary and later works, CHARLES DARWIN AND THE BEAGLE ADVENTURE takes readers on an eyeopening exploration of our globe and uncovers the path that led to the cornerstone of natural history: the theory of evolution.
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Marco Polo: History's Great Adventurer (Historical Notebooks)
by Clint Twist
Immerse yourself in this interactive introduction to one of the greatest explorers ever known.
Travel along the Silk Road to medieval China with Marco Polo as your guide. Meet the warlord Kublai Khan and sail through pirate-infested seas in search of riches beyond measure. Including booklets, foldouts, and maps, as well as excerpts from The Travels of Marco Polo, this beautifully illustrated volume illuminates the adventures of history’s greatest storyteller.
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The Great Forensic Challenge
by Clint Twist
Here's a fun-filled crime detection kit for kids, a four-box package designed to test their reasoning skills and their attentiveness to details. Each box focuses on a different aspect of forensic science and contains its own instruction mini-book
Box 1: Reconstruction of a crime scene, including collecting evidence, dusting for fingerprints, making diagrams of the scene, and more Box 2: Identification of suspects, including comparing witness's statements, comparing facial features using biometric measurements, examining documents, and more Box 3: Investigation of footprints and tire tracks, matching shreds of torn clothing, lifting fingerprints from difficult surfaces, and more Box 4: Analysis of soil scraped from shoes, of DNA samples, of bullets and shell-casings to identify the weapons they came from, and more
Children will confront more than 20 different hypothetical crimes to solve, but they'll also get instruction on how to go about the process of detection in a methodical manner that gives them accurate results. When their investigations are completed they can check their solutions against printed answers provided in the back of The Criminal Files booklet. Components of The Great Forensic Challenge include a crime scene stencil, a fingerprint ink pad, a magnifying square, and sample DNA bar codes printed on acetate sheets. The four 32-page paperback mini-books included in each box describe crime scenes and give crime detection instructions. Included in the main box is an album that kids can use to identify perpetrators of each crime.
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Spy Case: Complete Mission Pack
Kids can open the Spy Case, add a dash of imagination, and suddenly they're transported into the mysterious world of secret agents and espionage! The box contains A 32-page hardcover Spy Handbook presenting tips on sneaky surveillance, tracking enemy agents, sending misleading information, and lots more A 24-page soft cover book of Secret Spy Codes that include alphabet codes, grid codes, and number codes, among others, and offers hints and tips for cracking unknown codes The Spy Case also features these spymasters' accessories: a night vision monocular for seeing images in the dark, sunglasses for creating a quick disguise, a magnifier, a compass, a fingerprint brush, a white glove for hiding prints, mirrors to make a periscope, blueprints to track secret missions, and a magic pen for writing invisible messages. Here's a boxful of fun for rainy afternoons, for pretending to be spies with friends, and for stretching boys' and
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Earth (Second Edition)
by David Burnie, Douglas Palmer, Robert Dinwiddie, Michael Allaby, John Farndon, Clint Twist, Martin Walters, Tony Waltham
Over a million copies sold worldwide
"Some books appeal only to the intellect, but this one is a delight for the senses as well... a classic." (Times Educational Supplement)
Welcome to a planet like no other. Composed of around 4000 minerals and blanketed with vast oceans, the Earth is unique in hosting an abundance of life.
Follow Earth’s story as elements collided billions of years ago to form a rocky planet that began to orbit the Sun. Earth reveals the dynamic process that formed mountains, volcanoes, vast rivers, canyons, and more. It showcases features from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, as well as natural wonders including the Grand Canyon and Galapagos Islands.
This comprehensive volume explains how simple sea-dwelling organisms evolved into a kaleidoscopic array of eight million species and reveals the dynamic processes that continue to shape continents. It also reveals the effect of human populations on landscapes and climates and explains how we can all play a part in caring for our fragile ecosystem.
For both geography students and everyone who cares about the planet, Earth is an essential addition to the home library.
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Sounds of the Past: Wild West
by Clint Twist
What was it like to live in the Wild West? It was thrilling. It was fascinating. It was often beautiful, and sometimes even dangerous. It was also loud, with people, horses, wagons, and trains competing to be heard above the din. With Sounds of the Past: Wild West, kids can experience the West just as the original pioneers did in all its noisy glory!
They’ll meet the pioneers bravely crossing the plains in their covered wagons. They’ll join a Native American tribe as they sing and tell stories around the blazing campfire. They’ll witness the awe-inspiring power of a pounding cattle stampede, and fend off dastardly bandits in a daring armed robbery. With detailed pop-ups and delightful sounds, they’ll feel just like the settlers did so many years ago--and with informative descriptions for each 3-D scene, they’ll learn about every aspect of frontier life.
Get ready to travel back in time! A world of history awaits in Sounds of the Past: Wild West.
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