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      Source ISBN: 9780008332983

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       CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Epigraph

Introduction

Notes from the Treehouse

Picking Locks

Extraordinary Stories – Part One: Ernest Shackleton

Old British Coins

Flying Machines

Questions About the World – Part One: What is the tallest mountain on earth? Why does the earth have a magnetic field? Where are the hottest and the coldest places on earth? What was Pangaea? Is the earth slowing down? What are the longest rivers?

Tying a Windsor Knot

Advice from Fighting Men

Kintsugi

The Fastest Laces in the West

Finding the Height of a Tree

How to Start a Fire with a Battery

Questions About the Law – Part One: Can the Queen be charged with a crime? Is treason still a crime? When can the police stop and search you? What is the highest court authority in Britain? Can you be tried twice for the same crime?

Chess Openings

Great British Trees

Hanging Tools on a Wall

Interesting Chemical Reactions

Regiments of the British Army

       Making a Board Game

       Great Tales of the Past

       Making a Stink Bomb

       Gods of Greece and Rome

       Balloon Dog and Sword

       Johnny Ball – Maths Puzzles I

       Famous Horses

       The Rules of Ultimate Frisbee

       Solving the Rubik’s Cube

       Great Ruins

       Things to Do: Two Table Tricks