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What’s the big idea?

£14.99

What’s the Big Idea? simply explains more than 100 important concepts – the words that give readers the power to take part in the most important conversations on the planet.

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SKU: 9781398523715 Category: CH REFERENCE Tags: Art: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Natural history (Children?s/Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), Practical interests (Children's / Teenage), Religion & beliefs: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
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Have you ever wondered what capitalism is? How about feminism, ecology, epidemiology or astronomy? 
 
Well, this book will give you straightforward, easy-to-understand answers to all your troublesome-word questions WITHOUT going on and on for ages OR using even BIGGER words to explain them. 
 
Informative, bite-sized explanations alongside beautiful, eye-catching illustrations will help readers aged 8+ understand crucial concepts, giving them the power to take part in the most important conversations on the planet. Perfect for inquisitive minds, this book will appeal to fans of Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, Big Ideas for Curious Minds and beyond.

More than 100 big words and ideas, simply explained.
 

Dimensions 25 × 18.5 cm
Author

Turner, Tracey

Publisher

SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN'S

Imprint

Simon & Schuster Children's

Cover

Hardback

Pages

128

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

121.4 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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