Plant reproduction 90 Islamic golden age 196

Animal life 92 Aztecs and Incas 198

Mammals 94 Colonial America 200
Mammal record breakers 96 The slave trade 202
Killer carnivores 98 The age of empire 204
Amphibians 100 Industrial Revolution 206
Reptiles 102 World War I 208
Birds 104 World War II 210
Penguins and birds of prey 106 Revolutions! 212
Fish 108 In the news 214
Invertebrates 110 What is a government? 216
Amazing arthropods 112
Incredible insects 114 SCIENCE 218
Bugs and beetles 116
Marine invertebrates 118 What is science? 220
What are you doing here? 120 Mighty atoms 222
Microlife 122 Solid, liquid, or gas? 224
Animals of the past 124 Mixing chemicals 226
It’s elementary 228
CONTINENTS of the WORLD 126 Energy 230
Feel the force 232
Our world 128 Gravity 234
North America 130 Electricity and magnetism 236
Life in North America 132 Science of sound 238
South America 134 Light fantastic 240
Life in South America 136 Spectrum 242
Africa 138 Evolution 244
Life in Africa 140 Genes and DNA 246
Europe 142 Forensic science 248
Life in Europe 144
Asia 146 TECHNOLOGY 250
Life in Asia 148
Australasia and Oceania 150 Inventions and discoveries 252
Life in Australasia and Oceania 152 Modern medicine 256
World flags 154 Electric cars 258
Through a lens 260
CULTURE 156 Global village 262
Is this real? 264
World religions 158 Robotics 266
Celebrations 162 Nanotechnology 268
World art 164
Modern art 166
Writing and printing 168 THE HUMAN BODY 270
Education 170
Music 172 Your body 272
The orchestra 174 Bones 274
Let’s perform 176 Mighty muscles 276
Sports 178 Blood flow 278
Architecture 180 Think! Act! 280
Sensing the world 282
Take a breath 284
HISTORY and POLITICS 182 Food flow 286
The start of life 288
Tales from the past 184 Stay healthy 290
Early people 186
Ancient Egypt 188 Glossary 292
Greeks and... Romans 190 Index 296
Medieval period 192 Credits and acknowledgments 303
China’s dynasties 194

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