Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Do we only use 10 per cent of our brains. Does lightning never strike twice. Was penicillin invented by mistake. True or False? Packed with amazing fun facts for kids, unbelievable statistics and common sayings, this title reveals the truth.

1: The Tudor dynasty 2: The first Tudor 3: Tudor England 4: Food and feasting 5: The court of Henry VIII 6: A harsh life 7: The art of war 8: Henry VIII's wives 9: Conflict with Rome 10: The Reformation 11: Tudor childhood 12: Bloody Mary 13: Elizabeth I 14: Tudor costume 15: A golden age 16: Trade and exploration 17: Queen of Scots 18: The Armada 19: Tudor London 20: Tudor entertainment 21: End of an era 22: Index

1: How this book works 2: Capture the flag 3: Tag games 1: Zombie tag 2: Red Rover 3: Freeze Tag 4: Amoeba tag 5: Dragon tag 4: Write a story 5: Put on a play! 1: Write a script 2: Make some props 3: Attract an audience 4: On with the show 6: Dance Party 1: Arm wave 2: Lawnmower 3: Pharaoh Dance 4: Robot 5: Dab 7: Make your own obstacle course 1: Pool noodle tunnel 2: Bean bag drop 3: Laser maze 4: Balloon wall 5: Lava pit 6: Hoop run 8: Lemonade stand 1: Make lemonade 2: Make a lemonade stand 9: Puppet show 1: Card puppets 2: Sock puppet 3: Spoon puppet 4: Finger puppet 5: Shadow puppet 10: Fruit Monsters! 1: Penguin Polly 2: Fruity Fred 3: Vomiting Veronica 4: Rude Robert 11: Things to do with a stick! 1: Make a fishing rod 2: Make a wand 3: Race them 4: Play pick-up sticks 5: Adventure stick bag 6: Make a flag 7: Build a den 8: Stick relay 12: Club Together 1: Find a clubhouse 2: Secret handshake 3: Make membership card 13: Open a restaurant 1: Write a menu 2: Prepare food 3: Play serve 14: Are we there yet? 1: I spy 2: Storytelling 3: Association game 4: Counting game 5: Alphabet game 6: Word game 7: Name that tune 8: I went to the shop 15: Make a Crazy Golf Course 16: Play Draughts 17: Play Chess 18: Snakes and Ladders 19: Invent your own board game 20: Things to do with a stone! 1: Skimming stones 2: Picture frame 3: Counters 4: Domino stones 5: Stone cactus 6: Rock art 7: Paperweight 8: Towers 9: Printed pebbles 10: Rock collection 21: Grow a plant 1: Grow a plant 2: Decorate the egg 3: Harvest and eat 22: Magic Tricks 1: Escapology 2: Floating card trick 3: Deception 23: Illusions 1: Moving illusion 2: Wonky or straight 3: Two in one 4: Draw your own 24: Floating Ink 25: Party Chairs 26: Secret Spy Games 1: Write a spy code 2: Make a disguise 3: Keep a spy file 4: Take fingerprints 27: Making slime 1: Edible marshmallow slime 2: Glow in the dark slime 3: Glitter slime 28: Drawing games 1: Hangman 2: Beetle 3: Noughts and crosses 4: Four in a row 5: Combination creatures 29: Write a song 1: Write the lyrics 2: Change a song 3: star performer 4: Make a musical 30: Make you own instrument 1: Elastic band guitar 2: Straw pan pipes 3: Glass organ 31: Things to do with a piece of paper 1: Create a card 2: People chain 3: Paper chains 4: Build lanterns 5: Write a letter 6: Comic 7: Make a fan 8: Design bookmarks 9: Paper helicopter 10: Stencil 32: Paper planes 1: Make a paper plane 2: Paper plane darts 33: Make a fortune teller 34: Hopping frogs 1: Make a paper frog 2: Frog racing 3: Pond hop 4: How high? 35: Test your friends 1: Draw a maze 2: Create a quiz 3: Try out a riddle 4: Make a wordsearch 36: Go Green! 1: Reusing cards 2: Make compost 3: Swap shop 4: Tidy up outside 37: Recycled Animals 1: Plate penguin 2: Bottle-top beetles 3: Bottle turtle 38: Feed the birds 1: Feed the birds 2: Make a bird calendar 39: Treasure hunt 1: treasure hunt 2: Make a treasure chest 3: Bury a time capsule 40: Map it out 41: Printing 1: Leaf prints 2: Bubble wrap 3: Fruit and veg 4: Polystyrene printing 42: Frisbee games 1: Frisbee bowling 2: Frisbee golf 3: Piggy in the middle 4: Throwing race 5: Ultimate Frisbee 43: Create your own sports event 1: Create your own sports event 2: Make your own medals 44: Things to do with a ball! 1: Head tennis 2: Upside down 3: Caterpillar relay 4: Boules 5: Balance it 6: Keepy uppy 7: Bucket game 8: Football golf 9: Blanket catch 10: Funny walk 45: Go stargazing 1: Go stargazing 2: Keep a moon diary 3: Look for a meteor shower 46: Nature detective 1: Make a bee hotel 2: Bird-spotting 3: Bug collecting 4: Look for animal tracks 47: Pompoms 1: Pompoms 2: Pompom wreath 48: Become a fashion designer 1: set the mood 2: get sketching 3: Customise accessories 49: Tie-Dye T-Shirts 50: Make a flick book 51: Party games 1: The tray game 2: The laughing game 3: 20 questions 4: Wink murder 5: Blind man's bluff 52: Sidewalk chalk 1: Bullseye 2: Hopscotch 3: Giant pictures 53: Playground games 1: British bulldog 2: Duck, duck, goose 3: Broken telephone 4: Tug of war 5: Red light, green light 54: Card game crazy 1: Chase the ace 2: Snap! 3: Go fish 4: Pig 55: Hide and Seek 1: Sardines 2: Sardines in a team 3: wave 4: Shark in the dark 56: Tray crokinole 57: Coin games 1: Table rugby 2: Pitching pennies 3: Spoof 58: Things to do with string 1: Doughnut game 2: String eggs 3: String art 4: Pick up an ice cube 5: String graffiti 6: String sticks 7: Catch the spiders 8: Make a bracelet 9: Limbo 59: Chill out 1: breathing exercise 2: colouring in 3: Child's pose 4: Cloud watching 60: Skipping tricks and games 1: Crossing arms 2: Helicopter 3: Two in one 4: Splash game 5: Get down 61: Yo-Yo tricks 1: The throwdown 2: Around the world 3: The forward pass 4: Rock the baby 62: Frozen Fun 1: Make paper snowflakes 2: Snow sculptures 3: Snow angels 4: Make snow globe 5: Snowball lantern 63: Build a castle 64: Bubble fun 1: Bubble wans 2: Holdable bubbles 3: Cube and pyramid bubbles 4: Bubble snake 5: Bubble painting 65: Blindfold games 1: Blind animals 2: Key keeper 3: Pinata 4: Stick the tail on the unicorn 5: Squeak piggy squeak 66: Prank your friends 1: Escaped spider 2: Eat flies 3: Toilet paper message 4: Spilled drink 5: Secret shower 67: Stump your sense 1: Touch test 2: What's that smell? 3: Listen up 4: Take a guess... 68: Make a newspaper 69: Juggling 70: Things to do with a paper cup! 1: Fire-breather 2: Flower-grower 3: Noise-maker 4: Friend-caller 5: Nose changer 6: Aim-tester 7: Headband-decorator 8: Sea-dweller 9: Pompom-popper 10: Cup-flipper 71: Glossary 72: Index 73: Acknowledgments