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Index Babylonians 145, 155 buoyancy 227

backbones 266
Burj Khalifa 48
bacteria 38, 56, 165, 218, 225
Baird, John Logie 251 buses, school 272–273
butterflies 134, 163, 166
balanced forces 108
Pages numbers in bold refer to animals continued ball game (Maya) 154, 240 Cc
main entries. habitats 126 ball sports 241 cactuses 78
hibernation 129 ballet 76 caecilians 15
3-D printing 91, 245 homes 23, 55 balloons 117 calcium 90
3-D shapes 222, 269, 288 insects 134 banks 169 calderas 268
invertebrates 139 bark 261 Callisto 141
Aa mammals 154 the Bastille 113 camels 78
aboriginal people 186 metamorphosis 163 bats 55, 129 cameras 190
acid 225 migration 166 batteries 59, 71 camouflage 54
actors 253 mythical creatures 178 beading 75 carbohydrates 106
adults 146 pets 54, 152–153 bears 129 carbon 195
aerials 203 reptiles 210 beavers 23 carbon atoms 34
Africa 12, 180 stories 42 beetles 134 carbon cycle 49
Age of Exploration 96, 180–181 tree of life 286 beryllium 199 carbon dioxide 49, 60, 117, 191
air 117 vertebrates 266 bicycles 36, 162, 258–259 carnivores 107, 154
air pollution 198 zoology 38 Big Bang 37 carriages 258
aircraft 13, 33 zoos 281 big cats 54 cars 52, 92, 97, 259
air transportation 259 animation 100 biology 38, 217 cartilage 266
engines 92 Anning, Mary 219 birds 22, 39, 78, 266 carts 258
solar-powered 181 Antarctica 24, 197 display 26 cash machines 150
World War II 277 antibiotics 137, 218 eggs 86 Cassini-Huygens spacecraft 216
algebra 185 ants 21, 78, 134 flightless 186 castles 53, 244
allergies 105 apes 170 migration 166 caterpillars 163
alligators 210 apples 115 nests 23 cats 54, 152, 153
alphabets 280, 284 aqueducts 20 birds of prey 39 cave dwellings 244
aluminum 90 Arabic 144, 284 black holes 40 cave paintings 28, 243
Amazon rain forest 204, 236 arachnids 139 Blackbeard 193 caves 55
American West 14 Archimedes 269 blind people 256 cells 56
ammonites 95, 202 architecture 245 blood 128, 149 human 41
amphibians 15, 22, 86, 266 Arctic 25, 197, 245 blood cells 41, 225 cell phones see mobile phones
Amundsen, Roald 24 Aristotle 218 blood vessels 229 Central Powers 276
ancient civilizations art 28, 131, 179, 209, 243, 262 Blue Mosque 262 ceratopsians 80
ancient China 16 arteries 128 blue supergiant stars 242 cereal crops 98
ancient Egypt 18 artists 282 board games 240 Charon 196
ancient Greece 18 Asia 29 boats see ships cheetahs 154
ancient India 19 assembly lines 97 body systems 130 chemical engineering 91
ancient Rome 20 asteroids 30, 164, 200 Bollywood 76 chemistry 58, 217
Aztecs 35 astronauts 31, 83, 171, 237 bones 82, 127, 228, 266 chess 240
Incas 132 astronomy 19, 32, 73, 167, books 43, 44, 201 children 133, 146, 277
Maya 158 218–219 botany 38 chimpanzees 170
Native Americans 179 athletics 239 Brachiosaurus 80 China 29, 42, 102, 188,
Andes 51, 172, 236 atmosphere braille 256 279, 280
Andromeda galaxy 167 Earth 33, 49, 50, 83, 164, 270 brain 45, 99, 127, 148, 231, ancient 16, 178, 272
angles 222 planets 183, 264, 265 232, 256 Chinese New Year 206–207
animals atoms 34, 37, 58, 90, 192 brass instruments 188 chloroplast 56
amphibians 15 auroras 33, 247 breathing 130, 149 Christianity 208
animal families 21 autumn 221 bridges 46 Christmas 206
animal groups 22 avalanches 93 broadcasting 251 chrysalises 163
birds 39 axes 136, 243 bronchi 149 cinder cones 268
cells 56 axolotls 15 bronchioles 149 circles 222
colors 26 Aztecs 35 Bronze Age 47 circuits 59
conservation 72, 281 bubbles 117 circulation 128, 130
evolution 95 Bb Buddhism 208 cities 275
farming 98 babies budgies 153 civil engineering 91
fish 101 animals 21, 154 buildings 48 civil wars 279
food chains 107 human 146 bullet train 260 classical music 176

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