What on Earth! Magazine

What on Earth! Magazine, published in partnership with Encyclopaedia Britannica, is the UK’s fastest-growing children’s magazine, helping curious kids fall in love with reading, knowledge and learning. Covering all their favourite topics – from space, animals and the natural world, to history, machines and inventions – each issue is bursting with amazing facts, photos, quizzes, puzzles, jokes and more!

ZANY FACTS FACTopia! • Follow the trail of crazily connected facts all the way from a Celtic cat fairy to… hunting with boomerangs!

SNAP IT! • Astonishing photos from around the world

Eureka! • The latest astonishing discoveries, inventions and scientific breakthroughs.

How to chat… CROW • Crows are some of the most intelligent birds in the world. They have lots of sounds that they can use to communicate. They love to chatter, so here are a few phrases to listen out for.

SPIDERS! • AMAZING WEB-WEAVING! DEATH-DEFYING STUNTS! FEATS OF STRENGTH AND SKILL! SEE THE BIGGEST, SMALLEST AND MOST DANGEROUS SPIDERS LIKE NEVER BEFORE! PLUS: LOOK INSIDE A SPIDER AND DISCOVER HOW SPIDERS DIFFER FROM INSECTS!

INSIDE A SPIDER! • Spiders are among the most strange and extraordinary animals on Earth. Here we look inside a spider's body to discover some of the secrets of its amazing anatomy. Plus, find out how spiders spin silk, immobilise prey and even soar through the air…

WORD UP! • Your guide to the wonderful world of linguistics and languages. This month: loanwords!

PUZZLES & GAMES! • Inside this 12-page activity section, you will find quizzes to do, puzzles to solve and fun activities to try. And don't worry if you get stuck – all the answers are on page 32.

HOW TO MAKE A VAMPIRE BOOKMARK! • This book corner-biting Count will help you to keep track of your page.

MAP IT • PEOPLE POWER! This map shows what area all the humans alive on Earth today would fill if they crowded into one place – plus other fascinating population facts!

TOP SECRET FACTS! • Journey through some of the world's most amazing and incredible secret and hidden facts – but shh! You didn't hear them from us…

INSIDE THE BRAIN! • The brain takes all the information from your different senses and processes it, allowing you to act and decide what to do about… well, everything. For centuries, how the brain worked was largely a mystery to humans. But scientists now know that different areas of the brain are responsible for different things. This illustration shows some of the jobs performed by different parts of your brain.

MONSTER MAP! • Kids (and grown-ups!) all around the world sometimes feel afraid of monsters, even though we know that they aren't real. You might be surprised to discover that there are different types of monsters that are feared or even admired in different places. Some have been in stories for centuries, while others were made up recently. Read on to meet some marvellous monsters and find out where they come from…

FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER

COUNT DRACULA

Absolutely Everything • Each month we feature an amazing story from world history taken from the bestselling book by Christopher Lloyd, with illustrations by Andy Forshaw. This month: ancient Mesoamericans!

How to make chocolate like the ancient Olmec!

CARS IN NUMBERS…

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Jokes & Riddles • Tickle your ribs and tease your brain with our favourite gags and riddles, hand-picked by our jokes editor