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The Guardian - UK
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How the world works - in pictures

How The World Works: The cover of How The World Works
How the World Works: A Hands-on Guide to Our Amazing Planet, by Christiane Dorion and illustrator Beverley Young, has beaten five other books to win the Royal Society young people's book prize
Photograph: Templar Publishing
How The World Works: How The World Works - water cycle
Why does it rain, what's the point of clouds and what do people mean by the 'water cycle'?
Photograph: Templar Publishing
How The World Works: How The World Works - moving plates
Want to know why earthquakes happen? Find out from this spread on the earth's moving plates
Photograph: Templar Publishing
How The World Works: How The World Works - carbon
What's the greenhouse effect, how do trees breathe and other fascinating facts about the importance of carbon to our atmosphere
Photograph: Templar Publishing
How The World Works: How The World Works - food chain
Why do birds eat bugs and how many meals lie between plankton and a polar bear? Find out in this food chain spread
Photograph: Templar Publishing
How The World Works: How The World Works - the planets
What was the Big Bang , why do planets orbit the earth, and what exactly is an asteroid?
Photograph: Templar Publishing
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