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FEEDING the minds of the young is not only fun, but can have pleasant side
effects. As they lose themselves in a book or a model kit, you may find peace
(that hallowed Christmas wish) actually descending over the scene.

Take the Dorling-Kindersley books 3D Space and 3D Dinosaurs
which our researchers Georgina (9) and Harriet (7) subjected to a test run. You
open the book, find an interesting question, then find the answer by placing a
mirror beside the picture to create a 3D image. Our intrepid team set them up in
seconds and eventually chose space as their…

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