Juvenile Nonfiction

A fully-illustrated non-fiction picture book that lets readers discover how their favorite foods are grown and made - with exclusive recipes from Annabel Karmel in each one.
Images from renowned children's artist Alex Willmore make each food cheekily spring to life on the page, telling the story of its creation to the reader. Find out how eggs, cheese, tomatoes, pasta, strawberries, honey and chocolate are grown and made, and enjoy the fun, step-by-step food activities in each section too. Best of all, Annabel includes two fantastic, child-friendly recipes for each food. They're perfect for getting kids to create and eat wonderful meals with their favorite food - and for getting fussy eaters to try new foods too.

First ever compendium of the Summer Olympic Games for children, charting the best achievements, records and stories from the annals of the largest international sporting tournament in the run-up to the 2024 Paris Games.

Comprehensive in scope, the book offers a lowdown on every event, including a breakdown of all track and field disciplines. The book makes a perfect companion guide for young fans during the Games.

Features more than 250 amazing colour photographs capturing the drama of the Games, complemented by a wealth of trivia.

Written by broadcaster Rob Walker, who is the lead athletics commentator on the official international TV coverage of the Games. Includes a foreword by US former 400m runner and Olympic gold medallist Sanya Richards-Ross.

This fully illustrated picture book tells the story of soccer superstar Harry Kane in a fun, simple way that's perfect for the very youngest soccer fan.

In Soccer Stories: Kane, young readers will find out how Harry Kane went from a promising youngster to captain if the England soccer team. With simple text and engaging art, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little soccer fans. They'll love the story of Kane's triumph, especially when they learn that once he was just a soccer-loving kid just like them.

Who's the biggest hero in videogames? You choose!

Dive into an exciting world of video game heroes and their trusty sidekicks with this action-packed, highly illustrated independent and unofficial book for young gamers. Including reviews of the best games and profiles of all your favorite heroes, from Mario to Sonic to Kirby and Astro Bot, this book introduces kids to their favorite characters and the stories behind them.

So... who's the best? You get to choose! Bursting with colorful artwork and fun facts, it's perfect for inspiring the imaginations of the youngest gamers.

Who are the best players in world soccer today?

Is Man City's Erling Haaland still the most prolific in front of goal or is it Harry Kane at Bayern Munich? Which midfielder has the greatest impact on a game - Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham with his attacking play or Barcelona's Pedri with his vision and passing? Who's the top performer between the sticks - is Alisson Becker still the world's premier keeper or has AC Milan's Maignan taken the top spot in 2026?

While every fan has an opinion, back yours up with the latest stats featured in Soccer Legends 2026 (Men's) and show them who's the best soccer pundit! Showcasing the top 100 stars in the modern game, Soccer Legends 2026 offers the latest facts and stats of players in every position who play - or spent most of their careers - in the world's elite leagues.

With a star profile on each page, the book is packed with incisive data and includes stunning heat maps that show the pitch movements of every player featured. Get your copy now and start comparing the goals, assists, saves, freekicks (and a host of other data) of the current icons in world soccer. US league players profiled include Christian Pulisic, Sergio Busquets, and Lionel Messi.

How well do you know the world's greatest Soccer World Cup players? This book contains amazing facts and stats on the greatest men's and women's players of all time, including the greatest players for World Cup 2026!

Showcasing the greatest Soccer World Cup players in the modern game, Greatest Players of the World Cup offers the facts and stats for players in every position who have become World Cup legends. With a star profile for every major player, from greats like Pele to modern stars like Messi and Mbappé, this visually arresting stats book is packed with incisive data and includes all the info on men's and women's World Cup stars you could ever want to know.

Welcome to the wide world of racing! With Formula One's viewership rocketing and the increasing popularity of a host of other vehicle racing sports, now is the ideal time to get this complete, fun and fully photographic kids' guide to racing.

Inside, readers can find out all about the best F1 drivers and tracks, the latest NASCAR stars and their cars, the coolest bikes and riders in MotoGP, and all about a host of other motorsports, from dirt bike racing to demolition derbies and the monster car scene. There's also plenty of info about the coolest high-speed technology, the latest up-and-coming competitions, the action-packed story of every sport, and tech specs for the fastest vehicles.

Whether you're a diehard F1 fan or you love any kind of fast-paced racing action, this is the book for you.

A fact-packed new soccer encyclopedia for younger readers. All about the world's top competitions, teams, players and much more!

This fantastic new visual encyclopedia for young readers contains everything you need to know about the world of soccer, for big fans and beginners alike. Find out about tournaments from the World Cup to Major League Soccer. Read all about the greatest players in the game like Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, and many more. Find out how soccer got started, all about the tactics the pro teams use, and visit the world's greatest soccer stadiums.

With tons of amazing photography and bite-size facts, there's something to wow young readers on every page. There's even a section on key soccer skills. It's everything a young soccer fan could ever want!

Dreams. We all have them, but why? And most importantly, what do they mean?

Inside this book, you will find the answers to these questions and more. Discover the meaning behind dozens of common dreams, from missing teeth to flying, or taking an impossible school test. Find out how to master your nightmares, and learn about the science behind dreaming and getting a good night's sleep. It's all illustrated in a fun, accessible style that will help put your mind at ease and give you an insight into the importance of these wonderful nighttime adventures.

*THE ULTIMATE UNOFFICIAL ARIANA GRANDE FAN BOOK*

Discover everything there is to know about Ariana Grande, pop icon, actress and star. Follow her amazing journey from moving to New York City to chase her dreams, to becoming a worldwide singing sensation and star of much-anticipated movie musical, Wicked.

Uncover the secrets of Ariana Grande's biggest hits, amazing style and extraordinary world - from how she makes her award-winning pop songs and sells out arena tours, to creating her own amazing beauty line and starring on the big screen.

Put your knowledge to the test with quick quizzes, impress your friends with the most amazing quotes, and discover record-breaking stellar stats and facts all about pop icon and star, Ariana Grande!

*This book has not been authorised, licensed or endorsed by Ariana Grande

Buy this book if you're looking for:
- gifts for girls and boys aged 8, 9, 10, 11
- a book that will inspire the biggest Ariana Grande and Wicked fans in your life
- a book to get kids more interested in reading
- a kid-favourite gift for birthdays, holidays or Christmas

A fascinating and beautiful guide to the world of fast cars, from the most famous drivers in Formula 1 history to the most dangerous courses in the world. Discover new technological breakthroughs, the key areas in a circuit and what happens at a pit stop. Crammed with facts, anecdotes and stories, prepare to learn everything there is to know about the world's fastest and most exhilarating sports.

Stylishly illustrated by graphic artist Neil Stevens in retro style, this is the perfect book for fans of Formula 1, young or old, to pore over.

This fully illustrated picture book contains fun profiles of the world's biggest soccer stars in a fun, simple way that's perfect for the very youngest soccer fan!

In Soccer Stories: My World Cup Heroes, young readers will find out all about ten of the world's greatest players, and what makes them special! Men's and women's World Cup players incude Mbappé, Neymar, Kane, Salah, Kerr, Messi, and more. With simple text and engaging art, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little soccer fans. They'll love the story of these inspirational players, especially when they learn that these megastars were once just soccer-loving kids, just like they are.

"A stand-out title... infused with a sense of hope and excitement... soaring illustrations" -The New Scientist
"In Cindy Forde's environmentalist manifesto Bright New World, Earth's perilous situation fades in comparison to vibrant, sustainable possibilities."-ForeWord Reviews
Bright New World is a lavishly illustrated glimpse into a future not too far from our own time - a world in which today's children have grown up and tackled the world's most pressing social and environmental problems.
In a series of lush, detailed scenes, readers will enter a world of solar-powered vehicles, regenerated rainforests, skyscraper farms, insect-based snacks, recovering coral reefs, wave-powered electricity, and much more.
Bright New World's vision may be bold and optimistic, but everything in the book is based on genuine science, including many projects which are currently being developed. Once readers have seen the possible bright future, they will also learn all about the perils facing the Earth, as well as the solutions to each problem, with practical steps that they can take to help save the planet and make the dream a reality. As well as profiling the biggest names in eco-innovation today, readers will learn about today's young inventors, entrepreneurs and activists who are making the world better, one step at a time.
Bright New World is the blueprint for how to fix the future - and it shows how all the solutions are within our grasp, if we really want them.

Discover Kevin Durant's amazing story in this fully illustrated non-fiction chapter book for all of Kevin's fans.

Kevin Durant is a scoring machine who can shoot from anywhere on the court and dominate with his size, skill, and versatility. Follow his journey from a standout high school player to an NBA superstar, and track all of his key stats along the way! This fun chapter book is packed with original illustrations showing every step of his rise to greatness.
Inside, you'll find real-life quotes, stories about his teammates and rivals, and tons of amazing stats. It's the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn more about this incredible player.

Blast off into space with this fun, cool collection of space-themed puzzles, games and drawing challenges, complete with stickers!

Reach for the Stars in this mind-bogglingly entertaining Space Creativity Book. Perfect for all budding girl and boy space fans, this out-of-this-world activity book is packed with puzzles, games, stickers, pull-out art paper and much, much more. There's plenty here to keep a whole planet of children occupied for hours. Take Astronaut Alan's space test before entering the world of aliens, intergalactic battles, and cosmic critters, to see if you've got what it takes to pass out of astronaut school with flying colors.

Want to make cool apps and games, but don't know where to start? This straightforward guide gives you everything you need to start making your own fun programs, using simple step-by-step guides.

Learn the programming languages Scratch and Python to create games, animations, utilities and more. You don't need to know a single thing about coding to get going!

This book takes the complexity out of coding and makes it simple for anyone to create fun and useful projects in code. Starting with the complete basics, the course takes the reader through the building blocks of code with Scratch, the simple and colorful visual language that's perfect for learners.

Once readers can make their own games and projects in Scratch, they can learn all about Python, a slightly more advanced language that offers a huge amount of flexibility and control. The book includes simple, step-by-step instructions for brilliant projects, teaching essential skills, so readers can learn while they create.

This fully illustrated picture book tells the story of soccer superstar Mbappe in a fun, simple way that's perfect for the very youngest soccer fan.

Discover the amazing story of Kylian Mbappe, one of the world's greatest soccer players! With simple text and engaging illustrations, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little soccer fans. They'll love the story of Mbappe's triumph, especially when they learn that once he was just a soccer-loving kid just like them.
Find out about little Kylian's early soccer hopes and dreams, and follow his career all the way up to international stardom. It's perfect for anyone who loves soccer and Mbappé.

The history of mushrooms is millions of years long, and they are incredibly mysterious living beings. They are neither plants nor animals. So how do they live and what secrets do they hide?

Discover everything you need to know about mushrooms' existence, from what they are made of to how they are born and grow, and from how they defend themselves to how they communicate. Everything you need to know about mushrooms is packed into this handy guide written by expert authors in mycology and biodiversity & evolution, perfect for autumn and fungi enthusiasts.

The incredible story of basketball legend Steph Curry, filled with stats, facts and tons of amazing original illustrations.

Steph Curry is an amazing shooter who can make long three-pointers and change the game with his speed and skill. Follow his journey from high school basketball star to NBA legend, and learn every one of their key stats along the way! This fun chapter book is filled with original illustrations showing every step of his story.

In each book, you'll find real life quotes, information about their friends and his rivals, and lot of amazing stats. It's perfect for anyone who wants to find out more about this incredible player.

A fascinating illustrated guide to birds ... and their surprising prehistoric ancestors!

Can you imagine a world without birds? It's like trying to picture a sky without stars, or a sea without fish. Birds are all around us-and they've been here a lot longer than we have...

But did you know that every single bird -every pigeon, every penguin, every hummingbird, and hawk-is actually a real-life DINOSAUR? All around you there are dinosaurs in the sky, dinosaurs on the rooftops-maybe a whole flock of dinosaurs in the trees! Discover how theropod dinosaurs evolved flight feathers, wishbones, wings, and beaks to become the spectacularly varied range of birds we know today, from the prehistoric-looking secretary bird that brandishes enormous claws to the silent stalking gray heron with its long dragon-like neck.

One of the most amazing stories of the natural world, written by children's author Ben Lerwill and with colorful art by Sarah Edmonds, illustrator of Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks.

Inside this brand-new book about Sabrina Carpenter, you'll find everything you could ever want to know about the world's hottest new star.

Find out about how Sabrina grew up, her early days of stardom with Disney, all about every one of her pop albums, and her amazing success with Espresso, Please Please Please and the Short 'n' Sweet Tour. Find out where her biggest hits came from, read her quotes, and see how you can get her look.

You'll also find out about her collabs, her partners, and her super-cute dog Goodwin. You can even discover what might lie in Sabrina's future as she takes over the world of pop.

If you're a Sabrina superfan, this book is for you!

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing original illustrations, the Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favourite topic.

The Small and Mighty Book of Magical Beings offers readers an exciting introduction into the world of magic, with tales of witches and magical creatures. This pocket-size book contains tons of easy-to-read information alongside stunning illustrations, and is ideal for kids who love fairies and witches and want to learn more!

This fully illustrated picture book tells the story of soccer superstar Neymar in a fun, simple way that's perfect for the very youngest soccer fan.

In Soccer Stories: Neymar, young readers will find out how Neymar became a goal-scoring machine-starting from when he was just a talented young player! With simple text and engaging art, this fully illustrated picture book is the ideal first read for little soccer fans. They'll love the story of Neymar's rise to fame, especially when they learn that once he was just a soccer-loving kid just like them.

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing original illustrations, the Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favourite topic.

The Small and Mighty Book of Rocks and Gems offers readers an exciting introduction into the many gemstones, rocks and minerals found on our planet. This pocket-size book contains tons of easy-to-read information alongside stunning illustrations, and is ideal for kids who love rocks and gems and want to learn more!

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing original illustrations, the Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favorite topic.

In The Small and Mighty Book of the Human Body, readers can learn all about the weird and wonderful human body, discovering everything from how we see, smell and taste to how our muscles work. Packed full of interesting facts and information about the body, as well as fun, highly detailed illustrations, this book will answer any questions a curious mind might have about exactly how the body works.

“The design is appealing and inviting, as is the small trim size, accessible to younger and reluctant readers who like facts….An engaging and informative exploration of our world.”—Kirkus Reviews


Small in size, MIGHTY in facts! The Small and Mighty Book of Planet Earth is a pocket-sized treasure trove of information about the planet on which we live.

Have you ever wondered about the watery, rocky planet we call home? Open this book to discover . . .
How elephants predict earthquakes
Water that is 4 billion years old
An undersea mountain taller than Mount Everest
and MANY MORE fascinating Earth facts.

Original vibrant illustrations and tons of fun facts make this an essential purchase for fans of Planet Earth.

From the Introduction:

This little book is absolutely bursting with facts about Planet Earth. Planet Earth is our home. It is a huge rocky ball in space. Around two-thirds of it is covered in water. The most special thing about Earth is that it supports life.

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing illustrations, the Small and Mighty series is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favorite topic.

Remote, mysterious, exotic, unforgettable: islands are captivating and unique places. But what makes them so special?


Some islands are busy, bustling homes to many people, while others have almost no life at all. Some are covered in thick jungle, others in freezing ice. Some are millions of years old, and others are brand new. Islands come in countless shapes and sizes, and this book lets kids explore some-climbing their mountains, swimming in their seas, discovering their histories, and wondering at their treasures.


Islands included:

Fraser Island, Australia
Île de la Cité, Paris, France
St Kilda, Scotland
Surtsey, Iceland
Snow Hill Island, Antarctica
Palm Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates
Easter Island, Chile
Ellis Island, USA
Miyajima, Japan
Santorini, Greece
Socotra, Yemen
Uros Floating Islands, Peru
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Pitcairn Island, Pacific Ocean
Wrangel Island, Russia
Assateague & Chincoteague Islands, USA
La Gomera, Spain
Christmas Island, Australia

From a giant crane that can lift 11 blue whales to a space probe that's traveled more than 10 million miles (and counting), these are the world’s biggest, fastest, and most powerful vehicles!

What's the speediest sportscar? The sneakiest spy plane? And . . . the fastest sofa? From the smallest sub and deepest diver to the largest jumbo jet and most powerful rocket, these mega machines are record setters! With lively photos on every spread, and pages filled with fun facts about haulers, gliders, monster trucks, and more, this collection of extreme vehicles will delight techno-loving kids! 

Reissue of previous edition in a smaller format.

It’s weird to think number twos are particularly heroic. But it’s true—poop can save the world!

Explore poop’s murky past, what happens to poop after you flush it away, and how we can use the brown stuff to power our cars, homes, and even rockets! Discover glow in the dark pee, whether you can get paid to use the toilet, and cutting-edge scientific research into how we can use biofuels to power our planet and save us from climate disaster.

Featuring plenty of fun, "yuck" poop facts and engaging illustrations, this book brings hope that we can successfully fight climate change.

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Poop Basics

Chapter 2: Poop Through History

Chapter 3: Poop on the Move

Chapter 4: Poop to the Rescue

Chapter 5: Poop in Action

Chapter 6: Pooptastic News

Chapter 7: Another Wee Solution

Chapter 8: Sitting on a Time Bomb

How You Can Help Save the World

Poo Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Learn everything about Planet Earth in 60 seconds!

This book is packed with a huge amount of info about the planet we live on, broken down into fun, fascinating bite-size facts. Key earth sciences like geography, geology, ecology and natural history are clearly explained using colorful graphics and easy-to-follow text. There's even a pullout wallchart to record readers' progress in each subject.

It's the ideal way to go from newcomer to know-it-all in record time!

Topics include formation and structure, changing planet;rocks and minerals, blue planet, the atmosphere, and living planet.

Planet Earth:

Since it was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, Earth has developed into an amazing world. Its surface is forever changing as powerful forces inside the planet pull and push on the crust above, building mountains, tearing apart continents and constructing whole new pieces of land. Surrounding it is an atmosphere of gasses, which provides organisms with life-giving oxygen and produces our weather (with a little help from the Sun). Our planet may appear large, but it is still quite fragile. Changes to our climate over the last 150 years have threatened many habitats around the world, endangering the species living there and bringing many of them to the verge of extinction.

Take to the skies with this fun, visual miscellany for younger children who love anything related to airplanes and flying!


Each double-page spread features a different group of fascinating aircraft to pore over, such as airplanes, rescue helicopters, hot-air balloons, gliders, jetpacks, space rockets, and more. Filled with hundreds of different flying machines from around the world, even the most avid young transportion fanatic will discover surprising new machines they haven't seen before! Readers can also learn how planes fly and pretend to be a pilot as they look at a cockpit from a pilot's eye view.


Perfect for introducing young plane enthusiasts to a huge variety of exciting aircraft from around the world! Includes large, cut-away images, busy scenes with lots to explore, 'flying fun facts' and a search-and-find feature.



Spreads include: airliners and cargo planes; the first flyers; amazing aircraft; jobs to do; military aircraft; helpful helicopters; up into space.



Scenes include: at the airshow; a balloon festival; at the airport; formation flying; a rescue helicopter; anything but planes!; at the gliding club; a rocket launch.



Cut-away pictures include: how a plane flies; inside an airliner; inside the cockpit; inside a rescue helicopter.

It takes all sorts to build a powerful kingdom: farmers, fishermen, slaves, sculptors . . . even pharaohs!

So, listen to our stories and we’ll tell you what life was really like in Ancient Egypt. Step back in time and meet a cast of characters who will give you an inside look at their daily lives.

Visit a boatman who carries cargo across the Nile, an embalmer who prepares the bodies of the dead for burial, and a papyrus maker who makes his own paper out of reeds. Featuring a map of Ancient Egypt, a timeline, a guide to writing hieroglyphics, and more, this engaging window into the world of Ancient Egypt breathes new life into ancient history.

Contents:

We are the Ancient Egyptians

I am the Pharaoh

I am a Queen

I am a Naval Commander

I am a Necropolis Builder

I am an Embalmer

I am a Priest

I am a Merchant

I am a Musician

I am a Doctor

I am a Sculptor

I am a Slave

I am a Tomb Robber

I am a Papyrus Maker

I am the Vizier of the South

I am a Brewer

I am a Farmer

I am a Fisherman

I am a Jewelry Maker

I am a Boatman

Would You Like to Be an Ancient Egyptian?

Ancient Egypt

Timeline

Gods & Goddesses

How to Build a Pyramid

Hieroglyphics

Make Your Own Papyrus Paper

Egyptian Food

Glossary

Find Out More

Index

Published in association with Imperial War Museums, The Story of the Second World War for Children sensitively teaches kids about history’s deadliest conflict.

Packed with photographs, maps, and detailed cross-sections of famous tanks, aircraft, submarines, and warships, this fascinating exploration of the Second World War outlines key battles and shows how the conflict affected people across the world—not just the soldiers fighting on land, at sea, and in the air, but also the children evacuated to the countryside, bombed-out city dwellers, and civilians working in munitions factories. 

Bite-sized feature boxes throughout highlight subjects of particular interest to youngsters, including life inside a U-boat; spy and resistance equipment; a wartime recipe; and the trials of surviving a Russian winter as a soldier.

Gather up your empty toilet paper rolls, cereal boxes, egg cartons and even old socks to give them a new life as a shark, a dragon, a pirate ship and more!
These 24 simple craft projects offer the perfect boredom-busting activity for rainy days and future pandemic lockdowns (you never know!). 
Encouraging reuse and recycling with stuff you already have around the house, these fun crafts are sure to keep kids happy and engaged with hours of imaginative play. Includes clear step-by-step instructions and handy cut-outs at the back of the book to customize and decorate your makes.

Create toothy sharks, magical unicorns, flashing fire engines and more, all from stuff you already have. Even your smelly, old socks can get a new lease of life!

Which was the fastest, the biggest, the deadliest? Check out the greatest record breakers in history: the dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for millions of years—and they still rule the record books! That's because they had to be extreme to survive in those prehistoric days. So meet the creatures that have never been equaled: 

• Edmontonia, the spikiest dinosaur
• Laellynasaura, with the longest tail ever
• Therizinosaurus, a super slasher with killer claws
• Fruitadens, the smallest plant eater
• And many more

My Stem Day: Engineering takes you through the day and explains how engineering has a role in everyday tasks, from cooling your food to making your toilet flush.

Have you ever turned on a lamp, crossed a bridge or played a computer game? If so, you've already come across STEM. Scientists and engineers over the years have used their knowledge and skills to develop tools, structures and processes that we use every day.

Engineering is one of the four branches of STEM. It is all about using science and math to design, build and operate useful things. Engineers work in many different fields, from food production to construction, vehicle design and communication.

This book, and the entire MY STEM DAY series, is packed with amazing challenges and do-at-home experiments with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for the activities and bite-size text detailing scientific facts and stats. The series is endorsed by a leading STEM educational consultant

Engineering is everywhere!

From morning until night, our lives are made easier by engineering. Engineers use science and math to design structures and products that we use all through the day!>
There are many different branches of engineering. Engineers might design spacecraft or work out what parts are needed for a food factory or plan the system of pipes that bring us fresh water.

Engineers often work together. Projects like designing a new airplane or building a bridge will need the work of many different types of engineers. Do you think you might like to be an engineer one day? Think about what you've learned so far. Can you think of any problems that could be fixed with engineering? Could you design something that would help? Make sketches and plans. The sky's the limit!

Told in gentle rhyming verse, the story of a heard of African elephants as they journey across the parched savannah in search of water.

“[E]specially accessible to young children due to its excellent use of rhyming meter and limited text on each page. It’s a great candidate for reading aloud, as children will discover the beauty and intelligence of elephant herds while coming to recognize the factors that threaten elephants on a daily basis.”—School Library Journal

“plenty of helpful detail in this informative and emotional title well suited for both animal-lovers and report writers.”—Booklist

The matriarch tells of all the sounds of the savannah, and how the landscape has changed over the years. Still, she remembers where to find water, just as her mother did before her.

Accompanying non-fiction pages at the end of the book include information on African elephants, their family structure and migration patterns, as well as the challenges of climate change, habitat loss and illegal poaching, and what we as readers can do to help.

“[S]tudents clamoring for more books with STEAM experiments and fun facts would enjoy these two titles.”—School Library Connection

“Each volume in the STEAM Tales series offers a famous title that has been adapted for younger readers and studded with informational features and engaging science activities that relate to the story in some way….This literary series will appeal to kids with far ranging curiosity about STEAM-related topics.”—Booklist

Fire up young readers' imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities. This beloved children's adventure is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations - and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there's something for every enquiring mind. It's the ideal combination of enchanting story and stimulating science fun.

Everything changes, from the birth of new stars to the endlessly shifting tides and tiniest life cycle.
Everything in this universe changes. Even us. Sometimes we're lucky enough to see these changes happen, while others take many lifetimes. Explore the awe-inspiring processes of change in the natural world, from the life of a bright shining star, the endless motion of the tides, and a caterpillar transforming into something new, to our own changing thoughts and feelings.
All Things Change is a lyrical and beautifully illustrated book looking at the many different processes of change in the natural world, covering geology, ecology, biology and more. It also embraces the philosophical topic of change - how do we approach changes that make us feel sad? How do we cope with changes we can't control?
Ideal for children to explore independently or with parents, it holds a special appeal for anyone struggling to find stability in a rapidly changing world.
From the book:
In everyone's life, change is going to happen, one way or another. Learning to accept it, and make the changes you want to, is very useful. Preparing and planning for a change helps you cope with it when it comes. Getting used to a change can take time, but bit by bit, it gets easier.
Changes can bring new, wonderful opportunities, and make life more interesting. They can lead to new discoveries and take you to places you never imagined! And, although change can be hard, it's much better than nothing ever changing at all.

An engaging introduction to the world's growing population and globalization, the challenges that presents, and the consequences for the natural world.


"This bright and colorful nonfiction book covers the serious topics...concisely and in easy-to-understand language....It presents each topic in a nonpolitical way with just enough information to educate the reader but not overwhelm them....could also be used by teachers to start meaningful conversations in their classrooms..."—School Library Connection, Recommended


Covering topics such as the global food chain and food miles, the gap between the world’s richest and poorest people, transportation, tourism, migration and the refugee crisis, and international responses to natural disasters and pandemics, the book also includes positive suggestions to enable readers to make a difference, and project ideas to help them engage with the topic.


From the book: In an ideal world, the Earth’s resources would be shared out equally. But the sad truth is that they aren’t. Many people live a comfortable life, with everything they need. Others scrape by, with no money for luxuries. And many people live in poverty, facing a daily challenge to survive.

A whirlwind tour of everything that's disgusting, unusual and amazing about the human body.
A 2023 CBC Favorites Librarian Winner
Kids will find out everything about poop, pus and boogers, while learning a whole lot about how our bodies work hard in hundreds of fascinating ways to keep us alive. With tons of hilarious and informative illustrations, it includes flashes of Paul Ian Cross's trademark laugh-out-loud humor, in-depth knowledge and infectious optimism.
The perfect funny, accessible way for kids to discover everything they ever wanted to know about the human body but were too grossed-out to ask!
From the author-illustrator team of How to Vanquish a Virus.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: AWESOME ANATOMY
Chapter 2: BRILLIANT BRAIN
Chapter 3: SKELETON SALUTE
Chapter 4: SUPER SKIN
Chapter 5: SENSATIONAL SENSES
Chapter 6: YOU'RE ALL HEART
Chapter 7: LOVELY LUNGS
Chapter 8: AMAZING ABDOMEN
Chapter 9: GORGEOUS GUTS
Chapter 10: BABY BOOM
Chapter 11: MARVELOUS MINDS, SWEET DREAMS
Chapter 12: BODY BEAUTIFUL

Celebrate the natural world and with practical activities and ideas to help the wildlife and the environment on your doorstep and worldwide.

"This is my pledge, my promise, my vow,

Lasting forever, starting now:

I'll be a friend to nature."

Starting with a pledge in poetic form, this book is a call to arms for the next generation of peaceful eco warriors. Broken down into sections of activities, each lyrically relates back to the metaphor of being a friend to nature.

The activities themselves are short, easy, and fun, with a few more extensive projects mixed in. These are interspersed with nature quotes, poetry, and other thought-provoking musings, as well as pieces of simple non-fiction information, such as the life cycle of a frog, a butterfly, a cross section of a flowering plant, and why you should always wish on a dandelion clock.

The final section explores what nature can give back to us in turn; that if we look after the natural world, we will always have a friend in nature - a space to be calm, to pause and think, to recharge, to bring us joy, amusement, and health.

A little yellow sub is heading beneath the waves . . .What strange things will the submarine see as it dives deeper and deeper?

Folding out to nearly 8 feet, children can look at all the different things the submarine sees on its way, as it travels past a pod of whales, across a coral reef and spooky shipwreck, and close to an underwater volcano and strange, deep-sea creatures. Playful text guides the journey, providing a fun shared experience and a conversation starter for parents and young children.

The reverse side of the concertina features spot illustrations picked out from the main scene. When you turn over the concertina there is more expansive information about all sorts of submersibles and amazing underwater life.

From the book:

All Sorts of Submarine

Submarines and submersibles come in all shapes and sizes. Huge, nuclear-powered naval submarines patrol the oceans, while small submersibles are used to explore shipwrecks and the secrets of the ocean floor. Some are designed simply for fun—after all, wouldn’t you love to take a ride underwater?

Ocean Zones

As you travel down from the ocean’s surface, less sunlight can get through the water, and it is colder. The various depths of the ocean are called “zones.” Different animals have adapted to live in each zone.

What's happening to our planet and how can you help?

The world's climate is changing as a direct result of human activity.
This book looks at what climate change is, the ways in which it is affecting our planet and suggests projects and ideas to encourage everyone to do what they can to be greener, limit their own carbon footprints, and make a difference.



Excerpt: Our homes, cars and factories pump out about 40 billion tons of CO2 every year. This gas then wraps around our planet and the Sun’s hear in but not out just like a greenhouse. Methane is also a greenhouse gas, but its greenhouse effect is a staggering 25 times more powerful than CO2. Methane is release when waste landfills rots and when cows burp grassy gas. These greenhouse gases stay in the atmosphere, so every year the “blanket” gets thicker and thicker, and Earth gets hotter and hotter.


Includes ideas for activities readers can do such as crafting, plus simple experiments to monitor rainfall or to understand the science behind events such as melting ice.

"[S]tudents clamoring for more books with STEAM experiments and fun facts would enjoy these two titles."-School Library Connection


"Each volume in the STEAM Tales series offers a famous title that has been adapted for younger readers and studded with informational features and engaging science activities that relate to the story in some way....This literary series will appeal to kids with far ranging curiosity about STEAM-related topics."-Booklist


Fire up young readers' imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities. This beloved children's adventure is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations - and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there's something for every enquiring mind. It's the ideal combination of enchanting story and stimulating science fun.

Come on a journey around the globe to eat bread of the dead, walk barefoot across red hot coals, and race dragons along the river.
Explore festivals that celebrate food, history, culture, and religion in a dizzying variety of ways: meet horse-riding gauchos, act out a pirate invasion, party in a parade, or how about burning a Viking longboat? You can throw tomatoes, enjoy a monkey feast, and see dazzlingly intricate ice sculptures. From 60-feet-high towers of buns to camel racing, there's a festival for everything.
Including a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal all 80 festivals, this book is a visual celebration of the huge variety of festivals that take place all across the world, from the more familiar to those you might never have heard of before. 
As the book takes the reader on a journey around the world, it reveals celebrations of food and drink, nature, culture, religion and history, plus ways to mark the passing of the year. Focus spreads will explore subjects such as worldwide festivals, ancient festivals and dressing up.

Discover the biggest creatures to have roamed the Earth, past and present, from the outright biggest - such as the colossal blue whale and the dinosaur Argentinosaurus


“The clear organization and bite-sized chunks of information make this quite accessible to young lovers of animals past and present....an appealing collection for readers who like superlatives.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Even the most enthusiastic animal or dinosaur fan will find much new to wonder about in this well-illustrated informational book about weird and wonderful big beasts. Divided into three major sections— ‘Forests and Plains,’ ‘Rivers and Seas,’ and ‘Giants of Today’—….A solid purchase with broad appeal.”—School Library Journal


In addition to the largest animals on Earth, discover species that grew to monstrous sizes compared to others of their kind, such as the giant kangaroos of Australia, otters the size of wolves, and Argentavis, a giant bird with a wingspan almost as long as a bus!



You'll meet the giants of the jungle, desert, swamp, sea, ice, and sky through vibrantly illustrated scenes of them in their natural habitats, and compare the size of these humongous creatures to humans. A gatefold spread unfolds to reveal a line-up of all the giants featured in the book, to scale, while a visual timeline shows when they roamed the Earth.

Learn everything about key history topics in 60 seconds!

This book is packed with essential info from prehistory to the present day, broken down into fun, fascinating bite-size facts. Key events and individuals are clearly explained using colorful graphics and easy-to-follow text, plus easy-to-understand overviews of important historical periods. There's even a pullout wallchart to record readers' progress in each subject.

It's the ideal way to go from newcomer to know-it-all in record time!

Topics include the stone age, ancient cultures, the medieval world, the modern age, and today's world. Information includes everything from stone age tools and the Mongol empire to the Atlantic slave trade and the fight against climate change.

What is History?

History is the story of how humans evolved on this planet and then spread to almost every corner of it, developing a wide range of groups and societies. Over thousands of years, these groups have grown, shrunk, and disappeared completely, or they have come into contact with one another, sometimes violently and with disastrous consequences.

As a result, we often only get to know about one side of history-the side written by the winners. Uncovering the story of those who have been defeated usually takes a lot of painstaking research by archaeologists and historians, but it is the only way to get both sides of the story, and understand our world.

"A well-rounded look at life in the theater."-Booklist
Open the envelope to discover your very own invitation to the ballet, asking you to take a tour and peek behind the scenes to see what goes on between performances.
Explore the lesser known areas of the theatre, such as the shoe room, the rehearsal studio and the healthcare suite. Open the gatefolds to display the costume department, the set-building workshops and a performance live on stage.
Learn about famous ballets such as Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake as you turn the pages. With beautifully intricate illustrations, you'll discover more wonderful details each time you read the book.
Special items include an envelope containing your pull-out invitation, and 3 large gatefolds.

A guided journal exploring topics of gratitude and happiness for kids, this book has a strong focus on compassion and becoming the very best version of yourself.

Find Your Happy with this stylish fill-in journal, packed with activities and plenty of space to explore your creativity and discover the powers of your positive brain. Whether you’re feeling good right now or looking for ideas to feel a bit brighter, this book will help you to work out what really makes you happy.

Practical advice, written in consultation with child psychotherapist Sarah Davis, will guide kids to understand and express different emotions; track of their daily lives and their dreams for the future; as well as give them more self-confidence.

Featuring inspirational quotes and fun quizzes, as well as tips and tricks for setting goals and remaining positive, this journal is a great way to reduce stress and improve wellbeing by spending time away from the screens that take up so much of our attention.

With this art journal from Xavier Leopold, AKA Xavi Art, young readers can use art to brighten their day, find calmness and confidence, and show how they really feel.


When day trader Xavi picked up a brush during lockdown in 2020, he found a whole new world of communication for feelings. Xavi Art uses his unique story to show kids how to use art for self-expression and wellbeing. Throughout this journal, he explains how anyone can put their thoughts and dreams on paper, no matter what training they have.


Themed around key wellness topics like healthy living, positive thinking and expressing emotions, each chapter contains lots of inspiration for art from the heart. Plus, there's ample room for readers to make the journal their own by filling the pages with their art.


With loads of fun ideas and activities, this is the perfect book for young people who want to find wellness through art – even if they’ve never drawn or painted before.

Create fascinating gizmos from simple electronics and household items, from a gravity-powered car to a light-up backpack to a geodesic mini greenhouse.

"An inspired activity book for aspiring scientists and dedicated young crafters....a really cool book."—Shelf Awareness for Readers

This highly practical handbook is packed with guidance, tips and inspiration for making simple but clever gadgets that will give kids a real sense of achievement, as well as impressing friends and parents with their skills. Page after page of makes allow budding engineers and inventors to pick and choose projects that suit their interests and skill level.

Page after page of make-its allow budding engineers and inventors to pick and choose projects that suit their interests and skill level. Each project comes with a short explanation of the science behind it, and every stage is heavily illustrated and photographed to ensure that following the instructions is easy and fun. Parents might learn something, too!

Projects include:

Bionic Bots: Bug Bot; Hydraulic arm; Walking robot.

Mega Movers: Rubber band boat; Gravity-powered car; Paper plane launcher; Remote-controlled car.

Home Helpers: Solar night-light; Light-up greetings cards.

Out and About: Glowing backpack; Light-up shoes.

Mini-verse: Mini geodesic biodome; Mini basketball game; Mini motorized Ferris wheel.

Discover a sky-full of stories from around the world.

For thousands of years, every culture on earth has gazed up at the heavens in wonder and found pictures hidden amid the stars. Combining the rich myths and legends woven across the night sky with simple scientific facts, this vividly illustrated collection brings these incredible tales to life. Find out about Orion with his hunting dogs and belt of three bright stars; Selene, the bewitching goddess of the moon, who fell in love with a mortal; the four brave hunters who endlessly pursue a great bear across the sky; Draco the dragon, warrior of Titans; and other stories from ancient Greece, Egypt, Ethiopia, Scandinavia, Native America, and around the world.

'Quirky and surprising ... A must for any animal lover or budding conservationist' - BookTrust
Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2022 and featured in BookTrust's Great Books Guide 2021.
If you could talk to animals, what would you ask?

'What are your top tips for catching prey, Tiger?'
'How do you help yourself to honey, Honey Badger?'
'Why do you howl, Wolf?'
Get familiar with 10 fierce and furry beasts as they step up to the mic and share their habits, behaviour, likes and dislikes, favourite foods, and more. Each animal has its own story to tell... and its own attitude!
In this fun and fact-filled book, bite-sized text in a question-and-answer format is paired with colourful and engaging illustrations throughout, perfect for emerging or reluctant readers, or any young animal enthusiast who enjoys a bit of humour!
Features 'interviews' with a tiger, wolf, honey badger, giant armadillo, lion, jaguar, giant anteater, snow leopard, polar bear, and three-toed sloth. Plus, ideas for how to do your bit to help endangered species and their habitats.
Look out for other titles in the series: Interview with a Shark and Other Ocean Creatures Too and Interview with a Kangaroo and Other Marsupials Too.

The entire history of Planet Earth as you've never seen it before.


Our planet has been spinning in the blackness of Space for 4.5 billion years. People have only been around for a tiny part of it. But what happened before we arrived on the scene? Before animals, dinosaurs and even trees? Imagine if we could discover Earth's history in one day…


Starting the clock from the formation of the Earth, discover each significant moment in time on the clock, counting down to midnight. Earth Clock covers the most interesting and high-impact moments of our planet's geological history with stunning, detailed illustrations, while charting the evolution of life on Earth, from ancient single-celled organisms to the species we know today, until modern humans appear – at just four seconds to midnight. What will tomorrow bring?

Meet the world's most amazing animals in this illustrated book with press-out die-cut pages which turns into a wildlife work of art.

Perfect for fans of Sir David Attenborough's Seven Worlds, One Planet.

Explore the world's most curious creatures, ferocious hunters and master builders in this innovatively designed animal encyclopedia, featuring twenty-eight different animals. Beautiful artwork and die-cut pages let the reader turn this book into a work of art and create a parade of incredible animals, bringing them alive and becoming an interactive gallery of curious creatures.

From emperor penguins to the giant squid, mobs of meerkats to slow-moving sloths, there's a new animal to meet with every turn of the page. Each animal is presented with information about their appearance, characteristics, habitat, key facts and their conservation status.

Paperscapes: the book that transform into a work of art. Whether you're interested in reading a classic from Lewis Carroll, exploring the cityscape of London or learning about plants and animals, Paperscapes books offer everything a traditional book would, and then uses innovative design and beautiful illustrations to let readers turn their book into a work of art.

Small in size, MIGHTY in facts! The Small and Mighty Book of Oceans is a pocket-sized treasure trove of ocean information.

Find a wealth of facts, stats and profiles about the world's seas and their inhabitants—including everything from whales, sharks, jellyfish and crabs, to coral reefs, and even the strange creatures lurking in the ocean's depths.

Original vibrant illustrations and tons of fun facts make this an essential purchase for fans of ocean life in all its forms.

From the Introduction:

Oceans cover most of the world, and under the surface lurk volcanoes, mountains, a trench 11 km deep, and the most incredible animals you’ll ever meet….You’ll find that the seas of the world are full of wonders. Dive in and be amazed.

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing illustrations, the Small and Mighty series is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favorite topic.

Small in size, MIGHTY in facts! The Small and Mighty Book of Space is a pocket-sized treasure trove of space information.

Find a wealth of facts, stats and profiles about the cosmos—including everything from the planets in the solar system to the number of stars in our galaxy. Discover the rockets that took us to the moon, the robots exploring mars, the astronauts that took part in the Space Race, and lots more.

Original vibrant illustrations and tons of fun facts make this an essential purchase for fans of space.

From the Introduction:

This little book is full of planets, moons, and more stars than you can shake a stick at. All these things lurk high above the air of planet Earth, drifting and spinning through space.

Discover how we can explore them with telescopes, rockets and robots too…. Turn the page, and meet the Universe!

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing illustrations, the Small and Mighty series is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favorite topic.

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing original illustrations, the Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favorite topic.

In The Small and Mighty Book of Bugs, readers will discover everything about the world of creepy-crawlies. This pocket-sized book is packed full of interesting facts and vibrant illustrations that will satisfy the curiosity of any insect enthusiast. Uncover the beauty of butterflies, the dazzling delights of dragonflies, the underground world of ants, and much, much more!

This fun, accessible guide contains instructions on how to build and play 12 different minigames within Minecraft. It's fun, simple and perfect for anyone who plays Minecraft with buddies online.
Have you ever wanted to race, quest or even play Battle Royale with friends in Minecraft? All it takes to make a cool minigame is some time, some blocks and an online friend or two! The games are designed to be made in regular Minecraft, with no mods or hacking needed. They range in difficulty from simple mazes to more complex race tracks and obstacle courses. Thanks to simple, clear instructions, building the games is as much fun as making them. There's also lots of information on how to get Minecraft multiplayer working, how to get your friends involved, and how to make sure you're playing safely.
The minigames include archery practice, Battle Royale, obstacle courses, arenas, race courses, boating challenges, and even sky races.They're perfect for anyone who wants to play and create at the same time - or for anyone who loves playing Minecraft with friends.

Start coding now! With this step-by-step guide even total beginners can learn the programming languages Scratch and Python to create games, animations, utilities, and more.

Want to make cool apps and games, but don’t know where to begin? This book takes the complexity out of coding. It starts with the basics, taking you through the building blocks of code with Scratch, the simple and colorful visual language that’s perfect for newcomers. 

Once you can make your own games and projects in Scratch, move on to Python, a slightly more advanced language that offers more flexibility and control. Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions guide you through creating a dancing cat, virtual puppet, word puzzle, drum machine, and space shooter game. Each project teaches essential skills, so you’ll learn as you create.

You've never seen a dinosaur book like this before!
The Ultimate Dinosaur Encyclopedia is a whole new type of encyclopedia, developed in conjunction with cutting-edge 3D-art and science. Using groundbreaking recent research, paleontologist Chris Barker recreates the world of prehistoric giants with photorealistic images more lifelike than any you've seen before.


Use the free AR app to view the pages, and you'll see dinosaurs spring into life with stunning 3D. As well as learning about their appearance and behaviors, the app lets you see them as breathtaking life-size models. Selected pages even have video clips that seem to play right on the page. Short of hopping in a time machine, it's the best way to get close to these amazing animals.


The book explores every era of prehistoric life, beginning with the origins of life in the world's oceans, moving to the first land-based vertebrates, and on to the reign of the dinosaurs and beyond. Based on only the most modern and authentic science, some familiar dinosaurs take on a whole new appearance. See these majestic creatures in their natural habitat, understand their parallels with modern animals, and learn everything about how they moved, ate, fought and hunted.

It’s unbelievable! Explore some of the weirdest, wildest places on Earth through the pages of this fascinating book.

Get ready to visit the world’s strangest and most surprising places! From animal islands filled with deadly snakes to terrifying towns and decaying buildings, these natural features and man-made structures will blow your mind. Journey to a giant blue hole in Belize that’s filled with toxic gases and sea-creature skeletons, a lake in Tanzania that runs red, a town so overrun with spiders its residents are forced to eat them, and a vast 226-foot-wide crater that is always on fire. You won’t believe your eyes!

The strange places include:

• Terrifying terrains: Deadmen Valley, Canada
• Spine-tingling towns: Chernobyl, Ukraine and Miyake Village, Japan (the “toxic terror”)
• Weird Water: Devil’s Kettle, US and and Blood Falls, Antarctica
• Beastly abodes: Snake Island, Brazil
• Fright sites: the Church of Bones, Czech Republic

Is Lionel Messi your number soccer player? In this NEWLY REVISED edition, we bring you fully up to date with Messi's story so far, featuring his stats and achievements since he left Barcelona for PSG after 18 glorious seasons before heading stateside to Inter Miami in 2023.

We also cover his achievements on the international stage, including his epic Copa América win with Argentina in 2021 and stunning World Cup triumph in 2022. Did you know that the living legend Leo has played more than 1,000 matches, scored more than 815 goals for club and country, won 35 club titles wirh Barca, including 10 La Liga titles and picked up 76 awards?!

Discover how Leo went from being the smallest player on the field (as a young boy he was so tiny all the other players called him 'Titch') to being widely known as the 'Greatest of All Time' with his incredible runs, ball control and lots and lots of goals!

Soccer Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EVE POWNALL CBCA AWARD 2023.
What hidden worlds lie beneath your feet? Or in the deepest parts of the ocean, where not even sunlight can reach? Come on a journey to meet glowing deep-sea creatures, zombie-making fungi and the trillions of tiny workers that live inside your own body. But be warned, things can get a little strange in the deep...
Deep is an illustrated non-fiction book that explores the places hardest to reach, from the molten depths of our planet to the frigid depths of outer space. Linking seemingly diverse subject matter, it invites the reader to explore worlds hidden from view.

Is Formula One icon Lewis Hamilton your ultimate sporting hero?

Regarded as the sport's finest competitor, Hamilton's star profile has never been higher, with a record-equaling 7 drivers' championship titles to his name, plus a huge following around the world. He is the first and only black driver in the series.

Packed with cool facts, delightfully fun illustrations and inspirational quotes, this easy-to-read fan guide follows Hamilton's meteoric rise from a go-Kart racing champion at the age of 10 to his sensational maiden season in F1 in 2007 and the subsequent Championship wins that have made him a living legend.

The Sports Superstars series is aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments. Other athletes in the series include Cristiano Ronaldo, Raheem Sterling, Lionel Messi, and many more.

Journey around the globe to explore a musical cave, peek inside a piano, and find out how to play an instrument without touching it.
From ancient instruments made from shells to instruments that make music with lightning, discover an orchestra of instruments you can shake, pluck, scrape, hit, and blow-and how you can make your own. Grouped into percussion instruments, wind, and string, as well as the weird and wonderful that defy categorization, Around the World in 80 Musical Instruments covers traditional instruments from various cultures, such as the gamelan and mbira, as well as the creations of modern artists and musicians, such as the Wintergatan Marble Machine and the eerie-sounding yaybahar. Readers will even discover a band that plays exclusively on instruments fashioned from fresh vegetables and makes the scraps into soup to serve to the audience!
Includes a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal all 80 trees and how they relate to each other in families.
A visual celebration of the huge variety of musical instruments found across the globe, from those you know to those you almost certainly don't!

For gruesomely curious or medically minded kids, a look at the fascinating and often macabre practices employed during humanity's constant battle against illness.

“Diving into all the ways that medicine has been used to do harm throughout the centuries, Do No Harm is a delightful history of medicine for young readers, full of entertaining writing and educational illustrations.”—ForeWord Reviews

Take a romp through the fascinating history of medicine and discover the clever, curious, and often gruesome ways in which humankind has fought injury and disease through the ages—from the early understanding of anatomy to X-rays, from dreadful dentistry to dazzling dentures, and from appalling amputations to super-skilled surgeries.

Discover the pills and potions that often did more harm than good, the bizarre treatments and torturous surgeries. As well as finding strange and little-known stories, readers will also develop a deeper understanding of the pioneers and pivotal discoveries that paved the way for the modern medicine we often take for granted today.

Delightfully Gothic illustration brings the information to life, complemented by photographs of key artefacts.

What do you see when you look up at the sky? It may seem like a big, empty space, but it's busier than you think.

From clouds and stars, to birds, planes and everything in between - there's a whole sky to explore. Skygazing is a double-sided book full of incredible cross-curricular information, fun activities, and beautiful illustrated scenes to enjoy.

Discover why the sky is blue, early experiments in flight, and how helicopters stay aloft, before flipping the book to read all about the night sky. Find out how to read the stars, spot the night's flying creatures and see the colors of the aurora borealis.

Day begins

Every morning, the Sun rises, filling the vast, wide sky with light. Wherever you go, the sky surrounds you: endless and always changing—from the piercing bright blue of a summer day, to cloud-studded, pink and orange at sunset, or thunderous dark charcoal before a storm.

The sky can blind you with light, wash you with rain, or sprinkle you with snow. It’s the domain of swooping birds, migrating butterflies, hot-air balloons and helicopters, sudden lightning, and shimmering rainbows.

Look up, and you can feel how tiny you are. It’s a sight that links you with everyone and everything on the planet, as we all share the same sky.

What's the big deal with garbage, and how can YOU recycle?


"Both the good and the bad news about many categories of materials that humans produce and consume….the title is “drastic” plastic and “troublesome” trash—the writers want us to feel a bit troubled by it all. Troubled at least enough that readers will be motivated to make some changes to their behavior and perhaps even be inspired to help find new solutions....Recommended."—School Library Connection

We don't think twice before we buy something new and when we go to the store we take the packaging for granted. But where does all our garbage go to and how can we keep it under control so that it doesn't ruin our planet?

This thoughtful but incredibly fun book enters the mysterious world of recycling, discovering how materials such as plastic, glass, paper and electronics are made and recycled. It also looks at the many ways we can help to reduce the amount of waste we throw out, has suggestions and activities for upcycling and explains how recycling is crucial to preserving the beautiful and life-sustaining world we live in.

Packed with astonishing facts, hands-on activities, bright, contemporary illustrations and dramatic photographs!

A guided journal exploring topics of resilience and change for kids, this book has a focus on compassion and becoming the best version of yourself.

Find Your Courage with this stylish fill-in journal, packed with activities and plenty of space to explore your creativity and discover the resilience within. Whether you’re looking for ways to express your unique self or feel a bit more confident, this book will help you to stand strong.

Practical advice, written in consultation with child psychotherapist Sarah Davis, will guide kids to understand and express different emotions; track of their daily life and their dreams for the future; as well as give them more self-confidence.

Featuring inspirational quotes and fun quizzes, as well as tips and tricks for setting goals and remaining positive, this journal is a great way to reduce stress and improve wellbeing by spending time away from the screens that take up so much of our attention.

Find Your Calm is a stylish fill-in journal that helps kids to keep track of their daily life and their dreams for the future, as well as providing advice to increase their sense of calm.


Featuring inspirational quotes and fun activities, as well as tips and tricks for staying calm under pressure, this journal is a great way to understand stress triggers and anxiety. Exploring topics of mental health, this book has a strong focus on mindfulness, creating healthy habits and self-expression.


Excerpt:


WHEN DO YOU FEEL CALM?


What things make you feel calm? You may be outdoors in nature, or snuggled up, all cosy inside. You may be with family or friends, or on your own. Do sports or exercise calm you, or perhaps looking up at a starry night sky fills you with calm? There are no wrong answers. We are all unique, and different things make us feel calm.


Think of a time when you felt really calm. What did you feel like in that moment? Make up a saying that describes what calm feels like to you and write it in the moon.

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing original illustrations, the Small and Mighty range is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favorite topic.

In The Small and Mighty Book of Sharks, readers can get up close and personal with their favorite sharks. Discover a huge range of sharks, from the tiny Dwarf Lantern Shark to the enormous Whale Shark. Fascinating facts and info are nestled amongst vibrant, striking illustrations of these ferocious beasts. This pocket-sized book is the perfect companion to any shark fanatic!

An engaging look at the stories and scientists behind key scientific discoveries from around the world for kids.

Explore the world's most significant, innovative and amazing technological inventions in association with the Science Museum in the UK. Find out how, when and why vital discoveries took place, and learn more about the people who made the breakthroughs. Learn how the principles they discovered became the basis of inventions and other advances that shaped our history and the way we live today.

Discover how the cutting-edge technology of today exists because of the long line of inventions and discoveries that came before. See inside mysterious machines to uncover how they function and what special materials they are made from. Find out about the combination of inspiration and perspiration that helped pioneers piece together an ever-deeper understanding of ourselves, our planet and the universe around us.

Featuring over 40 inventions, from flushing toilets to drones, microscopes to MRI scanners, this brilliant STEM-themed read will get kids interested in the technology and gadgets that make the world go round.

A whirlwind tour of the entire globe, this beautifully illustrated atlas is jam-packed with facts about every country in the world, perfect for readers 8+.


Where would you like to visit next? Take a tour of every single country in the world within the pages of The World Book. Featuring a special diecut globe cover, this book is packed with facts, stats and flags - explore different cultures and the best things to see, do and taste on this planet. Find out how to say 'good morning' in Maltese, the most popular dishes in Colombian cuisine, and where you can see over 60 species of hummingbird. Seek out the tallest mountain, the longest river, and everything in between.

“[S]tudents clamoring for more books with STEAM experiments and fun facts would enjoy these two titles.”?School Library Connection, review of STEAM Tales: Alice in Wonderland and STEAM Tales: Around the World in 80 Days

“Each volume in the STEAM Tales series offers a famous title that has been adapted for younger readers and studded with informational features and engaging science activities that relate to the story in some way….This literary series will appeal to kids with far ranging curiosity about STEAM-related topics.”?Booklist, review of STEAM Tales: Alice in Wonderland and STEAM Tales: Around the World in 80 Days

Fire up young readers' imagination and creativity with this classic story featuring added STEAM activities.
Frances Hodgson Burnett's enchanting tale is retold with vivid and engaging new illustrations - and at the end of every chapter, there are exciting new science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics activities, themed around the events in the book. The activities range from simple puzzles to fun, dynamic experiments, so there's something for every enquiring mind. It's the ideal combination of wonderful story and stimulating science fun.

Explore the beautiful sundecks, marvel at the luxurious design and relive the tragic sinking of the world's most famous ship with The Story of the Titanic for Children.

Filled with amazing facts and details giving insights into the 'unsinkable' ship, The Story of the Titanic for Children will satisfy even the most curious minds.

Over one hundred years on, the captivating story of the Titanic has lost none of its appeal. This stunning book explores real-life stories and little known facts that will absorb young readers. Beautiful images and bite-sized information bring the Titanic to life, from its construction to the victims and survivors after its tragic sinking. Filled with amazing facts and details giving insights into the 'unsinkable' ship,

Topics include: building, loading, and manning the ship; first, second and third class facilities; rescuing the survivors; arrival in New York, and more.

Explore the world’s most significant, innovative and amazing discoveries in association with the Science Museum in London.

What is a discovery? It’s when you observe, learn, or explain something for the first time—but not just anything. It’s not like learning the French word for “breakfast” or where the closest grocery store is. A discovery isn’t learning something that you didn’t know. It’s learning something that no one knew but that was always there, waiting to be found out.

Find out how, when and why vital discoveries took place, and learn more about the people who made the breakthroughs. Learn how the principles they discovered became the basis of inventions and other advances that shaped our history and the way we live today. Find out about the combination of inspiration and perspiration that helped pioneers piece together an ever-deeper understanding of ourselves, our planet and the universe around us.

Featuring more than 40 discoveries, from gravity to the circulation of the blood, the Big Bang to the movement of subatomic particles, this brilliant STEM-themed read will get kids interested in the fundamental ideas and laws that make the world go round.

If you could talk to animals, what would you ask?

Well, after interviewing a big growly tiger and a huge bitey shark for the first two books in this series, I decided to go for something a little more friendly and bouncy this time. You can’t get a beast with much more BOING than a kangaroo, so that is where I started!

Readers will learn about 10 extraordinary marsupials as they step up to the mic and share their habits, behavior, likes and dislikes, favorite foods, and more. Each animal has its own story to tell… and its own attitude!

In this fun and fact-filled book, bite-sized text in a question-and-answer format is paired with colorful and engaging illustrations throughout, perfect for emerging or reluctant readers, or any young animal enthusiast who enjoys a bit of humor!

This lineup of marvelous marsupials is interviewed by the brave, award-winning author, Andy Seed, who risks his life to ask the questions you've always wanted to know. Features a kangaroo, koala, Virginia opossum, Tasmanian Devil, numbat, bandicoot, sugar glider, quokka and spotted cuscus. Plus, ideas for how to do your part to help endangered species.
Look out for other titles in the series: Interview with a Tiger and Interview with a Shark!

Go on a puzzle adventure with the masterful Sherlock Holmes. Step into the world of the famous sleuth and help him with his detective work by cracking the 38 captivating puzzles, codes, riddles and other mind-boggling quizzes.

Children love mysteries, and this set of intriguing, brain-busting logic and number puzzles from the world of Sherlock Holmes is designed to inspire curious young minds. As well as fun puzzles, it is full of stunning graphics and illustrations that spark the imagination.

If you could go back in time and talk to famous rulers from the past, what would you ask?




Brave animal interviewer and author Andy Seed has adapted his incredible 'tranimalator' device into a time machine, allowing him to go back and talk to all kinds of figures from history! Get to know 10 famous rulers who take time out of their busy schedules to answer all sorts of (very nosy) questions about their actions and unique perspectives. Discover the good, the bad, and the unexpected as each ruler reveals the truth about their lives - and attempts to find out about the future!




In this fun and fact-filled book, bite-sized text in a question-and-answer format is paired with engaging illustrations, perfect for reluctant readers and humour-seeking history fans. Featuring interviews with Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, Boudicca, Hadrian, Harald Bluetooth, Genghis Khan, Montezuma II and more - plus bonus facts about key events in each ruler's life.




Perfect for fans of the Horrible Histories books, this series offers a fun, fresh take on history, featuring true stories from historical figures from across the world.






If you've ever wondered what it would be like to talk to animals, check out Andy Seed's Interview with a Tiger and Other Clawed Beasts Too and Interview with a Shark and Other Ocean Creatures Too.

The Book of Horses celebrates the world of the magnificent horse. Perfect for kids who want to know more!
Full of pictures, it transports readers from the Mongolian steppe to thrilling racetrack. The beautiful pictures - including evocative photographs and horse profiles - tell their own stories without the need for too much text. Discover the white horses of the Camargue that gallop through the sea, the lithe thoroughbreds that race at 43 miles an hour, and the brave war horses that plunged into the horror of battle, and many more. At the same time, readers will learn how to care for horses and ponies, keeping them in top condition.



Keeping your horse in good health is vital. Daily checks mean that you have a better chance of spotting something before it gets too bad to fix. Here are some handy hints about what to look for!


>Your horse should be alert—ears pricked up or flicked forward and back

>Coats should be shiny and smooth, not greasy

>Weeping eyes or nose are not a good sign, so get those checked

>Loss of appetite could indicate illness

>Rearing or bolting when being ridden could actually be a sign of dental problems!

'This beautifully drawn book is a delightful launchpad for home learning' – Sunday Times
Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of an oak tree on a hilltop as it witnesses life changing around it over the course of hundreds of years. From the time when hunters chased deer through the woodland, to when trees were cleared for farmland, to the smog and factories emerging during the industrial revolution., one majestic oak has seen it all, and now we can too.
















Accompanying pages at the end of the book include a timeline of events in world history across the periods featured in the poem, the life cycle of an oak tree, and prompts to help parents and children explore their own local history.

Can you hear the call of the wild? It may be closer than you think!

This handbook is ideal to discover how to track animals, make an insect hotel, construct a den, navigate using the stars, search for fossils, and more! Packed with wild activities, useful tips, cool facts and space to document your own notes, readers can never get bored.

Contents include:

Seeking adventure?; Tell a spooky campfire story; Create a campfire story; Animal identification guide; Campfire cooking; Go mothing; Come forth brave adventurer; How to build a fire; Cloudspotting; Make an insect hotel; Be an animal poop detective; How to tie knots; Assemble a survival kit; Build a den; Phases of the moon; Which animal adventurer are you?; Make a butterfly feeding station; Make rock art; Navigate using the stars; Go foraging; Make nettle tea; Go blackberrying; Go birdwatching; Feed the birds; Discover trees; Create leaf art; Mythical creatures; Adventure bucket list; Survive a desert island; Give geology a go; Dig for fossils; Make your own fossils; Great adventurers; Find your way; Create a treasure map; Build an obstacle course; Make a sundial; Make a weather vane; Wildlife watch; Be an aircraft engineer; My adventure goals; Make discoveries; Grow your own veg; Easy recipes; Set up a scavenger hunt; Wilderness wish list; Space explorers; Survival tips; Outdoor survival quiz; Make a hammock; What kind of explorer are you?

Harnesses Minecraft's powerful potential for learning - this book is the perfect way to combine play with education.

Simple-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for constructing a Minecraft theme park, including a bouncy castle, water ride, haunted house, ferris wheel, roller coaster and animal park. Read about STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) topics in the real world, then put your learning to use within the game, discovering the differences between real life and the Minecraft world.

Using core STEM principles, this book will take you through the process of designing and constructing your own Minecraft theme park - from calculating area when building your rides and understanding the different properties of the materials available to you, to learning how gravity and friction affect the speed of your roller coaster. At the end of the book you will have created one amazing theme park, complete with multiple attractions, ticket booths and lighting.

Played by more than 140 million monthly users, Minecraft is arguably the world's greatest and most influential online game, giving aspiring master builders the opportunity to create structures that push the limits of their imagination..

Nominated for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration.
Original, inspiring and intimate, When Poems Fall From the Sky marries science and poetry to create a tender and thoughtful love-letter to Earth promising children a riot of imagination, humour and joy - the perfect book to celebrate National Poetry Day on 6th October.


The collection of poems, raps, rhymes, haiku and little plays is written by Zaro Weil, winner of the 2020 CLiPPA children’s poetry prize and is illustrated in full colour throughout by artist Junli Song.


When Poems Fall From the Sky is the first title to publish since the pair won the coveted CLiPPA prize with their stunning poetry anthology, Cherry Moon.


In exquisitely illustrated full color pages, trees, birds, animals, rivers, flowers, mountains and insects each share their own magical stories. And the stories they tell, the 'poems' that fall from the sky, subtly and powerfully illuminate our hope and collective role as guardians of our earth.

If you're a Fortnite fan, you need this book! It's packed full of everything that makes Fortnite the world's greatest game, including stats, gameplay tips, online etiquette and a guide to everything that's changed in Chapter 2, plus a full guide to staying safe online.

Find out about the best dances and emotes, choose your perfect Fortnite pet, and discover hidden easter eggs that only the pros know about. You'll also find all sorts of Fortnite funnies, including jokes, pranks and epic fails, plus all the info on the top Fortnite Youtubers and Twitchers. This compendium of Fortnite fun and knowledge is the ideal companion for any avid gamer as they begin their Chapter 2 journey.

DIY Survival Manual: Natural Disasters has the answers to help you prepare for, survive and endure any major natural disaster. Packed with easy to read step-by-step instructions, top tips and real-life survivor accounts. Myth-busting boxes explain the science behind the disasters and common misconceptions held. Discover how each natural disaster is formed and how to always be prepared for every likely scenario.

Can you stay calm in the midst of an avalanche? Do you know what to do when a tornado warning sounds? How can you identify different types of wildfire? Take the tests and on-the-spot quizzes to find out whether you are a true survivor.

Don't like endless digging and weeding? Don't let that stop you from gardening with your kids!

“This ambitious, attractively presented book encourages children to become not only gardeners, but also nature observers, scientists, and data collectors.”—Kirkus Reviews

The simple and achievable gardening projects in this book are perfect for parents and young children to do together. All are based on Charles Dowding's trademark no-dig technique, which perfectly lends itself to gardening with little ones who can't manage heavy digging and who will quickly grow bored of endless weeding.

Projects are broken down into easy, step-by-step processes, designed to be carried out by children. Attractive, full-bleed photography is supplemented with fun illustration and fully illustrated factual spreads. Running throughout the gardening projects are extra little facts about plants and wildlife, as well as things to look out for when you are outdoors.

My Stem Day: Math explains how marvelous math is right behind a whole host of everyday activities.

What does it really mean when you give 100%? How does money work? Can you measure your volume while taking a bath?

Mathematics, or math for short, is one of the four branches of STEM. It's the study of numbers, measurements and shapes-and a language that people from all over the world can understand. Math con be anything from working out the quantities of ingredients you need to bake a cake, displaying figures on a chart so you can compare them or working out how many dollars you need to pay for a new toy.

This book, and the entire MY STEM DAY series, is packed with amazing challenges and do-at-home experiments with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for the activities and bite-size text detailing scientific facts and stats. The series is endorsed by a leading STEM educational consultant

Math is everywhere!

From morning until night, we see numbers and measurements everywhere. We need math to cook, to travel on time, to build things and to play music. We use math to describe the world around us in quantities. p>
Imagine a world without math. How would you know how much food costs at the store? How would you know the score of a football game? How would you know when your birthday was if there was no calendar to tell you?

Think of all the ways you come across math during your day. Can you think of any math challenge that you'd like to master? The sky's the limit!

Find your own unique style with this combination of beauty guide and scrapbook!

From body-balancing yoga moves to simple manicures, My Style & Me is the perfect introduction to health and beauty topics for teens and tweens—and an inspirational guide to creating their own individual look. Featuring makeup techniques, fun projects, fashion forecasts, and even nutritional advice, it encourages kids to document their style progress and discover what works best for them. Young fashionistas get to design their own outfits, create their own jewelry, and learn what makeup suits their skin tone, how to wear a particular trend, how to choose a hairstyle for their face shape, and more! Meanwhile, on the colorful pages, they can record their “look of the month,” jot down the best products they’ve tested, doodle pictures of fave accessories, and build a personal style profile.

Small in size, MIGHTY in facts! The Small and Mighty Book of Dinosaurs is a pocket-sized treasure trove of dinosaur information.

You’ll discover . . .

Dinosaur weapons that could fight off a T. rex

A dinosaur with neck spines like a spiky hairdo

A deadly dinosaur fight preserved in a fantastic fossil

and MANY MORE prehistoric wonders.

Readers will also discover tons of original dinosaur art, plus profiles of the world's most amazing prehistoric creatures, this is a book no young dinosaur lover can afford to be without!

From the Introduction:

In the past, people thought of all dinosaurs as large, slow-moving, scaly beasts. Science has shown that they were far more varied in size and shape than we first thought. Learning about dinosaurs is so exciting. There are still lots of mysteries, and new discoveries are made every year.

Filled with bite-size facts and amazing illustrations, the Small and Mighty series is the ultimate pocket-sized collectible series for young readers who can't get enough of their favorite topic.

Learn everything about key science topics in 60 seconds!


This book is packed with essential info from the world of science, broken down into fun, fascinating bite-size facts. Key subjects are clearly explained using colorful graphics and easy-to-follow text. Scattered throughout the book are 'Now Try This!' panels where readers can take their understanding even further by carrying out simple activities and projects. There's even a pullout wallchart to record their progress in each subject.


It's the ideal way to go from newcomer to know-it-all in record time!


Topics include materials and matter, forces, space, energy, planet Earth; and the living world. Information includes everything from states of matter and the solar system to energy resources and gravity.


What is Science?


Scientists try to explain the world around us and why things happen the way they do. They do this by observing objects and events, and recording what happens and when. Scientists will then use this information, or data, to test different ideas (known as hypotheses) to see if they really work.


Even if the data supports an idea, things may change later. Advances in technology can reveal even more information that can change what we know completely!


Whatever happens, scientists will continue to observe events and record and collect information, helping us to improve our scientific understanding of the Universe and everything in it.

A great introduction to the world's changing habitats and the growing threats to wildlife, with positive suggestions to enable readers to make a difference,


Our actions are threatening wildlife and habitats across the world. Discover the ways in which marine and land animals are being affected by humans, from climate change and pollution to activities such as mining and agriculture.

Featuring habitats across the world, such as the rainforests, coral reefs, mountains and polar places, the book explores how they are changing and the ways in which this is endangering wildlife.


The environment and our impact on it is a hugely topical subject, especially among young people, who are participating in protests and action around the world. Containing positive project ideas and suggestions for ways to be greener, Hazardous Habitats and Endangered Animals is an engaging introduction to the topic.


Contents include:

Introduction explains what habitats are, and the main threats to them from human population growth, actions such as mining and agriculture, climate change and pollution.

Discusses forest, grassland, ocean, mountain and polar habitats, the animals that live in them and the particular challenges they face.

Includes rare or special habitats such as Sumatran rainforests, mangrove swamps, the Galapagos Islands and the pampas grasslands of South America.