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This book shows how we use our sense of taste to find out about the world around us. Discover how taste works and find out how humans and other animals use their sense of taste.

Read all about the Wright Brothers, find out about their childhoods and follow their early tests and experiments. Learn all about the brothers’ first flight and see how their invention changed the world.

A simple fun picture quiz helps readers to recall what they have read.

A perfect one-stop-shop for help with homework assignments!

Broad-ranging appeal for nursery age through to Key Stage 2.

World War II is explored through first hand-evidence including posters, newspapers, diaries, letters, speeches, poems and songs. This title looks at spying and security in the Second World War, from code breaking and spying to national security and civil defence. It looks at the hidden world of secrets and deception in World War Two.

Read all about Neil Armstrong, discover how he became an astronaut and learn about the project to send men to the Moon. Follow the progress of the Apollo mission to the Moon and read about Armstrong’s famous Moon walk.

A simple fun picture quiz helps readers to recall what they have read.

A perfect one-stop-shop for help with homework assignments!

Broad-ranging appeal for nursery age through to Key Stage 2.

The lives of soldiers in World War II is explored through first hand-evidence including posters, newspapers, diaries, letters, speeches, poems and songs. This title looks at recruitment and training of soldiers, how morale was kept up with entertainment, the medical care that soldiers received, and demobilisation.

Looking at the different relationships people have with their grandparents, and how to build on these relationships and keep them strong.

Follow a cobra’s life cycle, from birth to finding a mate and old age. Learn about the different aspects of the biology of a cobra: how they sense the world, find their food, reproduce and communicate with each other. Sections of the text are written in first-person narrative, giving a clear understanding of the way animals behave and how they grow, learn, move, fight, rest and play.

This book is full of information on how to get into sailing, including finding a sailing school, understanding the wind, the equipment needed and how to stay stafe on the water. Packed with lively, step-by-step photographs, it will guide you through learning first skills and techniques, and show you how to progress to the next level.

Although each of these sports require a variety of different skills and techniques, they all have the love of outdoors in common. They are also accessible to all – from young to old and able-bodied to disabled. The series is inspirational for those readers who want to explore the sports and it also offers information on how to get started and how to participate in the sport, including step-by-step instructions for the key techniques.

This book is a perfect introduction to camping and hiking. It is packed with information on planning your trip, including tips on how to get started, the equipment you will need, choosing a campsite, cooking and first aid. Filled with plenty of action-packed photographs, it will guide you through your outdoor adventures and show you how to progress to the next level.

Althouh each of these sports require a variety of different skills and techniques, they all have the love of outdoors in common. They are also accessible to all – from young to old and able-bodied to disabled. The series is inspirational for those readers who want to explore the sports and it also offers information on how to get started and how to participate in the sport, including step-by-step instructions for the key techniques.

This title introduces children to the religion of Christianity. It talks about going to church, who Jesus was, communion, Sunday school, praying and Christian festivals.

Find out about train drivers and conductors. Follow step-up-step activities to dress like a train driver, make a ticket machine and a driver’s control panel. Then set up your own train carriage and follow simple role plays to act out the part of a train driver!

Find out what firefighters do. Follow step-up-step activities to dress like a firefighter, make your own fire engine and set up a fire station. Then follow simple role plays to act out the part of a firefighter.

How can you pay for the things that you want? How does spending your money in different ways make you feel?
Spending My Money answers these questions and more as it introduces you to the idea of spending your money.
Notes for parents and teachers, as well as suggestions for learning activities reinforce the information in the book.

Looking at the different relationships people have with their brothers and sisters, and how to build on these relationships and keep them strong.

Looking at the different relationships people have with their dad’s, and how to build on these relationships and keep them strong.

Roman Life is a series that will explore the establishment of the Roman Empire and the notable people of the age, such as Augustus, Virgil and Homer. The text will chronicle the features and characteristics of the Roman age and explore the lives of the different social classes, as well as men, women and children. Readers will learn what it was like to live as a Roman, be able to compare how their present lives have been influenced by the past and learn how much has changed since Roman times.

This title examines how the Romans spent their spare time, from hosting dinner parties to listening to music and going to the theatre. It also looks at sports the Romans enjoyed, such as gladiator fights, athletics, chariot racing, ball games and wild animal shows.

Roman Life is a series that will explore the establishment of the Roman Empire and the notable people of the age, such as Augustus, Virgil and Homer. The text will chronicle the features and characteristics of the Roman age and explore the lives of the different social classes, as well as men, women and children. Readers will learn what it was like to live as a Roman, be able to compare how their present lives have been influenced by the past and learn how much has changed since Roman times.

This title looks at Roman clothes – the different fashions for men, women and children, including hairstyles and what jewellery they wore. It investigates the foreign influences on clothing at the time, as well as what textiles were used and different types of footwear.

This series introduces young children to looking after animals. Each book follows the day in the life of a child as they help out in a different animal environment, learning about the animals themselves and the roles of the people who care for them.

In this book, read about a young boy’s day at the zoo, as he carries out lots of exciting tasks, such as meeting the zookeepers, preparing food for the animals, feeding lemurs, and brushing and sweeping the animal enclosures.

You will discover amazing facts about life at the zoo, and can follow his experiences first hand with the Diary panel.

The series focuses on the people who inspire children today. This book looks at the background, life and achievements of Richard Brandon, his impact on popular culture as well as detailing the everyday facets of his job and how he has gained such success.

The series focuses on the people who inspire children today. This book looks at the background, life and achievements of Jay-Z. It examines his impact as a megastar rapper and multi-million-dollar brand as well as detailing the everyday facets of his job and how he gained such success.

Learn to Draw: Baby Animals shows children how to draw six adorable young animals, from puppies, kittens and bunnies to lambs, foals and chicks. Each drawing is broken down into seven simple, easy-to-follow steps to help children create, and then colour in, their own baby animal pictures.

Fact boxes on each spread provide information about each baby animal, allowing children to learn about, as well as to draw, them.

A glossary at the back of the book explains any complicated words, and a ‘More Information’ section gives suggestions as to how children can find out more about baby animals.

If children have loved learning to draw baby animals, why not try learning to draw dinosaurs, dragons, fairies, mermaids, unicorns, knights, castles, pirates and pirate ships in other titles in the series?

Welcome to the world of the terrible Tudors! Grab a galleon and sail back in time with us to discover everything about the terrifying Tudors: from horrible King Henry and the perilous plague to roasting the religious.

Why did doctors wear beak masks? Why were cats buried under Tudor homes? What did Tudor tennis involve?

Dip into these annals of Tudor times and find out the answers to all these intriguing imponderables and many more…

Help science make sense with Mind Webs! Twelve beautifully illustrated webs show how science concepts work in a truly fascinating way. Mind webs, also known as spidergrams or mind maps, are great for learning about the science of materials.

Find out about solids, liquids and gases, about changing materials, the properties of materials, states of matter and chemical reactions.

With more than 200 illustrations showing the science behind materials, this series is perfect for visual learners.

The Mind Webs series is a great revision tool for students at Key Stage 2, and excellent for gaining a clearer understanding of how science works.

My Feelings is a beautifully expressive but playful series looking at the most common, everyday feelings that young children have but often don’t know how to channel or express. The first-person accounts of everyday situations that take place in a small child’s life make this series appealing, and the clever use of background imagery, illustrative details and small speech bubbles make it unique and fun!

When I’m Surprised looks at good and bad everyday surprises that children encounter such as finding a spider in the bath, getting a present or hearing a loud noise , then goes on to suggest ways to channel the emotion through activities and discussion.

Each title has an interactive Do It! spread and teacher/parent’s notes at the back of the book which get children imagining or role-playing situations – an excellent ‘way in’ to parental, one-to-one, group or class discussion. There are also further activities to try and examples of further reading.

Downloadable material available.