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Learn about the dangers that lurk in the desert and how people have devised ways to survive and live there.

This series examines how people can and do survive in some of the world’s most hostile environments, from the desert and desert islands through to survival on the oceans or the wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctica. Feature boxes examine key survival techniques and also offer case studies of people who have survived Earth’s most inhospitable landscapes.

Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.

Learn about the dangers that lurk in the Arctic and Antarctica and how people have devised ways to survive and live in the ice.

This series examines how people can and do survive in some of the world’s most hostile environments, from the desert and desert islands through to survival on the oceans or the wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctica. Feature boxes examine key survival techniques and also offer case studies of people who have survived Earth’s most inhospitable landscapes.

Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.

Meghan and Harry are ambassadors for the UK at home and overseas. But what does this mean? What is their role as members of the royal family?

This book looks at Harry’s and Meghan’s very different childhoods, shows how they met, looks at why their wedding day means so much to people, and explains about the many different charities that they support.

A timeline at the back of the book shows the full history of the British royal family.

A funny and fascinating look at different types of energy and where things go -from food to solar – in the world around us!

Explore the energy all around us. Follow the journey that different types of energy take. From the food energy that enables you to move your body to the energy that powers moving objects and even the electrical energy used in your home. Understand how the sources of energy we used to rely on are contributing to global warming and learn about sustainable forms of energy. This book takes you on a funny whirlwind journey where you’ll find out about different energy types, where they come from, where they go and the lasting effect they have on our planet.

Where Does it Go? is a humorous science series aimed at 7-9 year olds about states of matter explored through the world around us – how they feature in our daily lives (including in our body) and where they end up!

The fully colour illustrated spreads cover a wide range of fun and unusual facts which put the familiar and unseen things around us into context as we discover the journeys they make.

Uncover the mysteries of space in this funny technology series for readers aged 9 and up

Will we ever live on Mars? Why can’t we fly planes to the Moon? And do astronauts REALLY grow taller in space? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in this book!

With an engaging question and answer format, this series draws young readers into the fascinating world of technology. Each spread opens with a simple, quirky question, opening up an exploration of technology and busting some popular myths along the way!

The lively lay-out is supported by annotated photos and cartoons, making history fun and accessible for every young reader.

Why is seawater so salty? How are waterfalls created?

Welcome to the world of water where you’ll learn about the animals and living things that thrive in water, find out how the water cycle works and what we can do to protect the seas and rivers in our neighbourhoods.

Nature’s Classroom looks at the nature we can find all around us, and what we can learn from it. The bite-size chunks of information, bright illustrations and fun outdoor activities, including an experiment with water evaporation, will leave readers feeling inspired by nature.

Perfect for children aged 7+

Getting kid-coders off the screen and on their feet having hands-on, unplugged, active FUN!

It’s time to have some fun with coding and science – in all kinds of interesting places. From model volcanoes to Rube Goldberg machines, this book gets kid-coders talking like computers and debugging like pros. With the help of familiar science concepts – plus a little fresh air and teamwork – the coding learning really comes to life!

The Coding Unplugged series uses creativity and physicality to engage children with the cardinal coding concepts, without the need for any hardware or screen time. By taking coding offline, it’s easy to focus on the basic concepts, which are fundamental to learning to code. Combining coding learning with creative or physical activities is also a great way to embed the information and keep children active.

Dr Kaitlyn Siu, child neurologist and author of First Steps in Coding, and creator of http://www.teachyourkidscode.com brings her unique take on coding practice to this fun series for readers aged 6 plus.

Titles in the series:
Coding Unplugged with ART
Coding Unplugged with NATURE
Coding Unplugged with NUMBER PLAY
Coding Unplugged with SCIENCE

Our planet is in crisis. The way we live uses up more resources than Earth can produce. But all is not negative. If we change our habits with the help of new green technologies, we can turn towards eco-friendly living. So delve into the problems we are facing and the ingenius solutions inventors and scientists are thinking up.

The four-book series Green Tech is an upbeat guide exploring fascinating technology from the past, present and cutting-edge of futuristic development that has the potential to help solve major ecological issues facing Earth, from the climate crisis to plastic pollution and the ongoing loss of biodiversity around the world.

Enough with the negative, it’s time to look at all the ingenious inventors who are all about trying to use technology for good.

The series offers a balanced view of this technology, considering the practicalities, affordability, sustainability and possible
unintended long-term consequences of various hi-tech solutions. It introduces the importance of behaviour change by people in richer countries, and includes technology that facilitates this. It also highlights the need for technologies that benefit people in the world’s poorest areas, who have done the least to cause the climate crisis but are already feeling its effects the most acutely.

Perfect for readers aged 8 and up.

Welcome to the wonderful world of nanotechnology!

Discover the mysteries of nanotechnology. From understanding what matter is made of, how you can bend light to make objects invisible to the secrets of how geckos walk up walls, these complex concepts are explained clearly and simply with the help of clear designs and illustrations. You’ll soon hold the keys to understanding the intricacies of atoms and how nanotechnology is used in everyday life.

Super Smart Science series takes highly complex physics concepts and explains them in clear and straight-forward ways through the use of everyday relatable examples.

Clear designs and illustrations combined with easy-to-understand text introduce concepts such as subatomic particles, light as a wave and particle and other such scientific discoveries.

Perfect for science-mad kids aged 11 and up and those with the curiosity to delve deeper into the world of science.

Written by and in consultation with experts in the field of physics.

Welcome to the wonderful world of astrophysics!

Discover the mysteries of astrophysics. From understanding how gravity work and how it affects space and time to the secrets of dark holes, dark matter and dark energy, these complex concepts are explained clearly and simply with the help of clear designs and illustrations. You’ll soon hold the keys to understanding the formation of stars and how astrophysics is used in everyday life.

Super Smart Science series takes highly complex physics concepts and explains them in clear and straight-forward ways through the use of everyday relatable examples.

Clear designs and illustrations combined with easy-to-understand text introduce concepts such as subatomic particles, light as a wave and particle and other such scientific discoveries.

Perfect for science-mad kids aged 11 and up and those with the curiosity to delve deeper into the world of science.

Written by and in consultation with experts in the field of physics.

Agony Uncle, relationship expert, journalist and blogger, Alex Hooper-Hodson received upwards of 2,000 letters a month from teen boys and girls aged 12-15. All can be related to 52 core issues that affect teenage boys and girls today – from first sexual relationships, dealing with spots, how to avoid Facebook mistakes, how drink, drugs and on-line gaming can affect your life – to the social and emotional aspects of family, friends and relationships. Through a ‘Problem Page’ format Alex explores the key issues that today’s teens face.

Fundamental and FUN first coding concepts for kids, and the great thing is: it’s unplugged!

What’s Sequencing? … a school-day adventure! is an exciting story that leads children through the idea of sequencing in everyday life, and the super-important concept of ordering a sequence properly, and debugging errors in their code. Zeb and Astro, the super-powered sibling robots who star in this story, demonstrate these fundamentals of coding as Zeb teaches Astro how to get ready for her very first day of robot school.

In the First Steps in Coding series, children are encouraged to become super coders with the help of various colourful and friendly robots, who are all going on awesome adventures. Children as young as 3-5 years old learn code through unplugged stories with bright and cheerful illustrations.

Interactive elements throughout each book encourage hands-on engagement from children, and each story finishes with a creative activity to cement their coding learning.

A parent, carer and teacher’s guide at the back of each book makes this a great resource for home school and classroom learning.

Titles in the series include:
What’s an Algorithm? … a splash park adventure!
What’s Branching? … a birthday adventure!
What’s Decomposition? … a rock-and-roll adventure!
What’s a Loop? … a tree house adventure!
What’s Sequencing? … a school-day adventure!
What’s a Variable? … a story-time adventure!

A powerful look at Earth’s biodiversity loss, focusing on animals from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Discover some of the rarest and most threatened creatures on Earth. Find out where they are found, what they eat, their life cycle and the reasons their survival is at risk. Most importantly, learn how conservation efforts are aiming to prevent their extinction.

Earth’s rich biodiversity is at risk everywhere, due to devastating habitat loss, pollution, poaching and disease. Endangered Wildlife examines some of the world’s most threatened species and explores what is being done to bring them back from the brink.

Aimed at readers aged 8 and up. This bumper book is your one-stop shop and includes a look at the following areas:

Birds
Mammals
Amphibians
Reptiles
Insects and invertebrates
Ocean life

Explore the technology that will save our world by making water clean and safe!

Access to clean water is vital for the survival of people, plants and animals. With a changing climate and increased demand, we need to carefully manage our water supplies. We also have some big challenges, so let’s look at the technology which will help us collect and purify more water, reduce our water use and even protect areas from flooding.

The four-book series Green Tech is an upbeat guide exploring fascinating technology from the past, present and cutting-edge of futuristic development that has the potential to help solve major ecological issues facing Earth, from the climate crisis to plastic pollution and the ongoing loss of biodiversity around the world.

The series offers a balanced view of this technology, considering the practicalities, affordability, sustainability and possible unintended long-term consequences of various hi-tech solutions. It introduces the importance of behaviour change by people in richer countries, and includes technology that facilitates this. It also highlights the need for technologies that
benefit people in the world’s poorest areas, who have done the least to cause the climate crisis but are already feeling its effects the most acutely.

Perfect for readers aged 8 and up.

A fun, quirky science series that tackles the questions other books are afraid to ask!

Where does lightning come from? Are electric eels really electric? And just why are electrical wires covered in plastic? A Question of Science: Electricity answers all these questions and much more.

With an engaging question and answer format, these books draw kids into science in a fun way. Each book features one question per spread with a clear explanation to follow, diagrams and fun and humorous illustrations. The quirky questions are designed to range from those that children will often ask to things they may never have thought of, but will still be keen to know the answer to.

Perfect reading for curious young scientists aged 8 and up.

Other books in the series include:
Why don’t your eyeballs fall out? And other questions about the human body
Why doesn’t the Moon fall down? And other questions about forces
How can a plant eat a fly? And other questions about plants
Why does a mirror show things back to front? And other questions about light
Why can’t penguins fly? And other questions about animals
Why is ice slippery? And other questions about materials
Can you hear sounds in space? And other questions about sound

Bizarre, incredible and dead-awesome facts about the natural world!

In Dead-awesome Dinosaur Body Facts, you’ll learn about some of the most astonishing creatures that used to roam on Earth. From sails to feathers, armour to wrecking-ball tails – finding out about dinosaur body bits has never been more engaging or uproariously funny!

The Body Bits series is written by the hilarious and knowledgeable Paul Mason, and illustrated by Dave Smith, whose laugh-out-loud and action-packed artwork can’t be beat. Reading and learning become a source of endless fun for even the most reluctant readers aged 7 plus with Body Bits.

Books in the series include:
Hair-raising Human Body Facts
Astounding Animal Body Facts
Dead-awesome Dinosaur Body Facts
Eye-popping Plant Part Facts

Contents list, Dead-awesome Dinosaur Body Facts:
Dinosaur domination / Teeth of terror / Clubs and horns / Hips and legs / Armour plates /
Pea brains / Dino-vision eyes / Wings and similar things / Skin and feathers / Sails and
spines / Dinosaur guts / Hooting and honking / The four freakiest dinosaurs? / Glossary /
Finding out more / Index

Bizarre, incredible and downright eye-popping facts about the natural world!

In Eye-popping Plant Part Facts, you’ll learn about some of the most astonishing things going on in the stems, blossoms, seeds, roots (and more!) of the plants all around us. Finding out about plant parts has never been more engaging or uproariously funny!

The Body Bits series is written by the hilarious and knowledgeable Paul Mason, and illustrated by Dave Smith, whose laugh-out-loud and action-packed artwork can’t be beat. Reading and learning become a source of endless fun for even the most reluctant readers aged 7 plus with Body Bits.

Books in the series include:
Hair-raising Human Body Facts
Astounding Animal Body Facts
Dead-awesome Dinosaur Body Facts
Eye-popping Plant Part Facts

Contents list for Eye-popping Plant Part Facts:
The weird world of plant parts / Roots have ears / Surprising seeds / Plants in disguise /
Pitfalls and other traps / Poison producers / Spines and thorns / Snap! And you’re lunch /
Hairy ends / Jailhouse plants / The world’s stinkiest plants / Extreme survivors / Do you
speak plant? / Glossary / Finding out more / Index

This book spells out in simple terms why people may feel threatened by racial differences, what it feels like to be bullied because your skin is a different colour and why it hurts everyone to judge people by their skin or culture. It will encourage positive acceptance and openess about differences and suggest ways for children to celebrate their own cultural heritage without belittling someone else’s.

Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child or class.

Suitable for Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7), occasional prompts throughout the text give a chance to discuss the issue being raised.

Written by trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by an experienced children’s book artist, this is a part of an acclaimed and successful, long-running series of picture-book non-fiction books for Early Years. Books in the series give advice and promote interaction between children, parents and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues. They are excellent tools for teachers to use during classroom discussions.

“This picture-led book is a good introduction to the issue of racism; what it means to be the victim or the perpetrator, how subtle racism can be, and how unfair it is to judge someone by the colour of their skin. A useful introduction to the topic, particularly for classroom use.” – Evening Echo

‘The book explores the issue of racism and deals with children’s concerns in a sensitive and reassuring way.‘ – Child Education

This reassuring picture book explores questions and concerns about angry feelings and why people fight in a simple and accessible way. It talks about differences of opinion and beliefs, and touches on the way some people use bullying as a means of forcing others to accept their opinions. It uses everyday examples of conflict, such as those from home and the playground, to help children understand conflicts in the wider world. It concludes by looking at how we can learn to solve differences in a peaceful way.

Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child or class.

Suitable for Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7), readers are taught to consider the social and moral dilemmas that they come across, such as agressive behaviour. Occasional prompts throughout the text give a chance to discuss the issue being raised.

Written by trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by an experienced children’s book artist, this is a part of an acclaimed and successful, long-running series of picture-book non-fiction books for Early Years. Books in the series give advice and promote interaction between children, parents and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues. They are excellent tools for teachers to use during classroom discussions.

‘Examines conflict at home and school and looks at non-violent ways of conflict resolution. A useful introduction to the topic…’ Eveninig Echo

‘The pictures in [this volume], innocent, bright and sympathetic, are well realised, and there are instructions for teachers and parents on the use of the book’ Books for Keeps

This title explores what an amazing thing the human body is. It looks at different parts of the body, and how they work. The book also explains how the human body needs support from its owner. This includes eating nutritious foods, exercising, getting enough sleep and fresh air. Illness is also looked at, and how every little illness you get helps to support your body’s ability to fight disease later on.

Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child or class.

Suitable for Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7), occasional prompts throughout the text give a chance to discuss the issue being raised.

Written by trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by an experienced children’s book artist, this is a part of an acclaimed and successful, long-running series of picture-book non-fiction books for Early Years. Books in the series give advice and promote interaction between children, parents and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues. They are excellent tools for teachers to use during classroom discussions.

What makes an animal, an animal? And what makes a reptile different from a mammal, or fish – and how about amphibians? What’s all that about? Whether it flies, crawls, swims or slithers, Infomojis: Animals is all about exploring the animal kingdom in a fun and engaging way. Each book features custom-made ‘infomojis’ – presenting the information with real personality! So inject fun into facts, and take your young naturalist to the next evolution in infographics. Perfect for readers aged 8+.

Discover the fascinating history of the Asian community in Britain, from the first settlers to the 21st Century.

Newly updated, The History of the Asian Community in Britain explores why people came to Britain, the problems they faced and the contributions these communities have made to British society.

Brought to life with case studies and rarely published photographs, this is an opportunity to get up close to the experiences and vital impact Asian people have had in Britain. Meet pioneers such as Sake Dean Mahomed and Jayaben Desai and find out why the Asian community has been fundamental to Britain’s success on the world stage.

Meet the S.T.E.A.M. pioneer – Frank Lloyd Wright – and discover his fascinating life story and inspirations.

Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of this key scientific figure – covering his whole life’s journey, some of the iconic buildings he designed and built – including the Prairie style houses and the Guggenheim museum – his architecture school and his amazing legacy to architecture today.

Masterminds introduces some of the world’s great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work is important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.

Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.

Includes a timeline of the person’s life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.

Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.

Titles in this series:
Rachel Carson
George Washington Carver
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Jane Goodall
Stephen Hawking
Katherine Johnson
Nikola Tesla
Leonardo da Vinci
Frank Lloyd Wright