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Amazing Science uses the extraordinary and mind-boggling facts about science to introduce children to the core topic of sound at KS1. Each spread starts with an interesting fact supported by a dramatic picture to engage the child’s interest. It then seeks to explain, in simple terms, the science behind it. ‘Your Turn’ boxes then challenge children to look around them for similar examples, such as what materials are used for.

Learn about magnetism, magnetic fields, natural magnets and how a spring works.
The topics of magnets and springs are approached in a simple and clear way. The concepts are complemented by new artwork and specially-commissioned photography featuring children. Each step-by-step experiment has been tried in the classroom and is illustrated with photography which encourages children’s understanding. Each book is bright, colourful and simple in its design.

Discover what forces do, and how they affect us. Learn about gravity, friction and pressure, and how to measure different forces.
The topic of forces and movement is approached in a simple and clear way. The concepts are complemented by new artwork and specially-commissioned photography featuring children.
Each step-by-step experiment has been tried in the classroom and is illustrated with photography which encourages children’s understanding.
Each book is bright, colourful and simple in its design.

Learn about the different materials that are found in the world, from materials in the ground, to plant materials, to man-made materials. Find out how we use materials on a daily basis.
The topic of materials is approached in a simple and clear way. The concepts are complemented by new artwork and specially-commissioned photography featuring children.
Each step-by-step experiment has been tried in the classroom and is illustrated with photography which encourages children’s understanding.
Each book is bright, colourful and simple in its design.

Myths, legends, folk tales, fables, trickster stories, humourous stories, adventure stories, mystery stories, historical stories, fantasy, science fiction, stories with familiar settings, stories that raise issues … all kinds of complete stories for Literacy and reading for pleasure.

Chosen by an expert in the use of children’s literature in the classroom, this is a collection of 70 complete texts from a range of cultures which are perfect for the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy at KS2. It is also an exciting and immensely varied treasury of short stories that will be enjoyed by all readers.

Authors range from Aesop and Arthur Ransome to a role call of the very best for today’s young, including Anthony Horowitz, Morris Gleitzman, Alexander McCall Smith, Michael Rosen, Michael Morpurgo, Philippa Pearce, Jan Mark, Jeremy Strong, Adele Geras, Paul Stewart, Malorie Blackman, Jamila Gavin and Beverley Naidoo.

Find out where light comes from, how we use our eyes to see, and how light travels. Learn about reflections, lenses and how rainbows are made.
The topic of light is approached in a simple and clear way. The concepts are complemented by new artwork and specially-commissioned photography featuring children.
Each step-by-step experiment has been tried in the classroom and is illustrated with photography which encourages children’s understanding.
Each book is bright, colourful and simple in its design.

Discover the exciting world of the bat, from inner-city homes to remote woodlands – explore some of the different habitats that are the bat’s home. Find out how bats catch their prey in the dark, what happens to them in winter, and how you can look for signs of a bat in your neighbourhood.

Includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary and ‘unusual fact’ boxes.

Discover the exciting world of the owl, from remote woodlands to inner-city gardens – explore some of the different habitats that are the owl’s home.



Have you ever seen inside an owl’s nest? Do you know what owls eat? Would you recognise their call? Follow the owl’s life cycle, from the first few hours of a new-born chick to finding a mate.



Find out about the threats facing owls today and what can be done to protect them.



Includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary and ‘unusual fact’ boxes.

This lovely title follows the life cycle of a badger, from a cub’s first steps out of its den to finding a mate. You can find out about some of the different habitats that are the badger’s home, from urban gardens to remote woodlands, and about the threats facing badgers today and why some people see them as pests. You can also be an ‘animal detective’ and find out how you can tell if a badger has been in your neighbourhood.



Includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary and ‘unusual fact’ boxes.

A bright, colourful book which assumes no previous knowledge, for children of 5-7 years.



The book combines historical artwork with short, easy-to-read text suitable for less experienced readers. With a clean, fresh design, clear captions and index, the book is incredibly user-friendly. Young readers will find out all about Guy Fawkes and his fellow plotters and the events leading up to the intended night of the plot.

Young children experience many confusing emotions in their early years and I feel Bullied looks at what it means and feels like to be bullied in light-hearted but ultimately reassuring way. This picture books examines how and why people are bullied, illustrates scenarios of people bullying and being bullied, and the best way to deal with it with age-appropriate content.

Ideal for home or the classroom, this book contains notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children deal with bullying.

Filled with colourful illustrations by the every-popular, award-winning illustrator Mike Gordon.

This classic picture book explains to young children why it’s good to be a responsible person. From keeping their room tidy, making their own bed to looking after younger siblings and pets and taking care of their possessions, like their PE kit.

This book is part of a series called Values, which helps children to develop their own value system and make responsible decisions. Notes for parents and teachers show how ideas in the books can be used as starting points for further discussion at home and in the classroom or in assemblies.

Other titles in the Values series: Learning About Respect and Learning About Honesty

This classic picture book, illustrated by the award-winning artist Mike Gordon, explains to young children what it means to be a respectful member of society and the importance of having respect for other people’s needs. It suggests ways of doing this, such as giving up your seat in a public place so that an elderly person can sit down.

It encourages children to think about what respect means to them and looks at why it is important to have respect for library books, rules, animals, public places, as well as the concept of self-respect.

This book is part of a series called Values, which helps children to develop their own value system and make responsible decisions. Notes for parents and teachers show how ideas in the books can be used as starting points for further discussion at home and in the classroom or in school assemblies.

Other titles in the Values series: Taking Responsibility and Learning About Honesty

This book explains how the war started, what it was about and who it involved. It describes the major battles and looks at what life was like for the soldiers in the trenches, the pilots in the air, the sailors at sea and the civilians back home.



Written in the lively style common to this series, the author deals with this difficult subject in a sensitive and skilful manner, introducing humour only where appropriate. With black line illustrations throughout.

This classic picture book, illustrated by award-winning Mike Gordon, helps young children with feelings of anxiety and worry they may feel in their early years. From feeling left out when playing with friends, taking a test, or speaking in a school assembly, to a stay in hospital or seeing other family members worry during anxious times, this book suggests ways that can help children put their worries into perspective.

This book is part of the Your Feelings series, which examines feelings in an amusing but ultimately reassuring way. Each book contains notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children deal with their emotions.

Other titles in the series: I Feel Bullied and It’s Not Fair

Young children experience many confusing emotions in their early years and I feel Frightened looks at the emotions of bring scared and frightened, in light-hearted but ultimately reassuring way. This picture book examines how and why people get frightened, illustrates scenarios of people being frightened and scared, and the best way to deal with it with age-appropriate content.

Ideal for home or the classroom, this book contains notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children cope when they are frightened.

Filled with colourful illustrations by the every-popular, award-winning illustrator Mike Gordon.

Young children experience many confusing emotions in their early years and I feel Angry looks at the emotion anger, in light-hearted but ultimately reassuring way. This picture book examines how and why people get angry, illustrates scenarios of people behaving angrily, and the best way to deal with it with age-appropriate content.

Ideal for home or the classroom, this book contains notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children deal with anger.

Filled with colourful illustrations by the every-popular, award-winning illustrator Mike Gordon.

Young children experience many confusing emotions in their early years and I feel Jealous looks at the emotion jealousy, in light-hearted but ultimately reassuring way. This picture book examines how and why people get jealous, illustrates scenarios of people behaving in a jealous way, and the best way tocope with it with age-appropriate content.

Ideal for home or the classroom, this book contains notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children deal with jealousy.

Filled with colourful illustrations by the every-popular, award-winning illustrator Mike Gordon.

Young children experience many confusing emotions in their early years and I feel Sad looks at sadness, in light-hearted but ultimately reassuring way. This picture book examines how and why people feel sad, illustrates scenarios of people feeling sad and upset, and the best way to deal with it with age-appropriate content.

Ideal for home or the classroom, this book contains notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children deal with being sad.

Filled with colourful illustrations by the every-popular, award-winning illustrator Mike Gordon.

These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.

A baby seagull and its mother follow the epic journey of a drop of water from cloud to rain, river, bath, sewer, sea and back to cloud, in this accessible guide to the water cycle for young children. Beautifully illustrated, it makes a simple and enchanting introduction to one of the basic cycles in nature.

These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.

These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.

These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.