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Fundamental and FUN first science concepts for kids, and the great thing is: there are robots!

What is Matter? … a nature adventure! is a fun story that leads children through types of matter in everyday life. Bolt, Pixel and Jet, the super-powered robots who star in this story, learn these fundamentals of science as they spend an awesome day hiking, snacking and exploring!

In the First Steps in Science series, children are encouraged to become super scientists 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 science through 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 science 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:
First Steps in Science: What’s a Force? … a snow-day adventure!
First Steps in Science: What is Energy? … a Sports-Day adventure!
First Steps in Science: What is Matter? … a nature adventure!
First Steps in Science: What is Motion? … a cycling adventure!
First Steps in Science: What is Light? … a sunny sea-side adventure!
First Steps in Science: What is Sound? … a superstar adventure!

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.

Science topics are explored through illustrated scenes showing science in action in everyday life.

Explore scenes from everyday life that reveal the science that’s happening all around you, then find out about the science in more detail. In this book, discover a world of sound – its properties and how we hear it, how the ear works, what volume, pitch and echoes are.

Fun interactive features invite you to find further examples for yourselves in the artwork.

Part of the I See Science series, aimed at readers upwards of age five, which includes titles on Living Things, Materials, Light, Forces and Magnets, States of Matter and Sound.

A graphic novel, story-based approach to learning all about our solar system through the fun adventures of the Space Station Academy students and their teacher, Dr Bott.

Join the Space Station Academy students on their tour of Earth where they’ll whiz past volcanoes, mountains and waterfalls, learning about the planet’s core layers, and how it spins on an axis. The final stop will be a wonderful surprise for everyone!

The Space Station Academy series presents each planet and celestial object in our solar system through fun adventure stories. Gain key science learning about each planet and our solar system alongside bright illustrations, a humorous narrative and interactive activities at the back of the book. This is guaranteed to keep young minds entertained and engaged while they explore outer space.

Aimed at readers aged 7+ and book banded for children reading at level 9: Gold band.

A graphic novel, story-based approach to learning all about our solar system through the fun adventures of the Space Station Academy students and their teacher, Dr Bott.

The students are off on an expedition to Mars where they’ll uncover clues about life on the planet, learn what makes Mars red, explore volcanoes and catch up with the Mars rover that roams the planet’s crusty canyons.

The Space Station Academy series presents each planet and celestial object in our solar system through fun adventure stories. Gain key science learning about each planet and our solar system alongside bright illustrations, a humorous narrative and interactive activities at the back of the book. This is guaranteed to keep young minds entertained and engaged while they explore outer space.

Aimed at readers aged 7+ and book banded for children reading at level 10: White band.

This book helps children learn how to think scientifically with logic puzzles, challenges and activities. It encourages the reader to approach problems in a methodical way using a scietntific method, and reveals how thinking scientifically helps us to understand how the world works . As well as puzzles, the book explores the stories of scientific minds from history to help children learn from the brilliant men and women of the past.

Project Logic helps children aged 8+ to test and improve their critical thinking skills. The books boost growth mindset, as the reader is asked to challenge themselves with fun puzzles and then discover how critical thinking can help us to solve everyday problems and issues. Titles in the series:
PROVE IT! How to Think Rationally
BE CREATIVE! How to Think Outside the Box
TEST IT! How to Think Scientifically
GET IT RIGHT! How to Think Accurately

This book helps children learn how to boost their creativity with logic puzzles, challenges and activities. It encourages the reader to think outside the box, take creative risks and find new ways to do things. As well as puzzles, the book explores the stories of creative minds from history to help children learn from the brilliant men and women of the past.

Project Logic helps children aged 8+ to test and improve their critical thinking skills. The books boost growth mindset, as the reader is asked to challenge themselves with fun puzzles and then discover how critical thinking can help us to solve everyday problems and issues. Titles in the series:
PROVE IT! How to Think Rationally
BE CREATIVE! How to Think Outside the Box
TEST IT! How to Think Scientifically
GET IT RIGHT! How to Think Accurately

A graphic novel, story-based approach to learning all about our solar system through the fun adventures of the Space Station Academy students and their teacher, Dr Bott.

Join the Space Station Academy students on their expedition to Mercury where they’ll explore giant craters, dodge meteorites and find out that they can jump three times higher on this planet than on Earth!

The Space Station Academy series presents each planet and celestial object in our solar system through fun adventure stories. Gain key science learning about each planet and our solar system alongside bright illustrations, a humorous narrative and interactive activities at the back of the book. This is guaranteed to keep young minds entertained and engaged while they explore outer space.

Aimed at readers aged 7+ and book banded for children reading at level 10: White band.

Find out about the circle of life in the microhabitat of an oak tree.

Explore Ecosystems: Tree dives into the diverse wonder of the life that an oak tree supports (and is supported by). This habitat is home to birds, beetles, squirrels, spiders and more. Readers find out how this ecosystem works through the lives of these animals. It explores how tree life relies not only on other living things, but on non-living things, such as the soil, climate and wind.

The importance of balance in the natural world is a key theme – showing how animals large and tiny have an impact on their environment. The Explore Ecosystems series is a perfect introduction to habitats for readers aged 7 and up.

Titles in the series
In a Desert
In an Ocean
In a Pond
In a Rainforest
On a Savannah
In a Tree

A First Look at Asthma is a gentle introduction to what asthma is, what the symptoms are and what can be done to control it. It’s for children who have asthma or who want to understand about other people who have it.

The superb A First Look At series consists of a number of reassuring picturebooks that give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues.

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.

A First Look at Diabetes is a gentle introduction to what diabetes is, what the symptoms are and what can be done to control it.

The superb A First Look At series consists of a number of reassuring picture books that give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues.

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.

Learn all about fractions with Mo the Monster and his friends in these fun first maths books for children aged 5 and up.

Mo and his mum are going shopping today! Mo is very distracted by all the lovely things to buy (especially the cake), but manages to learn about sets, halves, thirds and quarters, and how fractions work, during his day out. But when he’s busy eating pizza with Slippery Sid, his mum disappears. Help! How can you find her Mo?

If a monster can understand maths, anyone can! Join Mo the Monster as he discovers the basic principles of maths, from what a fraction is, to what 3D shapes are to how to multiply BIG numbers. Along the way, Mo is kept focused (monsters are notoriously easily distracted) with the help of simple, clearly presented information, plenty of questions to answer and lots of maths puzzles and activities.

The funny, colourful illustrations offer lots of scope for humour and interest to keep children engaged while they learn. Aimed at readers aged 5+.

Titles in the series: Addition & Subtraction/Geometry/Division/Fractions/Measuring/Multiplication

Contents:
One half
Find half of a set
Mixed numbers
One quarter
Quarter turns
Halves and quarters
Thirds
Fractions that make wholes
Greater than or less than
Fractions of small numbers
Equivalence
Tenths
Twelfths
Glossary
Answers

Learn all about division with Mo the Monster and his friends in these fun first maths books for children aged 5 and up.

Mo and his class are off to the farm today! Here Mo is going to learn all about grouping, dividing and remainders as he packs apples, herds sheep and feeds horses. But can Mo steer clear of the scary ducklings while he’s working? Fingers crossed Mo!

If a monster can understand maths, anyone can! Join Mo the Monster as he discovers the basic principles of maths, from what a fraction is, to what 3D shapes are to how to multiply BIG numbers. Along the way, Mo is kept focused (monsters are notoriously easily distracted) with the help of simple, clearly presented information, plenty of questions to answer and lots of maths puzzles and activities.

The funny, colourful illustrations offer lots of scope for humour and interest to keep children engaged while they learn. Aimed at readers aged 5+.

Titles in the series: Addition & Subtraction/Geometry/Division/Fractions/Measuring/Multiplication

Contents:
Group into 2s
Share between 2
Divide by 2
Group into 5s
Divide by 5
Divide by 10
Using times tables
Arrays
Remainders
Divide by 3
Missing numbers
Division problems
Division patterns
Glossary
Answers

Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!

This high-interest series for children aged 9-11 sorts the facts from the fakes. From the human body and dinosaurs to history and science, each statement is proved right or wrong, and accompanied by eye-popping graphics that bring each subject to life!

Prepare to be surprised and amazed by these sometimes strange, but always fascinating, truths.

In Fact or Fake: The Truth About Planet Earth, will you separate the facts from the fakes?:

Is it true that our planet is radioactive?

Is Antarctica really the coldest place on Earth?

A day is 24 hours long, or is it?

The North Pole is moving. Is that fact or fake?

Eye-catching illustration, quirky fonts and clever design treatment make this an appealing and unputdownable high interest leisure read for children aged 9+

Other titles in the series:

The Truth about the Human Body
The Truth about Science
The Truth about History
The Truth about Space
The Truth about Animals
The Truth about Planet Earth
The Truth about Dinosaurs
The Truth about Sports
The Truth about Inventions
The Truth about Survival Skills

Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts!

This high-interest series for children aged 9-11 sorts the facts from the fakes. From the human body and dinosaurs to history and science, each statement is proved right or wrong, and accompanied by eye-popping graphics that bring each subject to life!

Prepare to be surprised and amazed by these sometimes strange, but always fascinating, truths.

In Fact or Fake: The Truth About History, will you separate the facts from the fakes?:

Did Charles Darwin really like to eat the animals he discovered?

Did the Vikings wear horned helmets?

Did the Hundred Years’ War last 100 years?

Was Alexander the Great buried alive?

Eye-catching illustration, quirky fonts and clever design treatment make this an appealing and unputdownable high interest leisure read for children aged 9+

Other titles in the series:

The Truth about the Human Body
The Truth about Science
The Truth about History
The Truth about Space
The Truth about Animals
The Truth about Planet Earth
The Truth about Dinosaurs
The Truth about Sports
The Truth about Inventions
The Truth about Survival Skills

In simple and reassuring terms, this entertaining book explores for young children aged approximately 4 – 8 what it means to be honest, why it is important, and what the consequences might be for those who are dishonest.

Children are shown that although being honest can be hard sometimes, it is worth it. Everyone likes people who speak the truth and keep their word. Kids learn that when we all practise being honest, the world becomes a fairer and happier place to live in.

Discussion boxes offer an adult opportunities to discuss the issues directly with their child audience. Charmingly clear illustrations give readers immediate access to complex situations and feelings and provide further stimulus for discussion. Notes for teachers and parents, plus suggested further resources, help adults to make the most of the learning opportunities inherent in the book.

Written by a trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by a very experienced children’s book artist, this is part of an acclaimed and successful series of picture-book non-fiction for Early Years.

In simple and reassuring terms, this entertaining book explores for young children aged 4 – 7 what it means to be polite, why it is important and what the consequences might be for those who are impolite.

The superb A First Look At series consists of a number of reassuring picture books that give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues.

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 non-fiction storybook for children aged 5+ introduces the natural world and explains concepts such as adaptation and germination through a lyrical narrative. It looks at an amazing array of plants from all around the world and the wonderful ways in which different seeds reach their own patch of earth.

In 2013, following the shock resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, a little-known cardinal from Argentina was elected Pope. Jorge Bergoglio became the first Jesuit Pope, the first Pope from the Americas, the first Pope from the southern hemisphere and the first non-European Pope in over 1,000 years. But what is the background of this extraordinary man? And how did he go from Argentinian nightclub bouncer to Pope Francis, the leader of one of the most widely-practised religions in the world.

The Pope looks at his remarkable story, and how, as Pope Francis, he has become such a popular and widely-celebrated leader. His humility, and his concern for the poor are examined, along with his views on the issues facing the Catholic Church.

The Catholic faith, and the role it plays in the lives of people around the world, is explained, as is the Church’s place in the 21st century.

Some of the more complex terms and processes of the Church, for example the way in which a pope is elected, are explained in separate boxes on each spread.

Cricket is a game steeped in history and tradition. But it is also one of the most exciting, and rapidly changing, sports in the world. New, fast-paced, forms of the game such as the IPL have attracted a younger fan base, and sponsorship deals and increased media coverage mean that top cricket players are some of the best-known, highly paid, sports stars on the planet. Generation Cricket celebrates the rejuvenation of the game, giving readers a sense of the drama, action and skill involved in playing the game.

Generation Cricket: Players and Skills looks at everything involved in playing cricket, from batting, fielding and bowling to scoring, equipment and the pitch. The rules of the game, including the ever-complex LBW law, are explained, along with how runs are made, and the numerous ways a player can be ‘out’.

The book also looks at some of the key people involved in a cricket match, including the umpire, wicket keeper and captain. Different bowling and batting techniques, from seam, swing and spin bowling to cover drives and hook shots, are also explained.

Star Player features provide information about the men and women at the top of the sport both now and in the past, including Sachin Tendulkar, Ashton Agar, Charlotte Edwards, Kevin Pietersen and Muttiah Muralitheran.

A comprehensive guide to the players, skills and tactics involved in a game of cricket, Generation Cricket: Players and Skills is ideal for cricket lovers aged 9 and above, either for project work or simply as a great leisure read.

Using readily available, seasonally related materials, this series is packed full of fun crafts for special occasions. The projects are explained in easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, and are perfect for teachers looking for original ideas as well as time-poor parents. In 10 Minute Crafts: Mother’s and Father’s Day, children can learn how to make pop-up cards, trinket boxes and photo frames, along with lots of other great Mother’s and Father’s day gift ideas.

Celebrate Halloween with easy, fun and exciting crafts! In easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction it shows children how to snip, stick and sprinkle their way through the festive season, and make some brilliant decorations and gifts along the way.

Learn how to make Halloween decorations such as a clay pumpkin, spookily brilliant zombie finger puppets and a black cat lantern, plus lots more amazing Halloween ideas!

Using readily available, seasonally related materials, the 10 Minute Crafts series is packed full of fun crafts for special occasions. The perfect tool for teachers looking for original ideas as well as parents looking for fun ways to keep kids entertained.

Using readily available, seasonally related materials, this series is packed full of fun crafts for special occasions. The projects are explained in easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, and are perfect for teachers looking for original ideas as well as time-poor parents. In 10 Minute Crafts: Easter, children can learn how to make an Easter bonnet, fluffy Easter chicks, a sparkling shower hanging and cute bunny egg cups for their Easter eggs, along with lots of other great Easter crafts for kids.

Do you know what job you want to do? Thinking about what you enjoy most at school can help you work out
which career path to follow, as the skills required for art are transferable to many different careers. Each book in this series gives details of 12 jobs, including the personal characteristics and qualifi cations you will need, a job description and a comment from a professional. For example, if you are good at art you will have technical and creative skills. You might also be able to communicate thoughts, moods and ideas in innovative ways. These qualities will help you if you want to be an:
illustrator art conservator fashion designer art teacher photographer graphic designer arts development officer curator advertising art director architect art therapist or artist.
Get an idea of a range of art-related occupations and find out how to follow the career you want. The earlier you check out your options, the better prepared you will be to put your art skills to good use as you earn a living in the future.