Did you know that mammoths and pharaohs walked the earth at the same time? Or that over 30 types of gladiators fought in ancient Rome? This fascinating book is filled with 100 historical facts, bright, infographic-style illustrations, a glossary and index. There are also links to specially selected websites with video clips and more information.
Whether at home or at school, morning or night, we all eat food. This book provides a wonderful insight to every aspect of food from farming to cooking, nutrition to tasting. Find out what colour carrots used to be, what the last meal served on the Titanic was and which spice is more expensive than gold in this quirky, fact-packed information book.
Find out who the tallest person is, how we wake up in the morning and what makes us blush in this superb introduction to the human body. A great book to answers the how's and why's of inquisitive young minds. With quirky illustrations and clear and comprehensible text, children can pore over the vast information provided all day or dip in and out of it as they please.
Space is a huge topic, but this friendly book breaks it down into bite-sized chunks, making it an accessible introduction for anyone who wants to find out about this fascinating subject. Highly illustrated, in a pictorial, 'infographics' style, with snippets of information about all aspects of Space exploration and the science of the Universe.
Science is a huge topic, but this friendly book breaks it down into bite-sized chunks, making it an accessible introduction for anyone who wants to find out about this fascinating subject. Highly illustrated, in a pictorial, 'infographics' style, with snippets of information about all aspects of science from particle physics to genes and DNA.
This robust board book introduces very small children to the fun and function of getting around. Cheerful illustrations of trains, planes and automobiles are combined with simple new words to learn, and intriguing peep-through holes on every page.
A lively picture word book to help very young children build their vocabulary. Playful illustrations combine with the simplest text, as children are introduced to zebras, lions, crocodiles and seals. Peep-through holes on every page will fascinate young readers.
Follow the step-by-step ideas to fill the spaces in the book with flutteringfairies and prancing unicorns. There's no need to buy paints or inks, just usethe seven bright colours on the inkpad attached to the back cover.
Are you ready to do the dinosaur dance?
Search for the elusive little penguin by peeping through the holes. Little penguin is hiding! Children will love searching for the penguin by peeping through the holes in this endearingly illustrated book. Each time they turn the page, what they thought was the penguin turns out to be something else, until finally they find it at the end.
Five colourful fairies swim through the pages in this popular title in the That's not my... series. Babies and toddlers will love exploring the smooth, bumpy and shiny touchy-feely tactile patches, as well as spotting the familiar little white mouse.
You'd better not tickle that polar bear, because it just might growl if you do! Little children won't be able to resist tickling the adorable touchy-feely animals to hear the animal sounds in this unique novelty book. Alongside the polar bear there's a walrus, a seal and a puffin, followed by a musical finale guaranteed to get everyone dancing.
Enter the fairytale world of genies and magic in this delightful new addition to the Peep Inside a Fairy Tale series. Aladdin is a poor boy, but by trusting his instincts, and with a little luck, he achieves his heart's desire. Delicately cut holes in the pages entice the reader through Aladdin's adventure, with flaps revealing magical transformations.
Children can discover the magic of Beethoven by pressing the buttons in this delightfully illustrated novelty book. The animal orchestra travel from place to place, playing different pieces of Beethoven's music and telling us a little bit about the composer's extraordinary life. This is a perfect introduction to one of the greatest composers of all time.
Falling in love wasn't part of the plan. Eliza Quan fully expects to be voted the next editor-in-chief of her school paper. She works hard, she respects the facts, and she has the most experience.Len DiMartile is an injured star baseball player who seems to have joined the paper just to have something to do. Naturally, the staff picks Len to be their next leader.
Discover the mysterious selkies of the Scottish seas and the haunting Philippine tale of the curse of Sirena. Meet the merman from China whose tears turn to pearls and Hans Christian Anderson's brave little mermaid, pursuing her dream. These nine stories, beautifully illustrated and full of wonder, will whisk you from the bottom of the Arabian sea to rivers, deep in the Trinidadian rainforest.
Meet monsters, ogres and giants - plus a very grumpy troll - from all over the world. Ten entertaining stories include a female Jack climbing the beanstalk, a lonely ogre and a brave little tailor whose adventure begins with some annoying flies and a pot of jam.
This engaging and delightfully illustrated word book helps children boost their vocabulary and develop their speaking skills. A thousand really useful everyday words, carefully matched with detailed and amusing pictures, provide lots to spot and talk about. There are also QR codes to scan so you can listen to all the words read by a British English speaker.
A fun counting book with rhyming text and big flaps to lift. Buzz, buzz, buzz. What can that be? Can you find one buzzy bee?' Little children can learn to count to 10 by lifting the flaps of this appealing board book to find one bee, two croaking frogs, three splashing fish and many more animals.There's a little surprise at the end of the book with encouragement to count back down from 10 to zero.
Nee naw, nee naw! The fire engine is here to save the day. Peep into the cab, roll out the hoses and slide out the ladder to find out how it works. Truck-obsessed toddlers will love all the details to spot, flaps to lift and holes to peep through.An exciting introduction to some of the people who help us.