Alix Wood

This high-interest read takes kids on a fascinating expedition into the worlds of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These life forms may be small, but without these microscopic superheroes, life on Earth would not exist! Readers will meet some weird and wonderful microbial species, they will investigate the human microbial biome, they will learn how microbes are essential to ecosystems everywhere, and they will discover how microbes are helping our planet from “eating” unwanted plastic waste to fighting climate change. Stunning 3D realistic artwork and scanning electron microscope images support the science-packed text that includes lots of laughs and some cool superhero references.

Embark on a fascinating flight into the worlds of honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees. These tiny creatures may be small, but without these buzzing superheroes, humans could not exist on Earth. Readers will meet some unusual bee species, discover how bees pollinate many of the crops we eat, see up close how a bee makes honey, and peer into a bees'' nest to explore their life cycles. Stunning photos, 3D realistic artwork, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images support the science-packed text that includes lots of laughs and some cool superhero references.

In this fact-packed, non-fiction title, young readers will join fuel tanker drivers on the road as they make deliveries to petrol stations. Driving a fuel tanker that carries enough liquid to fill 125 bathtubs is a skilful job. And when that liquid could catch fire and explode, there are lots of safety rules that every driver must follow. Readers will discover what it’s like to drive a fuel tanker and how the drivers use long, heavy hoses to fill up huge, underground tanks with fuel. Packed with photos, this book is perfect for supporting work about the jobs people do.

In this book, meet the people who drive milk tankers and learn all about their trucks and how they do this important and highly skilled job. Sit behind the wheel of a tanker as the driver navigates along narrow tracks to visit farms. Discover how computers and a miniature onboard laboratory are used by the driver to test the milk’s quality. And join the driver as they unload at a vast plant where milk is packaged into cartons or made into cheese and yoghurt. Filled with detailed photos, this book is perfect for introducing newly fluent readers to non-fiction reading.

What is it like to operate and drive a huge concrete mixer truck? In this book, readers will meet the men and women who drive concrete mixers and deliver this essential substance to construction sites. They will learn about the machinery that perfectly mixes rocky material, sand, cement, water and other substances in the truck’s giant drum. They will also see how the concrete mixture is pumped from the truck to where it is needed during the building of roads and other structures. Filled with photos, this book is a fascinating read for all truck and young non-fiction fans.

They’re big. They’re tough. And when rocks, sand, gravel, or dirt need moving, they’re the perfect truck for the job! In this book, readers will discover all about dumper trucks and the men and women who drive them. They will join dumper truck drivers as they visit quarries to collect materials, make deliveries to construction sites, and work in partnership with diggers to remove huge quantities of soil from an area of land where a new motorway is being constructed. Filled with photos, this book is a fascinating read for all truck fans and for students who enjoy factual books.

Without the men and women who drive huge car transporters, there would be no new cars or vans on the road! In this book, car and truck fans will discover all about car transporters and how they work. Readers will spend time with a car transporter driver as they load up new cars, drive them across the country, and deliver them to their excited new owners. This engaging and high-interest introduction to non-fiction reading is also perfect for supporting social studies topics such as “The Jobs People Do” and “People in Our Communities Who Help Us.”