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Cities
Discover great cities of the world with this beautifully illustrated book and learn about amazing places and landmarks around the globe.From Tokyo to Rio de Janeiro, Paris to New York – journey through sixteen different cities in this stunning hardback, packed with gorgeous illustrations and phenomenal facts.This incredible book, next in the series from the author of NATURE, is a treasure-trove of landmarks and fascinating discoveries and can be enjoyed time and time again. The perfect gift for the curious, lovers of travel, architecture, food, geography, or for children and families who simply love to learn about the world!
An Invitation to the Ballet Theatre
Grab your very own VIP access pass and enter the wonderful world of the ballet theatre. Have you ever wondered how ballet dancers stay strong and avoid injury? Or how the magical scenes on stage are created by the set department? Step behind the scenes of the ballet theatre with your very own access-all-areas invitation to find out.Discover how stunning costumes are designed and see the thousands of shoes stored in the shoe room. Watch the dancers put on dramatic makeup, elaborate wigs and headdresses to create their characters. Discover the magic and wonder of performance night as the dancers prepare to dance Swan Lake. As you turn the pages you''ll read the stories of other famous ballets such as The Nutcracker and The Firebird.With beautifully intricate illustrations, you''ll discover more wonderful details each time you return.
101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up (Revised Edition)
Discover new books, document your favorites, learn fun facts about books and authors, and develop a lifelong reading habit.101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up (Revised Edition) is the ultimate reading guide for kids ages 4 to 12+, packed with 101 kid-friendly book recommendations and interactive features to inspire young readers. This revised edition includes diverse voices and graphic novels and reflects current educational trends, making it a modern and inclusive reading guide for young readers today. From classics like Where the Wild Things Are, Beezus and Ramona, and The Phantom Tollbooth to newer favorites such as Big, New Kid, and Brown Girl Dreaming, this inspiring guide covers every stage of a young reader’s journey. Designed as an engaging journal, this book allows you to document your reading journey by noting which books you’ve read, why you love them, and how you rate each one. Each book entry includes:Brief description and quote: Provides insight into the book’s story, theme, and style.Engaging illustrations: Feature characters or key elements from each book.“Did you know?” facts: Fun tidbits about the book or author to spark curiosity.“What to read next?”: Recommendations to help you find more books you’ll love.Interactive rating and note space: A place for you to rate and write about your experience with each book.Organized by book format (picture books, early readers, chapter books, and more) and cross-indexed by subjects like fairy tales, fantasy, sports, and nonfiction, 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up promotes family reading time and encourages lifelong reading habits.
Little Word Seekers: In the Ocean
This bright, busy and brilliant book is packed with 120 first ocean words for kids getting started on their reading journey. Beautifully illustrated, full-color scenes bring awesome sea creatures and underwater worlds to life, including favorite fish, sneaky sharks, wonderful whales, and more! There''s so much to spot on every page, with a search-and-find format to help kid''s put learning into practice. And that''s not all! There are extra puzzles, mazes, and fun questions along the way to keep little ones entertained for hours. ? 11 beautifully illustrated scenes to inspire kids'' imaginations. ? Search-and-find words, to put learning into practice. ? Awesome puzzles and mazes to keep kids entertained and engaged. ? Designed to improve reading and observation skills, and to be great fun too! Discover what life is like in the ocean, explore the wonders of nature, and become a Little Word Seeker! 120 First Ocean Words is a book to cherish and return to again and again!
The Usborne Childrens Encyclopedia
A fact-packed introduction to a wide variety of topics, including History, Nature, How People Live and How Things Work. Full of extraordinary photographs, detailed diagrams and plenty of illustrations. Engaging text and clear explanations of what can be complex subjects. Also includes amazing facts about animals, Earth and space, and detailed maps and flags of the world.
Chapters in this book include:
- Our World
- Animals and plants
- How your body works
- History
- How people live
- Science
- How things work
- Space
- Maps of the world
- Flags of the world
Exploring Pluto
Calling all budding astronauts and space scientists! Prepare to blast-off on a journey through space with this guide to Pluto and other dwarf planets found in the solar system. Learn about why scientists don’t consider Pluto a planet anymore, what the Kuiper Belt is, what a dwarf planet is in the first place – and so much more! Packed with full-colour photographs, awesome graphics, and fun, bite-sized facts, Exploring Pluto is perfect for young explorers wanting the latest news about the celestial objects that call our solar system home. Buckle up and get ready for lift-off! A book to inspire the astrobiologists of the future!
Raising the Roof
<p><b>Composer and broadcaster Jack Pepper introduces the world of classical music - and its colourful characters - as you've never seen it before... LET'S ROCK!</b><br><br>Take a tour of musical history, and learn your timbre from your tempo, your tuba from your cello and your symphony from your concerto. Rub shoulders with 20 great composers - including child prodigy Mozart, pioneering musician Florence Price and film score composer Hans Zimmer - and find out what it really takes to write a timeless classical hit!<br><br>Listen as you read, using the playlist inside, with over 40 classical pieces covering 1,000 years of music. The story doesn't stop here, as Classical continues to influence music today and future sounds. <br><br>Informal, funny and written with infectious enthusiasm, this book is sure to inspire the budding composer in every reader and open up this dazzling world of music to new fans.</p>
Could Genes Allow Us to Live Forever?
It?s a big question?how do genes make us who we are?Genes are fascinating, as are geneticists who study them! They may be tiny, but the things genes can tell us about our identities are remarkable! Check out . . . The surprising amount of DNA we share with other species (did you know we share 90% of our DNA with mice?) How DNA is passed down through generations, making us a jigsaw of the people that came before us The exciting role genetic research plays in finding life-saving cures . . . and so much moreBeautifully bound with stunning illustrations, The Big Questions Answered is a narrative nonfiction series and complete young science resource in one, with QR codes to download free teacher and parent resources and kids'' packs. Start a lifelong interest in science?it can change the world!
Marvellous Animal Homes
Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside nests, dens, hives, burrows and other animal homes? Deep underground, high up in the mountains and way down at the bottom of the sea, animals make extraordinary homes in surprising places and in ingenious ways. Use the magic lens to look inside these clever constructions and discover all the amazing ways animals make themselves at home in their habitat. Take a tour inside termite mounds and squirrel dreys, bat tents and bee hives, bear dens and tarantula burrows. Explore a whole world of Marvellous Animal Homes!
Young Science Seekers: Why Does it Get Dark at Night?
Inquisitive kids will enjoy uncovering fun facts about light and sound. With easy-to-read text and full-colour photographs, young readers will explore fascinating facts about how light and sound work, why it gets dark at night, where light comes from, what makes sounds loud or quiet, and more! Perfect for young readers, this book sparks curiosity and offers a soft introduction to get them started. One of the books in the Stepping Into Science series where kids can take their first steps in science. It encourages young scientists to ask questions and seek answers about everything that’s around them.
The Mighty Mechanics’ Book of Space
Get ready for an exciting new journey into space!This book takes young readers on an adventure beyond Earth to discover the incredible machines that make space travel possible. Join our friendly mechanics as they explore the fascinating world of rockets, spacecraft, and satellites! Learn how these amazing machines blast off into the sky, the technology behind the fastest spacecraft ever built, and what makes them work. Get ready to uncover . . . How rockets lift off and defy gravity The science behind building a spacecraft What astronauts experience in space The incredible satellites orbiting our planet Packed with striking photographs, colorful graphics, and cutting-edge, fun facts, this book sparks curiosity about the machinery that helps us explore the universe. Perfect for young explorers, it encourages a love of science and engineering. Buckle up for a fantastic ride!
Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World
Following her first book of questions, Everything Under the Sun, award-winning podcast host Molly Oldfield once again delights readers with this new, beautifully illustrated book answering 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world.
How were rollerskates invented?
How do boats float?
Do snails go upside down?
Where is the happiest place in the world?
Find out the answers to these curious questions from children from all around the globe.
Ponder about why we daydream with author and illustrator, Lauren Child. Find out if people can mind read with magician, Derren Brown. Learn about everything from wormholes in spacetime to how frogs jump with expert scientists.
Illustrated by talented, international artists: Folasade Adeshida, Neil Badenhorst, Belinda Chen, Sophie Escavy Lim, Marta Antelo, Fernando Martin, Juliana Eigner, Andrés Landazabal, Henry Rancourt, Francesca Tiley, Daniel Gray-Barnett, Meg Rennie
Create! How to unleash your creative superpowers
Our world is powered by creative people. And the good news is: you''re one of them!This book is here to show you how to use your creative superpowers to solve tricky problems and to love what you make in life. Inside, you''ll find pages exploding with awesome, out-of-the-box jobs that you''ve probably never even heard of. Plus, loads of cool exercises to explore your own creativity through different lenses.Want to carve giant statues for movies? Create jokes for world-class comedians? Design football kits or ball gowns or space-ports?Meet a creative cast of 50 artistic experts who do these things every single day! Who says growing up has to be boring?!
University of Cambridge: Build Your Own Solar System
A creative and beautiful introduction to the universe around us, published in collaboration with the University of Cambridge. Discover the wonders of our Solar System, then build your very own 3D planets!Explore fascinating text and stunning illustrations across pages covering everything from stars and asteroids to galaxies and black holes! Then turn to the back of the book to find 10 pages of press-out planets and the Sun that can be slotted together, hung up and displayed. Written with expert consultation from Dr Matthew Bothwell, Cambridge University Institute of Astronomy. Includes a QR code linking to helpful videos showing how to assemble each planet!
Did Life Come From the Sun?
It?s a big question?did life come from the sun?The sun is not just a brilliant star; it holds secrets about the start of life on earth and beyond! Discover how heliophysicists study the sun and learn . . . How the sun shapes ecosystems and supports life on earth What will happen when the sun eventually runs out of fuel How the sun may be key to finding alien life in outer space . . . and so much moreBeautifully bound with stunning illustrations, The Big Questions Answered is a narrative nonfiction series and complete young science resource in one, with QR codes to download free teacher and parent resources and kids'' packs. Start a lifelong interest in science?it can change the world!
Exploring Venus
Calling all budding astronauts and space scientists! Prepare to blast-off on a journey through space with this guide to Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system. Check out the latest news, why it is so hot, why it spins backwards, why humans will never likely walk on its surface – and so much more! Packed with full-colour photographs, awesome graphics, and fun, bite-sized facts, Exploring the Sun is perfect for young explorers wanting to learn more about the celestial objects that call our solar system home. A book to inspire the astrobiologists of the future!
TEN Children Who Changed The World
THE DEBUT CHILDREN''S BOOK FROM AWARD-WINNING AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND ACTOR PATERSON JOSEPH.MEET THE TEN ... Goddaughter to the Queen of England. Human rights activist. Librarian and author. Former slave . . . These ten inspiring children grew up in a time when slavery was still legal in most of the world and people who looked like them weren''t expected to become important. But they did! The ten all went on to change the world through their acts of rebellion, bravery and adventure that helped secure their freedom and the freedom of so many from slavery.But how did these inspirational people change the world? To answer that, we''ll have to go back in time and met the ten aged ten, where their stories truly began . . .· Meet Seaman William Brown, real name unknown, who''s love of adventure finds her sneaking aboard a British Royal Navy ship disguised as a man to explore the world beyond Grenada. · Get to know Ira Frederick Aldridge as he joins the Free African Americans School in New York and discovers his love of performing. · Celebrate Billy Sancho''s tenth birthday around the corner from Downing Street, London. Little does he know that he will become the first black librarian.· Return to Africa with Omoba Ina (know as Sara Forbes Bonetta), who has been sent to Sierra Leone by her godmother Queen Victoria, to become a missionary. Discover the untold stories of these remarkable children as well as Phillis Wheatley, Ira Frederick Aldridge, Dido Elizabeth Belle, John Edmonstone, William Cuffay, and Mary Prince Daniels. From Wonka actor and award-winning author of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho, Paterson Joseph.
Young Science Seekers: Why Don't Worms Have Legs?
Inquisitive kids will enjoy uncovering fun facts about animals interacting in nature in Why Don’t Worms Have Legs?. With easy-to-read text and stunning full-colour photographs, young readers can explore fascinating facts about wiggly worms, creepy spiders, snails, and more! Science is made fun and engaging as kids discover the answers to cool questions such as why gardeners love ladybugs, how spiders spin their webs, and how snails move. Part of the Stepping Into Science series, this book is the perfect first step for curious, young scientists.
Comic Strip Myths: Norse Myths, Monsters and Viking Voyages
<p><b>The Norse myths are some of the oldest and most famous stories ever told. This captivating comic book collection is a perfect introduction to a magical world - containing six tales full of gods, dragons, dwarves and giants.</b><br><br>Readers will discover how Odin created the world from the body of a giant, meet the mischievous trickster Loki, and learn how Thor came to possess his mighty hammer. There are colourful information spreads too, packed with fascinating information about Viking explorers, dramatic funerals and the mighty tree Yggdrasil at the centre of the Universe. Bursting with action and humour, this reimagining of the Norse myths will hook readers of all ages.</p>
