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A Fun, Colourful Maths Activity Book for Ages 7-9Give your child a maths confidence-boost with this vibrant, hands-on activity book designed to make real-world learning fun. Designed for children aged 7-9, it turns everyday situations - like cooking, sport, shopping, birthday parties and daily routines - into engaging maths challenges. What’s InsideNumber writing and number-order puzzlesSeek-and-find counting activitiesShopping and mental-arithmetic gamesPattern-spotting and problem-solving tasksFull-colour, joyful illustrations by Elina BraslinaThis fun-packed activity book is based on lyrics by mathematician and musician Tom Lehrer and shows children that maths is useful, interesting and truly everywhere. A perfect choice for parents looking for playful, meaningful maths practice at home. Award-Winning Companion TitleThat’s Mathematics was chosen as a Best Book for Year 1 by Books for Topics and shortlisted for both The Week Junior Book Awards and the SLA Information Book Award.

Meet Rex and his dinosaur crew – they’re here to help with everyday toddler challenges!Rex is a spirited, curious little dinosaur with four older friends who are a guiding influence in his life. In Not Sleepy, Rex sets out to discover how his friends get to sleep. One by one they show him how to brush his teeth, enjoy a relaxing bath, find (and use) his own pee-pee tree and snuggle down with a good book. Enter Big T, Rex’s grandpa and hero, to put sleepy Rex to bed and as he does he reminds Rex that we all need sleep, so we can power up for another day of play!Packed with interactive fun – lift-the-flaps, and 'opening eye' pop, and a big pop-up ending - Not Sleepy keeps toddlers aged 2 to 4 engaged while gently encouraging positive behaviours. The text has rhyme and repetition, playful dialogue and familiar themes, which make it a book you’ll enjoy reading together again and again. Encourages a good bedtime routineBuilds emotional confidence and independenceInteractive features keep toddlers engagedIdeal for shared reading and learning through playWhether you’re finding it hard to settle at night or just want a joyful story to enjoy at bedtimes, Not Sleepy makes bedtime easier to talk about - and a whole lot more fun.

Meet Rex and his dinosaur crew – they’re here to help with everyday toddler challenges!Rex is a spirited, curious little dinosaur with four older friends who are a guiding influence in his life. In Big Like You, Rex sets out to discover how he can become as big, strong, fast and smart as his pals. One by one they explain that eating their favourite superfoods might be the answer. He won’t find out unless he tries them, so he does. Enter Big T, Rex’s grandpa and hero, who is always a source of encouragement and love. He reminds Rex that if he continues to eat well, he might just become as magnificent as his grandpa! Packed with interactive fun – lift-the-flaps, and 'opening eye' pop, and a big pop-up ending - Big Like You keeps toddlers aged 2 to 4 engaged while gently encouraging positive behaviours. The text has rhyme and repetition, playful dialogue and familiar themes, which make it a book you’ll enjoy reading together again and again. Encourages healthy eating habitsBuilds emotional confidence and independenceInteractive features keep toddlers engagedIdeal for shared reading and learning through playWhether you’re dealing with a picky eater or just want a joyful story to enjoy at mealtimes, Big Like You makes healthy habits easier to talk about - and a whole lot more fun.

BABY LOOK! is a novelty board book that aims to grab a baby''s attention and keep it. It introduces first words and concepts in a fun and engaging way, inviting babies to touch the book, spin the wheel, move the sliders, say the words, pull funny faces in the mirror, or imitate animals. Every page-turn reveals something new to learn, from colours to counting, animals to actions, emotions to parts of the body. It''s a baby book to grow up with through each developmental phase, making it an enjoyable and long-lasting gift for children from 10 months to 3 years old.This internationally successful Baby Sensory series is bright, bold and built for babies, with strong embedded materials and thick board pages that will endure lots of enthusiastic handling. Other titles in the series are BABY SAYS, a touch-and-say book with bumpy pages, finger trails, flaps and tabs and BABY''S FIRST 100 WORDS, with big, sturdy flaps and fun surprises, and page tabs for easy page turning.Printed on FSC paper from sustainable forests. Tested and conforms to British and EU toy safety standards as safe for all ages.

Unfold a world of discovery with this fascinating, science-packed story with a giant fold-out map and I-Spy gameSmall, Shiny Dung Beetle tells the extraordinary life-cycle story of a female dung beetle, a small creature with unusual eating habits and super-strength. It begins with her finding a mate on a fresh pile of elephant poo, a common dating site for a dung beetle. She then works with her mate to roll away and bury the perfect dung ball in preparation for babies. Her story involves fights, theft, navigation by the stars, and a lot of determination and hard work, before laying her eggs and sealing the burrow. Just like butterflies, her babies go through three stages of metamorphosis, eating the dung their mother has provided until they are ready to emerge as fully-grown beetles.The main text is written for emerging readers with short sentences and uncomplicated vocabulary. There are lots of additional facts for confident readers, touching on fascinating science topics, such as parts of an insect, food chains, migration and grassland habitats.At the back of the book there is a giant fold-out map of Africa and a fun I-Spy game to take children back into the book to find the African animals.For educators, the story offers a fascinating insight into the important role that decomposers and recyclers play in an ecosystem. Dung beetles are on every continent except Antarctica and are a natural way for livestock farmers to keep their fields and livestock healthy without the use of chemicals, which can find their way into our food chain.A brilliant addition to any home or school library with lots of detail that will be returned to again and again.This is the sixth book in the Start Small, Think Big series of science-based picture books, each focusing on a different life cycle, habitat and region of the world, with online activity sheets to support children''s learning both inside and outside the classroom.Ideal for 5 to 8 year olds and perfect for any home or school library.

**Longlisted for the SLA Information Book Awards 2025**Meet the planets and discover why Earth is so special in this heart-warming story about our solar system.Somewhere in our vast universe floats a little blue dot. This dot is Earth and she is surrounded by lots of impressive planets – Saturn with his ice-crystal rings and 146 moons, fiery Mars with his huge storms and volcanoes, bright and beautiful Venus...Earth feels small and insignificant, until the other planets tell her why she is the envy of them all. And then another little voice, very close by, has something important to say.A Little Blue Dot is a story packed full of scientific information about the planets in our solar system and space exploration. Told by the planets themselves and charmingly illustrated, this reassuring story will be a hit with readers big and small.

**Books for Topics Recommended Reads - 50 Best Books for Year 2 (Children Aged 6-7)**Unfold a world of discovery with this fascinating, science-packed story with a giant fold-out.Small Sparkling Raindrop tells the never-ending story of a raindrop as it falls from a cloud, becomes part of a river system, from small mountain stream to the giant Mekong river in southeast Asia, before evaporating back into the clouds. When it returns to Earth again, it ends up in a glass of drinking water and a completely different journey is about to begin.The text has two reading levels. The main story is written in the first person and is easy to read for beginners. The additional caption text is for confident readers, rich with information. The giant fold-out will delight and fascinate every child, with its illustrated water cycle, map of the world''s major rivers and the I-Spy game taking them back into the book to find the Asian animals.For educators, the story touches on many primary science topics, such as the weather, evaporation and the power of water and rivers. It also lays the foundation for topics around the Earth''s freshwater resources, the threat of water scarcity, the need for river dams for renewable energy, and the threats to the animals and people living downstream. A brilliant addition to any home or school library with lots of detail that will be returned to again and again. This is Book 5 in the Start Small, Think Big series of science-based picture books, each focusing on a different life cycle, habitat and region of the world, with online activity sheets to support children''s learning both inside and outside the classroom.Ideal for 5 to 8 year olds and perfect for any home or school library.Printed on FSC paper from sustainable forests.

''I shine like the Sun...I am precious like the Earth....''What better gift is there than that of self-belief and the power to shine brightly every da? ow the seeds of self-belief in your child at an early age with this transformative book of daily affirmations designed to build self-worth and confidence in young children. More than just phrases – they are the seeds that grow into beliefs that can be returned to in times of self-doubt. A child who believes they are ''mighty like the wind'' will face challenges with positivity and fearlessness.The beautiful collage artwork introduces children to the most powerful elements around them – including the Sun, the Earth, fire and water – and by asking them to repeat the accompanying affirmations, you are embedding self-esteem and a connection to the natural world. The highlight of the book is its built-in mirror to reflect your child saying the most uplifting affirmation of all: ''I love myself. I love my world. I am happy to be me!''• This is a positive tool for adults who want to impart in children a sense of self-love and love of the planet.• Low self-esteem impacts every area of a person’s life. Introducing the idea of self-talk and self-love at an early age will help to establish positive mental health and the resilience to cope with life’s challenges.• An affirmation mirror will make the phrases more impactful and the messages more powerful.

**Books for Topics Recommended Reads - 50 Best Books for Year 1 (Children Aged 5-6)**All young children are interested in the natural world and this book offers a fascinating and beautiful insight into the world of plants and their importance to us and our ecosystem.Fluffy, Flying Seed starts with a small dandelion seed being carried by the wind and landing safely in a meadow, the perfect place to grow. This is its story, how it grows, protects itself, reproduces and transforms from a bright yellow flower into a delicate white ball of fluffy, flying seeds. There are facts about germination, photosynthesis, seed dispersal, parts of a plant and food chains. The narrative progresses in a way that builds understanding and the gorgeous illustrations bring the story and the science to life.Fluffy, Flying Seed is part of the Start Small, Think Big, a series of books that sets young readers on a journey of discovery, beginning with small miracles of life and connecting them to the big picture of our natural world. The stories are easy to read and told in a warm, engaging, relatable way. At the end, there is a surprise fold-out with a world map, an illustrated lifecycle and an animal I-Spy game to take readers back into the book.Perfect to share with children 4 to 8, with two levels of text for new and more confident readers.Also in the series is Little, Brown Nut; Small, Speckled Egg; and Tiny, Floating Coral.