Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd

Stories in the news about natural disasters and climate change can be scary; this book will help children understand what’s going on without the drama and the fear. Packed with science, the book’s chatty, engaging text will explain to readers what’s happening, why it’s happening and what people worldwide can do to help. The book uses a question and answer format based on the questions kids really want to ask and will empower kids with the knowledge they need to spread the word and take daily positive actions to help care for our planet and its future – because the antidote to climate change anxiety is action!

This big book of 96 info-packed pages introduces young readers to all the key facts (both cute and scientific) about pets. A kitten, a puppy, a guinea pig, a fish, or even an alpaca—which pet is the one for you? Filled with animal facts and essential pet care information, this book helps young animal fans build a life-long respect for animals. The high-interest topic is perfect for introducing students to non-fiction reading. And the fantastic photos and quantity of information will have kids returning to the book again and again, making it a valuable resource for classrooms and libraries.

Perfect for learning about marine mammal lives and life cycles, this big book of 96 info-packed pages introduces kids to non-fiction reading with a fun question and answer format. Were there prehistoric whales? How do whales give birth to their calves underwater? Are dolphins smarter than humans? And much, much more! The fantastic photos and quantity of information will have kids returning to this book again and again, making it a valuable resource for classrooms and libraries.

A huge father lion lazily rolls in the hot grass, patiently allowing his cubs to bite and pounce on his tail and use his body for climbing and a game of hide-and-seek. But if another male lion or a predator comes near his pride, the powerful male won’t hesitate to attack and protect his family. Discover the life cycle of a lion cub and learn all about the important role that its father plays in raising the little animal. Filled with fascinating information and beautiful images, this book is a must-have for young children who enjoy non-fiction books about animals.

With beautiful photographs and fascinating information, this fact-packed read introduces young children to an emperor penguin father and his family. In this fun twist on the topic of animal lives and life cycles, young readers will discover how a father penguin incubates his mate’s egg. Standing on ice and snow, blasted by freezing, Antarctic winds, and having no food to eat for months, he patiently waits for his precious chick to hatch. When the great day arrives, the father penguin is ready to keep his tiny baby warm and safe from greedy, predatory seabirds.

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.

This high-interest read takes kids on a fascinating underwater dive into the world of zooplankton and phytoplankton. These living things may be small, but without these microscopic superheroes, life on Earth could not exist! Readers will meet some weird and wonderful plankton species, they will see how many marine animals begin their life cycles as plankton, they will learn how plankton are essential to all marine ecosystems and food webs, and they will discover how plankton are helping us fight climate change. Stunning photos, 3D realistic artwork, and scanning electron microscope images support the science-packed text that includes lots of laughs and some cool superhero references.

Packed with science, this title is a celebration of these chubby, eight-legged, moss dwelling, microscopic creatures that have incredible survival skills. Scientists have frozen tardigrades, boiled them, dried them, and even sent them into space with no air and extreme levels of radiation—and they survived! Discover how scientists are studying tardigrades to learn more about the origins of life on Earth and how their survival skills could be used in human medicine. Using cool, superhero references, fantastic photos, 3D artwork, and microscope imagery, this book is a high-interest, non-fiction read for fans of science, nature, and factual books.

This big book of 96 info-packed pages introduces young readers to the subject of life cycles using a Question and Answer format. The animals featured in the book include wild mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, spiders, and also familiar farm animals and pets. Understanding animal life cycles is a core science topic and this book gives students plenty of information for school projects and science lessons, while also being a high-interest read. The beautiful photos support the text, and labels, short captions, and diagrams help introduce newly fluent readers to non-fiction reading.

Calling all young shark fans and readers who enjoy factual books. This big book of 96 fact-packed pages is bursting with information about sharks, both living and extinct. Using a Q&A format, the topics range from the latest discoveries about great white sharks to uncovering the prehistoric world of Megalodon, the biggest shark that ever lived. The text is supported by stunning photos and high-quality, hyper-realistic, 3D illustrations. The combination of fantastic imagery, high-interest, accessible text and kids’ insatiable appetite for shark facts , will make this book a valuable addition to the home bookshelf, classroom and library.

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.

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.

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.

This fascinating look at the past gives young readers the chance to see moments from Britain’s history captured in photographs. From early morning steam train journeys to the coast, to homemade knitted swimming costumes and fish and chips wrapped in newspaper, this book focuses on the leisure time and holidays enjoyed by families during the first half of the 20th Century. The photos explore topics that include going to dances, elephant rides at London Zoo and hop-picking holidays in the hop gardens of Kent. Many of the topics are “living history” and the author has interviewed people who were born during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s who were delighted to share their Memories of Holidays and Having Fun for the book.

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.”