Category Archives: Travel Guides
Imagine – John Lennon, Yoko Ono Lennon, Amnesty International illustrated by Jean Jullien
`Never have we all, child and grown-up child, needed this more, the words and the song in our hearts, lifting our spirits, giving us hope, and determination too to find the road to understanding, conciliation and peace.` – Michael Morpurgo `lovely to read to your child during these troubled times` – Children`s Book of the
The Woods
Here are the woods. The woods are home to three foxes on a hunt for rabbits. Three foxes that don`t realise someone might be following them… From the author of The Cave, this is a fantastically funny cat-and-mouse (or fox-and-rabbit) story with a not-so-fluffy twist. The foxes follow some helpful signs over the tallest trees,
The Lost Book of Adventure: from the Notebooks of the Unknown Adventurer
Shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award`s Children`s Travel Book of the YearA facsimile edition of the tattered notebooks of the Unknown Adventurer, this love letter to the wild details everything you need to know about how to live and thrive in nature, from the principles of treehouse building to wilderness first aid.
Slide Surprise: Who`s Hiding?
Who is hiding in the jungle? Slide the tab to make your favourite animals appear! `Slide Surprise` is a vibrant new series of board books using innovative sliding mechanisms to create fun, interactive stories about subjects young children identify with. Follow the friendly monkey through the jungle and to the ocean to find animal friends
Little Faces It`s Party Time for Penguin
It`s party time for penguin and all the other arctic animals! Watch as the frosty critters have fun playing party games. But whose party is it really? Exciting paper technology meets playful storytelling in this stunning board book that`s sure to captivate younger children. Simply by turning the page, the clever Venetian paper engineering causes
Little Faces What Is Fox Up To?
Fox is up to something, but what could it be? The other woodland animals watch as fox sneaks and creeps through the trees, but in the end, her surprise is not what they thought! This sweet story about a fox with a purpose has a satisfying twist at the end, and a moral message that
Lights on Cotton Rock
An out-of-this-world picture book from David Litchfield, the best-selling author of `The Bear and the Piano` and `Grandad’s Secret Giant`. Heather is a little girl who wants to go to Outer Space, where the stars sparkle with magic and wonder. When a spaceship lands at Cotton Rock, it seems that all of her dreams have
The Story of Life: A First Book about Evolution
At first, nothing lived on Earth. It was a noisy, hot, scary place. Choking gas exploded from volcanoes and oceans of lava bubbled around the globe…Then in the deep, dark ocean, something amazing happened.This is an exciting and dramatic story about how life began and developed on Planet Earth, written especially for younger children. The
Emmeline Pankhurst
In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. As a child, Emmeline Pankhurst was shocked at the inequality of men and women that she saw all around her.
The Ultimate Guide to Surviving in the Wild
An absorbing, fast-paced and comprehensive guide to surviving in the wild, with a particular focus on the animals you might encounter – and want to avoid! – while you`re there. Whether you`re lost in the mountains, stranded in the desert, or adrift at sea, if you`ve read this book, you might just have a fighting
Pirates Magnified: With a 3x Magnifying Glass
Explore the lives of 10 real pirates and learn about life on the high seas with this book that comes with your very own magnifying glass. Spot more than 200 pirate-themed items in each eye-boggling illustration, and learn about navigation, sea-faring and life above (and below) deck in this book packed with authentic detail and
Life on Earth: Things That Go
When was the wheel invented? How fast is a bullet train? What makes a car go? Find out in this interactive book with 100 questions and answers, and 70 lift-flaps to explore.Lift the flaps to look inside a car`s engine, learn about farm machines, find out about aircraft, see the fastest vehicles, and take a
A World Full of Animal Stories: 50 Favourite Animal Folk Tales, Myths and Legends
Shortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.Travel the world with 50 best-loved tales, featuring creatures big and small. This beautifully-illustrated collection of classic stories brings together favourite animal-themed fables, myths and legends including The Three Little Pigs, The Ugly Duckling, Why the Swallow`s Tail is Forked and the story of Ananse and the
Life on Earth: Planet Earth
Why do volcanoes erupt?Where is the tallest mountain?How does the weather work?Find out in this interactive book with 100 questions and answers, and 70 lift-the-flaps to explore.Lift the flaps to discover Planet Earth`s place in space, look at the seven continents, learn about earth`s magnetic field, find out about the water cycle, see the world`s
Illumanatomy
An anatomy lesson like no other! Look inside the human body with the magic three-colour lens and x-ray from head to toe to discover how your body works. Use the red lens to reveal the skeleton, the green to see the muscles working, and x-ray your organs with the blue lens to find out what
Ella Fitzgerald
Irish Times: “The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well… The language and structure is simple enough for young readers, while a biographical timeline at the end of each book offers greater historical complexity” Meet Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most influential jazz singers of all time! New in the Little
Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
Meet 52 icons of colour from the past and present in this celebration of inspirational achievement – from figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, to cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. Strong, courageous, talented and diverse, these extraordinary men
Expedition: Adventures into Uncharted Territory
There are still dark corners of our planet that are yet to be explored. In this remarkable book, Steve Backshall offers an unflinching account of his adventures into these uncharted territories around the globe, in search of world firsts. Each location brings its own epic challenges – whether it`s the first climb of an arctic
Expedition: Adventures into Undiscovered Worlds
Shine a light into the unknownThere are still dark corners of our planet that are yet to be explored. In this remarkable book, Steve Backshall offers an unflinching account of his adventures into these uncharted territories around the globe, in search of world firsts. Each location brings its own epic challenges – whether it`s the
Made In Scotland: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
Legendary comic and national treasure Billy Connolly returns to his roots, reflecting on his life, his homeland and what it means – then and now – to be Scottish.`Where do you come from? It`s one of the most basic human questions of all. But there is another question, which might sound a wee bit similar
