Category Archives: Travel Guides

Being Miss Nobody

… I am Miss Nobody.Rosalind hates her new secondary school. She`s the weird girl who doesn`t talk. The Mute-ant. And it`s easy to pick on someone who can`t fight back. So Rosalind starts a blog – Miss Nobody; a place to speak up, a place where she has a voice. But there`s a problem…Is Miss

Jemima Small Versus the Universe

Jemima Small is funny and smart. She knows a lot of things. Like the fact that she`s made of 206 bones, over 600 muscles and trillions of cells. What she doesn`t know is how that can be true and yet she can still sometimes feel like nothing… Or how being made to join the school`s

The Rose Muddle Mysteries: The Amber Pendant

When Rose Muddle is plucked from the workhouse to become a maid in a grand mansion, she discovers that her new mistress has secret plans for her – plans which involve a strange amber pendant with extraordinary powers.But fearsome enemies lurk in the shadows, intent on finding the mysterious pendant. As the shadows begin to

Big Book of Dinosaurs

From the mighty brachiosaurus to the fearsome tyrannosaurus, children will love discovering the biggest and most powerful dinosaurs that ever walked the Earth (and some of the smallest too). Open the huge fold-out pages to show some of the longest, heaviest and most terrifying dinosaurs with measurements and facts about when they lived.

Usborne Jigsaw with a Book: Under the Sea

This delightful book and jigsaw boxset will keep children entertained for hours. It contains a 100-piece jigsaw of a vibrant under-the-sea scene for children to assemble, as well as a 24-page picture puzzle book in which kids can discover an array of colourful creatures beneath the waves.

Fingerprint Activities Christmas

This activity book with seven coloured ink pads is full of pictures to complete with festive fingerprinting, including decorating a Christmas tree and Christmas stockings, gingerbread men and wintry snow scenes. Simple instructions show how to use different fingers to make different shapes to print reindeer, birds, snowmen and lots more.

Baby`s Very First Nature Sounds Playbook

Babies will love looking at the bright pictures, listening to the sounds, lifting the flaps and running their fingers over the touch-feely patches in this delightful book. They can match the sound buttons to the pictures to hear gentle music and ten different animal sounds, including an owl hooting, bees buzzing and a frog croaking.

Explorers Sticker Book

Stanfords Children`s Book of the Month January 2017Join Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Captain James Cook and other intrepid explorers on their epic journeys of discovery in this entertaining sticker book. Each scene includes fascinating facts about the explorers and the places they discovered. With over 400 stickers, this activity book will keep children busy

The Adventures Of King Arthur

With Britain facing chaos, the mysterious Merlin takes the infant Prince Arthur into hiding. Years later, the young boy discovers that he is the country`s rightful ruler. Together, King Arthur and his brave Knights of the Round Table must fight to keep his kingdom intact…Expect swords, sorcery and epic quests in this action-packed graphic novel.

Pho Chimp With A Limp

Cheeky Chimp has a limp’ฆ or does he? Follow his extremely tall tale as he explains why he cannot possibly help Cheetah. This fun story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, features simple text and wonderful illustrations by David Semple. It`s ideal for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves.

1000 Things in Nature

A beautifully illustrated reference book containing 1000 things found in nature, from familiar bugs and flowers to exotic birds of paradise and fascinatingly weird undersea creatures. Children can pore over categories such as `In a jungle`, `Ice and snow` and `Fossils, rocks and gems` to marvel at the incredible diversity of the natural world.

First Sticker Book Fruit and Vegetables

Discover how a seed grows into a fruit, learn why a tomato isn`t a vegetable and lots more in this fascinating introduction to how food grows. With over 150 stickers to decorate colourful scenes including a greenhouse, farmers` market and vegetable garden, this delightful book is sure to fascinate and help young children learn about

Wipe Clean Space Activities

Spot the differences between space suits, find shooting stars, join the dots on a space station and much more in this out-of-this-world activity book. The activities are designed to help young children develop their counting, observation and pen control skills, and the durable wipe-clean pages mean the book can be enjoyed again and again.

Wipe-clean Travel Activities

Young children need plenty of practice in pen-control – an essential skill they must learn before starting to form letters and numbers. This fun activity book is full of travel-themed activities, encouraging children to join the dots, spot differences, solve mazes and trace the dotted lines with the special pen provided, then wipe clean and

Big Picture Book Dinosaurs

Discover the dazzling world of dinosaurs, brought to life in this stylishly illustrated picture book. Colourful images of a world long past and a quirky approach make a well-trodden topic fresh. From old favourites like Stegosaurus to new discoveries like Zhenyuanlong, budding palaeontologists will be inspired by these beautifully realised images.

Story Writer`s Ideas Journal

This write-in activity book combines story prompts, writing tips and inspiring quotes from well-known authors, with tips on developing a plot, inventing characters, writing dialogue and setting the scene. There are blank pages to write your own stories and jot down ideas, plus an elastic closure to keep it all together.

See Inside New York City

Take a tour of the fabulous city of New York with this beautifully illustrated book with over 80 flaps to lift. Compare the heights of world-famous skyscrapers, look around leafy Central Park, visit Grand Central station, dazzling Times Square and much more. Includes links to specially selected websites for more information.

Politics for Beginners

What is an election? Who gets to be Prime Minister or President? What does immigration mean? This essential introduction to politics for children answers all these questions and many more. Topics debated include capitalism, socialism and nationalism, terrorism, voting systems, free speech and human rights.

Little Children`s Puzzle Pad

An entertaining activity pad jam-packed with simple word, number and picture puzzles for little children to enjoy while developing vital skills in reading, writing, counting and observation. Activities include mazes, puzzles, word searches, spot the differences and more. Answers for the puzzles are included at the back of the book.

Flags Of The World To Colour

Discover the national flag of every independent country in the world in this fascinating colouring book. Grouped by continent, there are maps matching each flag to its country, information on flag colours and symbols and black and white flags and coats of arms to colour. With internet links to carefully selected websites to find out