Age 7-11

Slither into the extraordinary world of snakes and find out incredible facts about these cold-blooded predators. Find out why some pythons change colour, how rattlesnakes scare their enemies and why cobras dance!

Three, two, one, lift off! Blast your way into space and take a trip around the Universe! Discover all the secrets of our solar system and become an expert on space.

Go behind enemy lines and find out amazing facts about the intriguing world of special forces! Discover the origins of modern special forces, learn about training and equipment, and get the inside story on famous operations.

Discover how we measure acceleration, why heavy things are hard to speed up, and who first broke the sound barrier. Full of facts about plenty of speedy things from super-speedy animals to hypersonic planes!

This book will help children discover why these eight-legged mini-beasts inspire fear in many people and what it is that makes these fascinating creatures supreme predators.

Go undercover and find out incredible facts about the perilous world of espionage! Get the inside scoop on intelligence agencies, find out about amazing gadgets and learn how to create your own secret codes.

Travel back to the Cretaceous and come face to face with one of the most powerful predators ever to have roamed the Earth. Read all about the T rex’s anatomy, find out how it killed its prey, and discover where in the world the biggest and most complete fossil specimens have been found.

Ride out along the Wild West trail and experience life on the American frontier! Read about Native American peoples and pioneers, learn how to pan for gold and take a closer look at cowboys, sheriffs and notorious outlaws.

Find out what makes vampires so fascinating, work out how to spot them and most importantly, this book will tell you how to keep them at bay!

Learn which animals have the most ferocious and dangerous forms of venom in this book, perfect for kids with an adventurous side! Expert advice explains how to avoid attack and reveals how poisonous predators kill their prey.

Discover fascinating facts about Queen Victoria’s reign and the rise of the British Empire and what it was really like to be a child of the Industrial Revolution!

Become an expert on the Norsemen of Scandinavia and discover how the Vikings became expert traders, explorers and settlers and unravel fascinating facts about their gods!