Age 7-11

This volume provides an accessible and comprehensive guide to both World War I and II. The text is supported by original war photographs, newspaper headlines, illustrations, diagrams and maps. The subject of war is sensitively handled but at the same time the text provides vital information about weapons, tactics, people’s struggle for survival – plus the price of victory.

This title covers the the fundamentals of science as it looks in detail at planet Earth, the Universe and the animal kingdom. This book is an accessible guide and introduction to the world of science.

This concise book will guide you chronologically through key events in world history. More than 2000 bulleted facts are accompanied by hundreds of illustrations, diagrams and maps.

This brilliant new series is bursting with fantastic information, detailed illustrations and stunning photographs. Readers will be taken on a journey beneath the waves and find out why some fish glow in the dark, explore rock pools and sand dunes, and learn how people can help to save endangered coral.

This highly successful series is now available in paperback. Each title presents the reader with action-packed text and amazing facts and statistics on a wide variety of science and technological topics and is illustrated in colour throughout. A grid system gives each square of the books a unique co-ordinate, making it possible to direct the young scientist to any related articles with precision. The books include child-friendly websites that are a great way to learn more, both at home and at school. Subjects include space, plants, planet Earth, the human body, animal life, inventions, how things work and great scientists.

Lavishly illustrated throughout, this title provides children with masses of knowledge about different types of warriors that have entered battlefields throughout history. Each numbered fact acts as a benchmark, and as children read they can clearly chart their progress. Cartoons, quizzes, fun facts and projects are scattered throughout and actively encourage reading and learning.

Every page of this superb title is crammed with stunning colour illustrations. Introducing a huge range of subjects in fascinating detail, Junior Visual Dictionary features an encyclopedic range of objects, each with detailed annotation. Covering hundreds of topics from atoms to zebras, the subjects are colour-coded to provide younger readers with a fascinating wealth of knowledge in an easily accessible format. Packed with cutaway views and amazing diagrams, and with a comprehensive index for easy navigation, children will find Junior Visual Dictionary a fantastic way to expand their vocabulary and broaden their knowledge.

Building on the success of Nature Detectives’ Handbook, this title is the ultimate tree identification guide. The introduction pages explore trees through the seasons, how to plant a tree and the Woodland Trust’s ‘Ancient Tree Hunt’ campaign. A factfile for each species gives vital statistics, including height, location and flowering and fruiting times. Children are encouraged to take photos, make notes and use the stickers to record their sightings.

This definitive reference volume is an amazing factfile bursting with information. Split into eight sections, it provides a detailed guide to key topics such as Space, Earth and Arts and Culture. Top features include visual factfiles, charts, world records, bizarre facts and top tens.

Each book has more than ten fables, all imaginatively retold as well as containing brilliant illustrations by a selection of talented artists alongside classic, well-known fables that children will love.

Each book has more than ten fables, all imaginatively retold as well as containing brilliant illustrations by a selection of talented artists alongside classic, well-known fables that children will love.

Each book in this fiendishly frightening collection will thrill, chill and thoroughly entertain young readers. Classic stories with a creepy twist, as well as a host of lesser-known tales, have been imaginatively retold for children and beautifully illustrated.