An utterly enchanting, eerie novel that sits alongside The Children of Green Knowe and Moondial, and has been described as the very best time-travel novel for children. Illustrated by John Broadley – shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year. When Penelope visits an ancient...
An enchanting and heart-warming story between a father and son, that will make you want to reach for stars. Joe wants to find a way to the stars. With the help of his dad, he builds a ladder, a tower, even a rocket to go...
‘One of the literary greats of the 20th century’ Margaret AtwoodThe first book of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The island of Gont is a land famous for wizards. Of these, some say the greatest –...
Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury exposes the dark underbelly of new AI technology in this gripping thriller. Freya desperately wants to be a famous influencer, like her former best friend, Hye-jin, but no matter what she does, her posts flop. Until Freya’s stepdad arrives home...
“Immersive, funny, clever…I couldn’t put it down!” A.F. Steadman, author of the Skandar series”This book is incredible!” B.B. Alston, author of Amari and the Night Brothers “A spellbinding story of empowerment and liberation.” Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good...
Pedro is getting used to the thrilling life of the Adventuremice. But one stormy night, he finds something he’s only ever dreamed of seeing: a real, live mermouse! This little mermouse is lost, and Pedro and the Adventuremice need to get him safely home. They...
The Frost Fair is coming! But when a surprise snowfall puts the mice’s plans at risk, it’s up to Pedro and the team to save the Fair and bring joy to the town! Guaranteed to warm hearts everywhere.
Little Pedro has an out-of-this-world adventure!The heroic Adventuremice have been summoned by an inventor-mouse! Millie’s Uncle Bernie has built a spaceship and he wants the brave and clever Adventuremice to fly it. BOOM! Pedro and his friends blast into outer space, where they become the...
Meet Pedro. He’s tiny, but while looking for a BIG adventure he is rescued by the ADVENTUREMICE – a brave, determined team who keep all the Mouse Islands safe from harm. Pedro’s dream is to show he’s heroic enough to join their ranks. And he...
The spookiest time of the year calls for a treasure hunt! So when the Adventuremice hear about ghostly goings-on at sea, they try to get to the bottom of the mystery of old Captain Cheesebeard and his ancient treasure hoard!
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series – stories so exciting you won’t believe they’re all true’His mind was clear. It was time to go east. Time to march into Asia, to confront the Persians and to meet his...
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series – stories so exciting you won’t believe they’re all trueBorn into the richest dynasty in the world, young Cleopatra has always dreamed of glory and empire. And when she defeats her brother...
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series – stories so exciting you won’t believe they’re all true Prepare to meet the most terrifying raiders the world has ever known, as historian Dominic Sandbrook plunges us back into the thrilling...
Enter a fearsome battle across the seas with the latest instalment in the hit children’s history series The world is at war, and oceans have become battlefields. Napoleon Bonaparte, tyrant of France, has crushed one country after another. Now his cruel eyes are fixed on...
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series – stories so exciting you won’t believe they’re all true’An invisible tremor ran through the Aztecs on the rooftops, a breathless gasp of excitement. On the edge of the city the drummers...
*A Children’s Book of the Year 2021 as chosen by The Times and Daily Mail*Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series – stories so exciting you won’t believe they’re all true’The whistles blew, the cheers went up, and thousands...
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series – stories so exciting you won’t believe they’re all truePrepare to enter the most dramatic conflict the world has ever seen, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a spine-tingling, heart-stopping adventure....
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series – stories so exciting you won’t believe they’re all true’Winter has come; and in a far distant land, a warrior queen is expecting a child…’Step through these pages into the Tudor world:...
Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Giraffe has a long neck. Once upon a time, Giraffe’s neck was quite short. Until the hartebeests wouldn’t share their lunch, so Giraffe had to STRETCH to reach the juiciest leaves! A vibrant animal adventure...
Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Hippo has no fur! Once upon a time, Hippo had lots and lots of hair. Until, one very hot day, a SPARK from the campfire catches the end of her hairy tail!A vibrant animal adventure...
Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Lion roars! Once upon a time, Lion hardly made any sound at all. Until he bit off more than he could chew with a prickly porcupine and found his ROAR!A vibrant animal adventure perfect for...
nspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Zebra has stripes! Once upon a time, Zebra was white all over. Until he went HEAD-TO-HEAD with a big, angry baboon and became the stripy zebra we know today!A vibrant animal adventure perfect for curious...
Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Elephant has a long trunk!Once upon a time, Elephant had a short stumpy nose. Until he had a TUG-OF-WAR with a hungry crocodile that lasted for hours and hours!A vibrant animal adventure perfect for curious...
New threats, new foes . . . and a new partner?! Your favourite feline secret agent is back for a new adventure!Agent 9 is back in action at the Super-Secret Spy Service, and it couldn’t come at a better time. The next assignment? Stopping the...
Join Agent Arthur’s mission in this Usborne Puzzle Adventure book. Arthur is the newest recruit to the Action Agency. This mission finds him crash-landing into a jungle filled with danger. He needs your help to solve a series of brain-teasing puzzles to outwit a gang...
Agent Asha is back in the third instalment of this action-packed spy adventure series, combining STEM with exciting adventures to engage young readers in coding and critical thinking. Top-secret Children’s Spy Agency recruit Asha Joshi has gone undercover to investigate teenage tech billionaire Shelly Belly....
rom John Patrick Green, the creator of the side-splitting InvestiGators series, comes Agents of S.U.I.T. – the first in a full colour, laugh-out-loud graphic novel series perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey!Meet Cilantro the Chameleon! Newly appointed Agent of S.U.I.T!*Cilantro finally has a chance...
From John Patrick Green, the creator of the side-splitting InvestiGators series, comes Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse the second in a full colour, laugh-out-loud graphic novel series perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey!Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case...
There’s nothing quite like “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. Described by “The Times” on its first publication in 1865 as ‘an excellent piece of nonsense’, this inspired tale of a young girl’s adventures in a strange and magical world has gone on to become one of...
A sparkling magical debut, set in a fantastical Egypt full of flying carpets and mythical creatures! At home in Cairo, an unexpected gift arrives for Aliya, promising to grant her greatest wish, to know more about her lost parents. To her surprise, she’s whisked off...
Next stop: bedtime! This winning combination of things that go and bedtime is perfect for getting your little ones ready to sleep. All aboard the bedtime bus!All aboard the bedtime bus!Come along and yawn with us!We’re all aboard the bedtime bus!Ding! Ding! Ding! Join the...
A beautifully illustrated introduction to childhood concepts by beloved Kate Greenaway medal-winning illustrator. In this classic collection by Kate Greenaway-winning author, Shirley Hughes, Katie and her little brother Olly are having a wonderful time learning about the world around them. From counting in the park...
* Winner of the Children’s Africana Book Awards 2024*An outstanding YA novel of family love, loss, and life lived between two cultures, by an astonishing, super-stylish new voice. ‘I’m going to tell you exactly how everything happened. Baba always says, Mati mwana’ngu, I love a...
Book 1 in a razor-sharp YA crime romantasy series for fans of Cassandra Clare. Sage is an ordinary girl and a werewolf, moving between worlds, desperate to make sense of her life. When her supernatural friend, Lucy, is found murdered in the human domain, she’s determined to...
Did you know that a river can be a home, a road or even a treasure keeper…?Explore all of the amazing things that a river can be with this fantastic interactive book. From travelling by boat and the role rivers play in the environment to...
What can you carry? A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you made? A hope or a dream? This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the precious things we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. Best of all,...
Asta the cat is on a mission: to be the greatest racer her neighbourhood has ever seen. She needs to show those alley cats who the real slow pokes are! And what better opportunity than the Kibble Hill Rally?Using a bit of ingenuity and a...
An irresistible coming-of-age YA from the inimitable Meg Rosoff, this is the tale of 48 chaotic and unforgettable hours in the heat of the scorching Parisian sun. With his train home set to leave in a matter of minutes, Callum is forced to confront an...
‘Enchanting and heart-lifting.’ Sophie Anderson’Bursts with glimmering magic.’ Jasbinder Bilan’Magical and empowering.’ G M Linton’A magical, cosy, spellbinding treat!’ Kieran Larwood’The perfect mix of heart and magic.’ Rachel FaturotiWhen 11-year-old Alyssa is forced to spend the summer holiday with her mum’s family, who she’s never...
Award-winning scientist and BBC broadcaster Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is here to answer all the questions curious kids will ever have about the Universe. How long would it take me to fly to a star? What would happen if I fell inside a black hole?...
The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations series that began with Amari and the Night Brothers! Perfect for readers aged 8+ and fans of Skandar, Percy Jackson, Nevermoor and Men in Black. “Amari is magical!” — Angie Thomas,...
Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations trilogy, soon to be a major movie starring Marsai Martin. Perfect for 8+ fans...
Welcome to Asia! Discover the incredible history and diversity of Asia in all its splendour, with this stunningly illustrated and fact-filled encyclopedia. We dive deep into this vast and epic continent, looking at its incredible past, its fascinating present, and its exciting future. Amazing Asia celebrates...
With over a million copies sold this classic story of Grace, her Ma and Nana is a timeless classic of courage and determination, loved and cherished by children the world over. Grace was a girl who loved stories. She didn’t mind if they were read...
A beautiful field guide featuring notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 rocks, minerals, and gemsA compact version of DK’s bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Rocks and Minerals is perfect for young geologists aged 7-9 for taking on the go. Children can marvel...
Inventive illustrations and an empowering story combine to introduce young readers to the world of engineering, creative thinking and problem-solving. Zara is curious about everything! Travelling around the city with her gran, she sees all kinds of fascinating things. How do roller coasters do loop-the-loops?...
From the campfire to the digital rumour mill, urban legends have flourished wherever we tell stories. Whether once true, sprouted from half remembered facts or entirely fictional, we have scrutinised these legends for centuries. This book will ferry you across a river of uncanny tales,...
Would you rather row a Roman vessel or be a chariot racer? Eat stuffed dormice or parrot heads? Only you can decide! Adventure into the fascinating world of ancient Rome with this new Would You Rather book! Packed with fun situations, this book is the...
Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer. July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her...
Did you know that beavers have orange teeth? Or that some monkeys floss their teeth using bird feathers? Or that one species of bird can walk underwater? Or that alligators stay underwater for longer by swallowing rocks? Or that sea otters use rocks to crack...
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