A fascinating book about the vehicles that have shaped our world, with stunning colour illustrations on every page. From Viking longships to solar-powered aeroplanes, our world has been changed by the pioneering development of many incredible vehicles. Take a journey through time to discover how these 50 ground-breaking inventions changed the world and how they might even shape our future...
A brilliantly funny story of what happens when a galactic princess moves in next door and almost brings about the end of the world. Can Niki and Gavin sort out the alien despots (aka Nikis Mum and Dad) and save the planet? Possibly. Will they become friends along the way? Doubtful...<br />Exciting new fiction from the bestselling, award-winning author of My Brother is a Superhero.
Visually gorgeous and with a genuinely engaging hide-and-seek narrative, this is a stunning new title in an exciting multi-sensory board book series. Children will adore the friendly animals with their high-contrast collage artwork, decorative foil highlights, and signature animal noises, and the tiny creatures to find behind tuggable felt flaps on each spread, plus the surprise mirror at the end!
A beautifully strange story about how mysteries buried in the past can set fire to the lives of the present Wren lives in an ancient castle in the mountains near the sea. Her mother is busy inventing things, and her father is busy disapproving. The castle contains a mystery and as Wren is drawn further into it, she realises the answer lies in the basement, home to the last dragon in the land
It's Christmas time and Pip and Posy are busy decorating the tree with candy sticks, and biscuits, and a beautiful sugar star. But the strange thing is that, every time Posy goes out of the room, when she returns, there's one less decoration on the tree. Eventually, there are NO decorations left AT ALL. A charming and funny new Pip and Posy story about the problems caused by telling fibs.
This lavishly illustrated collection of 366 animal poems one for every day of the year ranges from unforgettable classics to contemporary works from around the world, including poetry in translation. Britta Teckentrups breathtaking illustrations bring together all the richness and wonder of the animal kingdom, making this anthology a perfect gift that will be treasured by generations.
Die abwechslungsreichen Beschäftigungsideen in diesem Buch laden zur Achtsamkeit ein und lassen dich zur Ruhe kommen. Hier kannst du ausmalen, rätseln, fantastische Welten kreieren sowie erfahren, warum Schlaf wichtig ist, Umarmungen Stress reduzieren oder manche Gerüche beruhigend wirken.
The extraordinary coming-of-age novel about life, love, war and magic - Maisie Dobbs meets <i>The Magicians</i> (with a helping of Terry Pratchett!)<br>
A hilarious new picture book from author of The Suitcase, Chris Naylor-Ballesteros - with neon ink throughout! Frank and Bert are the best of friends and they LOVE to play hide and seek.
Crow is very pleased with herself. She's found a delicious piece of cheese. Along comes Fox. He sees the cheese and he wants that cheese! But how will get he get it? Find out in this humorous retelling of the classic Aesop's Fable.
A thrilling, unputdownable debut, with extraordinary twists and incredible action. Alex can steal time; so far, 15 seconds and the most. Alex and his father are forced to flee their home to escape a brutal government, beginning a life-threatening journey across Europe. When they are separated before reaching Britain, Alex finds himself alone, with only his extraordinary gift to keep him alive.
Adventure to 12 incredible and diverse habitats, from the dense rainforest of the Amazon to the snowy Arctic. Find out how the people, plants and animals who live in these incredible places have learnt to survive, pick up top tips for your own explorations, and discover what you can do to help protect these amazing environments for the future in this beautiful and bright fully illustrated book.
A compelling puzzle adventure story with breathtaking artwork, fascinating facts about ancient Egypt and a fold-out guide at the back of the book which explains how to read hieroglyphs and has an easy-to-use hieroglyphic dictionary. This is the perfect book for children who love history and hair-raising adventures. They will enjoy immersing themselves in ancient Egypt and taking part in the story.
Introduce little ones to the joy of nursery rhymes with bright, beautiful artwork and easy-to-lift card flaps revealing a hidden surprise on every page! Featuring 14 favourite rhymes to read together - and a QR code to scan with rhymes to listen to and sing along with - this gorgeous gift book will be treasured forever and reached for time and time again.
Everyone is busy on Christmas Street! Who's baking gingerbread? Who's wrapping presents? And who's that coming down the chimney? Read the rhyming story, lift the festive flaps, learn the alphabet and seasonal words and, when you're finished, flip the book and have fun with the snowy play-scene on the reverse! A charming Christmas alphabet book that little ones will return to again and again.