Children & Teen Non-Fiction Books

Book SynopsisFind out how to be more grown up and take responsibility with this fun guide to becoming a more confident you! Every day you have to make choices. Part of growing up is making the right choices and taking responsibility for those choices. Taking responsibility helps you to become more independent. It means you can be trusted to do what you say you will do, or what others have asked you to do. Being responsible means others can count on you.Short comic-strip stories featuring a diverse range of characters show you how to deal with different situations. Sound non-fiction advice will help you to learn best ways to become more responsible by learning how to plan, think about others feelings, be helpful, look after your belongings and others'', saying sorry when you make a mistake and looking after the environment. The consultant, Sarah Davis, is qualified in child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and provides counselling support for children, young adults and parents

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Book SynopsisWatery Planet offers young readers a clear, insightful look at Earth''s ongoing water challenges.Water makes our life on Earth possible. We need water not just to drink and keep clean, but also for agriculture, industry, transport and much, much more. But despite having an enormous amount of water on Earth, only 1 per cent of it is available for us to use and it''s at increasing risk.Watery Planet looks at the reasons behind our looming water crisis - from uneven distribution to water wastage, pollution and climate change. It explores how floods, droughts and rising sea levels are becoming a stark reality as the world warms and describes how we are adapting to these challenges. It also looks at some positive, practical solutions to our water problems and explains how we can all do our part to help save Earth''s most precious resource.Contents:A WHOLE WORLD OF WATER WE ALL NEED WATER! HOW WE GET WATER IS THERE ENOUG

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Book SynopsisKangaroo Spends Wisely offers a gentle introduction to the concept of spending money sensibly for young children.This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to the concept of not wasting money and shopping smartly. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand the concept.Kangaroo often wastes her money. She buys things she does not need or even want and things that break right away. She asks Mum for some help to make better shopping choices.The Money Matters series of picture books provide a gentle means of promoting concepts of money management, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and is also suitable for use with children in KS1 and can be used to discuss citizenship and values. Suitable for children under 5.Trade ReviewExcellent for sharing and encouraging discussion... we can all learn from the approach taken in this series. * Parents in Touch *

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Book SynopsisA fun, upbeat book that encourages kids to get into good financial habits by understanding what money is and how it worksBe a Clever Spender encourages readers to really think before they buy, to shop around and look beyond impulse buys and flashy advertising to buy only things that they will really value.Learn all about managing money with Master Your Money - a dynamic series which fosters children''s money skills and encourages their independence with sound advice and top tips.The clear information text is tailored to the young readership and recommend only safe, age-appropriate, achievable aims. It will also offer global advice on how to keep your money safe and avoid fraud, as well as explaining the importance of sharing money to help others, if and when you can.Perfect for kids aged 7 and up.

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Book SynopsisAn exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with the oceans, and looks at how climate change is changing the picture.Oceans are amazing! These huge areas of saltwater cover two-thirds of our world and are home to countless animals and plants. They offer us rich natural resources, places to work and beautiful surroundings where we can have fun, spot nature and relax. But the oceans are under threat from climate change and pollution. Find out how we can all help to look after our precious oceans, as well as enjoy them.Titles in the series:Our CitiesOur ForestsOur Oceans Our SkiesChildren''s Planet is a beautifully illustrated series of picture books that encourage children to engage with and enjoy our precious natural surroundings. Perfect for children aged 5 and up.

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Book SynopsisAn exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with the skies, and looks at how climate change is changing the picture.The skies make life on Earth possible! They give us weather, the air that we breathe, reveal the stars above us and offer a home to birds, butterflies and many other animals. But the skies and our air are under threat from climate change and pollution. Find out how we can all help to look after our precious skies, as well as enjoy them.Children''s Planet is a beautifully illustrated series of picture books that encourage children to engage with and enjoy our precious natural surroundings. Perfect for children aged 5 and up.

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Book SynopsisFind out about growing up. Discover how your body changes as it grows. Learn about what you need to help you grow.With very low level text, the All About Me series shows children aged 3-6 how to look after themselves and their physical and mental health. Questions throughout encourage children to talk about their ideas and experiences and engage children with the topic.Includes notes for teachers and carers with activities to extend the learning. Read the other titles in the series: Family, Friends, Keeping Well, My Body, My Senses.

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Book SynopsisFind out about your body. Discover all the things bodies can do. Learn about how to keep your body healthy and safe.With very low level text, the All About Me series shows children aged 3-6 how to look after themselves and their physical and mental health. Questions throughout encourage children to talk about their ideas and experiences and engage children with the topic.Includes notes for teachers and carers with activities to extend the learning.Read the other titles in the series: Family, Friends, Growing up, Keeping Well, My Senses.

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Book SynopsisFind out about your body. Discover all the things bodies can do. Learn about how to keep your body healthy and safe.With very low level text, the All About Me series shows children aged 3-6 how to look after themselves and their physical and mental health. Questions throughout encourage children to talk about their ideas and experiences and engage children with the topic.Includes notes for teachers and carers with activities to extend the learning.Read the other titles in the series: Family, Friends, Growing up, Keeping Well, My Senses.

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Book SynopsisFind out about your senses. Discover all the things your senses help you to do. Learn how you use your senses every day.With very low level text, the All About Me series shows children aged 3-6 how to look after themselves and their physical and mental health. Questions throughout encourage children to talk about their ideas and experiences and engage children with the topic.Includes notes for teachers and carers with activities to extend the learning.Read the other titles in the series: Family, Friends, Growing up, Keeping Well, My Body.

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Book SynopsisThere are many different types of family, they can be big or small. Learn about the people who make a family and how they look after each other and have fun.With very low level text, these books are simple introductions to how children can look after themselves and their physical and mental health. Questions throughout encourage children to talk about their ideas and experiences and engage children with the topic.The All About Me series helps young children to learn more about themselves, their body and their health. Read the other titles in the series: Friends, Growing up, Keeping Well, My Body, My Senses.

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Book SynopsisA funny, body-positive look at puberty for boysBoys today are learning about and going through puberty at a younger age than ever before. Don''t Panic, It''s Puberty! offers a positive, reassuring look at the main changes that they will go through during puberty both physically and emotionally - from hair sprouting in unexpected places to spots, growth spurts, tiredness and mood swings.The funny, cartoon-style illustrations keep the tone light but are anatomically accurate and show a range of real body types, encouraging inclusivity and self-acceptance. Perfect reading for children aged 8+The text and illustrations have been reviewed by a qualified medical doctor.ContentsDon''t panic!All changeGrowing up. And up. And up.You sound differentHormones behind it allA Spot of BotherHair everywhereTime for a shave?Keeping cleanLooking after your bodyCatch some Z''sDown thereFirst crusheTable of Contents 1: Don’t panic! 2: All change 3: Growing up. And up. And up. 4: You sound different 5: Hormones behind it all 6: 14 A spot of bother 7: Hair everywhere 8: Time for a shave? 9: Keeping clean 10: Looking after your body 11: Catch some Z’s 12: Down there 13: First crushes 14: Feeling moody? 15: When it all gets too much 16: Talk it out 17: Time to man up? 18: Your own pace, your own destination 19: The end of puberty 20: Puberty timeline 21: Frequently asked questions 22: Glossary 23: Index

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Book SynopsisDiscover the fascinating world of the Shang Dynasty through 99 questions and answers

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Book SynopsisDiscover the fascinating world of the Shang Dynasty through 99 questions and answersWhere did the Shang rule? Why is Fu Hao so famous? And did the Shang really invent chopsticks? Find out the answers to all these questions and many, many more in this high-interest romp through the world of the Shang Dynasty!99 Questions About... makes historical civilisations come alive with interest, humour and occasional weirdness. The core information is excellent support for curriculum topics, while the dip-in structure and light amounts of text will entice even reluctant readers who enjoy the light-hearted Horrible Histories approach to learning. The high-interest approach is complimented by a striking, two-colour design, featuring simple but eye-catching graphics.Fun reading for children aged 8 and up.Books in the series:Ancient EgyptiansAncient GreeksAztecsBeninMayaRomansShang DynastySong DynastySt

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Book SynopsisDiscover the fascinating world of Stone, Bronze and Iron Age Britain through 99 questions and answersWhen were the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages? How was Stonehenge built? And just who was Cheddar Man? Find out the answers to all these questions and many, many more in this high-interest romp through the world of ancient Britain! 99 Questions About... makes historical civilisations come alive with interest, humour and occasional weirdness. The core information is excellent support for curriculum topics, while the dip-in structure and light amounts of text will entice even reluctant readers who enjoy the light-hearted Horrible Histories approach to learning. The high-interest approach is complimented by a striking, two-colour design, featuring simple but eye-catching graphics.Fun reading for children aged 8 and up.Books in the series:Ancient EgyptiansAncient GreeksAztecsBeninMayaRomansShang Dynasty<

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Book SynopsisA History of Africa takes an in-depth look at the rich and fascinating, but often unreported, history of the African continent through the ages. From prehistoric Africa, through ancient Egypt to the African kingdoms, the slave trade, colonialism and countries'' struggles for independence, right up to the modern-day continent, this book celebrates this vast continent and its people. The text is supported by strong, striking images and will include a section on teaching Black history. Aimed at readers aged 9 and up.The author, Robin Walker, is one of the world''s leading authorities on African history. Published in 2006, his book When We Ruled is ''the most advanced historical synthesis on the history of Africa and its people'', and has established Robin as the leading authority on the topic in the English-speaking world. Robin is also the author of the prize-winning Black History Matters.Contents: African

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Book SynopsisA look at two of the biggest challenges facing our world today - war and conflict - and how we are tackling themWar and conflict have been part of the human experience for thousands of years, and take many different forms - from diplomatic cold wars to full-blown conflicts lasting many years. All wars are damaging and harmful, not only for those on the frontline, but for innocent people and children everywhere. So what can we do to make our world more peaceful?How can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world? This series seeks to answer this by exploring some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - from disease to conflict, and from the energy crisis to the plight of refugees. It explains what is already being done to meet and tackle these challenges, and explores what more could and should be done, both individually and collectively, to ensure a better future for our planet, its people and its wildlife.Taking a positive, but rTable of Contents 1: What are war and conflict? 2: How wars break out 3: Fighting wars 4: The impact on soldiers 5: The impact on civilians 6: Nuclear weapons 7: The rules of war 8: The United Nations 9: Responses to war 10: Safe zones 11: Talking peace 12: Rebuilding trust 13: A peaceful future? 14: Glossary 15: Further information 16: Index

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Book SynopsisA look at some of the biggest challenges facing our world today - war and conflict - and how we are tackling themHow can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world? This series seeks to answer this by exploring some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - from disease to conflict, and from the energy crisis to the plight of refugees. It explains what is already being done to meet and tackle these challenges, and explores what more could and should be done, both individually and collectively, to ensure a better future for our planet, its people and its wildlife.Taking a positive, but realistic perspective, this series aims to empower young readers by helping them understand these complex and troubling issues, calm their anxieties, and promote empathy and understanding for the many millions of people suffering from for example, poverty or inequality.Perfect for readers aged 9 and upTitles in the series:Climate Ch

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Book SynopsisInspiring young children to adopt positive character traits through little achievable stepsJoin Anya as she learns the importance of telling the truth and owning up to mistakes, taking little steps towards being honest and truthful with her family, friends and the new people she meets. The Little Steps series explores each positive character trait through everyday scenarios. Each book centres around one child character as they find out how their actions and the choices they make affect themselves and others. ''Little steps'' panels recap the moral message of the text and summarise the key lesson and a ''big step'' panel at the end of each section shows positive outcomes of developing emotional literacy. Relevant feelings and emotions are highlighted in the text.Perfect for readers aged 5 and up.

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Book SynopsisInspiring young children to adopt positive character traits through little achievable stepsJoin Haya as she finds out all about kindness and takes little steps towards being kind at home, with friends - with everyone!The Little Steps series explores each positive character trait through everyday scenarios. Each book centres around one child character as they find out how their actions and the choices they make affect themselves and others. ''Little steps'' panels recap the moral message of the text and summarise the key lesson and a ''big step'' panel at the end of each section shows positive outcomes of developing emotional literacy. Relevant feelings and emotions are highlighted in the text.Perfect for readers aged 5 and up.

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Book SynopsisA look at one of the biggest challenges facing our world today - inequality - and how we are tackling itWe are all unique human beings, with different talents and skills. As we go through life, our experiences shape who we are. But sometimes the different paths we take are caused by inequality - not being treated fairly, because of where we are born, our health or abilities or even the colour of our skin. And this may wrongly affect how healthy, wealthy or educated we are able to become.How can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world? This series seeks to answer this by exploring some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - from disease to conflict, and from the energy crisis to the plight of refugees. It explains what is already being done to meet and tackle these challenges, and explores what more could and should be done, both individually and collectively, to ensure a better future for our planet, its people and its wildlife.<Table of Contents 1: What is inequality? 2: Inequality of opportunity 3: Inequality between countries 4: Inequality within countries 5: The racial gap 6: The gender gap 7: The generation gap 8: The health gap 9: The tech gap 10: The super-rich 11: The effects of inequality 12: Global action 13: Even the odds 14: Glossary 15: Further information 16: Index

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Book SynopsisA look at one of the biggest challenges facing our world today - inequality - and how we are tackling itHow can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world? This series seeks to answer this by exploring some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - from disease to conflict, and from the energy crisis to the plight of refugees. It explains what is already being done to meet and tackle these challenges, and explores what more could and should be done, both individually and collectively, to ensure a better future for our planet, its people and its wildlife.Taking a positive, but realistic perspective, this series aims to empower young readers by helping them understand these complex and troubling issues, calm their anxieties, and promote empathy and understanding for the many millions of people suffering from for example, poverty or inequality.Perfect for readers aged 9 and upTitles in the series:Climate ChangeD

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Book SynopsisA look at one of the biggest challenges facing our world today - migration - and how we are tackling itHow can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world? This series seeks to answer this by exploring some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - from disease to conflict, and from the energy crisis to the plight of refugees. It explains what is already being done to meet and tackle these challenges, and explores what more could and should be done, both individually and collectively, to ensure a better future for our planet, its people and its wildlife.Taking a positive, but realistic perspective, this series aims to empower young readers by helping them understand these complex and troubling issues, calm their anxieties, and promote empathy and understanding for the many millions of people suffering from for example, poverty or inequality.Perfect for readers aged 9 and upTitles in the series:Climate ChangeDi

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Book SynopsisA look at one of the biggest challenges facing our world today - poverty - and how we are tackling it How can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world? This series seeks to answer this by exploring some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - from disease to conflict, and from the energy crisis to the plight of refugees. It explains what is already being done to meet and tackle these challenges, and explores what more could and should be done, both individually and collectively, to ensure a better future for our planet, its people and its wildlife.Taking a positive, but realistic perspective, this series aims to empower young readers by helping them understand these complex and troubling issues, calm their anxieties, and promote empathy and understanding for the many millions of people suffering from for example, poverty or inequality.Perfect for readers aged 9 and upTitles in the series:Climate ChangeDis

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Book SynopsisA look at one of the biggest challenges facing our world today - disease - and how we are tackling itHow can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world? This series seeks to answer this by exploring some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today - from disease to conflict, and from the energy crisis to the plight of refugees. It explains what is already being done to meet and tackle these challenges, and explores what more could and should be done, both individually and collectively, to ensure a better future for our planet, its people and its wildlife.Taking a positive, but realistic perspective, this series aims to empower young readers by helping them understand these complex and troubling issues, calm their anxieties, and promote empathy and understanding for the many millions of people suffering from for example, poverty or inequality.Perfect for readers aged 9 and upTitles in the series:Climate ChangeDise

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Book SynopsisGet lost in the diverse and bustling world of birds - with more to explore than you ever imagined! Which type fly at night, fly the fastest ... or can't fly at all? Learn this and more as you explore the clear portraits and facts about the bird family tree!

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Book SynopsisGet lost in the diverse and bustling world of minibeasts - with more to explore than you ever imagined! Which minibeasts swim or fly or hop? Which have the coolest camouflage, and which have the most legs (over 1,000!)? Learn this and more as you explore the clear portraits and facts about the minibeast tree of life!

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Book SynopsisPacked with fast facts about freshness and healthy hints - find out why healthy kids choose to keep clean!Find out why keeping clean is so important for staying well in body and mind. Whether you prefer a bath or a shower, this book has something for everyone: from healthy hair, ears and mouth to learning how changes in puberty will change how you keep clean. And don''t forget about clean clothes - they are also key to good hygiene!The HEALTHY KIDS series encourages children aged 9-11 to make healthy lifestyle choices with knowledge that will benefit them throughout their lives. Discover positive, practical and to-the-point advice on everything from puberty and fitness, to staying safe and keeping clean.Books in the series:Healthy Kids: Eat Healthy FoodHealthy Kids: Exercise Your Body Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself Clean Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself SafeHealthy Kids: Understand Puberty <

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Book SynopsisPacked with fast facts about freshness and healthy hints - find out why healthy kids choose to keep clean!Find out why keeping clean is so important for staying well in body and mind. Whether you prefer a bath or a shower, this book has something for everyone: from healthy hair, ears and mouth to learning how changes in puberty will change how you keep clean. And don''t forget about clean clothes - they are also key to good hygiene!The HEALTHY KIDS series encourages children aged 9-11 to make healthy lifestyle choices with knowledge that will benefit them throughout their lives. Discover positive, practical and to-the-point advice on everything from puberty and fitness, to staying safe and keeping clean.Books in the series:Healthy Kids: Eat Healthy FoodHealthy Kids: Exercise Your Body Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself Clean Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself SafeHealthy Kids: Understand Puberty <

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Book SynopsisPacked with physical facts and healthy hints - find out why healthy kids choose to understand puberty!Find out what happens to a body in puberty and why, and how these changes can affect your mental health. Whatever stage of maturity you''re facing, this book has something for everyone: from hormones and spots to emotional and relational health during puberty. And don''t forget about healthy eating - it is also key to managing puberty!The HEALTHY KIDS series encourages children aged 9-11 to make healthy lifestyle choices with knowledge that will benefit them throughout their lives. Discover positive, practical and to-the-point advice on everything from puberty and fitness, to staying safe and keeping clean.Books in the series:Healthy Kids: Eat Healthy FoodHealthy Kids: Exercise Your Body Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself Clean Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself SafeHealthy Kids: Understand Puberty

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Book SynopsisPacked with physical facts and healthy hints - find out why healthy kids choose to understand puberty!Find out what happens to a body in puberty and why, and how these changes can affect your mental health. Whatever stage of maturity you''re facing, this book has something for everyone: from hormones and spots to emotional and relational health during puberty. And don''t forget about healthy eating - it is also key to managing puberty!The HEALTHY KIDS series encourages children aged 9-11 to make healthy lifestyle choices with knowledge that will benefit them throughout their lives. Discover positive, practical and to-the-point advice on everything from puberty and fitness, to staying safe and keeping clean.Books in the series:Healthy Kids: Eat Healthy FoodHealthy Kids: Exercise Your Body Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself Clean Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself SafeHealthy Kids: Understand Puberty

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Book SynopsisTravel back in time to the ancient Greek city of Athens and find out all about ancient Greek life and culture. Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination contains an explanation of what took part in these areas, as well as a look at important artefacts found there providing a bigger picture of life in the past. Typical travel guide notes include, ''best time to visit'', ''what to eat'' and ''where to stay''. Perfect for the KS2 history curriculum.

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Book SynopsisStep back in time to discover life in London during the reign of Queen Victoria with this handy time travel guidebookTravel back in time to Victorian London and find out all about life and culture there. Get ready to visit a cotton mill, drink coffee in one of new coffee houses and watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace! Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination contains an explanation of what took part in these areas, as well as a look at important artefacts found there providing a bigger picture of life in the past. Typical travel guide notes include, ''best time to visit'', ''what to eat'' and ''where to stay''. Perfect for the KS2 history curriculum, and for readers aged 7 and up.Contents:LondonPutting London on the mapOut and aboutVictorian homesChristmasThe East EndStroll along the riverVictorian chil

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Book SynopsisThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 5-7 year olds.In this twist on the traditional Aesop fable The Boy who Cried Wolf, Baby Bear is bored waiting for his mother to return and decides to trick her by pretending a wolf has come...

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Book SynopsisCreated in partnership with UNESCO, this book follows 'Team Planet', a group of children who learn about geoparks around the world and why these areas need protecting

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Book SynopsisRoarsome and awesome cats are amongst the most intriguing and much-loved mammals on the planet. With over 40 different species, this book looks at them all, from the smallest, cutest cats to the most powerful cats such as lions, tigers and jaguars.Discover how their fur is important in many different ways. See inside cats to reveal the features that give them their agile movement and hunting prowess. Learn about their paw-fect super senses. Travel back in time to discover the prehistoric sabre-toothed cats. Then discover what you can do to help look after cats at home and in the wild.The colourful and detailed illustrations from Andressa Meissner bring the cats vividly to life. The consultant is the curator of the Big Cat Sanctuary, a UK-based charity established to conserve wild cats globally

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Book SynopsisA beautiful and colourful look at the amazing animals that help us and the positive difference they make to our lives

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Book SynopsisCreate your own super-cute journal filled with kawaii motifs! My Kawaii Journal has pages pre-designed with adorable art for you to start filling with lists, goals, plans, secrets and dreams. Beautifully finished with rounded corners and foiled cover, this is the perfect planner for kids and teens who love kawaii and all things cute.

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Book SynopsisThis bedside book gives kids and young teens a space to monitor their moods every day in a fun and rewarding way. Each night, they colour in the day's illustration and see it build over the month to create a record of their emotional state, allowing comparisons day by day, month by month, year by year for a five-year period.

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Book SynopsisFind out all the really important things about the Second World War with this brilliant book of questions and answers in association with Imperial War Museums

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Book SynopsisWhat is a black hole? How do we know that stars and galaxies are billions of years old? What is the difference between stars and planets? Glenn Murphy, author of Why is Snot Green?, answers these and a lot of other brilliant questions in this funny and informative book. Packed with doodles and information about all sorts of incredible things, like supermassive black holes, galaxies, telescopes, planets, solar flares, constellations, eclipses and red dwarfs. Space: The Whole Whizz-Bang Story contains absolutely no boring bits!Discover more funny science with Disgusting Science: A Revolting Look at What Makes Things Gross.

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Book SynopsisThis Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales is an irresistible novel about hope, heartbreak and the power of music to bring people together.All her life, Elise Dembowski has been an outsider. Starting a new school, she dreams of fitting in at last - but when her best attempts at popularity fail, she almost gives up. In a cry for help, she self-harms, and when news of that gets around school, things get even worse for Elise.But then she stumbles upon a secret warehouse party. There, at night, Elise can be a different person, making real friends, falling in love for the first time, and finding her true passion - DJing.But when her real and secret lives collide, she has to make a decision once and for all: just who is the real Elise?'This book spoke to me on so many levels. I wish I’d had it as a teen' - Marissa Meyer, author of HeartlessTrade Review'if you like good, character-driven contemporary YA, read TSWSYL' Sarra Manning'a beautiful book about the power of music' Lauren Oliver'this book spoke to me on so many levels. I wish I’d had it as a teen' Marissa MeyerThe beginning of the book sees Elise in a quite a dark place. She's working hard on changing her image so she'll fit in at school and when all her attempts fail, she ends up feeling suicidal and harming herself. I have huge respect for the author for taking on these subjects and managing to get inside Elise's head and portray her worries so well. The book also deals with issues like cyber bullying and references eating disorders and binge drinking. I think it's important that books don't shy away from these things and although some scenes may be dark, I was really pleased with how they were addressed. This Song Will Save Your Life managed to balance everything really well so that you feel the emotion but there's enough uplifting moments to keep you entertained as well as moved. -- Total Teen Fiction * http://totalteenfiction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/review-this-song-will-save-your-life-by.html *I was just drawn in by everything I read - I liked the music references, I really enjoyed reading about the other characters, whether it was Elise's family or the people at the party. This Song Will Save Your Life is such a real and raw and emotional book, it made me fall in love with Leila Sales and her writing. -- Reading in the Sunshine * readinginthesunshine.wordpress.com *The story is incredible, the way you feel about Elise from the start is powerful because she is just so messed up, she is so alone and so sad about it all. She wants to be happy but just like all 16 year olds she doesn't really know the best way to go about becoming the person she wants to be but have people like her for it. The very start of the book honestly made me sad, really sad, Elise is so low and I could see why and how that felt and I've been there, to the point she was at. It's an awful place to be and it's hard to read about it but I knew I had to keep reading, to see what happened and see where the story goes. It had its hard places, but it also had some great places and I loved how much Elise grew. -- Readaraptor * http://readaraptor.co.uk/this-song-will-save-your-life-leila-sales/ *Unexpectedly crawled under my skin and nestled into my heart where I imagine it will stay for a long time to come -- Jess Hearts Books * http://jessheartsbooks.blogspot.co.uk/ *I haven't given five stars to a book for a very long time . . . one of, if not the best contemporary book that I've read in years. -- Stepping Out of the Page * www.steppingoutofthepage.co.uk *

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Book SynopsisWith a beautiful cover illustration by Alex T. Smith, creator of the Claude series, The Ogre of Oglefort is a wonderfully spooky young fiction title from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson.When a Hag, an orphan boy called Ivo, Ulf the troll and wizard Brian Brainsweller are sent to rescue a princess from an ogre, they briefly consider running away and hiding. Can they be any match for the gruesome, terrifying, ghastly, flesh-eating Ogre of Oglefort? But not all is as it first appears - the Ogre is depressed and the princess doesn't want to be rescued. The Norns, who rule their fates, decide to take things in hand and send a gang of the vilest, most petrifying ghouls to get the job done properly . . .

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Book SynopsisA fantastic collection of history poems that conjure up the sights, sounds and smells of the past – both the great events and battles, and ordinary day-to-day activities.Perfect for young history fans, 1066 and Before That from Brian Moses and Roger Stevens ties in with the history curriculum for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. There are poems about prehistoric times, mammoths, the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Alfred the Great, Normans, King Harold, William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings.

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Book SynopsisGlenn Murphy wrote his first book, Why is Snot Green?, while working at the Science Museum, London. Since then he has written around twenty popular-science titles aimed at kids and teens, including the bestselling How Loud Can You Burp? and Space: The Whole Whizz-Bang Story. These days he lives in sunny, leafy North Carolina with his wife Heather, his son Sean, and two unfeasibly large felines.Table of ContentsIntroduction - i: Introduction Chapter - 1: Science of Me Chapter - 2: Climate Chaos Chapter - 3: On the Move Chapter - 4: Brain Teasers Chapter - 5: The BIG Questions Section - ii: Afterword Section - iii: Appendix Index - iv: Index

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