This fascinating guide to rocks and minerals combines fact-packed, easy-to-read text with colourful and quirky illustrations. From tectonic plates to soil, it is an eye-opening introduction to how the
This fascinating guide to natural disasters combines fact-packed, easy-to-read text with colourful and quirky illustrations. From earthquakes to volcanoes, it is an eye-opening introduction to the dev
Coding means creating a set of instructions (or algorithms) that tells a computer how to perform a task. Another word for coding is ‘programming’. Learn about the origins of coding, how it is done and
This gruesome guide uses fact-packed, easy-to-read text and humorous illustrations to explore the making of poo, the digestive process, and how this smelly waste product can also be hugely useful to c
This gruesome guide to skin, the largest organ in the human body, uses factpacked, easy-to-read text and humorous illustrations to explore everything from how skin protects us to how it can itch and i
What if we didn't have snot and mucus? The inside of our bodies would be very dry, and we would find it very hard to digest our food. We would also quickly become sick, because mucus protects us from
Learn the surprising truth about just how important poo really is: it keeps our bodies healthy, and can also be used to power our cars, heat our homes and help grow our crops. You Wouldn’t Want to Liv
Money is one of the most important inventions in the history of human civilisation, allowing people to exchange goods and services, and amass great wealth and power. This book tells the story of money
Many dangerous diseases are carried by bacteria - tiny organisms that can get into the body and multiply inside it. Bacteria breed in unhygienic environments, but soap can be used to keep our surround
Imagine a world without fire. There would be no cooked food, no artificial light and no way of keeping warm in a cool climate. Fire can be dangerous, but over thousands of years we have learned to tam
It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against a backdrop of the war just broken out in Europe, find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to t
This series follows an intrepid traveller's fictitious journey through some of the most exciting, dangerous and inhospitable places on Earth, to discover animal and plant life, landscape and climate,
The titles in the new Women in Science series take a highly visual approach to telling the stories of important women scientists. Each title features bite-sized text telling the story of a scientist’s
Did you know that the plain-looking bags you use to brew a steaming mug of tea are steeped in fascinating history? This simple drink has caused wars, been smuggled, been the drink of the elite and
This awesome guide covers the terrifying and enormous creatures that lived in the prehistoric oceans, from plesiosaurs to giant squid, exploring how these awesome creatures lived and hunted, and how w
This awesome guide covers the terrifying and enormous creatures that lived in the prehistoric oceans, from plesiosaurs to giant squid, exploring how these awesome creatures lived and hunted, and how w
What would happen if there were no bees in this world? It would be a disaster! Without bees, we would, of course, have no honey. But wed also lose a lot of other foods and useful products like cotton
Imagine a world without books. You would have no information about the world outside, except what you could learn from travellers. You would know nothing about the past, except what storytellers could
This series follows an intrepid traveller's fictitious journey through some of the most exciting, dangerous and inhospitable places on Earth, to discover animal and plant life, landscape and climate,
A pictoral look at life in hospitals, prisons, schools, the home, on holiday and during World War One from Victorian times to present day. Produced in partnership with The National Archives, these boo
This series follows an intrepid traveller's fictitious journey through some of the most exciting, dangerous and inhospitable places on Earth, to discover animal and plant life, landscape and climate,
This series follows an intrepid traveller's fictitious journey through some of the most exciting, dangerous and inhospitable places on Earth, to discover animal and plant life, landscape and climate,
A pictoral look at life in hospitals, prisons, schools, the home, on holiday and during World War One from Victorian times to present day. Produced in partnership with The National Archives, these boo
