The heart-warming story of a little boy who misses his mum from award-winning author–illustrator Simon James. The day that Stanley’s mum had to go away, he decided to go to Mars. In his place, a not-v
The humorous story of a little boy and a dog who are destined to be together!Polly belongs with Molly, Eric belongs with Derek, Perry belongs with Terry – everyone knows that owners and their dogs bel
The inimitable Simon James tells the heartening story of a duckling who makes a very useful discovery - and encourages the most tentative of us to take that first step, no matter how small.What do you
Worried that the whale living in her pond is unhappy, Emily writes to Greenpeace, who, though offering the best of advice, insist that it is impossible for a whale to live in a pond. Undeterred, Emily
A gentle and delightful tale charmingly told and illustrated by an award-winning picture-book creator.For her birthday, Clementine Brown is given a nurse's outfit. All she needs now are some patients!
James (archaeology, U. of Leicester, UK), whose PhD dissertation was on this material, has written a thorough account of the Roman and other arms and armor that were discovered at Dura Europos, a Roma
A heartwarming tale with an important ecological message about respecting an animal's natural habitat.Grandad and Jess are walking together in the woods when they see a squirrel pass by. Jess wants to
A touching urban tale about a boy and his imaginary friend, from a multi-award-winning picture-book creator.Bob is Leon's best friend. He shares Leon's room. Everywhere Leon goes, Bob goes too. Then o
A heartwarming story about a little girl who learns an important environmental lesson.When Sally pulls a limpet off a rock at the beach, it sticks to her finger – and nothing she, her family or her fr
How wonderful it would be to have a blue whale for a friend. You could go swimming together every night and watch him make the biggest splashes. You could find out all about him - how, although he's t
A charming ecological fable of community and friendship from award-winning author-illustrator Simon James.Frog and his friends all live happily together on the river. At least they do until Beaver com
"Simple, elemental, yet full of heart, the story, remarkably, captures a character who isn't there and makes readers see him just as Leon does." - BOOKLISTLeon is new in town and doesn't kno
In Eyewitness: Ancient Rome, travel back in time and discover one of history's most remarkable civilizations — from its vast empire and astounding engineering feats to the menu at a Roman dinner party
An inspirational story of a little bird who loses his nest, but finds his wings.Winter is on the way and it's time to fly south. George isn't quite ready to leave his nest yet, but when an enormous gu
Say hello to the world's brainiest baby! Meet the extraordinary Baby Brains. He reads the paper, mends the car and works as a doctor at the hospital. He's so clever that some scientists ask him to go
Warlike, flamboyant, courageous―the ancient Celts had a fearsome reputation. For five hundred years they dominated the lands north of the Alps, before being largely absorbed into the Roman Empire. But
