From slithering snakes and scaly lizards to bumpy frogs and spotty salamanders, this addition to the hit Little Kids First Big Book series explores the fascinating world of reptiles and amphibians.

Get ready to meet a variety of awesome animals, from frilled lizards to giant tortoises to goliath frogs. This reference book for the younger set answers questions that range from “What is the biggest reptile in the world?” to “How can a boa constrictor fit a deer into its mouth?” Readers explore what makes an animal a reptile or an amphibian and learn about more than 45 different creatures. Packed with more than 250 stunning colour photos, the book also provides information on animal habitats, characteristics, and behaviour. Filled with fun facts and designed for interactive learning, it is sure to become a favourite with budding herpetologists and their parents.

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History presented in a fabulously appealing way. A fab gift for any information-hungry child. 
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Prepare to embark on a global tour through time. You might want to take a map… But this is no ordinary atlas. The maps in History Atlas are rich visual extravaganzas, packed with kings, queens, heroes, villains, inventors, artists and explorers. Travel from Ancient Egypt and Rome to Ethiopia, Russia and China, and meet movers and shakers of world history from Genghis Khan to Martin Luther King. With quirky facts, astonishing characters, humorous details and compelling stories, this is history at its most entertaining.

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New titles in this brilliant biographical series appear with welcome rapidity (there are now, as of Sep 2020, nearly 50 of them).

When Ernest Shackleton was young, he longed for a life of adventure. After a career in the Merchant Navy, he joined a landmark expedition to try to reach the South Pole for the first time in history. Although he had to go home early, he never gave up. His own expeditions set new records for the closest anyone had ever been to the South Pole, and he is remembered now as a courageous and inspirational leader. 

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Another excellent non-fiction title from Flying Eye.

Magic and witchcraft have fascinated us for thousands of years, we love to hear tales about witches of lore. But were the witches we’ve heard about all evil, vengeful sorceresses? Did they really fly on broomsticks and have green skin? Were they even all women? From Ancient Mesopotamian priests to modern day Wiccans, find out the real – sometimes dark – truth about witches throughout history and across the globe, in this spellbinding book filled with myths, legends and magic.

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