Katherine Rundell – Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and prize-winning author of five novels for children – explores how children’s books ignite, and can re-ignite, the imagination; how children’s fiction, with its unabashed emotion and playfulness, can awaken old hungers and create new perspectives on the world. This delightful and persuasive essay is for […]
Travel through 25 scenes in fashion history, circling the globe with your two young stylish travel companions – one boy and one girl, dressed the part in every picture. Each lavishly illustrated scene captures the mood and style of a unique time and place, accompanied by a trove of fashion history facts. Illustrator website: https://www.cynthiakittler.com […]
Times Children’s Book of the Week, 25 May 2019 Through the inspirational stories of 50 famous and under-celebrated women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, South Asian girls will have a chance to dream about lives for themselves that radically differ from the limited narratives and stereotypes written for them by their […]
Award-winning author-illustrator Neal Layton is here to explain where plastic comes from, why it doesn’t biodegrade, and why that’s dangerous for animals and humans alike. But he’s also FULL of ideas for how you can help. “Has a brilliantly light touch for such a big issue…” The Observer Waterstones Related posts: Labyrinth by Theo Guignard […]
See inside a submarine, dive below the decks of a tall ship, take a tour inside a tank, explore a zeppelin and step on board a space station. Each spread features a different and exciting machine and gives you the inside story on these fantastic creations. 16 really breathtaking cross-sections of machines, buildings and vehicles. […]
Delightfully illustrated and designed this is a highly accessible non-fiction book for younger children. With helpful notes for grown-ups at the back too and links to websites for more advice it’s a highly recommended title for both parents and educators. Illustrator website: http://marferrero.com Waterstones Related posts: A First Book Of The Sea by […]
“An imaginative look at avian migration that walks an elegant line between fiction and non-fiction. As migrating hummingbirds delight sailors, students and curious children, Ray’s gorgeous illustrations are interspersed with delicate titbits of information.” Waterstones Related posts: Labyrinth by Theo Guignard This Cookbook Is Gross by Susanna Tee Atlas Of Dinosaur Adventures by Emily Hawkins […]
Discover how YOU can ditch plastic, reduce rubbish and become an eco-warrior, not an eco-worrier, with 50 practical tips to really make a difference! Waterstones Related posts: Now I Can Sew by Sian Hamilton & Sian Williams Make It Grow by Debbie Powell Labyrinth by Theo Guignard The Unworry Book by Alice James ill. Stephen […]
See what children wear in Siberia, in the Sahara desert or at the Vietnamese Moon Festival… Learn how to wear a sari or kimono… Find out about the special clothes worn by astronauts, firemen and deep-sea divers, and see amazing hats, shoes and jewellery from all around the world. Then look to the future, with recycling, 3D printers […]
This write-in book is an unworry toolkit, full of things to calm you down and places to put your worries. Activities include creating a worry box, making a mood grid and mindfulness activities such as colouring, doodling and mazes. Written with the help of a psychologist, there are links to websites for tips, advice and […]
Where in the world would you most like to go? You could join a stampede of wildebeest in the Serengeti, dive to the deepest parts of the ocean, climb soaring mountain peaks in the Himalayas or take a gondola ride along the canals of Venice. This spectacular picture book has it all – taking readers […]
Shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2019 & now available in paperback A slightly revised edition of a book first published in America last year… Featuring 40 trailblazing black women of world history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations. Debut author/illustrator Vashti […]
Following on from The Bee Book, Charlotte Milner continues to highlight to children important ecological issues faced by our planet, this time with a focus on marine life and the damaging effects humans are having on our seas. “Rich, engrossing and packed with passion” GUARDIAN REVIEW Waterstones Related posts: A First Book Of The Sea […]
The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species. This accessible work brings evolution to the younger generation through stylish illustrations and a simple, easy-to-understand text. Sabina Radeva website… Waterstones Related posts: Women In Science – 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed The World by Rachel Ignotofsky Labyrinth by Theo Guignard Finding […]
Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, is back with a brand new wildly brilliant and accessible book about incredible women in the world of work. What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a BIG question that everyone is asked from an early age. Discover eye-opening facts about a collection of go-getting […]
A detailed and very personal guide to reading and writing poetry by one of the country’s leading children’s poets. Waterstones Related posts: A First Book Of The Sea by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton What On Earth? Trees by Kevin Warwick ill. Paulina Morgan Business For Beginners by Lara Bryan and Rose Hall ill. Kellan […]
Featuring 26 creatures from around the world, each amazing animal architect tells its own ‘micro story’ about its impressive architectural skills in this delightfully unique wildlife book. Waterstones Related posts: Women In Science – 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed The World by Rachel Ignotofsky Labyrinth by Theo Guignard Finding Gobi, The True Story Of One Little Dog’s Big […]
As you explore these amazing species, gain a foundation of knowledge about the plant kingdom. How do plants get energy? Can plants talk? Why do plants have flowers? Can plants move? Learn how plants get energy and nutrients, how animals and plants work together, how plants can send out chemical messages, and finally, how to protect […]
Explore the fascinating family histories of Ada Lovelace, Charlotte Bronte, John F Kennedy and many more with 30 family trees from around the world. This accessible, visually-stunning compendium of family trees features some of history’s most loved – and loathed – famous faces and is great fun for the whole family to explore. Genealogy and […]
A fascinating and funny guide to animals and their poo, and all the other tracks and traces they leave behind. You will be amazed (and perhaps a little revolted!) by the things that can be learned about wildlife from their deposits. Become a detective, find clues and learn all about animals from what they leave […]
Lift the flaps in this fascinating book to discover how engineering works and the many things engineers do. Includes internet links to find out more. Published for the 2018 Year of Engineering. Waterstones Related posts: Atlas Of Dinosaur Adventures by Emily Hawkins ill. Lucy Letherland Stupendous Science by Rob Beattie ill. Sam Peet All Aboard […]
Matthew Henson was simply an ordinary man. That was, until Commander Robert E. Peary entered his life, and offered him a chance at true adventure. Henson would become navigator, craftsman, translator, and right-hand man on a treacherous journey to the North Pole. Defying the odds and the many prejudices that faced him to become a […]
Published in partnership with Girl Up, the UN women’s foundation. 10% of the RRP for each copy sold will be donated by the publisher to the Girl Up charity. New pink feminists are being announced every week – follow @feminists on Instagram to find out more! Keira Knightley – Gemma Arterton – Bridget Jones (by […]
Take a tour of the United Kingdom as you’ve never seen it before in this fully illustrated set of county maps. The contemporary and the historical, the significant and the insignificant rub shoulders with one another in such a way that trivia-minded children (and adults) will find addictively fascinating. Waterstones Related posts: Atlas Of Dinosaur […]