CB:Children's Hobbies & Interests

What could be better for encouraging reluctant readers than a series of football fiction. With an amusing and slightly irreverent style that children will love the short bite-sized chapters telling the story of the ups and downs of a junior football team will encourage...

What could be better for encouraging reluctant readers than a series of football fiction. With an amusing and slightly irreverent style that children will love the short bite-sized chapters telling the story of the ups and downs of a junior football team will encourage...

This book provides a simple and fun introduction to soil, discussing what soil is, how it is made and what we use it for. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book will show you how amazing soil...

Follow Jess, Ben, Amelie and Zac as they use science to escape from terrifying danger, and try some exciting experiments for yourself. In The Cave of Shadows, the gang uses the science of light to explore a huge, spooky cave in search of a lost...

This series provides a first instruction to the topic of farms and gives young readers a general overview of what farming is like. Using a global perspective is shows some farming methods no longer used in the developed world, e.g. oxen pulling ploughs.

Grumpy Old Bear is part of the Engage Literacy Wonder Words series, a collection of twenty-four levelled books designed to help and motivate early readers. This book supports English Language Learners (ELL) in mastering their first 100 high-frequency sight words through engaging, meaningful stories...

What does that clock say? When are 12 a.m. and 12 p.m.? And how long is a century? With bright illustrations, quirky characters and over 125 flaps to lift, this book makes learning about time easy and fun. It covers how to read ALL...

This Collection Includes: Little Dorrit The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Oliver Twist Pride and Prejudice Anne of Green Gables The 39 Steps The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Wuthering Heights Frankenstein Dracula Les Miserables A Tale of Two Cities

Crush and crunch! Here comes a bulldozer. Engaging photographs and simple text describe this construction vehicle.

Rumble, rumble! Here comes the dumper truck. Engaging photographs and simple text describe this construction vehicle.

Books in this series introduce children to different parts of plants. Simple, accessible text breaks down crucial concepts and key vocabulary, and stunning photographs of a wide variety of plants show how diverse plants can be. In Roots, children learn about roots, including where...

Discover all the foul facts about the history of the mythological land with history's most horrible headlines: Greek edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the Groovy Greeks. From why girls ran about naked pretending to be bears to why doctors...

A clear and unpatronising guide to money for teenagers. Jonathan Self's user-friendly guide demystifies every aspect of money and money management, covering such critical topics as bank accounts, living on a budget, the dangers of credit cards, and how to cope with money at...

Isla Palmer is CRAZY about cats ― SUPER-IN-LOVE crazy ― but her vet-nurse mum has never let her have one. Then Isla meets Poppy, a gorgeous cat in need of a loving home, and comes up with the perfect way to convince Mum. It’s...

Molly loves her pony Norton, even though he is chubby, unkempt, and only interested in eating, but when Molly tries to take him riding, Norton has other ideas.

To find the evil Mr. Bones, Mike and Shannon will have to follow the fossils--even if it leads them to an ancient dinosaur graveyard in Antarctica! (Hint: it does.) Because of continental drift, the dinosaur fossils Mr. Bones thought were in Australia are actually...

Have fun learning about kittens in this adorable reader. Kitten Cuties is perfect for young readers who love cute animals. The simple rhyme and fun facts will build reading skills as children enjoy discovering what kittens do. Packed with charm and learning opportunities, it's...

Ten-year-old Michael Wilson notices that strange things are happening at old Mrs Vernon's house, just two down from his Shaker Street home. Crates are going in and out of the house all night long, and Mrs Vernon, a curator at an art museum, has...

What is a glacier calf? Why don't polar bears hunt penguins? Which animals turn white in winter? In Focus: Polar Lands has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top...

What ocean animal dances every morning? Who plays with their food? Where can you find fish that light up? In Focus: Oceans and Seas has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that's perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including...