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Acclaimed poet and Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more than eighty original and never-before-published poems. A deeply moving, sometimes funny, and...

From the great winding Ganges river in India to the thick conifer forests of northern Europe, travel across the globe to discover the rich variety of animals that share our blue planet. Written by zoologist Dr. Nick Crumpton and fully illustrated throughout, this fascinating...

Welcome on board the Discovery Express! The year is 1937 and a conundrum is afoot: a professor on the verge of a brilliant discovery has disappeared. Can you help to solve the clues on this time-travelling adventure and track down the missing scientist? On...

Musical Cliches is the last of six individual Book + CD + CD-ROM packs - the finale to the Music Express Year 7 series. In this fantastic unit, pupils learn how to use musical conventions to compose their own music for Blockbuster film trailers! MUSIC EXPRESS YEAR 7 follows on...

Meet Bessie Lee! The Teeny Houdini chapter book series from author Katrina Moore and illustrator Zoe Si begins with a simply magical story. The adventures of Teeny Houdini come in short, easy-to-read chapters full of hilarious illustrations—a favorite series for building confident readers! Bessie Lee might...

Musical Structures is the fourth of six individual Book + CD + CD-ROM packs in Music Express Year 7. An upbeat and thoroughly engaging series of lessons which introduce aspects of Western Classical structures with a fresh, modern approach. MUSIC EXPRESS YEAR 7 follows on from the award-winning...

The animal kingdom includes over 8 million known living species. They come in many different shapes and sizes they each do weird and wonderful things and they live all over planet Earth. Explore the six groups of the animal kingdom in depth via full-colour...

Delight in a stunning celebration of the principal prayer of the Roman Catholic Church with this beautifully illustrated edition of Hail Mary. Gorgeous images of the natural world accompany these traditional words - it's the perfect gift that will be cherished forever.Hail Mary is the basic...

A gripping illustrated account of the historic first moon landings in July 1969, celebrating the 50th anniversary of this milestone in space explorationPacey, accessible text recounts the story of the first moon landing, from its beginnings in the Space Race, to early missions, the...

With 35 recipes that you’ll love to make and a helpful techniques section, this book will teach you all about cooking, from how to make sandwiches and party snacks, to making simple dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a range of...

A collector's guide packed with everything you need to know about the awesome world of Disney Tsum Tsum. With fun facts, cool quotes and super secrets, this brilliant book is a must-have for every Disney Tsum Tsum fan! The collector's guide also comes with...

DIY Board Games allows kids to create beautiful games for the whole family to play. With five games in one: snakes and ladders, ludo, draughts, backgammon and the game of the goose, this set is jam-packed with creative activities and will keep children occupied...

Who died in poverty but has a memorial in Bath Abbey? What does the name Aquae Sulis mean? When was the first Penny Black posted? Where can you find a skeleton in Bath city centre? Why are pigs important to Bath? Peel open the...

Do you know your heart beats 100,000 times a day? Or your stomach acid can dissolve metal? This book is packed with 101 eye-opening and extraordinary facts that kids will love to discover.

Musical Cycles (West Africa) is the third of six individual Book + CD + CD-ROM packs in Music Express Year 7. An exciting, stimulating and lively unit on musical cycles, focussing on traditional and modern music from West Africa. MUSIC EXPRESS YEAR 7 follows on from the award-winning Music...

All the amazing facts in this book are strange but true - and there are pictures to prove it. These clever, yet easy-to-understand visual comparisons help you make sense of things that seem too bizarre to be real.   In It Can't Be True! 2,...

Think like a scientist in this innovative activity book, full of science activities to explore, record, discover and invent. Investigate forces, turbines, mirror writing, skeletons, animal migration and lots more, all using only the book and your pencil case. Includes links to websites with...

An oh-so-lovely picture book set in Nella’s fairytale world of dragons, magic, unicorns and fabulous friends. Everyone in Castlehaven is celebrating Sparkle Fest – a wonderful day when one horse is crowned Sparkle Fest Champion. Trinket, the pretty unicorn, is sure she’ll be the...

Join intrepid explorer Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel to one of the world's most fascinating countries: Australia! The book includes chapters on Australian history, geography, cities, people, and food, as well as visiting some of the most famous...