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Paul Mason
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Sports Academy: Swimming
Build your swimming skills with the Sports Academy series. Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and…
Quick Fix Science: Materials
A first science series that presents information in a simple and humorous way. Snappy the Nile crocodile introduces key science topics with a quirky bit…
Quick Fix Science: Forces and Magnets
A first science series that presents information in a simple and humorous way. Snappy the Nile crocodile introduces key science topics with a quirky bit…
Comic Strip Science: Biology
Comic Strip Biology makes learning about the science behind animals, plants and the human body fun! Each spread in this series features a short, funny…
Sports Academy: Gymnastics
Build your gymnastics skills with the Sports Academy series. Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and…
The Unofficial Guide to the World Cup
Get inside the life and history of the most popular sporting event in the world Whether you're a first-time fan or you've been watching for…
Quick Fix Science: Plants
A first science series that presents information in a simple and humorous way. Snappy the Nile crocodile introduces key science topics with a quirky bit…
Quick Fix Science: Light
A first science series that presents information in a simple and humorous way. Snappy the Nile crocodile introduces key science topics with a quirky bit…
The Poo-niverse
Take a trip around the poo-niverse, with all the best faecal facts squeezed into one book! The Poo-niverse is your one-stop for excrement information, from…
Quick Fix Science: Human Body
Snappy the Nile crocodile introduces key science topics with a quirky bit of fun and asks questions to involve readers in exploring the topics further.…
Quick Fix Science: Animals
Snappy the Nile crocodile introduces key science topics with a quirky bit of fun and asks questions to involve readers in exploring the topics further.…
The Snot That Animals Have Got
What is snot? How is it useful? What do animals do with it? Why is there so much? Find out the science behind the green…
Body Bits: Eye-popping Plant Part Facts
Bizarre, incredible and downright eye-popping facts about the natural world In Eye-popping Plant Part Facts, you'll learn about some of the most astonishing things going…
Body Bits: Dead-awesome Dinosaur Body Facts
Bizarre, incredible and dead-awesome facts about the natural world In Dead-awesome Dinosaur Body Facts, you'll learn about some of the most astonishing creatures that used…
The Best Ever Jobs In: Science
Does your child dream of a future career be in the exciting world of science? This book will show them that there is so much…
The Farts that Animals Parp
Discover the wackiest facts about animals and their farts - and the scintillating science behind them! Hold your nose for the latest batch of wacky…
100% Get the Whole Picture: Space and Time
Learn about space and time through facts focused on percentages. Did you know that only 10% of the Universe's galaxies can be seen by scientists,…
100% Get the Whole Picture: Forces and Matter
Learn about forces and matter through facts focused on percentages. Did you know that only 12.5% of an iceberg is above the surface and the…
Body Bits: Astounding Animal Body Facts
Bizarre, incredible and downright gross facts about human and animal bodies. In Astounding Animal Body Facts, you'll learn about some of the most unbelievable and…
Body Bits: Hair-raising Human Body Facts
Bizarre, incredible and downright gross facts about human and animal bodies In Hair-raising Human Body Facts, you'll learn about some of the most incredible things…
The Best Ever Jobs In: Technology
Does your child dream of a future career in the exciting world of technology? This book will show them that there is so much more…
100% Get the Whole Picture: Energy and Fuel
Learn about the human body through facts focused on percentages. Did you know blood is made of 55% plasma and 45% blood cells? Together they…
100% Get the Whole Picture: People and Places
Learn about people and places through facts focused on percentages. Did you know that 66% of the world population lives in cities and just 34%…
100% Get the Whole Picture: Our Living Planet
Learn about our planet Earth through facts focused on percentages. Did you know that 40% of volcanoes are active and 60% aren't? Find out what…
100% Get the Whole Picture: Human Body
Learn about the human body through facts focused on percentages. Did you know blood is made of 55% plasma and 45% blood cells? Together they…
Invaders and Raiders: The Vikings are coming!
The terrifying Vikings are coming! Invaders and Raiders: Vikings describes how the Vikings invaded and conquered much of Britain, and voyaged far and wide. Viking…
Invaders and Raiders: The Anglo-Saxons are coming!
The fierce Anglo-Saxons are coming! Invaders and Raiders: Anglo-Saxons describes how the Anglo-Saxons invaded and conquered much of Britain. Anglo-Saxon ships, raids and fighting style…
The Wee that Animals Pee
Discover the wackiest facts about animals and their wee - and the scintillating science behind it! Welcome to the weird world of animal wee! Find…
Invaders and Raiders: The Greeks are coming!
The terrible Ancient Greeks are coming! Invaders and Raiders: Greeks describes how the Ancient Greeks set up a mighty empire from the viewpoint of a…
Invaders and Raiders: The Romans are coming!
The fearful Romans are coming! Invaders and Raiders: Romans describes the Roman invasion and settlement of Britain from the viewpoint of a native Celt. The…
Building the World: Engineering
See the world from a whole new angle! Discover how engineering has shaped the world around us. Find out how we cross rivers, construct roads,…
Cause, Effect and Chaos!: In the Animal Kingdom
What happens in the animal kingdom when a habitat changes, a food source disapopoears or a species becomes extinct? The smallest of actions in the…
Cause, Effect and Chaos!: On Planet Earth
What happens on planet earth when an earthquake strikes, a volcano erupts or ice caps and glaciers melt? Actions on planet earth can have a…
Building the World: Power Stations and Electricity
See the world from a whole new angle! Discover how fossil fuels generate electricity, what reusables are and what goes on inside a nuclear power…
Cause, Effect and Chaos!: In Engineering and Industry
What happens in engineering and industry when machines break down, the wrong materials are used or the weather overpowers your invention? In the processes of…
Cause, Effect and Chaos!: In the Rainforest
What happens in the rainforest when it gets too hot, animals get hungry or too many trees get chopped down? Actions in the rainforest can…
Building the World: Transport
See the world from a whole new angle as amazing isometric artwork reveals the technology, science and engineering behind our world's infrastructure. Discover in this…
Building the World: Technology
See the world from a whole new angle as isometric artwork reveals the technology, science and engineering behind our infrastructure. Discover in this book how…
Cause, Effect and Chaos!: In the Human Body
What happens to the human body when a bone gets broken, it gets a shock or has an allergic reaction? The human body reacts in…
Cause, Effect and Chaos!: In Outer Space
What happens in outer space when a star explodes, a spacewalk goes wrong or a meteor falls towards planet Earth? Actions in outer space can…
Paralympic Power
A celebration of the Paralympic Games for young readers A celebration of the Paralympic Games! The profile of the Paralympics is on the rise and…
The Unofficial Guide to the Olympic Games: Champions
Get up close with the champions of the biggest sporting event in the world! From shot-putters to ice-skaters, the Olympic Games showcase the very best…
The Unofficial Guide to the Olympic Games: Events
Get inside the events of the biggest sporting occasion in the world! The Olympic Games feature a dazzling variety of sporting events, from sprinting to…
The Big Countdown: 2.67 Trillion Internet Searches Each Year Using Technology
Do you know how many zeros there are in a duotrigintillion? Or which country has the greatest number of smartphones? Have you ever heard of…
The Big Countdown: 34.7 Quadrillion Minutes Since the Last Dinosaurs Died
Do you know for how many years the dinosaurs ruled the Earth? Or how much the hefty Argentinosaurus weighed? Which dinosaur ran 144 per cent…
A World of Supercars
Enter the super-fast and furious world of supercars A World of Supercars is crammed with amazing, up-close photographs of some of the most famous supercars…
How to Design the World's Best Roller Coaster
Imagine someone gave you a sackful of money and told you to build a roller coaster. You'd definitely want it to be the best roller…
How to Design the World's Best Skatepark
Imagine someone gave you a sackful of money and told you to build a skatepark. You'd definitely want it to be the best skatepark in…
How to Design the World's Best Space Station
Transform a fantasy design into a design for a real-world product in just ten simple steps! Imagine someone gave you a sackful of money and…
Supercars: American Supercars
Get your young petrolhead into gear with the perfect introduction to the newest, hotest, fastest American supercar marques on the planet. Featured inside are: CHEVROLET…
Putting the Planet First: Food and Fair Trade
All sorts of food, from bananas to cocoa beans and coffee, can be grown in fairer and more sustainable ways than has traditionally been the…
How to Design the World's Best Robot
Imagine someone gave you a sackful of money and told you to build a robot. You'd definitely want it to be the best robot in…
Supercars: German Supercars
Get your young petrolhead into gear with the perfect introduction to the newest, hotest, fastest German supercar marques on the planet. Featured inside are: MERCEDES-AMG…
Strange But True!: Football
Football can bring moments of joy and huge emotion. It can also bring moments of supreme weirdness! Some of football's oddest stories are almost too…
Supercars: Italian Supercars
Get your young petrolhead into gear with the perfect introduction to the newest, hotest, fastest Italian supercar marques on the planet. Featured inside are: FERRARI…
Supercars: British Supercars
Get your young petrolhead into gear with the perfect introduction to the newest, hotest, fastest British supercar marques on the planet. Featured inside are: ASTON…
Did Anything Good Come Out of... the Cold War?
This book looks at how and why the Cold War developed between the USSR and the USA and their opposing ideas of communism and capitalism.…
Sports Skills: Gymnastics
Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all…
Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind Animals
Truth or Busted's Animals title explores popular myths and legends about the animal kingdom in a light and humorous way that kids will find unputdownable.…
Your Brilliant Body: Your Breathtaking Lungs and Rocking Respiratory System
Packed with amazing facts and eye-grabbing images, Your Breathtaking Lungs and Rocking Respiratory System takes a different approach to teaching the reader about the lungs…
Your Brilliant Body: Your Growing Body and Clever Reproductive System
Packed with amazing facts and eye-grabbing images, Your Growing Body and Clever Reproductive System takes a different approach to teaching the reader about the human…
Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads
Find out which world-famous inventor's last breath has been captured in a test tube, which boffin loved nothing more than a roasted armadillo for lunch,…
Olympic Expert
Published to coincide with the 2016 Olympic Games, this books gives young readers all the facts and stats, lists, quotes and trivia that they need…
Your Brilliant Body: Your Brilliant Bones and Marvellous Muscular System
Packed with amazing facts and eye-grabbing images, Your Brilliant Bones and Marvellous Muscular System takes a different approach to teaching the reader about the skeletal…
Your Brilliant Body: Your Growling Guts and Dynamic Digestive System
Packed with amazing facts and eye-grabbing images, Your Growling Guts and Dynamic Digestive System takes a different approach to teaching the reader about the digestive…
Your Brilliant Body: Your Mind-Bending Brain and Nifty Nervous System
Packed with amazing facts and eye-grabbing images, Your Mind-Bending Brain and Nifty Nervous System takes a different approach to teaching readers about the brain and…
Your Brilliant Body: Your Thumping Heart and Battling Blood System
Packed with amazing facts and eye-grabbing images, Your Thumping Heart and Battling Blood System takes a different approach to teaching the reader about the heart…
EDGE: The Inside Track: Rally Driver - Sébastien Ogier vs Sébastien Loeb
Using a classic race as the foundation for the individual stories, this high-energy narrative non-fiction series pitches together two hot racing rivals. From shakedown to…
EDGE: The Inside Track: Kart Racer - Lando Norris vs Callum Ilott
Using a classic race as the foundation for the individual stories, this high-energy narrative non-fiction series pitches together two hot racing rivals. From practice to…
Training For Sport: Improving Flexibility
It's not just gymnasts and ballet dancers who need to be flexible. Sports such as rock climbing, Judo, diving and cricket rely on flexibility to…
Training For Sport: Improving Strength and Power
Whether you are a weight lifter, gymnast, kayaker or javelin thrower, strength and power are crucial to you performance and technique. This book provides the…
The Real: UK
Is there somewhere you really want to travel to, or just yearn to know better? Do you want all the essential facts about the UK…
Get Outdoors: Mountain Biking
Packed with information for children aged 9-11 on mountain bike set-up, equipment, skills and techniques, trails and competitions. Filled with thrilling action-packed photographs, it guides…
Scientists Who Made History: Isaac Newton
This title describes the life and career of Sir Isaac Newton, including explanations of the Laws of Motion and his other great discoveries and an…
Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind Urban Myths
Truth or Busted's Urban Myths title explores popular myths and legends, sayings and notions in a light and humorous way that kids will find unputdownable.…
From Armpits to Zits: The Book of Yucky Body Bits
Full of humorous illustrations and text, this book seeks to explain and demystify the strange, and sometimes disgusting, actions of the human body.
Motorsports: Formula 1
This book takes you to the centre of the action of one the most exciting motor sport events in the world: Formula 1. It includes…