CHILDRENS REFERENCE

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Mind Blown! is sure to amaze and astound children and adults alike with thousands of strange stories, unusual feats and hair-raising oddities from around the...

THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF WEIRDRipley's is back! This year's blockbuster annual contains over 1,200 of the scariest, weirdest and funniest stories from around the world, including:...

Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty - winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist - on a nature walk and experience the joy...

In First Facts and Flaps: Brilliant Body preschoolers discover the wonders of the human body through over thirty flaps, a turn-and-learn wheel and a giant fold-out ending. With colourful scenes...

'Spellbinding ... a pitch-perfect treasure' LoveReading4KidsSet your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world.Peter Frankopan, number one bestselling author and historian, explores the connections made by...

In the late morning of May 29th 1953, the sun was shining brightly on the roof of the world, a gentle breeze was blowing and two men were there to...

The world is rich with marvellous forests and amazing communities of plants, animals, fungi and minute creatures that populate them. Learn all about the woods, experience each sound and smell...

This brilliant book is full of exciting big machines scenes and activities. Frustration-free, big stickers with special arrows that show the easiest way to peel off the stickers will be...

This is the absolutely astonishing, fantastically feminist and, best of all, totally true story of one amazingly inspirational global icon!Meet the marvellous Michelle Obama: A+ student, passionate piano player, and...

"A warm hug of a book ... a true gem" BuzzfeedThis witty, honest and enlightening guide to the whirrings of your brain is the perfect read for any young person...

Comic, colourful and succinct, with short text, lots of pictures and jokey captions, this is a brilliant introduction to the story of Ireland. From its pictorial endpaper maps to the...

The Match! World Cup 2018 Diary lets you record every game of your World Cup 2018 journey. Make your World Cup predictions and pick your World Cup dream team. Record...

Complex, passionate, brilliant, flawed? Alexander Hamilton comes alive in Martha Brockenbrough's exciting biography Alexander Hamilton: Revolutionary, which is an essential read for teen fans of Hamilton the musical.Discover the incredible...

Gold Winner of the Junior Design Awards Best Baby Books 0-2 Years.The Big Steps series is designed to help little ones cope with everyday experiences in their lives. In No...

In Poems to Live Your Life By, Chris Riddell, political cartoonist for the Observer, has selected his very favourite classic and modern poems about life, death and everything in between....

Finally, a simplified explanation of Schroedinger's cat paradox for quantum mechanics enthusiasts!Have you been lying awake at night pondering quantum superposition? Have you fretted about how to explain its flawed...

Count animals at the zoo, order birthday presents from smallest to biggest, add dogs playing at the park and more in this fun introduction to maths. With over 70 flaps...

Brush water over the black and white illustrations and watch as the magical mermaid scenes burst into colour! Sixteen detailed pictures include a mermaid princess, mermaids relaxing on a beach,...

With pictures of 199 bugs, from honeybees and garden snails to monarch butterflies and dung beetles, this beautifully illustrated book is perfect for fans of insects and creepy-crawlies. The bugs...

Wherever you are in the world, this journal will inspire you and spark your imagination. There are themed pages with pictures, words and curious facts, and lots of blank space...

An informative introduction to the world of money, covering everything from bank accounts, earning and borrowing to government spending, taxes and inflation. With bright, infographic pictures, a detailed glossary and...

From cave paintings to modern masterpieces, discover the history of art in this beautiful sticker book. Each page is filled with fascinating facts about the pictures and artists, and there's...

What makes bees dance? How do bugs find their way at night? Which tiny bugs can build nests taller than a person? Lift the flaps to find out in this...

A beautifully illustrated reference book filled with 1000 amazing animals, from lizards and llamas to gorillas, great white sharks and much more. Every picture is labelled with its name, and...

Dive deeper into the world of Little People, BIG DREAMS with this keepsake treasury featuring 50 dreamers from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling series. Learn more about each of your...

Part of the Usborne Key Skills series that supports the maths lessons children learn at school, this book helps children understand the properties of a wide variety of 2d shapes,...

Part of the Usborne Key Skills series that supports the maths lessons children learn at school, this book is filled with activities that build confidence in telling the time on...

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,...

For thousands of years, the Moon has been the one thing in the night sky that everyone anywhere on our planet recognises. Trace the story of the Moon around the...

Did you know that rain sometimes falls red? Or that the equivalent of one truckload of plastic is dumped in our oceans every minute? This visually stunning book is filled...

Little children can curl up for a peaceful moment in the middle of a busy day with this soothing music book. Simply press the pages to hear five calming classical...

Marvel at the mind-boggling world of atoms and molecules - the building blocks of EVERYTHING everywhere (including you). Lift over 90 flaps to learn about atoms, molecules, compounds and electrons,...

A fun, friendly guide to coding on a tablet computer using the free ScratchJR app. Discover how computers work and how to tell them what to do using code, then...

Decorate the garden scenes with spiky hedgehogs, crawling caterpillars, busy bees and lots more in this rubberstamping activity book, bursting with fun ideas. The book comes with six colourful inkpads...

Open the giant fold-out pages to discover some of the longest and heaviest ships ever built, from powerful battleships and arctic icebreakers to huge supertankers and container ships. Children can...

Children can discover the fun of playing the recorder with this friendly beginner's guide. Learn how to put a recorder together, how to play each note, and then learn to...

This easy-to-use guide contains images of the national flags of every country in the world, from Andorra to Azerbaijan. Organised by continent, children will be fascinated by the colours and...

What's a group of meerkats called? Where do they live? What do they eat? Discover the answers to these questions and many more in this entertaining introduction to meerkats, with...

A stunning 30-piece jigsaw and The Snow Queen picture book, both illustrated by Elena Selivanova. Presented in a sturdy, attractive box, this set makes a lovely gift and a delightful...

This book gives a whole new dimension to the game of chess, allowing children to hone their problem solving abilities with chess themed games and puzzles. Filled wiith clear instructions,...

What's the point of art? Why do artists draw themselves? Who were the Impressionists? Discover the answers to these questions and many more in this entertaining information book, containing over...

Little children can discover animals around the world in this entertaining colouring book. Attractive scenes show animals living in a rainforest, the savannah, a farmyard and more, and the backgrounds...

Full of amazing creatures, beautiful seascapes and hundreds of underwater things, this is a lovely book for grown-ups and children to share and talk about together. Peek below the surface...

Find out the amazing stories behind the world's most famous paintings and the artists who created them in this beautifully illustrated book. Includes fascinating information about the artists, their techniques,...

This bumper activity book is packed with airport scenes to colour and fill with stickers, including passengers dropping off their bags, boarding planes and preparing for take-off. With over 200...

Part of the Usborne Key Skills series that supports the maths lessons children learn at school, this entertaining book is filled with activities that build confidence in telling the time...

Meet nocturnal animals from around the world in this lovely book about night and day for young children. Beautifully illustrated scenes by Nina de Polonia show animals that are awake...