Secondhand Childrens Reference Books

'A super book for children to enjoy as they puzzle their way through the challenges, which get harder as they progress through the book' - Parents in Touch___________________Brain Games for...

A funny and pertinent book about being lesbian, bisexual, gay, queer, transgender or just curious - for everybody, no matter their gender or sexualityFormer PSHCE teacher and acclaimed YA author...

History with twice the nasty bits| Want to know: Why dedicated Greek doctors tasted their patients' ear wax? What Roman soldiers wore under their kilts? Who had the world's first...

Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! All the Awful Egyptians' most horrible facts ready for readers to uncover, including: why the Egyptian people worshipped a dung beetle, which pharaoh married her grandfather and...

Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! All the foul facts about the Vile Victorians are ready to uncover, including: the murderers who wouldn't hang, when the first public loo was flushed and how...

Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! All the foul facts about the Woeful Second World War are ready to uncover, including: why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty what really happened...

This self-help book offers practical, down-to-earth advice from Jen Alexander and is a must for children and their parents. In recent surveys, 50% of 10-year-olds and 90% of 14 year-olds...

A sensitive, detailed and informative guide to female puberty, invaluable for young girls and parents alike, tackling key subjects from physical changes to buying their first bra. Bright, stylish original...

Peaceful farmers on the fertile Mid-Atlantic seaboard fierce warriors in the wooded Northeast nomadic buffalo hunters on the Great Plains and igloo-dwellers in the frozen Arctic - the North American...

After 70 years, open the next chapter of record breaking!Filled with thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family, this year's edition celebrates Guinness World Records' 70th anniversary....

Stories from long, long ago, part of an ancient oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation and written down by the Christian monks of medieval Ireland. This hugely popular...

18th June, 1910 We marched from the Embankment to the Albert Hall. It was a glorious day. The sun shone warmly. Everyone was in good spirits. There were aristocrats, artists,...

Science with the squishy bits left in! What stops your eyeballs from falling out? Why can dead bodies make ghostly glowing lights? How can a laser beam sizzle human flesh?...

Children have a knack of asking great, but challenging, questions: Why is the sea salty? How far away is space? Why can't I tickle myself? What makes me me? But...

Science with the squishy bits left in! What do slugs do with their slime? Why do flies throw up on your tea? How do insects drink your blood? Get the...

Science with the squishy bits left in! What disease makes your eyes bleed? Why can't astronauts eat beans before a space flight? Which part of your brain makes you throw...

Science with the squishy bits left in! Take a walk on the wild side with Angry Animals Dare you discover: * who made false teeth for an elephant? * where...

This story of a young boy who encounters a polar bear while climbing a snow-covered mountain teaches children relaxation techniques to reduce stress, prepare for sleep, and improve self-confidence.

Science with the squishy bits left in! Why does space make the guts explode? Which astronomers killed people? What does the moon smell like? Get the awful answers in "Space,...

Find out what happens if you go too close to a black hole and how flies tell the time! With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at...

Science with the squishy bits left in! Why do vultures have bald heads? What kind of frog lives in a toilet? How do vampire bats slurp blood? Get the awful...

Fans will love all the gory details of why space loos spray out frozen pee and which chilling chemical can preserve pets! With a fantastic new cover look and extra...

Reissue with 16 pages of extra material, including an index.

This work features science with the squishy bits left in! How can a single sound shatter glass? Why are farts so noisy? Which sound waves make your guts wobble? Get...

Science with the squishy bits left in! Why aren't glass eyes really made of glass? What would make the worst stink bomb ever? How do you make your own toothpaste?...

Reissue with 16 pages of extra material, including an index.

Science with the squishy bits left in! What happened when a nurse drank diarrhoea? Why does deadly cholera make your skin turn blue? Which scientist used eyeballs as food for...

Science with the squishy bits left in! Where does your food go? What happens when a boil bursts? Which animals live in your eyelashes? Get the awful answers in Blood,...

Once you pick me up, you won't want to put me down... I'm an encyclopedia, but not as you know it. Big books with facts are boring - I'm not....

This is a new edition of this comprehensive reference book, which now includes Internet links leading children to fascinating recommended Web sites. Viking culture and civilisation is examined in detail...

Get your teeth into all things vampireDoes your child love vampires? Then bring them face to fang with these evil beings.From how to kill a vampire, to famous profiles including...