A noted zoologist teams up with a playful illustrator to present a fun, fact-filled guide to the fascinating (if not fragrant) world of poop across the species. Full color.
This whimsically illustrated pop-up book introduces younger children to a very important subject: science. Eleven imaginative, full-color pop-up spreads tell kids the story of how all physical reality came into existence, starting at the beginning of time with what scientists call the Big Bang.
From the persevering emperor penguins of the South Pole to the bacteria inside bubbling volcanoes, animals have adapted and survived in conditions that would quickly kill a human. Discover how they do it in this amazing natural history book from a celebrated team. Full color.
A superb anthology of poems selected by the keenly wicked eye of Roger McGough. Poems from Jo Shapcott, Benjamin Zephaniah, Carol Ann Duffy, Shel Silverstein all jostle places with poems from new talent. A brilliant collection that takes wicked at all levels, from cheeky to naughty, from wild to exuberant, to dowright, pure, evil...Wicked! 'An ...
This picture book explores the life and times Oscar and Arabella, two friendly woolly mammoths. The two spend their days having fun together and creating cave drawings but later, while exploring a cave, the prehistoric pals have a run-in with a clumsy caveman. Color illustrations accompany the text.
The creators of "Poop" and "Extreme Animals" return with this in-depth look at how parasites--mites, lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms--make their homes on (and in) other creatures, including humans. Full color.
Oscar and his sister, Arabella, are starting their first year at the Mammoth Academy. Oscar isn't fond of schoolwork, but he loves learning outdoor sports and becoming best friends with Fox. Things are going wonderfully, until the cook's oranges are stolen and Oscar spots some MYSTERIOUS TRACKS. Whatever made the MYSTERIOUS TRACKS has only two ...
A charming and quirky story about an unlikely friendship, by the award winning Neal Layton: 'Bartholomew and the Bug' teaches even the youngest child to 'seize the day'. Bartholomew leads a quiet life, but is a kindly sort of bear, so when he meets the fly-bug, who is in a terribly tremendous hurry to find the bright lights, he decides to help him ...
Oscar, Arabella, and their friends can't wait to begin their second term at the Mammoth Academy. But when they arrive at school after winter break, it seems the Cave Skool has moved nearby, and its pupils--those wild and dangerous animals called "humans"--are wreaking havoc. Illustrations.
Oscar and Arabella don't always see tusk to horn. While two is company, three most definitely seems like a crowd...until one day when Arabella needs their help.
What's better than POOP? Mini POOP! Hippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch through it, dung beetles eat it . . . and most grown-ups would rather not to mention it. Meanwhile, scientists who study animal feces find out all sorts of things, such as how many insects a bat eats or just what method a T. rex used to devour a triceratops 70 million ...
Irrepressible, workshy and downright loud, Kingsley is notorious at school for his larger than life personality. Kingsley means well, but lately he seems noisier than ever - and even more annoying than Tom. - no mean feat! Tom and the rest of his mates feel Kingsley needs to pipe down - but who's going to be the one to tell him?
An alien child's quest to take a photograph of a "mysterious creature known as a human" has an unexpected result when a search through an Earth zoo brings an encounter with a gorilla.
Tom was only trying to be kind - making friends with new boy, Wayne - so why has he messed things up again! Okay, trying to teach Wayne how to skateboard in the school corridor - a CRASH course, you could say! - wasn't the most sensible idea Tom's ever had. But it was fun! Now Tom is in BIG trouble with Wayne's parents, and he needs to prove he is ...
All of Ostrich's friends seem able to do things better than him; Giraffe is taller, Cheetah is faster, Owl is cleverer and Lion is older. Ostrich begins to think he isn't good at anything at all, until his mother points out something very important.
IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE? NO, IT'S A MAN WITH INCREDIBLY LARGE EYEBROWS! Mr Mumble has eyebrows so extravagantly large and hairy that one day a gust of wind catches them and sends him soaring skywards. Once airborne, Mr Mumble discovers that he loves flying and grabs the chance to see the world from on high. However, once his tour is complete, ...
Tom Bean has cried wolf once too often, so when he spots a real fox in Bernie King's basement, nobody believes him! 'Yeah, right! Another one of your jokes, Tom!'. But Tom just happens to be telling the truth this time - life is so unfair! The only way to prove it is to go back and take a photo - so Tom hatches a plan. But as with everything in ...
This "Green Storybook" will help children to learn to read using Ruth Miskin's highly effective Superphonics method. There are four levels in the Storybook series - Blue (the easiest), Green, Purple and Turquoise (the hardest). Each level is linked to one of the core Superphonics books. "Green Storybooks" practise the sounds taught in ...
A look at why animals need to be the size they are - part of the six book series about natural biology which started with Poo and now includes Extreme Animals and What's Eating You.Have you ever wondered why animals are the size they are? Why some animals are big, why some are wide, why some are small and others are long and thin? Find out in this ...
Tom's cousin Liam is coming over from Dublin. Wicked! Liam is Tom's idol. He's just like Tom only ten times noisier, and even more of a joker - he'll probably pass on a few handy tips, too. Gnarly! But all Tom's friends, and his long-suffering parents, Beth and Harry aren't so sure. Does Tom really need any more encouragement ...
Little Miss Perfect, 'dobber' Danielle, is Tom's arch enemy at school. Everywhere he goes, Danielle seems to have her beady eye on him, trying to catch him out, and running to Mrs Waymann, the Head, with tell-tale stories about what he's been up to. Grrrr! This time, Danielle is accusing him of flooding the school cloakroom - and he wasn't ...
The biggest and the smallest, the noisiest and the quietest - these can be difficult concepts for young kids to grasp. Go Wild with Opposites simplifies them with facing-page art contrasting "hard" (a colorful crab) and "soft" (a cuddly kitty), "noisy" (a crowing rooster) and "quiet" (a mute mouse), and more.
A young boy dislikes all the attention he receives from Jennifer Jones, but when she moves away, he finds he misses her. Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text.
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