Journey through India and explore its incredible diversity in this richly illustrated book, with words from a Costa-winning author.
Written by award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan with detailed artwork by Nina Chakrabarti, this is a joyful celebration of India and its incredible people, places and wildlife. Watch elephants bathing from a houseboat in Kerala, marvel at ancient cave paintings in Bhimbetka, wander through Delhi’s bustling streets, and ride a train through the snow-capped peaks of the Himalaya. Uncover India’s fascinating history and culture, and explore the unique mix of the traditional and modern that makes India the incredible country it is today.
Share in the wonderment of science with a crew of crazy cats and measure your amazement, awe and disgust alongside their furry feline faces!
Like every topic, science becomes more interesting when cats are involved. Cats React to Science Facts is an engaging and fun way to understand the world of science. It’s just purrfect! A vast cast of feline friends take us on a tour of the core areas of science from outer space and the human body, to forces and materials. Bitesize text, fun photos, diagrams, dollops of humour and a react-o-meter all help to make science memorable and fun to learn.
This book is a great gift for cat lovers and science students aged 7 and beyond, covering key science topics in a unique way.
Famous German illustrator Dieter Braun offers his readers an accurate representation of animals from all around the world in this gorgeously illustrated volume.
Our world is full of wonderful animals. From the brightly coloured mandrills in the rainforests of Africa to the majestic humpback whales in the icy waters of the Antarctic. Through his beautiful and colourful illustrations, readers will be dazzled by the giraffes and elephants in Africa, koalas and kangaroos in Australia, huge blue whales in the open oceans, and many more! These animals, some endangered, remind us that nature is incredible, and that we need its diversity more than ever.
With a foreword by England captain Steph Houghton, She Shoots, She Scores!tells the incredible story of the BEST sport in the world, women’s football – from the men who tried to ban it to the superstars of today’s game, including Lucy Bronze, Sam Kerr and Alex Morgan. Young footie fans can find out about . . .
– The girl who had to play football in secret but grew up into a goal scoring legend – The thirteen-year-old who shot to international fame but didn’t get a mention in school assembly – The greatest women’s footballer ever, who scored in FIVE World Cups
Written by acclaimed YA novelist Catriona Clarke, the book is packed with facts and stats about the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Olympics, plus pocket profiles of the world’s top players – from Marta to Megan Rapinoe – and record-breaking teams, including the US national women’s team and Olympique Lyonnais. What’s more, discover the key skills you’ll need to become a great goalkeeper, a tough-tackling defender or the world’s next superstar striker!
Some people just can’t resist showing off… and this BIG book introduces readers to some of the biggest braggers and loudest show-offs throughout history.
This book takes young readers on a tour of some of history’s greatest show-offs, from wealthy kings and queens who loved to splash the cash to masterful musicians who weren’t shy about their talents or brilliant artists who could not stop telling others how great they were.
Some of the showoffs in this book include:
Queen Marie Antoinette of France, who arrived for her wedding with 57 carriages pulled by 376 horses,
Alexander the Great, who named more than 70 cities in his vast empire after himself,… and one after his horse!
The Montgolfier brothers, who showed off their flashy new invention, the hot air balloon, in front of huge crowds and even the King and Queen!
Andy Seed’s hilarious text brings these crazy but true stories to life, as he tells readers tales about massive palaces, fast cars, monster banquets, immense armies, frilly outfits, dazzling bling, musical masterpieces, epic artworks, outrageous inventions and much, much more!
Featuring long-dead leaders, artists, musicians and more, from all around the world, the snappy facts are paired with humorous character illustrations from the brilliant Sam Caldwell for maximum hilarity.
When do you eat ‘bread of the dead’, or walk barefoot across red-hot coals? When might you dress up as a demon in a hairy suit and huge horned headdress? What are you celebrating if you climb an 18-metre-high tower made out of buns?
Includes a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal a calendar of all the festivals featured in the book. This is a visual celebration of festivals from across the globe, from the more familiar to those you might never have heard of before. Discover more about Junkanoo in the Bahamas, Juneteenth in the United States, Matariki in New Zealand and Poland’s Great Dragon Parade. As you journey around the world, explore celebrations of food and drink, nature, culture, religion and history, plus ways to mark the passing of the year.
Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty – winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist and author of Wild Child! – on a journey through a year in the life of birds. A Wild Child’s Book of Birds is a fantastic nature book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls.
This beautiful, informative book takes you through a year in the life of the birds you will find in Britain and Ireland and is divided into four sensational seasonal sections. Find out what birds do in each season, learn about birdsong, beaks, nests and eggs, the science of flight, migration, what to grow to attract different birds to your garden and what foods to put out on your bird table. Learn about different ways of recording what you see and about birds in literature. There are sections on birds of prey and corvids too.
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Today we are pleased to welcome to our blog the author and illustrator Sophy Henn, whose new book ,Pizazz vs Everyone is out this month.
Pizazz vs Everyone is the fifth book in the Pizazz series, which is hilariously narrated by reluctant superhero Pizazz and brims with Sophy Henn’s distinctive illustrations and comic-style strips. Loveable Pizazz, a 9¾-year-old reluctant superhero, is back, and now she’s facing her biggest challenge yet . . . everyone (and everything)! Will it all prove too much? Will Pizazz manage to keep using her powers for good? Or will this push her over the edge to the dark side?
The stories are a great choice for newly independent readers aged 6-9, with themes of self-acceptance, standing up for what’s right and navigating school and family life when you feel a little bit different. The high image-to-text ratio, comic-style panels and quirky-but-relatable characters have made this series an enjoyable hit in Lower KS2 classrooms. The series makes a perfect stepping stone that sits at the reading level between the style of the Isadora Moon and Kitty early reader phase and the fun, illustrated diary-style series popular in KS2 like Tom Gates and Dork Diaries.
Author Sophy Henn stopped by our blog this week to reflect more on what makes Pizazz so unique and what she hopes readers will take away from the series …
Guest Post: Sophy Henn
What do I want my readers to take away from Pizazz?
As with pretty much all of my books, I really, really hope the Pizazz books reassure and empower the reader.
I think that comes from having my daughter in mind when I write. Authors and illustrators come from so many different and amazing places when they write and draw but 99% of the time that is where I am coming from. I wanted Pizazz to be a character who was in flux, working out who she is…battling with who she thinks she should be, who others think she should be and who she really wants to be.
I think these are things we all battle with, no matter how old you are, but at this age it’s all new and pretty confusing. And by making Pizazz a superhero her differences are obvious, making her stand out all the more. Being different is something I think she is both happy and unhappy about depending on her mood/confidence.
I want the readers to find a friend in Pizazz, someone who is a bit different, but is learning to embrace that, realising this is what makes her, her! She is far from perfect (something I think is expected of young girls more and more) but she is trying her best, well most of the time! I want readers to identify with Pizazz’s pickles but also with her triumphs. Working it all out together, particularly how to be super, but in their own unique way.
For more about the book, check out the other stops on the blog tour.
The book works as a standalone story, but if you want to start at the very beginning of Pizazz’s adventures, the first book of the series is available here.
