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Brazil: The Land and the People

Non-fiction

Brazil: the Land and People takes you on a whistlestop tour around this most incredible country. Explore its rainforests, rivers (including the mighty Amazon), mountains and beaches, and meet some incredible wildlife along the way. Marvel at the vibrant street life, the amazing food and the diverse, multiethnic culture, and delve into the country’s rich history.

Discover what it’s like to grow up in Brazil – school, family life, socializing and religion – and find out how life is for the richest and the poorest members of society, in one of the most divided countries in the world. Learn about Brazil’s booming economy, and the industries that fuel it, and get ready to party, Brazilian-style, at carnival. Amazing photographs transport you to the very heart of this busy, colourful, visually-exciting country. Crammed full of facts, stats and incredible information – and much cheaper than a plane ticket – this is the perfect introduction to Brazil!

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Continents Uncovered: South America

Non-fiction

Discover some of Earth’s most spectacular places on the continent of South America!

Uncover the unique features of South America, from the wide variety of habitats and landscapes to the cultures of the peoples that inhabit the continent. Explore Tierra Del Fuego National Park, Lake Titicaca and the Atacama Desert that lie in the Andes Mountains, the Amazon Rainforest and more in this beautifully illustrated and informative celebration of Earth’s flora, fauna and spectacular geography.

This book is part of the Continents Uncovered series, which takes the reader on a tour of the world, charting landmarks, climates, people, animals and other wildlife. But it doesn’t stop there! This series is full of easy craft activity ideas that explore human cultures, wildlife and geographical phenomena. This series is ideal for children aged 7+ studying geography at KS2 or who are interested in maps, continents, wildlife and habitats.

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Cities of the World: Australasia

Non-fiction

An engaging and visually exciting look at some of Australasia’s major cities.

This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world’s major cities.

Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city’s unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city’s history.

The cities of Australasia covered in the book are Melbourne, Australia; Sydney, Australia; Aukland, New Zealand; Christchurch, New Zealand; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Suva, Fiji; Perth, Australia; Dili, East Timor; Noumea, New Caledonia and Brisbane, Australia, as well as Sunshine Coast, Australia; Canberra, Australia; Wellington, New Zealand; Hamilton, New Zealand; Adelaide, Australia, Hobart, Australia, Nelson, New Zealand and Darwin, Australia.

Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

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Kiki Kallira Conquers A Curse

Chapter book

Kiki Kallira can bring her drawings to life…but when a mysterious curse threatens her newly-created kingdom and friends, how can she use her powers to save them? A fantasy adventure inspired by Hindu legends about anxiety, creativity and finding your own strengths. For 8+ fans of Abi Elphistone and The Land of Roar.

Fresh from the exciting discovery that the beautiful kingdom and band of rebel kids she drew in her sketchbook exists in another world, Kiki Kallira has an unexpected visitor. One of the rebels has come into the real world to ask for her help – the river Kaveri that is Mysore’s only source of water has suddenly vanished! With no water to drink or grow food, Kiki’s kingdom is doomed.

When drawing a new river doesn’t work, Kiki returns to Mysore and stumbles upon the origin of the Kaveri: a princess from long ago who was transformed into water by a terrible curse! It’s up to Kiki and her friends to restore the river without sacrificing the princess again. With her mounting anxiety, enemies seeking to stop her and a city growing weaker by the minute, Kiki’s confidence falters.

Will she be able to unravel the curse and save her kingdom before it’s too late?

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Sade and her Shadow Beasts

Chapter book

For fans of ONWARD and A Monster Calls, this is an unmissable illustrated story about grief and love for young readers 9 and up.

Sadé has always loved escaping to her imaginary, rainbow-bright world. When her mum dies, the colours in her mind fade like old jeans, and her shadow beasts appear: Tiger with black claws, Hen with cracked feathers, Fox with giant hind legs and Lion with piercing blue eyes.

The shadow beasts are trouble. They follow Sadé to school and cause chaos wherever they go. Then Sadé joins a grief support group to work through her emotions, and slowly her beasts retreat.

But just as it’s her turn to perform her poetry at the school talent show, they’re back, larger and stronger than ever … can Sadé find the words to remember her mum in her own unique way, and banish her shadow beasts for good?

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Map Your Planet: Natural Disasters

Non-fiction

Explore Earth’s geography through the Map Your Planet! series

What are natural disasters and why do they happen? From wild weather, such as swirling storms and deadly droughts, to violent volcanoes and terrible tsunamis, learn how people around the world are affected by natural disasters, and what they can do to protect themselves.

Explore geography through maps with the Map Your Planet! series. See key geography topics in action, as case studies are brought to life with large, detailed maps. Discover the importance of mapping and how maps are created and kept up to date. Perfect for readers aged 9+.

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Can You Hear Sounds in Space?

Non-fiction

A fun, quirky science series that tackles the questions other books are afraid to ask!

Can you hear sounds in space? Which animal has the best hearing? And just how fast is a supersonic plane? A Question of Science: Sound answers all these questions and much more.

With an engaging question and answer format, these books draw kids into science in a fun way. Each book features one question per spread with a clear explanation to follow, diagrams and fun and humorous illustrations. The quirky questions are designed to range from those that children will often ask to things they may never have thought of, but will still be keen to know the answer to.

Perfect reading for curious young scientists aged 8 and up.

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Step Into Science: Sound

Non-fiction

Step up your science knowledge with Step Into Science and discover the science of sound!

Step Into Science: Sound looks at how sound moves; how fast sound travels; and what happens when sound waves reach our ears. With the help of a cast of funny blobby characters, you’ll discover how sounds can be high, low, loud or quiet.

Colourful and quirky illustrations make these core science topics exciting and fresh and encourage interaction with the subject.

Written to support the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2, each title explores key scientific topics through a combination of concise information and fun experiments.

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Step Into Science: Light

Non-fiction

Step up your science knowledge with Step Into Science and discover the science of light!

In Step Into Science: Light, find out about how light comes to Earth from the Sun; when shadows form and how light moves. With the help of a cast of funny blobby characters, you’ll explore why certain materials reflect light and discover how to make a shadow puppet theatre.

Colourful and quirky illustrations make these core science topics exciting and fresh and encourage interaction with the subject.

Written to support the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2, each title explores key scientific topics through a combination of concise information and fun experiments.

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Heroes of Light and Sound

Graphic Novel

Science principles come to life through quirky and humorous explanations in comic book format.

What if you could be invisible or have super vision and hearing? You’d be a superhero BUT are these superpowers feasible in the real world? Superpower Science: Heroes of Light and Sound tells you all about the reality of these superpowers when looked at through a scientific lens.

The comic book format and vintage-looking colourful illustrations paired with quirky and humorous explanations turn what would be considered by many as dry physics principles into high interest exciting books.

By pointing out the physical limitations of superpowers, the series aims to fix them, not crush children’s dreams but inspire them to be interested in science.

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