Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Nosy Crow is a multi‑award‑winning, independent children’s publishing company. We make child‑focused, parent‑friendly children’s books, audio and ebooks for ages 0‑12.

This Book Will Make You a Scientist

Dr Sheila Kanani & Ellen Surrey

Non-fiction

Measure the speed of light like Albert Einstein! Train to be an astronaut like Mae Jemison! Communicate with chimpanzees like Jane Goodall! This book will make YOU a scientist as you explore 25 different scientific ideas inspired by ground-breaking scientists through history!

Discover 25 of the world’s most incredible scientists in this fact-filled book full of step-by-step science experiments that are easy to try at home. From making your own volcano and extracting DNA from a strawberry to exploring electricity, evolution and gravity, this imaginative book is jam-packed with ideas for aspiring scientists everywhere!

Friendly, accessible text written by planetary physicist, science presenter and school science teacher Dr Sheila Kanani MBE, author of Blue Peter Award-shortlisted How to Be an Astronaut and Can You Get Rainbows in Space?
Featuring biographies of 25 fantastic scientists, plus an exciting science-based experiment to try on every spread.
Vibrant, full colour illustrations on every page and a stunning cloth-effect cover
Created in consultation with experts from the University of Cambridge
The fantastic follow-up to This Book Will Make You an Artist (“A great choice for curious and creative kids” – The Independent)

List of scientists featured: Tapputi-Belatekallim, Archimedes, Kamal al-Din al-Farisi, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton, Caroline Herschel, James Jay, Charles Darwin, Mary Anning, Nikola Tesla, S.P.L Søresnen, Ynés Mexia, Albert Einstein, Alexander Fleming, Alice Ball, Dorothy Hodgkin, Rosalind Franklin, Marie Maynard Daly, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Jane Goodall, Katia Krafft, Christine Darden, Stephen Hawking, Mae Jemison and Ritu Karidhal.

Also available: This Book Will Make You an Artist

The Boy Who Met a Whale

Nizrana Farook

Chapter book

From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade. The second thrilling adventure set in fictional Sri Lanka, jam-packed with peril and kidnap and a huge blue whale!

Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a small, still hand hanging over the side…

Inside is Zheng, who’s escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi and his sister, Shifa, too. And so begins an exhilarating adventure in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all…

Two is a Crowd

Cath Howe

Chapter book

A stunning contemporary real-life story from the brilliant author of Ella on the Outside, with beautiful illustrations by Miguel Bustos.

Hattie’s life is already complicated enough. She’s about to start secondary school, her best friend is going off with someone else and her dad seems to have completely forgotten his promise to let her have a room of her own.

So when her mum’s goddaughter, Seren, arrives and gets special treatment, Hattie feels pushed out.

Could it be that Hattie’s family actually prefer Seren?

Fold-Out + Play: Doll’s House

Ingela P Arrhenius

Picturebook

This fantastic fold-out book effortlessly transforms into a stylish 3D doll’s house that children can explore and play with!

There are stand-up characters to bring to life, pieces of press-out furniture to build and colourful stickers to decorate the house with. You can make the kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom your own and then enjoy hours of play in your customised doll’s house. An easy-to-follow instruction sheet and QR code with assembly videos will help you build the furniture.

From Ingela P Arrhenius, the illustrator behind the award-winning Felt Flaps: Where’s Mr/Mrs? and bestselling Peekaboo series.

Fold-out + Play Doll’s House is perfect for playtime on-the-go or for those with limited space, as all the press-out pieces can be stored away in the sturdy drawer attached so you are ready for play wherever you go!

Spyglass: Mastermind of Mayhem

David Solomons & Miguel Diaz Rivas

Chapter book

The first book in a laugh-out-loud new series of hilarious, action-packed spy adventures from number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author, David Solomons. If you like James Bond with a dash of Johnny English, this is for you…

When Adam and his friends accidentally reveal the secret location of ex-MI6 quartermaster, Professor Goodspeed, they don’t expect supervillains to turn up on their doorstep, looking for his most dangerous invention. Drawn into a dastardly plot, the friends must rescue the Professor and take on evil Dr Toe and all his henchmen to boot.

It’s going to take buckets of bravery, a truckload of gadgets – including a flying bike, a robot-shark shield and, the deadliest of weapons, a glitter glue grenade – along with A LOT of luck to defeat the bad guys and stop them taking over the world.

At least the summer holidays won’t be boring…

A fast-paced, funny adventure series, packed with illustrations.

Everything You Know About Birds is Wrong!

Dr Nick Crumpton & Gavin Scott

Non-fiction

Bird fans will quickly become bird experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book!

The Doughnut Club

Kristina Rahim

Chapter book

A fresh take on family and what it means to fit in. Hugely commercial and filled with heart, this book is for every reader who needs help being true to themselves. Perfect for fans of Sarah Hagger-Holt and Benjamin Dean.

Donor conceived Quinn loves her family, but she often feels the odd one out. Not only because she’s the only one with red hair and green eyes, but because she would rather be quietly drawing than surfing or rock-climbing or whatever mad activity her mums and brother Olly might like to do on holiday.

But when Quinn’s mums tell her and Olly they have sixteen donor siblings, Quinn is really excited. Maybe one of them will be more like her! The only problem is her parents want them to wait until they are older to contact anyone.

As she tries to secretly find out more, Quinn starts to lose sight of what’s really important – especially when she starts to believe her worst enemy could be one of her siblings! Can she find a way back to her family, whilst finding a way to tell them how she really feels?

This is Not a Small Voice

Jade Orlando & Traci N. Todd

Poetry

A beautiful, bold and moving collection of 100 poems by Black poets for the whole family to treasure.

Discover classic favourites and new stars in a book that belongs on every child’s bookshelf. This gorgeously-illustrated children’s anthology makes the perfect introduction to poets such as Lucille Clifton, Langston Hughes, Benjamin Zephaniah, Gwendolyn Brooks, Maya Angelou, Amanda Gorman, Caleb Femi and Joseph Coelho. It also features brand new work from celebrated writers such as Nikki Grimes and Carole Boston Weatherford.

Compiled by award-winning picture book writer and editor Traci N. Todd, this collection touches a wide range of themes – hope and struggle, joy and pride, home and food, music and family. Each poem is perfectly paired with vibrant, heartfelt illustrations from Jade Orlando. This is a gift book to cherish – a brilliant tribute to the rich literary history and bright future of Black writing.

Choose Your Own Evolution

Gordy Wright & Jules Howard

Non-fiction

Evolution as you’ve never seen it before! An incredible pick-your-own-path adventure through the story of life on Earth.

Think of an animal, any animal at all. It could be a shark, a squid, a snail, or even a human like you! Every single animal has a secret history. A death-defying adventure that has happened across millions of years, called evolution.

On every page, you will discover a new animal with its own exciting story to tell. It’s up to YOU to make the decisions that will lead to their next evolutionary step. Can you survive to the present-day or will you face extinction along the way? Will you grow a backbone, take to the skies, or dive deeper for your dinner? For the first time ever, the journey is in your hands . . .

This unique book features ferociously funny and brilliantly accessible science from zoologist, author and TV presenter Jules Howard. Meet chimpanzees and chickens, Tyrannosaurus rexes and tigers, with over 50 different animal endings to discover.

The perfect introduction to the awe-inspiring story of life on Earth.

The Golden Monkey Mystery

Piu DasGupta

Chapter book

A thrilling adventure set in the jungles of India from the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlisted author of Secrets of the Snakestone.

A lost monkey.

A cursed jewel.

A race through the jungle.

When Roma stumbles upon a rare golden monkey, she vows to return it to its hidden home in the Himalayas. But the path is riddled with peril: ruthless bandits, prowling beasts, and the sinister power of the Snakestone – a jewel that stalks her dreams.

To make matters worse, Roma is forced to travel with Max and Arabella, two pampered children who seem more trouble than help. Only a mysterious map offers a chance of success – but with every step, pursuers of the Snakestone draw closer.

Can Roma unlock the map’s secret before the jungle swallows them whole?

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