By Natalie Labarre Do you know what you want to do when you grow up? Why not work as a babysitter . . . for sloths? Or become a farmer . . .of corpses? You might even grow up to be someone who gets paid to actually sleep on the job! From taste testers to […]
Category Archives: Children’s Non-Fiction
by Lily Dyu When faced with climate change, the biggest threat that our planet has ever confronted, it’s easy to feel as if nothing you do can really make a difference . . . but this book proves that individual people can change the world. With twenty inspirational stories celebrating the pioneering work of a […]
by Katy Birchall, Jane Austen A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen’s classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout. Emma Woodhouse is pretty, clever and rich, and sees no reason why she would ever need to get married. But she loves matchmaking for her neighbours, despite the advice of her friend […]
By Max Pemberton A great introduction into the human body; written in a very accessible way for young readers who are asking questions on how the body actually works using the correct terminology to label parts of the body and its many processes. Beautifully illustrated and not just for children – I’ve learnt something new […]
By Dougal Dixon I love a good pop-up book. I half think every book should have pop up sections – so this book is brilliant, because not only does it pop out at you, different parts are flaps so you can dive deeper below the inner workings of this dinosaur! The complete body of a […]
Celebrate the dawning of a new decade with the fully revised Guinness World Records 2020. The electrifying new cover with thousands of new, updated and classic superlatives, hundreds of never-before-seen images, and a selection of eye-opening photo-composites that put a new spin on record-breaking will make sure that you go into the new year knowing […]