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Why do we need to recycle and what happens to our rubbish after it is taken away? This book reveals the impact we have on our planet and environment and how recycling creates new products such as clothes and stationary. With photographs, colourful illustrations and simple text, this is a straightforward introduction to an important subject. Age 4 Key Stage EYFS/KS1 G Lexile Measure 630L Book Band Gold BIC CBMC A5N79 Hardback ISBN: 9781474903202 Extent: 32 pages Dimensions: 204 x 150mmAuthor/Edit...

A space-soaring adventure specially written for children just beginning to read. Young children are given an insight into what it would be like to fly into outer space, walk on the moon and look back at Earth from a very long way away. Includes fun puzzles to complete after the story, and charming illustrations by Benji Davies. Age 4 Key Stage EYFS Lexile Measure 410L CEFR Level A1 Hardback with ribbon marker ISBN: 9781409535782 Extent: 32 pages Dimensions: 196 x 130mmAuthor/Editor Anna Milbourn...

Over 50 fun projects that fly, fling, spin, swim, whoosh, zoom and ooze plus over 500 stickers to decorate them. Colourfully illustrated with step-by-step instructions and short explanations of the science involved. Links to 50 websites with online experiments, games and activities. Winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books: Junior Prize 2008 Age 4 Key Stage KS1/2 S Paperback ISBN: 9781409539001 Extent: 96 pages 4 pages stickers Dimensions: 276 x 216mmAuthor/Editor Rebecca Gilpin and...

What is it like to drive a tank? What does a tank crew do and how do tanks power across rough terrain? This exciting, fact-packed book is illustrated with photographs and diagrams, plus fold-out pages that reveal the hidden workings of a tank. Includes internet links to recommended websites with video clips and more information. Age 7 Key Stage KS2 S/H Book Band Grey BIC CBMC C5N79 Accelerated Reader level 6.4 MYPaperback ISBN: 9781474928939 Extent: 88 pages Dimensions: 204 x 150mmAuthor/Editor ...

An action-packed book filled with building sites to explore, construction machines to learn about and a demolition site in action. Lift the flaps to discover the work that goes into building a house, a bridge, a skyscraper and more, the jobs people do and the machines that are used. An exciting introduction to how buildings go up – and come down. Age 5 Key Stage KS1 BIC CBMC B2K79 Hardback ISBN: 9781474916226 Extent: 14 pages Dimensions: 216 x 192mmAuthor/Editor Rob Lloyd JonesIllustrator ...

Meet the elite soldiers who have been through the toughest training on Earth to take on the most dangerous missions. This thrilling insight into the secret assignments of the SAS, Navy Seals, HALO and more is full of photographs, diagrams and illustrations, and the simple text is perfect for reluctant readers. With internet links to find out more. Age 7 Key Stage KS2 Book Band Lime BIC CBMC C5N79 Accelerated Reader level 6.6 MYPaperback ISBN: 9781474914345 Extent: 80 pages Dimensions: 204 x 150m...

What makes a helicopter fly? How do emergency services use helicopters? Why are they so crucial on the battlefield? With photographs, comic-strip style illustrations and simple text, this book shows all kinds of helicopters, from air ambulances to the fierce Apache Longbow. With internet links to specially selected websites with more information. Age 7 Key Stage KS2 Book Band Lime BIC CBMC C5N79 Accelerated Reader level 6.5 MYPaperback ISBN: 9781474907279 Extent: 88 pages Dimensions: 204 x 150mm...

Just what goes on behind the screen, beneath the keyboard and inside the electronic ‘brain’ of a computer? This colourful book has 70 flaps to lift to uncover what happens when a computer is switched on, how coding works and the story of the first computers. A fun and informative introduction to a key UK curriculum topic. Age 5 Key Stage KS1 ICT BIC CBMC B5K79 Hardback ISBN: 9781409599043 Extent: 14 pages Dimensions: 216 x 192mmIllustrator Colin King...

What is it like to fly a fighter plane? What weapons do they carry? How do pilots escape from the enemy? From the dogfights of the First World War to secret missions flown by modern fighters, this book reveals the facts about these fast, deadly machines. With photographs, detailed pictures and internet links to selected websites to find out more. Age 7 Key Stage KS2 Book Band Grey BIC CBMC C5N79 Accelerated Reader level 6.6 MYPaperback ISBN: 9781474919135 Extent: 84 pages Dimensions: 204 x 150mm...

What’s the difference between a chopper and a cruiser? How fast is the fastest motorbike? This eye-catching guide to motorbikes, from scooters to superbikes, is ideal for newly confident readers. It’s full of photographs, illustrations and facts, with fold-out pages showing a motorbike engine, record-breaking bike races and jaw-dropping stunts. Age 7 Key Stage KS2 Book Band Grey BIC CBMC C5N79 Accelerated Reader level 6 MYPaperback ISBN: 9781474915045 Extent: 88 pages Dimensions: 204...

An interactive book with over 60 flaps revealing answers to all kinds of questions about science. Children can lift the flaps to discover the answers to questions such as How do bodies grow? Why do astronauts float? Where does lightning strike? and lots more. Includes links to carefully selected websites with even more answers to simple science questions. Age 5 Key Stage KS1 S BIC CBMC B5K79 Hardback ISBN: 9781409598985 Extent: 16 pages Dimensions: 276 x 216mmIllustrator Marie-Eve Tremblay...

With over 90 flaps, the scenes in this colourful book show children where the food they eat comes from. They can discover food produced on farms, in the sea and in greenhouses, and the importance of wheat, rice and corn around the world. There’s a map with flaps showing where the things we love to eat, including chocolate, olives and tea, come from. Age 6 Key Stage KS1 S BIC CBMC B5J79 Hardback ISBN: 9781409599203 Extent: 16 pages Dimensions: 276 x 216mmAuthor/Editor Emily BoneIllustrator ...

This mouth-watering book answers all kinds of questions about food. With over 60 flaps to lift children can discover which foods grow in rainforests, who discovered potatoes, why cheese smells and lots more where, how, why, what, which and yes or no questions. Packed with amazing facts and useful information this is a great way to learn about food. Age 5 Key Stage EYFS/KS1 S BIC CBMC A2K79 Hardback ISBN: 9781409598978 Extent: 16 pages Dimensions: 276 x 216mmAuthor/Editor Katie DaynesIllustrator ...

A fun, friendly guide to coding on a tablet computer using the free ScratchJR app. Discover how computers work and how to tell them what to do using code, then follow simple, step-by-step instructions to code stories and games including a fairy garden, a pet monster and a space game. Links to websites and helpful notes for grown-ups included! Age 5 Key Stage KS1 ICT BIC CBMC B5N79 Hardback ISBN: 9781474943604 Extent: 48 pages Dimensions: 188 x 240mmIllustrator Shaw Nielsen...

A fun, friendly guide to coding on a tablet computer using the free ScratchJR app. Discover how computers work and how to tell them what to do using code, then follow simple, step-by-step instructions to code stories and games including a fairy garden, a pet monster and a space game. Links to websites and helpful notes for grown-ups included! Age 5 Key Stage KS1 ICT BIC CBMC B5N79 Hardback ISBN: 9781474943604 Extent: 48 pages Dimensions: 188 x 240mmIllustrator Shaw Nielsen...

Everything in the Universe is made up of just 118 chemical elements which are displayed in the Periodic Table. Meet each element in this entertaining book and 300-piece jigsaw set, and discover which are crucial to life, which are smelly, explosive or radioactive and lots more. With links to websites with videos and activities to find out more. Age 7 Key Stage KS2 S BIC CBMC C5J79 Jigsaw box ISBN: 9781474969437 Extent: 16 pages Dimensions: 308 x 213mmAuthor/Editor Sam SmithIllustrator Shaw Niels...

Discover the eye-popping world of optical illusions in this amazing interactive book. Children (and adults!) can create dozens of amazing illusions and find out about how they work by adding stickers and drawing patterns and shapes. A fantastic present for curious minds, includes internet links to online optical illusions and experiments. Age 7 Key Stage KS2 S/A BIC CBMC C5L79 Paperback ISBN: 9781409551591 Extent: 32 pages 4 pages stickers Dimensions: 305 x 238mmAuthor/Editor Sam TaplinIllustr...

Highly acclaimed guide with straightforward and reassuring information. Describes exactly what happens at puberty, with informative sections on sex, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases, and advice on hygiene, exercise and healthy eating. Traces the development of a baby from conception to birth and first years of life, with practical information on how to help take care of a baby. This book contains the following Usborne Facts of Life titles: Babies and Growing up. Age 11 Key Stage K...

An informative book about how to maintain a healthy body through regular exercise and healthy eating. Answers questions such as: “What counts as exercise?”, “What if I hate sport?”, and “How can I get stronger?”. Includes simple tips on healthy eating, games to play indoors when it’s raining and how to warm up and cool down properly. Written in a clear, factual style with bright, stylish illustrations and internet links to websites to find out more. The ...

An essential reference book which explores key concepts and basic ideas of biology, all clearly explained with simple text, colourful pictures and diagrams.Topics are arranged by theme and include the human body, living things and their environments, plants, reproduction and genetics. With internet links to educational websites for further learning. Age 11 Key Stage KS3 Paperback ISBN: 9781409531630 Extent: 128 pages Dimensions: 240 x 170mmAuthor/Editor Corinne Stockley...