Children's / Teenage: general interest

Award-winning artist Shaun Tan brings his story-making to life in this beautiful sketchbook, now with brand new content. A treasure trove of sketchbook pages, jottings, doodles and drawings from life reveal much about Shaun's personal style and themes in this inspiring collection. Extensive brand...

Follow a flock of swallows and see what they see in this nature book of things to spot and talk about. Fly with the birds through the cities, coasts and countryside and over mountains and markets, farms, towns, open sea, rainforests, deserts and more. Each location features ten 'I-spy' animals an...

'The Body Confidence Book' is a guide for teens that aims to disrupt our prejudiced society and build a community that celebrates, respects and accepts their bodies.

Do you know the difference between a sight and a smell hound? Can you tell your pug from your poodle? From faithful family pet to wild pack animal, discover all there is to know about our canine friends (and their wild relatives).

Did you know that bears have existed longer than modern day humans? Or that polar bears aren't actually white? Immerse yourself in this illustrated guide to some of the world's most powerful mammals, full of facts about bears, their habits and where to find them.

This fun children's book gives six real-life moral dilemmas that children might face and asks the readers to consider the pros and cons for possible resolutions. It gives readers lots to think about but, in the end, asks the child 'What would YOU do?', leaving the ultimate decision to them. The s...

'Bright New World' is a lavishly illustrated glimpse into a future not too far from our own time - a world in which today's children have grown up and tackled the world's most pressing social and environmental problems. In a series of lush, detailed scenes, readers will enter a world of solar-pow...

Did you know that the first people who settled on the grey-green islands of Great Britain were Black? How about that some of the Roman soldiers who invaded and even ruled Britain were Black, too? After that there were Black Tudors, Georgians and Victorians. In this easy-to-read, chronological jou...

Discover where bodies come from, how they grow, their different parts and how they work. 'Brilliant Bodies Inside and Out' dives deep into the inner workings of the body. From what goes on inside the stomach and the mechanics of the eye, to the different layers of the skin and what's inside the b...

Forests are full of life and fun to investigate! Find out about the bugs that live in a forest. See how bugs find food and shelter. Learn how they help keep forests tidy. Then do a fun nature activity to find out more! Helping children to explore forests and learn more about the natural world, th...