Children's / Teenage general interest: Practical interests

Want your summer to be 100% awesome? Then check out this essential checklist guide, chock-full of ideas and activities to make summertime the time of your life. Check off each item for foolproof fun, including back garden movie nights, a DIY waterpark and more!

Millions of viewers have joined the fun and learned to draw with the YouTube sensation Art for Kids Hub, now you and your whole family can too! Dad Rob and his family have built a huge following thanks to their delightfully accessible lessons that gather the whole family to make art together. The...

Grow mighty ingredients, then transform them into delicious, plant-powered feasts with this sustainable cookbook. A visual feast for 7-9 year olds, 'From Plant to Plate' is the perfect book to inspire kids to get growing, get cooking, and get plant-powered eating. With more than 25 tasty recipe i...

A celebration of homes around the world including the different meanings of home to different people. Kids will have their imaginations captured by this beautiful, non-fiction picture book that looks at home from around the world. Home Sweet Home celebrates the wide diversity of living quarters p...

Draw and colour creations, choose materials, and learn to design through drawing your own fashion. Packed with practical tips and inspiration, this book helps children enjoy experimenting with new ideas. Bright illustrations mixed with fun photography show kids how to choose gorgeous colours, des...

Celebrate winter with cool projects to make and do. Kids will love the walnut skiing reindeer, speeding down a ski slope, and a fantastic hibernating bear hugging a plant pot who will gladly guard your popcorn, and more. Step-by-step instructions make each project great fun and easy to follow.

Ideal for any budding wildlife explorers, this book encourages children to get outside and spot minibeasts in the wild! It is packed with fun activities and useful information about how to identify minibeasts whilst out and about, whether in a garden or adventuring further afield. Written by Roby...

Whether in your garden, kitchen, bathroom or under a log in the woods, minibeasts are everywhere to be found! So grab this handy nature guide and explore every nook and cranny you can find, there might just be a surprise. Did you know that honey bees have a special stomach for honey? Or that butt...

Set out on your first day fishing with expert angler and BBC presenter Will Millard. With step-by-step instructions on everything from tackle to ties, rods to rigs, from knots to hooks to baits and lures to flies, this fully-illustrated book also includes a fish identification guide and advice on...

Calling wild girls everywhere! Helen Skelton - adventurer, world-record breaker and TV presenter - brings you her inspirational guide to getting outdoors and having incredible adventures. From kayaking the length of the Amazon to cycling to the South Pole and running an ultra-marathon across the ...