Children's / Teenage general interest: Cartoons & comic strips

What if you could be immortal or have super senses or read minds? Then you'd be a superhero! But are these superpowers feasible in the real world? 'The Superhuman Body' tells you all about the reality of these superpowers when looked at through a scientific lens.

Have you ever wondered how a Jedi becomes a Jedi? Charting the journey from tiny, Force-sensitive toddler to awesome Jedi Master, this book has all the answers to your questions, including: Is there a Jedi school? Can anyone be a Jedi? Where do you get a lightsaber from?

Everybody pees, poos and pukes, and everyone has icky skin and smells horrible. But have you ever wondered what would happen if your burps could power a hot air balloon? You could burp your way across the country! Or what if your farts smelled like roses? Well, you could grow a fart garden, or st...

When do footballers poo? Can you play football on Mars? What is a magic sponge? You will find the answers to these questions and more in chapters on subjects such as history, geography, biology and maths.

The second book in the groundbreaking series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through the prism of football. It is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads. Why are footballs round? When do footballers wee? Whe...

Join Dennis, Gnasher and friends as they as they put their numskulls to the test and ponder all manner of weird and wacky would you rather questions. Full of wild decisions and silly alternatives, this book will inspire hysterical conversations for all the family to enjoy.

Cruel school and wicked punishments await in this hilarious look at Victorian school days! Growing up in Britain in the 1880s wasn't easy. The going was tough and the punishments were even tougher. Follow the experiences of Victorian schoolchildren and discover their top tips on how to survive at...

You're a member of a tank crew in the Second World War. You'll learn about the challenges and dangers of serving in a tank regiment and witness many of the defining tank battles of the war, from El Alamein to D-Day.

As if the plague wasn't bad enough, here comes the fiery antidote! As famous diary-keeper Samuel Pepys, you'll witness four days and four nights of fire and live to tell the tale. Find out how people lived in the London of 1666, how they coped in the aftermath and all importantly, whodunnit! - or...

Divorced, beheaded, and died. Divorced, beheaded, survived! Uncover the secret lives of Henry VIII's ill-fated wives and what life was like as a Tudor queen. Henry VIII has asked for your hand in marriage, but marrying the King was no easy option. Henry VIII was a powerful, ruthless leader, with ...