Non-Fiction 9+

How on Earth do you play a bass that's 3.5 metres tall? How can you play a theremin without touching it? Can you turn a cave's stalactites into an organ? (Spoiler alert: yes, you can!) Including a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal the family tree of musical instruments, this book...

Celebrate every season with this series. Create projects that are made around the world. This title focuses on autumn crafts from different cultures.

From ants to elephants, the animal kingdom is explored and explained in this encyclopedia that puts you at the heart of the action. See the tiny spines on a stinging nettle, watch lichen spreading over a tree, and observe the secret suckers on an iguana's feet. The mysteries of the natural world ...

Experience the explosive and colourful future of the cosmos, zooming trillions of years ahead in time with Professor Raman Prinja. Vivid artwork from Jan Bielecki plucks astonishing phenomena out of the distant future, and explodes them on the page - sizzling red giant stars and deep, mysterious ...

Secondary school can be scary. Corridors can seem wide. Older children look terrifying. And all of a sudden there are important exams, messy friendships and stressful homework to contend with. But, whether you're about to land at secondary school, or your wheels have already hit the runway but ha...

An in-depth look at the rich and fascinating, but often unreported, history of the African continent through the ages. From prehistoric Africa, through ancient Egypt to the African kingdoms, the slave trade, colonialism and countries' struggles for independence, right up to the modern-day contine...

This title showcases the greatest achievements of ancient civilisations, peoples and iconic figures from history. From the Nubians to the Native Americans, and the Akkadians to the Aztecs, our predecessors have pioneered a plethora of wonderful and wacky inventions, technologies and practices. Th...

Technology and engineering surround us. From HUGE things, like spaceships and skyscrapers, to much smaller things like the toaster in our kitchen and the shoes on our feet. But all of these things only exist because of seven small inventions: the nail, the wheel, the spring, the magnet, the lens,...

Founded sometime around 1600 BCE, the Shang Dynasty was governed by a series of about 29 kings over a 600 year period. They were situated along the Yellow River Valley, China, and historians know a lot about their lives from the discovery of the oracle bones, ancient tombs and cities and other ar...

Who were the first Britons? Read about their daily lives, what jobs they did, what they made, how they traded. Find out the answer to questions such as 'How did they build their settlements such as Skara Brae?', 'Why was Stonehenge built?', 'When did the Bronze Age begin?', 'What were Iron Age ho...