Children's / Teenage: general interest

Learn how Nandi Bushell, the young drummer who has played with the Foo Fighters at Wembley, discovered drumming when she was just five years old. She shares how she plays - from the simple drumming beats she first learned to drum rolls, fills and backbeats - and offers insider tips and sage advic...

Learn everything you need to know about Earth in this incredible encyclopaedia with more than 200 flaps to explore.

Ever wondered how a mirror works? Or what happens when you go for an x-ray? Meet Professor Pooch and his dopey Doberman assistant, who will teach you all about light in this humorous, comic book science series.

A fascinating and informative journey back in time to find out what it was really like to live in the Viking age.

You'll never guess how many teeth a shark has, how surfers have their own language, when a blobfish isn't a blobfish, or just how noisy the ocean is. All is revealed in this information book, filled with friendly, humorous pictures and quirky, surprising facts about seas and oceans.

Be empowered to make a real difference to the issues you care about with this book. Explore the power of language and discover how it influences the way we think and behave. Learn why using our voices is so important, and the many ways people are unfairly silenced. Investigate media bias and fake...

With funny tales, absurd history and unbelievable facts, this mind-blowing guide to music can help anyone become a sound-making sensation. In this book, you'll find answers to those all-important questions, such as: Why is cabbage the key to musical genius? Which is the fartiest of all the instru...

Join Mei as she finds out about manners and takes little steps towards having great manners at home, at school - or anywhere! The 'Little Steps' series explores each positive character trait through narrative scenarios. Each book centres around one child character as they find out how their actio...

'Marie Curie' tells the story of this key scientific figure - covering her origins as the daughter of a Polish teacher through her work on radioactivity, winning the Nobel Prize, her professorship at the Sorbonne and her amazing legacy to science today.

This reference book for children explores the planet Mars, exploring the evidence for past life on Mars, what's happening there now, and what it might look like to one day live on the Red Planet. Be amazed by the tallest mountain in the Solar System, discover how houses on Mars could look, and fi...