Interest age: from c 12 years

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the measly Middle Ages, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a hit with yet another generation of...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about the measly Middle Ages, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a hit with yet another generation of...

'Mental Health and Me' brings together seven stories of teenage struggles, from body image issues to drug abuse, as experienced by real-life teenagers. First produced as animated documentaries by the BBC, each story has unique honesty and is brought to life with sophisticated, but accessible artw...

This text features science with the squishy bits left in! What makes your guts a brilliant home for bacteria? Which creature lays its eggs between your toes? Why is your toothbrush covered in germs? Get the answers in this book!

We all have a mind, so we all need to take care of our mental health as much as we need to take care of our physical health. And the first step is being able to talk about our mental health. James Dawson leads the way with this frank, factual and funny book, with added information and support fro...

'My Anxious Mind' outlines a simple and proven plan to help you understand and deal with your anxiety and panic. It is full of simple-to-use tools and strategies that easily fit into any teen's busy routine.

The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame. Rena Finder was only 11 when the Nazis forced her and her family - along with all the other Jewish families - into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave labourer wit...

This series looks at the nastier side of science. 'Nasty Nature' uses fact files, quizzes, cartoons, and teacher tests to show children some of the more revolting and zany aspects of the animal world.

The world is at war, and oceans have become battlefields. Napoleon Bonaparte, tyrant of France, has crushed one country after another. Now his cruel eyes are fixed on Britain. Only one man can stop him - Horatio Nelson. Young Horatio Nelson went to sea when he was just twelve, but he has never sh...

Does geography grind you down? Fed up with miserable maps, rotton rock piles and gruelling graphs? Wave goodbye to boring geography lessons as you dive into the murky waters of 'Odious Oceans'.