Interest age: from c 10 years

Who do you think you are? Have you ever thought about who you might be related too? What if we told you that you were related to vicious Vikings, Roman emperors, great kings and feisty queens? Well, your majesty, you are. In fact, everyone is. And geneticist Adam Rutherford is here to tell you wh...

Join Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo, Llama, Toucan and the rest of the gang in this search-and-find book. Bursting with colour - from the bustling streets of Tokyo to the centre of London, the floating market in Vietnam to the Indian holy festival, the hilly streets of Norway to the iconic Carnival of ...

What does it mean for people to have to leave their homes, and what happens when they seek entry to another country? This book explores the history of refugees and migration around the world and the effects on people of never-ending war and conflict. It compares the effects on society of diversit...

From pasta to paper, the inventions of the Ancient Chinese remain part of everyday life in our modern world. Learn how items like wheelbarrows, the first toothbrushes and early earthquake detectors have evolved into devices we know today and discover just how big of an impact the Ancient Chinese ...

From pasta to paper, the inventions of the ancient Chinese remain part of everyday life in our modern world. Learn how items like wheelbarrows, the first toothbrushes and early earthquake detectors have evolved into devices we know today and discover just how big of an impact the ancient Chinese ...

The Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pyramids and mummies, but how have these ancient times impacted your life today? From hieroglyphs evolving into emojis and kohl around the eyes evolving into eye liner and mascara, the inventions and discoveries of Ancient Egypt offer us endless reasons ...

Every four years, the world celebrates one of the most exciting contributions of the Ancient Greeks: the Olympic Games. That, of course, is not all this great civilisation left behind. From theatre to democracy, discover how the Greeks' ancient inventions and philosophies evolved into objects and...

Every four years, the world celebrates one of the most exciting contributions of the ancient Greeks: the Olympic Games. That, of course, is not all this great civilisation left behind. From theatre to democracy, discover how the Greeks' ancient inventions and philosophies evolved into objects and...

We celebrate the Romans for contributions they made to modern engineering and architecture, but their impact is felt in even the smallest details of everyday life. Discover how inventions like socks, fast food restaurants and cinemas got their start in Rome and evolved into things we enjoy today.

We celebrate the Ancient Romans for contributions they made to modern engineering and architecture, but their impact is felt in even the smallest details of everyday life. Discover how inventions like socks, fast food restaurants and cinemas got their start in Ancient Rome and evolved into things...