Children's / Teenage: general interest

Join a friendly mechanic for a day working on a research base and out on the ice. Learn about the challenges of surviving in the Antarctic, explore the incredible landscape and meet the local wildlife, as you discover all the amazing and important science that is being done down in the South Pole.

Join an astronaut for a day as she goes on her first ever spacewalk, and new crew members arrive. Find out how she trained for her mission and what it's like living and working in space. How do you eat and drink at zero gravity? How do space toilets work? What are space suits designed for?

Join two scientists as they climb inside a hi-tech submersible and descend into the darkest depths of the Pacific Ocean. Meet strange-looking creatures thousands of miles below the surface and explore alien landscapes. Discover how experiments are performed at the bottom of the ocean, what happen...

Can you remember how many days there are in each month? Or the names of the planets in the solar system? How about the difference between a noun and a verb? '365 Cool Ways to Remember Stuff' shows you how to memorize the key facts in almost every school subject. With the help of the book's simple...

'365 Things to do with LEGO Bricks' inspires you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways and enjoy LEGO fun every day of the year. Featuring imaginative play and building ideas, from LEGO games that take just a few minutes and require a handful of bricks, to inspirational build ideas...

'3D Printing and Maker Lab for Kids' presents hands-on activities for learning how to use browser-based software TinkerCAD and SketchUp to design and print projects, along with informative sidebars to support related STEAM concepts.

From the hairs in your nose to the nails on your toes - we all have a body and here's how it grows! '5 minute stories' include: Where Did I Begin?: From conception to baby; The Heartbeat Ballet: All about the heart and the blood; Your Lungs and the Air: The respiratory system; Brainy You! : The b...

These 50 fact-packed illustrated maps showcase cultural and natural highlights from around the world - it's an armchair traveller's journey of a lifetime!

From football legend, Gary Lineker, comes a collection of truly uplifting, empowering and extraordinary football stories that have inspired him throughout his career. Did you hear about the match that took place in no-man's land between enemy forces during World War I? Or about the world's greene...

From football legend, Gary Lineker, comes a collection of truly uplifting, empowering and extraordinary football stories that have inspired him throughout his career. Did you hear about the match that took place in no-man's land between enemy forces during World War I? Or about the world's greene...