2023
Beautiful Books For Inquisitive Minds
WELDON OWEN CHILDREN’S BOOKS
EARLY YEARS
30+ ART PROJECTS A one-of-a-kind project book tha turns in o an A one-of-a-kind that turns into an art portfolio while turning its eader in o an artist reader into an artist. Written by Mary Richards Illustrated by Go Suga B K ARTIST that makes you an The Extraordinary Most books are just meant to be read. But these are no ordinary books… THE EXTRAORDINARY BOOKS
The Extraordinary Book That Invents Itself
A one-of-a-kind project book that turns into 30 incredible inventions.
This book turns itself into rockets, code-breakers, bionic hands, balancing acrobats, demolition balls, constellation viewers and many more ingenious human inventions.
Each invention is introduced very simply, with the scientific and engineering principles behind it, and all the templates, tips, and instructions to create it yourself. A pull-out Inventors Handbook includes easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and clever hacks to help every young inventor achieve success.
Unique Format: There is a project to cut out and make on every page, and a pull-out Inventor’s Handbook to develop ideas further.
Encourages Innovation: Young inventors will develop their creativity and problem-solving skills, and it empowers them to tinker, build and create.
Expert Authority: Alison Buxton and Helen Bell are scientists, teachers and the masterminds behind STEAM Works, a not-for-profit organization on a mission to get more children engaged in STEM and STEAM.
Age: 6+
Age: 6+
Series Specification Case: Flexibound
Format: Flexibound Size: 208 x 272 mm Extent: 64 pages ISBN: 9781915588098 Price: £10.99 Publication date: 2 February 2023
TPS: 208 x 272 mm (8.125 x 10.75 in.) Extent: 64 pages Word Count: approx. 7,500 ISBN: 9781647225872
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9 EARLY YEARS
Alison Buxton and Helen Bell Illustrated by Pintachan
A one-of-a-kind project book tha turns in o an A that turns into an art portfolio while turning its reader into an artist portfolio, into an artist.
Mary Richards • Illustrated by Go Suga
A one-of-a-kind project book that turns into an art portfolio, whilst turning its reader into an artist.
This book turns itself into sculptures, paintings, colour wheels, viewfinders, op art and pop art, surrealism, cubism and more. It is art school in a book.
Every page turns into an art project and the cover becomes a portfolio to house the completed creations, making a personal art show to visit again and again.
Unique Format: There is a project to cut out and make on every page and a special portfolio to keep them in.
30 Art Projects: From colour wheels to cubism, portraiture to pop art, sculpture to spin art, the projects in this book use a variety of techniques, styles and media to create inspiring art.
Encourages Creativity And Innovation: Young artists will develop their skills and ideas, supporting the aims of STEAM.
Expert Authority: Written by award-winning art writer, Mary Richards, previously Publisher at the Hayward Gallery, London’s Southbank Centre.
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Written by Mary Richards • Illustrated by Go Suga
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Age: 6+ Series Specification Case: Flexibound TPS: 208 x 272 mm (8.125 x 10.75 in.) Extent: 64 pages Word Count: approx. 7500 ISBN: 9781647226121 6 12 3 4 EXPLORE CUBISM and see things differently A cubist portrait might include nose viewed from the front and from the side. The face looks very strange – all jumbled up. Turn over to make your own version of this portrait. We don’t just look at things from one angle. One hundred years ago, cubist artists made pictures that took in many views at once. Make Cubist portrait Turn over to find four pictures of face from different angles. Cut out the different features so that you can rearrange them. Turn over. Do you recognize the person in this picture? Mix up the pieces to make cubist face. o P ass Pablo Picasso, Bust of Woman (Dora Maar), 93 1938 Ju Juan Gris, Still Life with Guitar, 19 1913 LOOK T UP 1 2 34 5 Create cubist picture of your own face Create picture Take photos of your face from lots of different angles. Include photos from close-up and far away. Cut the pictures with scissors and mix them up. Make new picture. Does still look like you? You can make cubist picture from other scenes and objects too! Show made up 3D pyramid shape with one side still unfolded/glued Draw pipecleaners,cotton thread, scissors show hands rolling shapes into tubes. show hands bending the pipe clearner into frame kinetic sculpture made with wire frame and with the shapes featured on the back page.Acombo of a 3D and also 2D shapes. See Reference Calder sculpture sent. 123 4 6 MAKE FLOATING ART by creating a kinetic sculpture Turn over make afluttfloating, ering artwork Art that’s kinetic is made of parts that move. String, wire and folded shapes all create a hanging sculpture. Create a kinetic sculpture sculpture You will need craft pipe cleaners, cott or wool thread, scissors and the templates on the next page. Turn over to cut out the flat shapes. Roll some of them into tubes. Cut out the pyramid template. Fold and glue into 3D pyramid shape. Make frame out of pipe cleaners. Bend and twist the pipe cleaners join them together. Mix simple geometric shapes with 3D cubes and prisms. wire structure holds everything in place. Add some of the 2D shapes from front page sculpture) around the nets to fi space Show wool through the hole shape with tied knot the end. Show hands tying thread to frame with shape tied to other end) Please draw this net 5 6 de C de Alexander Calder, Peacock, 94 1941 Naum G Naum Gabo, KineticConstruction (StandingWave), 1919 0 1919-20 LOO IT UP! Cut out these shapes and make your own kinetic sculpture. Fold to make a 3D pyramid Thread the cotton wool through the holes your shapes and secure them with knot. Tie the other end of the thread to the pipe cleaner frame. Watch your sculpture flutter the breeze! 4 5 DRAW WITH SCISSORS and create a bright paper collage Cut bold shapes to create dramatic ‘cut-out’ picture. A collage is picture that combines different images. You can mix shapes can shapes that are recognisable – people, stars, waves - with others that are abstract and don’t look like anything. Use the off-cuts, too – you might find some interesting shapes! 12 Turn over and cut up the coloured shapes. Or find your own paper to design and cut out your own. Combine all your different shapes on coloured background and glue them on. 3 Stand back and admire! Creat a collage with paper shapes Create collage paper H M e, Henri Matisse, The Snail, 94 1948 H M e, Henri Matisse, The Parakeet and the Mermaid 52 1952 LOOK I UP! Cut out these shapes and make your own Matisse- inspired collage. Henri Matisse created collages using technique he called ‘drawing with scissors’. He pinned his shapes to the wall, so he could see his ‘cut-outs’ clearly. Mother and child Two spoons Tied-down ied-down Balloon, rock, string 7 EARLY YEARS Age: 6+ Format: Flexibound Size: 208 x 272 mm Extent: 64 pages ISBN: 9781915588173 Price: £12.99 Publication date: 6 July 2023
The Extraordinary Book That Makes You Feel Happy
With projects, ideas and activities to help children feel positive, confident, focused, calm, relaxed, inclusive and included.
A book for every child, with a toolkit of projects, ideas and activities that can help each individual to build resilience to big, overwhelming feelings; to explore complex feelings; and to feel connected to themselves as well as others.
Unique Format: There is a project to cut out and make on every page and a special back pocket to keep them in.
Expert Authority: Foreword by teacher and mindfulness expert, Wynne Kinder, MEd.
Timely Topic: The global pandemic has put pressure on mental health and wellbeing like never before.
This activity book provides children with the reassurance and tools they need to build resistance and cope with on-going pressures.
Age: 6+
Age: 6+
Series Specification
Case: Flexibound
Format: Flexibound Size: 208 x 272 mm
TPS: 208 x 272 mm (8.125 x 10.75 in.)
Extent: 64 pages ISBN: 9781915588005 Price: £10.99
Extent: 64 pages Word Count: 5,906
ISBN: 9781681887388
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Poppy O’Neill • Illustrated by Caribay M. Benavides
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MY FIRST DIN SAUR ATLAS MY FIRST DINOSAUR ATLAS Illustrated by PAUL DAVIZ Written by PENELOPE ARLON ROAR around the world with the MIGHTIEST beasts EVER! PAL O TOLO G TSI A PPROV D MY FIRST OCEAN ATLAS DIVE beneath the waves to EXPLORE an UNDERWATER world! Mapping the world and beyond with quirky art, fun narrative and an interactive game. MY FIRST ATLASES soon...coming
into Space for an exhilarating journey through the Solar System and beyond. Land on the Moon, visit the International Space Station, take a Space walk and tour the planets. But watch out for Space junk, dark matter and black holes! The bright, quirky images, evocative narrative and interactive 'Spot It' game will thrill budding young astronauts throughout the universe. Child-centred Approach: Combines Space facts with an imaginary trip into the Solar System and beyond. Vibrant, Unique Art: Astronauts, rockets, rovers, planets and more are depicted in bright, colourful, stylized illustrations that accurately represent their key features and characteristics. Expert Authority: All the information is rubberstamped by expert astrophysicist Professor Ben Maughan of the University of Bristol.
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MY FIRST ATLASES 18 WHO LIVES ON MARS? Do you know what this roaming robot is doing? It is Mars rover on a mission to explore our nearest neighbour in Space. So far no humans have set foot on this rocky red planet. Probes and rovers controlled by people on Earth are sent to discover more about Mars. The rovers carry special tools and science equipment to search for signs of life. Scientists want to know whether people could live here one day. Would you like to visit Mars? Although it the closest planet to Earth, it is millions of miles away. It would take about nine months on board a speeding rocket to get there! ROCKY LANDSCAPE Mars has tall mountains, huge volcanoes and deep valleys. So far, the only water the rovers have found ice. TWO MOONS Mars has two moons. One is called Phobos and the other called Deimos. They are both much smaller than Earth’s moon. HIGH FLYER A little helicopter gives bird’s eye view of the landscape and can land in places that rover cannot reach. ROVING EXPLORER A rover spends years exploring and sending pictures and information back to Earth. HANDY ARM The end of the robotic arm can hold tools for collecting and testing rocks. robotic arm camera Mars rover Phobos Deimos How do rovers land? Mars helicopter SPOTIT!How many moons can you see? Can you see a camera that sends pictures back to Earth? SPACE GARDENING wheels BUMPY RIDE Six springy wheels help the rover roll over knee-high rocks. 2. Rover detaches. folded rover 3. Jets on! jets 1. Parachute goes up! rover capsule 4. Rover unfolds 21 SPOTIT! How astronauts’manydropped glovescanyousee? Canyouseethebeam ofradiowaves? Earth broken satellite LOOK OUT! Scientists on Earth send radio waves into Space to track lumps of junk so that space missions can keep clear. STAY CLEAR! The SpaceInternational Station has to move its position if there is space junk its path. YELLOW ICE Astronauts’ wee is dumped into Space and freezes into crystals. SPEEDY PAINT Tiny paint flecks from rockets cause serious damage they crash into spacecraft at high speeds WHOOPS! Cameras, gloves and other objects were dropped by astronauts on spacewalks. toothbrush bolt wrist mirror spatula
Watch out! In Space you will need to dodge space junk and avoid flying litter. Bolts, screws, astronauts’ tools and bits of old rockets are just some of the things that you could see whizzing past on their route around Earth. All this junk has come from our planet. We need to clean up Space to make it safe for future missions. Even tiny objects are dangerous when they are speeding along at 17,000 miles per hour! BROKEN MACHINES There are thousands of communication machines called satellites in Space. When they break, they are stuck there. International Space Station beam of radio waves satellite 23
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PLANETS What would you discover you could whizz off into the Solar System? After visiting each of the eight planets, you would have very different adventures to write about on your postcards home. Some planets are boiling hot and some are freezing cold. The planets are rainbow of colours because they are made from different rocks and gases. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are dry and rocky. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are balls of swirling gas. you tried to land on the gas planets, you would fall straight through! MARS Spending few days on this dusty, rocky planet. There are huge dust storms that last for weeks on end. In fact, the wind is picking up right now. Yikes! URANUS This planet is icy, smelly and covered in slushy ocean. The wind is full of ice crystals, too. Brrrrrr! SATURN Wishyouwere here!Theviewson Saturnareoutof thisworld.Seven ringsmadefrom chunksoficeand rocksparkleinthe sky. havecountedmore than80moonssofar... NEPTUNE This stop over two billion miles from Earth. It reminds me of Uranus, because it is very cold and icy. There is thick fog and the wind never stops blowing. JUPITER Greetings from this giant gas planet. The weather is bad! storm three times bigger than Earth has been raging here for hundreds of years. Mercury Sun Asteroid belt Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus Mercury Sun Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus What are the planets in the Solar System? SPOTIT!How many blue planets can you see? Which is the red planet? VENUS Yuk! This planet smells of bad eggs! boiling hot and there are fiery volcanoes and acid rain. MERCURY This THE place to spend your birthday. One day on Mercury lasts for 58 Earth days! Age: 3+ Series Specification Case: Hardcover TPS Option 1: 254 x 330 mm (10 x 13 in.) TPS Option 2: 235 x 305 mm (9.25 x 12 in.) Extent: 32
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Jane Wilsher • Illustrated by Paul Daviz
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9781915588258
£14.99
date: 7 September 2023
MY FIRST DIN SAUR ATLAS
My First Dinosaur Atlas
by PAUL DAVIZ Written by PENELOPE ARLONROAR around the world with the MIGHTIEST beasts EVER!
Roar around the world to meet the mightiest, the fiercest and the deadliest beasts of all time.
Travel the world in prehistoric times to meet the dinosaurs that ruled the land, the reptiles that terrorised the seas and the pterosaurs that filled the skies. Seek and find the dinosaur fossils left for us to learn about these awesome creatures, and play the ‘spot the dinosaur’ game to discover all your favourites.
Filled with fascinating facts about more than 132 dinosaurs, you will learn where they lived, what they ate and how to pronounce their names.
Unique Approach: Combines dinosaur facts with a trip around the world.
Vibrant, Unique Art: Dinosaurs and environments are depicted in bright, colourful, stylized illustrations that accurately represent their key features and characteristics.
Expert Authority: Dr Neil Clark has ensured that this is ‘palaeontologist approved’ and includes all the latest finds and discoveries.
Age: 6+ Format: Hardback
208 x 272 mm Extent: 64 pages ISBN: 9781915588036 Price: £14.99
in.) Extent: 32 pages Word Count: 3,850 ISBN: 9781681887999
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Penelope Arlon • Illustrated by Paul Daviz
Age: 3+ Series Specification Case: Hardcover TPS Option 1: 254 x 330 mm (10 x 13 in.) TPS Option 2: 235 x 305 mm (9.25 x 12
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Stunning photography, cool activities, reusable stickers and a gigantic wall poster make learning fun! COOL CREATURES ACTIVITIES AND STICKERS
Colourful Creatures Activities And Stickers
Anita Ganeri and Penny Arlon
Making learning fun for all the family!
Take a stroll through the rainbow and meet all kinds of different animals. From red and sapphire parrots to black and white orca whales, the animal kingdom is bursting with vibrant colour.
Have fun completing the activity pages packed with mazes, find the differences, word searches, sticker scenes and more.
Early Learning: A hands-on book to teach young children all about animals and colours.
Interactive Activities: 32 pages of fun to keep little ones learning and entertained for hours.
More Than 100 Stickers: Colourful stickers to use with the activities, or on their own.
Bonus Poster: Includes a 406 x 560 mm (16 x 22 in.) poster perfect for a bedroom or classroom wall.
Age: 4+
Series Specification
Case: Paperback
Age: 4+
Curious Creatures
Activities And Stickers
Anita Ganeri and Penny Arlon
Making learning fun for all the family!
Walk on the wild side to discover the stranger side of the animal kingdom. From hairless guinea pigs and ballooning puffer fish to huge-eyed bushbabies and brain-like sponges, you’ll meet some of the most amazing creatures on Earth!
Have fun completing the activity pages packed with mazes, find the differences, word searches, sticker scenes and more.
Early Learning: A hands-on book to teach young children all about animals and their features.
Interactive Activities: 32 pages of fun to keep little ones learning and entertained for hours.
More Than 100 Stickers: Colourful stickers to use with the activities, or on their own.
Bonus Poster: Includes a 406 x 560 mm (16 x 22 in.) poster perfect for a bedroom or classroom wall.
Age: 4+
Series Specification
Case: Paperback
Age: 4+
Format: Paperback
TPS: 215 x 292 mm (8.5 x 11.5 in.)
TPS: 215 x 292 mm
Extent: 112 pages
Extent: 112 pages
ISBN: 9781915588104
Word Count: 4,594 ISBN: 9781681887401
Price: £9.99 Publication date: 2 March 2023
More formats available –see page 89
Format: Paperback
TPS: 215 x 292 mm (8.5 x 11.5 in.)
TPS: 215 x 292 mm
Extent: 112 pages
Extent: 112 pages Word Count: 4,972 ISBN: 9781681887418
ISBN: 9781915588081 Price: £9.99 Publication date: 2 February 2023
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COOL CREATURES ACTIVITIES AND STICKERS
23 EARLY YEARS
Habitats And The Animals Who Live In Them Activities And Stickers
Anita Ganeri and Penny Arlon
Making learning fun for all the family!
Swing through the rainforest with a spider monkey, swim over a coral reef with tropical fish, and ride on a camel in the desert. From rocky mountains and open oceans to the Arctic tundra, explore the habitats our Earth’s amazing creatures call “home.”
Have fun completing the activity pages packed with mazes, find the differences, word searches, sticker scenes and more.
Early Learning: A hands-on book to teach young children all about animal habitats.
Interactive Activities: 32 pages of fun to keep little ones learning and entertained for hours.
More Than 100 Stickers: Colourful stickers to use with the activities, or on their own.
Bonus Poster: Includes a 406 x 560 mm (16 x 22 in.) poster perfect for a bedroom or classroom wall.
Age: 4+
Series Specification
Case: Paperback
Findthegiant postersandsticker sheetsattheback ofeachbook!
Age: 4+
Format: Paperback
TPS: 215 x 292 mm (8.5 x 11.5 in.)
TPS: 215 x 292 mm
Extent: 112 pages
Extent: 112 pages
Word Count: 5,292
ISBN: 9781915588203
ISBN: 9781681887425
Price: £9.99
Publication date: 1 June 2023
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25 EARLY YEARS
7+ YEARS
Can we live on mars? MAKING DIFFICULT SUBJECTS EASY TO UNDERSTAND Why does the planet? plastic hurt Foreword by Dr Tridibesh Dey MAKING DIFFICULT SUBJECTS EASY TO UNDERSTAND MIND MAPPERS How our stuff is harming the Earth, and wha you can do to reduce your use Written by Clive Gifford Illustrated by Hannah Li Are we of water? running out Why our water supply is in danger of running dry and what you can do about it MAKING DIFFICULT SUBJECTS EASY TO UNDERSTAND MIND MAPPERS soon...coming The books that make difficult subjects easy to understand. MIND MAPPERS
Mind Mappers: Are We Running Out Of Water?
Isabel Thomas • Illustrated by El Primo RamónA unique approach to understanding one of the most important environmental issues facing humankind — access to clean, fresh water.
Scientists, engineers, academics and environmentalists warn that unless water use is drastically reduced, severe water shortage will affect the entire planet by 2040. But what does that mean? Why? What should we do?
This book unravels the issues and the answers.
Beautiful illustrations, a unique structure and straightforward narrative make this an engaging, fascinating and illuminating read.
Beautiful Illustrations: Combines the beauty of a picture book with science-based facts and information.
Unique Approach: Uses the mind-map technique to organize information and make it easy to understand for children, parents and teachers.
Timely Topic: Inspired by activists like Greta Thunberg, kids are concerned about the environment and are taking active roles at home, school and in the community to protect the planet.
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water taken up by plants and in by animals is used in thousands of different ways. Every plant or animal you can think of is mostly made of water. It’s an important building block of
Every day, Earth’s surface is warmed by the sun.
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Every night, the temperature falls again. This regular heating and cooling causes winds to blow, as the warm air rises and cooler air rushes in to take its place. These changes also drive an important process known as the water cycle. This constantly changes the state of water at Earth’s surface, and moves it from place to place.
On the move These droplets grow, forming clouds. Water vapour and clouds are moved around by the wind.
Age: 8+ Format: Hardback Size: 234 x 292 mm Extent: 72 pages ISBN: 9781915588128 Price: £16.99 Publication date: 2 March 2023
MIND MAPPERS Are we of water? running out Why our water supply is in danger of running dry and what you can do about it MAKING DIFFICULT SUBJECTS EASY TO UNDERSTAND MIND MAPPERS 8-9 10 forms of water So much water sloshes around the surface of our planet that from space Earth looks blue. Water fills the oceans, forms ice caps and scuds across the sky as clouds. Water is everywhere, yet we only ever use a small portion of it.
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Earth’s water constantly on the move process called the water cycle. This returns clean water to land. When you gaze across an ocean or dash through a shower of rain, Earth’s water supply can seem endless. However, it’s not always in form that can be used by living things. Any substance can be solid, liquid or gas, but only water found in all three forms on Earth’s surface. This unusual property makes life possible. pu y g w wate m em l q o d 36 36 How can use less water? How can use less water?
From scorpions to sunflowers, all living things need water. But plants and animals use water in different ways. Green plants have the power to split water apart, using the sun’s energy, then use the parts to make their own food. Animals depend on food made by plants, but they need to drink too. The
Caption to animal Water carries substances around animals too. Blood and other body fluids are mostly water, with different things dissolved or mixed in. Water brings nutrients to each cell, and carries away waste.
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ice over land or sea. Recycling water The same water passes through this cycle over and over again. The water you drink today may have passed through a dinosaur, an Egyptian pharoah, sabretoothed tiger or all three! a t r onnectio The water cycle allows Earth’s fresh water be constantly replenished. Saltwater evaporates from oceans, leaving dissolved salts behind. The evaporated water eventually falls back to Earth as fresh water. Sabretoothed tiger T. Rex Nefertiti Genghis Khan Albert Einstein Frida Kahlo Nelson Mandela Greta Thunberg Water’s journey A water molecule spends a few weeks flowing in rivers and 4,000 years in the ocean. But is only in the atmosphere for 11 days before falls back down to the ground.
or ice crystals fall to Earth’s surface as rain, hail or snow. This falling water is called precipitation. Frost and dew are types of precipitation, too. Warming up Water oceans and water on the land evaporates (changes to water vapour) is warmed by the sun. Cooling down As warm air rises, quickly cools. The water vapour it carrying turns back to liquid water, and tiny droplets gather around specks of pollen or dust. Runoff The fallen water may trickle into streams and rivers, which flow into lakes and oceans. may find its way into rocks or become frozen as
Age: 8+ Series Specification Case: Hardcover TPS: 250 x 200 mm (9.8 x 7.9 in.) Extent: 72 pages Word Count: approx. 15,000 ISBN: 9781647225865
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Plastic Hurt The Planet?
Clive Gifford • Illustrated by Hannah LiA unique approach to understanding the plastic problem, with practical actions to help reduce our use.
Every single minute, a truck-load of plastic is dumped into the ocean, damaging beaches, killing wildlife, making food supplies dangerous and contributing to climate change. Most plastic does not break down for hundreds of years, and almost half of it is single use.
Why are we doing this? Why don’t we stop? Can we undo the damage? This book explores and unravels these difficult questions.
Beautiful Illustrations: Combines the beauty of a picture book with scientific facts.
Unique Approach: Uses the mind-map technique to organize information and make it easy to understand for children, parents and teachers.
Expert Authority: Foreword by Dr Tridibesh Dey of Aarhus University, Denmark, who studies the social and political aspects of plastic use, and how to tackle plastic pollution.
The planet’s oceans are a treasure trove of extraordinary living things, especially shallow water regions containing coral reefs. These rich habitats cover less than percent of the world’s oceans yet are home to around 20 percent of the world’s ocean life.
What a dump!
Why does the planet? plastic hurt
MAKING DIFFICULT SUBJECTS EASY TO UNDERSTAND MIND MAPPERS How our stuff is harming the Earth, and wha you can do to reduce your use Written
MIND MAPPERS Age: 8+ Series Specification Case: Hardcover TPS: 250 x 200 mm (9.8 x 7.9 in.) Extent: 72 pages Word Count: approx.15,000 ISBN: 9781647226114
Foreword by Dr Tridibesh Dey
by Clive Gifford
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There is lots you can do every day to reduce your plastic use and waste. Sometimes it involves making choices not to buy, but to make do and adjust what you already have. At other times, it might mean shunning packaging, single-use plastics or repairing rather than replacing what you already have. It’s amazing how much new plastic you can avoid with just little thought and planning. P a t i c everyone reduced their own everyday use of plastics, the impact could be large and positive. Opting for low-plastic options may also encourage businesses to follow the same path. Repurposing plastic Old plastics heading for the bin can be given new lease of life by being turned into new, useful objects such as jewellery or pencil holders. Fast fashion Some 50 60 per cent of all new, cheap clothes often worn just handful of times are made plastics. Wear your clothes for longer, swap items with friends and buy secondhand from thrift shops. Plastic-free packaging Some stores sell unpackaged goods including loose cereal, nuts, pasta and herbs. People bring their own reusable container from home to fill up, cutting out using any further plastic. Plastic-free toiletries Avoid products with microbeads. Consider using solid soap and shampoo bars instead liquid soaps, shampoos and gels. When these bars are used up, there no plastic rubbish to throw away or recycle. Repair not replace Many broken poorly working objects from cycles to computers can be repaired. This may be simpler and often cheaper than buying replacement, which might contain lots of new plastic. Reuse You can reduce your plastic waste by choosing reusable items over singleuseplastics.Optingfor refillable drinks bottle saves dozens disposablebottles from being bought, used once then thrown away. drinks bottle becomes seedfilled bird feeder. Plastic bottles and containers can be cut down, decorated and repurposed as colourful plant pots and holders. XX d mm XX du m less plastic life 56
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The world produces more than 2 billion tonnes of solid waste each year – that’s the weight of more than 300 million African elephants. Where does all go? Some is recycled or burned but the majority in most countries is buried in the ground. These rubbish dumps are called landfill sites. They occupy thousands of hectares of land that could be used for other purposes or left wild for nature. Landfills create many problems. P l st c o nect o huge amount of our plastic waste ends up in landfill sites. Its treatment there can cause harmful gases to be released, and can threaten wildlife. By reducing our plastic use we can make sure less plastic goes to landfill.
by weight Plastic dominates landfills even though only makes up 10 15 per cent of the total weight of the trash. This because plastic bottles and containers are lightweight but take up lots space. Plastic waste also doesn’t rot away and disappear quickly like paper, card and food.
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Changing the environment Sprawling landfills occupy space that was once home to plants and wild animals. As these are driven out, rats and other disease-spreading pests move in.
Fire hazard Landfills are dangerous places full of sharp objects and chemicals. Gases like methane can catch fire easily, leading to many of the 8,000 or so landfill fires that occur every year the USA.
Pollution risk As rainwater travels through landfill waste, some harmful chemicals seep out of their plastics into the water. The liquid, called leachate, can run into the soil, streams and rivers, polluting them and harming living things far away.
Greenhouse gas As rubbish rots away, it produces methane gas, which travels into the atmosphere. Methane is one of the main greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.
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ʻAn effective teaching tool used to explain a complex and critical issue.’
– Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Mind Mappers: How Do We Stop Climate Change?
Tom Jackson • Illustrated by Dragan KordićA unique approach to understanding climate change, with practical actions to help protect the planet.
Climate change is an important, but complicated, subject. This book makes it accessible for all ages –from children to their parents and teachers. Beautiful illustrations, a unique structure, and straightforward narrative make this an enticing, fascinating, and illuminating read.
Beautiful Illustrations: Combines the beauty of a picture book with science-based facts and information.
Unique Approach: Uses the mind-map technique to organize information and make it easy to understand for children, parents and teachers.
Expert Authority: Foreword by Dr Marianna Linz of Harvard University, who is at the cutting edge of climate change research.
Age: 8+
Age: 8+
Series Specification
Format: Hardback Size: 234 x 292 mm Extent: 72 pages ISBN: 9781915588012 Price: £16.99
Case: Hardcover TPS: 250 x 200 mm (9.8 x 7.9 in.) Extent: 72 pages Word Count: 14,751 ISBN: 9781681885599
MIND MAPPERS
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GOTO F ND ESCAPE ThePirateShip Usetheclues,solvethepuzzles, andmakeyourescape! BEWARE! You are about to open a book in which you could become trapped forever. Crack the codes, solve the puzzles and make your escape! ESCAPE BOOKS coming soon...
ʻIf you had handed me this book when I was a child, I would have been overjoyed.’
– Picture Book Playdate
Escape The Mummy’s Tomb
Make a thrilling escape from an ancient Egyptian tomb using logic, problem-solving and critical thinking.
It is 1300 bce in the Valley of the Kings and you’ve fallen into the shaft of a long forgotten tomb. Egyptian gods guard an important mummified pharaoh. The tomb is enshrined in magic and mystery and protected with traps and curses.
Stay calm, use your wits and consult the Eye of Horus wheel on the front cover. If you make the correct choices, you will make your escape!
Choose! Use all the clues to make your choices wisely and escape the tomb.
Spin! Turn the wheel on the front cover to reveal the next step of your journey.
Learn! Filled with facts about Ancient Egypt. Authenticated by experts.
Age: 8+
Age: 8+
Series Specification
Format: Flexibound
Case: Flexibound
Size: 203 x 254 mm
Extent: 72 pages ISBN: 9781915588180 Price: £11.99
TPS: 203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 in.)
Extent: 72 pages Word Count: 13,403 ISBN: 9781681885490
Publication date: 1 June 2023
ESCAPE BOOKS
Philip Steele
45 7+
Escape The Medieval Castle
Stella Caldwell
Make a thrilling escape from a medieval castle using logic, problem-solving and critical thinking.
It is 1389, and you are locked in a tower of a medieval castle. The door is guarded. The castle bustles with nobles, servants, craftspeople and entertainers. But it is also a mighty fortress fiercely defended by soldiers.
Stay calm, use your wits and consult the heraldic wheel on the front cover. If you follow the clues, solve the riddles and decode the puzzles, you will make your escape!
Choose! Use all the clues to make your choices wisely and escape the castle.
Spin! Turn the heraldic wheel on the front cover to reveal the next step of your journey.
Learn! Filled with facts about life in a castle in medieval times. Authenticated by experts.
Age: 8+
Age: 8+
Series Specification
Format: Flexibound Size: 203 x 254 mm Extent: 72 pages ISBN: 9781915588067 Price: £11.99
Case: Flexibound TPS: 203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 in.) Extent: 72 pages Word Count: 17,516 ISBN: 9781681887432
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A SPOTTER’S GUIDE BUGS A SPOTTER’S GUIDE OCEAN CREATURES Perfect for budding zoologists, palaeontologists and explorers everywhere. SPOTTER’S GUIDES soon...coming soon...coming
Dinosaurs: A Spotter’s Guide
Travel back in time to a world millions of years before humans to become a dinosaur spotter.
Step into a prehistoric world where dinosaurs rule the land. There are more than 160 different dinosaurs to spot, including the latest discoveries. An A-Z fact file makes this book very easy to use. There are top tips to keep you safe, hundreds of facts and figures, and a pronunciation guide for each dinosaur.
Perfect For Dinosaur Lovers: There are more than 160 dinosaurs to learn about, with tons of information about their features, habitat, diet, danger level and behaviour. Pronunciations included.
Includes The Latest Discoveries: Meet the long-clawed Erythrovenator and the bat-winged Ambopteryx longibrachium.
A-Z Format: The dinosaurs are arranged alphabetically for easy use.
Age: 7+ Series Specification Case: Hardcover TPS: 190 x 235 mm (7.48 x 9.25 in.) Extent: 176 pages Word Count: 33,870 ISBN: 9781681887937
Age: 7+ Format: Hardback Size: 190 x 235 mm Extent: 176 pages ISBN: 9781915588227 Price: £14.99 Publication date: 3 August 2023
SPOTTER ’ S GUIDES
Michael K. Brett-Surman • Consultant: Dr Neil Clark
49 7+
SPOTTER ’ S GUIDES Take a hike through the world’s rainforests and spot more than 200 wild, colourful, peculiar and marvellous jungle animals – without ever leaving your own bedroom! Get up close to jaguars and sloths, swim with manatees and piranhas, and watch a bird of paradise show. The imaginative narrative will make you feel like you are actually there. Perfect For Animal Lovers: There are more than 200 jungle animals to look at and learn about, with lots of information about their features, habitat, diet and behaviour. Conservation Focus: Includes the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s status for every animal, and information about conservation efforts. Packed Full: Brimming with stunning illustrations, special features, fact boxes and conservation highlights. Jungle Animals: A Spotter’s Guide Jane Wilsher • Consultant: Barbara Taylor Age: 7+ Series Specification Case: Hardcover TPS: 190 x 235 mm (7.48 x 9.25 in.) Extent: 176 pages Word Count: 29,719 ISBN: 9781681887661 7+ 51 Out Now Age: 7+ Format: Hardback Size: 190 x 235 mm Extent: 176 pages ISBN: 9781915588029 Price: £14.99
THE MAGNIFICENT BOOKS FANTASY
This beautifully illustrated series will take you on a thrilling journey through fantastic realms.
Meet ghastly beasts, flesh-eating fiends, shapeshifting spirits, deadly demons and terrible trolls.
A legendary adventure through the fantastical world of monsters. From the ten-headed demon, Ravanna to the headless goddess Coatlicue, all sorts of magnificent monsters are brought to life from across the globe and many different cultures.
Fascinating facts accompany each illustration so you can find out how to defeat a flying head, what will protect you from the tiny tokoloshe and which ancient Greek monster can turn you to stone.
Beautifully Illustrated: Exquisite and original illustrations by fantasy artist, Gonzalo Kenny.
Fascinating Facts: Learn the lore behind each monster. Supports Student Learning: Includes diverse myths and legends from around the world.
Beelzebub
Cuegle
Polyphemus
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middle of his forehead. He lives in a da k, dank cavern on the island of Sicily This cyclops has flock of sheep that he keeps in his cave. Every day he drives them out to graze, and eve night he brings them back inside again.
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Pails of sheeps milk stand on the floor of the giant cave.There are cheeses ying on the rocky ledges. But olyphemus’ favourite food is snack of human flesh.
olyphemus is the son of the sea god Poseidon and a sea nymph called Thoosa.
The Greek hero Odysseus and 12 of his men once landed on Polyphemus’ island.The greedy cyclops trapped them inside his lair and gobbled up six of them as if they were no more than scraps of chicken.
Polyphemus has to sniff out his victims or grope for them in the da He cannot see them because he was blinded by the hero Odysseus who drove burning stake into the giant only eye.
Cunning Odysseus played clever trick on Polyphemus He said that his name was Nobod Instead of blaming Odysseus for blinding him the cyclops blamed‘nobody’.
At a glance
THE MAGNIFICENT BOOKS: FANTASY
Age: 8+ Series Specification Case: Hardcover TPS Option 1: 272 x 370 mm (10.75 x 14.5 in.) TPS Option 2: 235 x 305 mm (9.25 x 12 in.) Extent: 80 pages Word Count: approx. 7,500 ISBN: 9781681888750 7+ 34
The Magnificent Book of Monsters
Diana Fergusonl • Illustrated by Gonzalo Kenny
Beelzebub is one of the most powerful of all devils. He was once worshipped as god by the people of the ancient city of Ekron, in what is now Israel.Although the city is gone, Beelzebub remains as mighty as ever. Wherever he goes, Beelzebub is followed by hordes of buzzing flies. His other name ‘Lord of the Flies’. He is also known as ‘God of Filth’ and ‘Lord of Dung’. Beelzebub’s flies feed on filth and swarm around the rotting corpses of the dead.The flies lay their eggs in the decaying flesh, hatch, and rise up to spread disease. With his horns and wings, Beelzebub looks like typical devil. But he can also take the form of an enormous fly. The Lord of the Flies likes to cause trouble and destruction wherever he goes. He can take
control of people and make them do wicked things.The more suffering Beelzebub causes, the happier he is.
At a glance Where in the world? Palestine (modern Israel) Appearance: Devil’s horns and wings, or fly-like Lair: Underground Behaviour: Loves to cause suffering Monster power: Can take possession of people
Beelzebub lives in Hell, the underworld of the dead. Hell ruled by Satan, the Devil himself. Beelzebub and Satan may be one and the same.
cyclops, type of giant with single eye
the
45
Cuegle roams the hills and mountains of Cantabria in northern Spain, striking fear into the hearts of the people who live there. Part human, part monster, the creature shuffles along on two legs. It has three arms but no hands or fingers.With its black face, grey hair, long beard and single horn, it is a terrifying sight.
Cuegle peers out at the world with its three eyes. One eye yellow, one red and one blue. Five rows of teeth fill the monster’s jaws, ready to rip into flesh.
living creatures are safe from the Cuegle. It attacks livestock and people.Worst of all, loves to steal babies from their cradles. Although it is small, the Cuegle is incredibly strong. can easily overcome any human who confronts it.The best way to keep safe is to stay out of the Cuegle’s way.
only weapons that can repel the Cuegle are oak and holly leaves. The monster detests these plants and will not come near them. Mothers place oak and holly leaves in their babies’ cradles to keep the infants safe. At a glance Where in the world? Cantabria, Spain Appearance: Part human, part animal Lair Mountains Behaviour: Stealthy and sneaky Monster power: Overwhelming strength 65 Age: 7+ Format: Hardback Size: 235 x 305 mm Extent: 80 pages ISBN: 9781915588210 Price: £14.99 Publication Date: 6 July 2023
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Diana Ferguson
‘Kenny goes for grandeur in his 36 full-body portraits, loading his digital brushes with shimmering, saturated colours and posing his writhing subjects flying, swimming or coiled threateningly over hills or heaps of treasure.’
The Magnificent Book Of Dragons
Get up close to fire-breathing monsters, ferocious serpents, wise and gentle giants and multi-headed beasts.
This magical menagerie will lead you on a thrilling journey through the fantastical realm of dragons. From the hundred-headed Typhon of Ancient Greek mythology to the dazzling Aztec dragon Quetzalcoatl, all sorts of magnificent beasts are brought to life from across the globe and many different cultures.
Fascinating facts accompany each illustration so you can find out which dragon darted from tree to tree, how Shenlong was master of the rain and wind and which creature could hypnotize people with its blazing eyes.
Beautifully Illustrated: Exquisite and original illustrations of every magical creature.
Fascinating Facts: Learn the lore behind each dragon.
Supports Student Learning: Includes diverse myths and legends from around the world.
Age: 8+
Series Specification
Age: 7+
Case: Hardcover
TPS Option 1: 272 x 370 mm (10.75 x 14.5 in.)
TPS Option 2: 235 x 305 mm (9.25 x 12 in.)
Extent: 80 pages
Format: Hardback Size: 235 x 305 mm Extent: 80 pages ISBN: 9781915588074 Price: £14.99
Word Count: approx. 7,500 ISBN: 9781681887395
THE MAGNIFICENT BOOKS: FANTASY
Stella Caldwell • Illustrated by Gonzalo Kenny
– Kirkus Reviews
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ʻWith a large format, striking illustrations and intriguing information, this impressive series will appeal to many animal lovers.’
– School Library Connection
THE MAGNIFICENT BOOKS ANIMALS
This beautifully illustrated series is captivating – each book is a treasure to revisit time and time again.
The Magnificent Book Of Cats
Barbara Taylor • Illustrated by Andrew Beckett
Illustrated by Val Walerczuk
The purrfect book for cat lovers everywhere, with enchanting illustrations and intriguing facts.
Meet thirty-six exquisite, majestic, elegant, mischievous, and downright adorable domestic felines, from the well-known Burmese, Persian and Ragdoll to the more exotic LaPerm, Dragon li, Munchkin and Havana Brown.
Intriguing facts accompany every illustration, so you can find out why the Japanese Bobtail is called the singing cat, how the Egyptian Mau got its name and why the Sphynx gets sunburnt.
Stunning Illustrations: Vibrant, detailed images vividly bring feline favourites to life.
Hundreds Of Dip-In Facts: Captivating and educational for cat lovers of all ages.
Wonderful Keepsake: To revisit time and time again.
Age: 8+ Series Specification
Age: 7+
Case: Hardcover
TPS Option 1: 272 x 370 mm (10.75 x 14.5 in.)
Format: Hardback Size: 235 x 305 mm Extent: 80 pages
TPS Option 2: 235 x 305 mm (9.25 x 12 in.)
ISBN: 9781915588142
Price: £14.99 Publication Date: 2 March 2023
Extent: 80 pages Word Count: approx. 7,500
ISBN: 9781681888866
THE MAGNIFICENT BOOKS: ANIMALS
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Creatures of the Abyss
Of
Dive into the deep to meet the weird and wonderful residents.
Get up close to some of the extraordinary creatures that live thousands of feet beneath the ocean surface – from the barreleye fish with a transparent head to the seaworm that drops ‘bombs’ on its enemies.
Intriguing facts accompany every illustration, so you can find out why the gulper eel has an inflatable mouth, how the dumbo octopus got its name and why the vampire squid turns itself inside out.
Stunning Illustrations: Vibrant, detailed images bring deep-sea creatures vividly to life.
New Discoveries: Includes recently discovered marine species.
Hundreds Of Dip-In Facts: Captivating and educational for the whole family.
Pink see-through fantasia
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The fantasia also known as the headless chicken monster because looks like chicken without head.A sea cucumber does not really have head, just mouth surrounded by tentacle-like tube feet.
After landing on the sea floor, the pink see-through fantasia uses its tube feet to shovel whatever it can find to eat into its mouth. then swims off to continue its journey.
This fantasia
This odd-looking ocean dweller is the E.T. sponge. is found in an area of the sea floor called the Forest of the Weird.
The scientific name for the E.T. sponge is Advhena magnifica which means‘magnificent alien’ in Latin.
The large openings on the sponge’s body look like the big eyes of E.T., the loveable alien from the 1982 movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial This is
The female humpback anglerfish is famous for the shining lantern,or lure,on the top of her head.She uses the light to trick prey into coming close enough An anglerfish’s lure lights up thanks to the tiny glowing bacteria that live there. The fishing pole-like structure that sticks out of the head of a female humpback anglerfish is really a type of fin. This anglerfish is sometimes called black sea devil because of its dark,monstrous appearance.
Age: 8+ Series Specification
Case: Hardcover
TPS Option 1: 272 x 370 mm (10.75 x 14.5 in.)
TPS Option 2: 235 x 305 mm (9.25 x 12 in.) Extent: 80 pages Word Count: approx. 7,500 ISBN: 9781681889009
A male anglerfish is tiny at just 2 to 3 centimetres (1 inch) long,while female
2,500m(980–8,200ft)
can be many times bigger,at up to 18 centimetres (7 inches) long. The male humpback anglerfish uses its teeth to latch on to female mate.
It eventually lets go so it can search for another mate.
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pink see-through fantasia is a type of sea cucumber. But unlike most sea cucumbers, this one swims. It swims through the deep ocean on constant search for its next meal.
well named because its pink skin completely see-through.All its internal organs are visible – even the food inside fantasia’s intestine can be seen after has eaten! Pink
fantasias are not always pink.They can also be reddish-brown or purple, and tend to get darker as they grow. When in danger, pink see-through fantasia lights up, and its skin will stick to anything that tries to attack it.The glowing skin clings to and distracts the predator while the fantasia gets away.
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Fact file Lives: Worldwide Depth: 5,700 (18,700 ft) and above Length: Up to around 25 cm (9¾ Diet: Bits of dead animals Discovered: 1882 9 8
Josh and Bethanie Hestermann Illustrated by Val Walerczuk
where this sponge gets its common name. A long stalk anchors the E.T. sponge to the seabed. Its body sits on top of the stalk where the current stronger.The round openings in its body face the current so they can filter food from the water. The E.T. sponge type of glass sponge. Each one can live for thousands of years. Like all glass sponges, the E.T. sponge has a skeleton made partly of silica.This the same material that makes up the glass in your windows. E.T. sponge Advhena magnifica Fact file Lives: Pacific Ocean Depth: 2,000 6,60 Length: Approx. 25 cm (9¾ including stalk Diet: Plankton and bacteria Discovered: 2016 13 12 57 7+ Age: 8+ Format: Hardback Size: 235 x 305 mm Extent: 80 pages ISBN: 9781915588050 Price: £14.99 Out Now Also coming out in 2023: Age: 8+ | Format: Hardback |Size: 235 x 305 mm Extent: 80 pages | Price: £14.99 The Magnificent Book of Monkeys and Apes ISBN: 9781915588302 Publication date: 5 October 2023 The Magnificent Book of Dinosaurs ISBN: 9781915588296 Publication Date: 5 October 2023 ISBN: 9781915588319 Publication date: 4 May 2023 Age: 7+ Format: Hardback Size: 235 x 305 mm Extent: 80 pages ISBN: 9781915588289 Price: £14.99 Publication Date: 6 April 2023
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Travel back more than a thousand years to visit the world of the Vikings.
a longship for a voyage of exploration, and see the fearsome weapons and armour used by a mighty warrior. Marvel at mysterious picture stones, ingenious inventions and mythical tales of magic, monsters, gods and goddesses.
page reveals a fabulous treasure and its unique story. Stunning Illustrations: Beautiful, detailed images of the most amazing Viking treasures. Hundreds Of Dip-In Facts: Easy-to-read format to enthral amateur historians of all ages. Expert Authority: Consultant, Dr Steve Ashby, is a medieval archaeologist and senior lecturer at the University of York.
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fact file 71 Age: 7+ Format: Hardback Size: 235 x 305 mm Extent: 80 pages ISBN: 9781915588241 Price: £14.99 Publication date: 7 September 2023
The Magnificent Book Of Treasures: Ancient Rome
Stella Caldwell • Illustrated by Eugenia Nobati
Step back in time 2,000 years to visit the powerful Roman Empire.
See gladiator battles and chariot races. Discover mythical tales of magic and monsters. Visit an ancient fast-food stall or banquet in style. Marvel at intricate mosaics, splendid treasures and ingenious inventions.
Every page reveals a fabulous treasure and its unique story.
Stunning Illustrations: Beautiful, detailed images of ancient Rome’s most amazing treasures.
Hundreds Of Dip-In Facts: Easy-to-read format to enthral amateur historians of all ages.
Expert Authority: Consultant, Ben Salisbury, is a doctoral researcher in the department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology, Birmingham University.
Age: 8+
Age: 7+
Series Specification
Format: Hardback
Case: Hardcover
Size: 235 x 305 mm
TPS Option 1: 272 x 370 mm (10.75 x 14.5 in.)
Extent: 80 pages
TPS Option 2: 235 x 305 mm (9.25 x 12 in.)
ISBN: 9781915588135
Extent: 80 pages
Price: £14.99
Publication date: 6 April 2023
Word Count: approx. 7,500
ISBN: 9781681887449
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The Magnificent Book Of Treasures: Ancient Egypt
Philip Steele • Illustrated by Eugenia Nobati
Take a thrilling journey back in time to the land of the pharaohs.
Meet mighty pharaohs and powerful queens. Awaken mythical gods and magical goddesses. Unwrap a pharaoh’s mummy and decipher hieroglyphics. Discover why an amulet is lucky and what gruesomeness hides inside a canopic jar.
Every page reveals a fabulous treasure and its unique story.
Stunning Illustrations: Beautiful, detailed images of ancient Egypt’s most amazing treasures.
Hundreds Of Dip-In Facts: Easy-to-read format to enthral amateur Egyptologists of all ages.
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Series Specification
Age: 7+
Case: Hardcover
Format: Hardback
TPS Option 1: 272 x 370 mm (10.75 x 14.5 in.)
Size: 235 x 305 mm
TPS Option 2: 235 x 305 mm (9.25 x 12 in.)
Extent: 80 pages
Extent: 80 pages ISBN: 9781915588043 Price: £14.99
Word Count: approx. 7,500 ISBN: 9781681885582
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Authority: Consultant, Dr Loretta Kilroe, is project curator for Sudan and Nubia at the British Museum.
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OCEANX ADVENTURE STORIES
Page-turning, fact-based fiction for independent readers, inspired by real-life OceanX explorers and discoveries.
OceanX Adventures: Mystery At The Aquarium
Fun and addictive adventure combining OceanX’s latest discoveries with an intrepid new heroine who learns the power of speaking up, asking questions and learning from mistakes.
What’s causing the mysterious power cuts at the local aquarium? Best friends and curious young conservationists, Marena and Aisha, have an exciting theory. Following the advice of their OceanX mentor, they search for real scientific evidence, and embark on a fact-finding mission that leads to some spooky sleuthing. Are they on the verge of an out-of-this world discovery? Or did their imaginations go entirely too far?
Perfect For Independent Readers: Exciting stories with engaging characters, age-appropriate social-emotional behaviour and fascinating ocean facts.
Supports STEM: Including scientific method and decision-making.
Real Science: Each mystery is based on actual oceanic science research and facts, and is filled with fascinating information about the ocean world.
OceanX scientists: Readers get the chance to meet the real-life OceanX scientists and explorers that the book’s characters are based on.
Mrs. Foster waved me out with a smile. “Can’t wait to hear how it all goes!”
Wow. Just wow. It was all could do not to break into a run as I headed out the door and into the hall.
Most of the kids had already left the building, but my best friend, Aisha, stood sentry by my locker. She held her bike helmet with both hands and an energy bar between her teeth. One arm was squeezing tight against her side to keep a water bottle from falling. But she gave me a “What up?” nod like it was no big deal. Aisha could do a million things at once. “What’d she say?? More detentions?” she asked between bites. Aisha always got right to the point.
“Nope,” responded. “It was weird. Mrs. Foster was all excited about a new assignment for me.”
“Wait. What? You mean, like a job? What kind?”
Aisha asked as she pulled on her backpack and started walking toward the exit.
“Well,” I answered slowly, “that’s the part I’m not so sure about.”
I almost ran into my friend as she stopped in her tracks.
It had been a busy few days, but the big sleepover had finally arrived. Aisha and were ready. We had taken Anna’s advice and broken the topic down to four main points. Of course, it was my suggestion to present them as “Did You Know?”–type questions. After all, questions are my specialty!
Aisha turned toward me with a raised eyebrow.
“You zoned out on her, didn’t you?”
Aisha was well aware that sometimes checked out on conversations. But she never gave me a hard time about it. She thought it was a good thing that “inside me” sometimes took a minute to help “outside me” make sense of things. I’m not so sure about that. But still, since she knew me so well, it was easy to come clean.
The hardest part was making our costumes. Might’ve gone a bit overboard on this. But Anna did say to make it memorable!
I dressed up as staghorn coral. Aisha decided to be a floating jellyfish. I thought my antler-like headpiece was the best. But I must admit Aisha’s tentacles were pretty cool, too.
“Well, maybe a little,” I admitted. “All know is that I’m supposed to go with my brother to the aquarium on Saturday morning to see someone named Mrs. Diaz. What don’t know is what Mrs. Diaz wants me to do.”
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I didn’t know whether to run and hide … or stay to say hello.”
We did feel little foolish as we looked at ourselves in the aquarium’s bathroom mirror.
Aisha spoke first. “Well,” she said, batting a “tentacle” out of her eyes, “at least our Halloween costumes are now off the to-do list!” That made me laugh. My friend just loved to get things done.
“I put the FLIR camera in your backpack,” she reminded me. “And here are the note cards I wrote out for us. Just in case we get a little nervous.” actually was gettingalittlenervous—butnotabout the presentation.
“How are we going to find the ghost with so many people around?” worried.
“I don’t know,” Aisha admitted. “Just be ready for whatever happens.”
She was right, of course. We couldn’t predict the outcome.
“Let’s look at these note cards one more time,” Aisha suggested. Focusing on the cards might make the butterflies in our stomachs go away. We took turns reading our parts as we walked down the hall.
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Age: 8+ Series Specification Case: Paperback
TPS: 135 x 203 mm (5.3 x 8 in.)
Extent: 112 pages Word Count: approx. 14,500
ISBN: 9781681889245
OCEANX ADVENTURE STORIES
Kate B Jerome and OceanX Illustrated by Francesca Risoldi
“I felt the goosebumps rise on my arms. Could I really be seeing this?
“You wouldnʼt believe what came rushing out of the underwater cave ... out of the darkness came hundreds, if not thousands, of small glowing fish swimming together like a shimmering underwater river.”
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ALANNAH VELLACOTT is a marine ecologist who knows a lot about how to keep coral healthy. So it’s no surprise that she loves to visit the OceanXplorer especially to work with college students in OceanX’s Young Explorers Program. Alannah grew up in The Bahamas with the ocean as her backdrop. She particularly loved to explore and learn about the nearby mangrove creek system with her dad.
VINCE PIERIBONE has a really big job as vice chairman of the whole OceanX mission. He's also a professor at Yale University, an inventor, and an expert diver. In fact, Dr. Pieribone was a diver before he thought of being a scientist. As a kid, he spent most of his free time snorkeling and skin diving with his brother off the coast of Florida.
Alannah Vellacott is real-life coral
Vince Pieribone is a real-life professor, scientist, and inventor Mattie Rodrigue is real-life Dr. Anna Knowles Mattie says she’s never been seasick day in her life! Alannah had no idea her childhood adventures in the mangrove creeks would lead to her career in marine biology! TRIVIA Vince’s not-so-secret mission is to get the next generation of curious young people to look into the world and say, ˮI want to explore that!ˮ TRIVIA TRIVIA 79 Age: 8+ Format: Paperback Size: 135 x 203 mm Extent: 112 pages including 8 page colour section ISBN: 9781915588159 Price: £6.99 Publication date: 4 May 2023
MATTIE RODRIGUE is a marine biologist and the science lead on the OceanXplorer ship.But guess what? When she was your age, she lived in Arizona! So how did a kid who lived in the desert end up an expert on the sea? When she was in sixth grade, she was lucky enough to visit the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, where she went out on a boat with a real marine biologist. From that day on, she knew she wanted to be an ocean explorer!
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Deep Sea Danger
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Dive into another OceanX Adventure! Our heroine
Marena goes on a brand-new ocean adventure using her scientific skills to solve another mysterious puzzle.
Marena has discovered an important clue about a treasure-laden Spanish galleon lost at sea centuries ago, but has no idea how she could search for the ship until a wild series of events lands her, and her older brother Lucas, straight into the hunt.
Using her newfound skills from her time aboard the OceanXplorer, Marena calmly navigates the perils of deep-sea exploration – and saves the day.
Perfect For Independent Readers: Exciting stories with engaging characters, age-appropriate social-emotional behaviour and fascinating ocean facts.
Supports STEM: Including scientific method and decision-making.
Real Science: Each mystery is based on actual oceanic science research and facts, and is filled with fascinating information about the ocean world.
OceanX scientists: Readers get the chance to meet the real-life OceanX scientists and explorers that the book’s characters are based on.
stopped talking to listen.
“I just got off the phone with Mr Diaz,” he announced. “She sends her thanks to you, Marena. And she says sh wants you to write the a ticle tha breaks he octopus s or o the public Not jus for the aquarium newsletter but for the city paper!”
Everyone clapped in delight as blushed with pride My first real scoop!
Aisha ran up and threw her arms around my neck in a big bear hug
“You still going to quit?” she whispered in my ear
“Of course!” whispered back.
“Really?” she asked, her face falling “’Yep” I said, rying to keep a straight face “But not before I answer every single question can hink to ask!”
broke into a huge grin. It was t ue—I couldn t wait for the next adventure to begin!
Fifth grade was definitely looking up
I looked over his shoulder. His screen showed an illustration of what the Spanish galleon had looked like.
“I don’t know, Lucas,” I replied. “Lots of people have been searching for it. For decades. They know when the battle happened. They also know the general area where the battle was fought in the Caribbean Sea.”
“That doesn’t make sense. If they know where it went down, then they must’ve searched that area pretty well,” Lucas said.
“I’m sure you’re right,” agreed. “But that’s where it gets interesting.” was warming up to the subject now that I had my brother’s attention.
“Historians are entering new stuff on the shipwreck website every day,” I explained. “At first couldn’t make sense of it all. So decided to zero in on just the San Luis Pedro chat.”
Could possibly get any more nerdy?
“You’ll each get two cupcakes and the theme is undersea life,” she continued. “You only have 20 minutes. So ready, set, go! And may the most creative cupcake critter win!”
Ignoring myself, I continued. “And noticed something the other day. A researcher posted about an ocean current flowing to the east in the Caribbean Sea.”
I studied my competition. I was the only kid. It could be a disadvantage.
Lucas immediately frowned. He had been studying
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Then one woman cheerfully said, “I think I’ll just make my frosting blue like the ocean.” Did she not hear the word “critter”? Sweet! I’ve got chance! Chef Becca had piled lots of ingredients and decorating material in the center of the counter. I thought for a minute. Then I grabbed the supplies wanted.
simpleLuckily,mygrandmotherhadtaughtmehowtomake
frosting the last time she made my birthday cake.Iknewtherecipebyheart.Ijustmixedpowdered sugar, vanilla, butter, and milk. Finally, I added a little said it was the secret ingredient! The next part was a little harder. But zoned in
Before I knew it, Chef Becca was calling, “Time’s
My fingers were stained green from food coloring
and my apron was streaked with frosting. My tongue wasalsoalittledarkfromallthesamplelicksI’dtaken. But mission accomplished.
Two green sea turtle cupcakes stared up at me with giggly-looking candy eyeballs. Okay. The eyes were a little uneven. And the flippers? Well, they were a little floppy. But you could definitely tell they were turtles. I think!
Satisfied, looked around at my competition. Three of the other four entries looked about the same as mine. You could recognize an octopus and a sea star. Barely. And, of course, there was the plain blue ocean frosting.
“Remember the lessons you learned on the OceanXplorer – always prepare for the unexpected, and when it happens, don’t panic. Just think your way through it.ˮ
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Series Specification
Case: Paperback
TPS: 135 x 203 mm (5.3 x 8 in.)
Extent: 112 pages Word Count: approx. 14,500
ISBN: 9781681889085
OCEANX ADVENTURE STORIES
Kate B Jerome and OceanX Illustrated by Francesca
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THE END The OceanX Mission TO EXPLORE THE OCEAN AND BRING IT BACK TO THE WORLD. er esearch ship. Thisbook, Mystery a the Aquarium is a fun fictional story But guess what? The OceanX mission and the OceanXplorer ship are eal! Turn the page to learn more about this very e citing and important mission to explore and protect the oceans. “It’s a giant squid ... It must be bigger than me ... Do you know how rare it is to see one of these guys?ˮ 81 Age: 8+ Format: Paperback Size: 135 x 203 mm Extent: 112 pages including 8 page colour section ISBN: 9781915588197 Price: £6.99 Publication date: 6 July 2023 Danger in the Deep Sea