A guide that contains facts and gives various information about Ancient Egypt. It helps see inside the Great Pyramid at Giza and discover how Tutankhamun's tomb was found. It is suitable for projects or just for fun. It i

From aardvark through to zebra, bring your child face-to-face with their favourite animals with this first reference for young animal lovers, now in paperback. Discover all about over 2,000 animals from the largest and the loudest,

A great-value spiralbound edition of in "Usborne's Art Ideas" series, this title is packed with ideas for painting, drawing, printing and making collages.It helps children to explore the uses of materials including ch

How many bones do you have? Why do you need to eat? What happens to your ears and nose as you get older - but not your eyes? Open up the giant fold-out skeleton, pull the pop-ups and peek through the 3-D glasses to find out ho

Containing 1000 everyday words in alphabetical order, this dictionary takes a typically Seussian approach, with a host of crazy animals and potty people doing some of the strangest things - from crocodiles nursing bab

Explores the developing technology and economy of Australia at the hands of the new white settlers: whaling, sealing, farming, timber- felling, ship-building, exploring and transporting go

Whether for homework, school projects, or just for fun, this work includes everything. From computers to music, space exploration to the natural world, the essential subjects are here. This work covers advances in technology,

Helps your child learn about climate change. From what's being done to stop pollution harming life on earth, to why rising sea levels mean maps will need to be redrawn- this title lets your child discover all about our planet a

Helps you to be an eyewitness to crystals and gems. This guide and CD shows us their beauty, uses, structure and variety - from what gives them their colours to how a Quartz watch works. You can get the picture using the

Containing unexplained topics, this book is all about exploring lost worlds, unravel secret codes, marvel at mysterious places and meet spooks, spies, secret keepers and scandal makers of the world.

Bluetooth, HDTV, SEMs, PSP and Wii: your world is full of cool gadgets and clever technology. Want to know how it all works? This book reveals what's inside your games console, how spies use GSM for covert operations, the wor

"Eats, Shoots & Leaves" has sold over 3 million copies world-wide. This illustrated follow-up for children shows how confusing the world would be without apostrophes, and how they can completely change the meaning of a sentenc

What defeats foot-eating fungi? How does the brain tell you when you're hungry? Where's there an acid bath in your body? This book reveals what's happening in your insides, exploring the important bits, and how they work.

inc: World, Aimed at readers at KS2, YR3-6 and P4-7 for Scotland, this title includes 20,000 colour headwords; and pronunciation guides for difficult words. It also contains usage help to encourage accuracy of language; examp

A dictionary for children in their first years at school. It contains 1500 entries in alphabetical order, along with simple, easy-to-read meanings, parts of speech (noun or verb), plurals, and topical examples of sentences t

From stone-age settlement to modern marina, this book shows what life was like through the ages, and shows how the port has been transformed over time. It features panoramic pictures which show each stage of the port's history

A guide that contains facts and offers information about rocks and minerals. It offers topics ranging from how our landscapes evolved, to mineral mining and how diamonds and precious stones are cut. It includes a clip-art

Helps your child learn all about sharks. This title includes a fact-packed guide, giant wallchart, interactive clip-art CD and dedicated website. From how a shark detects its prey, to inside the mouth of a Great White

A handy reference book and CD that enables children to learn all the times tables from 1-12! By joining in with the times tables songs and following along with the book, children can enjoy practising at home or in the ca

How to train your brain to be a genius? Do you want to help your child train their brain so they can calculate like Einstein, paint like Picasso, or compose like Mozart? Then put their grey matter to the brain-trainin

Help your child learn all about Tudors using the new edition of this fact-packed guide with a giant wallchart, interactive clip-art CD and dedicated website. From the severed heads of traitors displayed on London Bridge to what lif

This atlas introduces the basics of geography and mapping whilst facilitating the understanding of the relationship between countries and continents. A wealth of colourful maps, facts, diagrams and photographs introduc

What really makes the things around us tick? Did you know that the principle behind the zip fastener also governed the building of the pyramids? Or that the dentist's drill is a direct descendant of the first windmil

This is the traditional encyclopedia reinvented for the 21st century internet generation. It features a fascinating and lively encyclopedic look at a million things guaranteed to keep your child's curious mind engaged. You can find