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CHOCKS AWAY! Take off on a marvellous journey of discovery as you explore 80 incredible world-changing inventions from around the globe!
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Raccoon finishes his book and is ready for his own adventure--he wants thrills, excitement and to conquer the sea!
He borrows everything he needs from his friends: a boat from Badger, who insist..
The first children's picture book on Hilma af Klint and her pioneering work.
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) began painting her abstract and highly symbolic images as early as 1906, long before Kand..
Just add water to bring an array of well-known artworks magically to life.
Fun, educational and easy, this latest addition to the best-selling series features 16 vibrant paintings by Edward Hopper,..
Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for w..
Prepare for the magical adventure of your dreams, in the first in a brand-new series by L.D. Lapinski, author of Strangeworlds Travel Agency.
For the last 400 years, magic has been fading....
Discover the Field Guide that started it all in this lavishly illustrated guide to the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick series-now with refreshed art and updated backmatter!
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The definitive retelling of the legends of King Arthur, from Carnegie Medal-winner Kevin Crossley-Holland and former Children's Laureate Chris Riddell.
Be enthralled by the world of Arthurian leg..
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A is for artichokes and long spears of asparagus. It's for bright, creamy avocados and salty little anchovies ...
From apple pie to zeppole, ..
A modern spin on Party of Five-A love letter to a family, hope and finding strength in unexpected places. Novah has too much responsibility for a fourteen-year-old. She wouldn't mind it so much if she..
This science book poses more than 100 questions from kids to Robert Winston on every aspect of science
In this unique science book, Professor Robert Winston answers more than 100 real-life questi..
The Gauls have only one fear: that the sky may fall on their heads tomorrow. But tomorrow never comes, says Chief Vitalstatistix. Or does it? It looks as if it's come at last for Asterix, Obelix an..
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts -- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 2 Getafix has broken his golden sickle, so Asterix and O..
The little Gaulish village where Asterix and Obelix live has just one drawback - its bard is the worst musician in the entire ancient world. When Cacofonix strikes up, his singing sends the sun behind..
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 17 A multinational team of slave construction workers are..
A woman bard is unheard-of in Ancient Gaul - but when the mothers in Asterix and Obelix's little village decide that besides being a terrible musician Cacofonix, the local bard and school-teacher, is ..
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Follow Asterix and Obelix as they set out on their 39th adventure on a long journey in ..
The long awaited new album featuring Asterix, the Gaul. Julius Caesar has finished writing the history of his campaigns in Gaul. His publisher, Libellus Blockbustus, forsees a huge success ...but ther..
In this special collectors' edition, the first five Asterix stories are collected in one fabulous luxury volume.
In ASTERIX THE GAUL, we join Asterix, Obleix and co as they try to defend on..
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 1 When Getafix is kidnapped by the Romans, Asterix penetr..
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 4 The Romans capture Cacofonix as a gift for Caesar who p..
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders.
On being demobilised from the Roman army Legionary..
Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders.
Getafix, Obelix, Dogmatix and Asterix visit Egypt ..
The druid Getafix is running short of rock oil - an essential ingredient in the magic potion, which gives the Gaulish villagers superhuman strength to fight Julius Caesar's Roman legions. But the Phoe..
The latest adventure from our indomitable hero and his friends!
A strange new philosophy is gaining popularity amongst the Roman soldiers, spearheaded by the charismatic Isivertuus. When it..
Pre-order the latest adventure from our indomitable hero and his friends!
A strange new philosophy is gaining popularity amongst the Romans. When its enchanting influence reaches the Guals,..
In Asterix and the Chariot Race, Senator Lactus Bifidus announces a special one-off chariot race, to defend his name and prove Rome's greatness. Julius Caesar insists a Roman must win, or Bifidus will..
A lovestruck merpig, a peppermint-stick Parthenon, a vegetarian spider and so much more!
From R.A. Spratt, bestselling author of Friday Barnes and Shockingly Good Stories, comes this collection o..
Blast off on an adventure with the Space Cadets! From beloved children's author-illustrator Alex T. Smith, the bestselling creator of the Claude series and How Winston Delivered Christmas, comes a fun..
Little Astrid grew up on an old farm in Sweden. Her childhood was very happy, so happy that she never wanted to grow up. When she was four, her friend Edit read Astrid her first story. Suddenly, the e..
From million-copy bestselling author David Walliams comes a laugh-out-loud animal space adventure.
Chump the chimpanzee was always being silly. He would:
- make rude noises from BOTH ENDS...
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An evocative and beautiful bedtime picture book about summer days spent at the beach by internationally renowned author, Joy Cowley.
Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own...
With 13 children of his own clamouring for bedtime stories it isn't surprising that author George MacDonald discovered he had a gift for composing fairy tales. But these were fairy tales with a differ..
Age range 0 to 2
This series of board books was designed specially in black and white for toddlers, based on the theory of Maria Montessori. The world-famous Italian educator noted how babies fir..
Satisfy your canine curiosity with this who's who of dogs. This fully illustrated guide will take you on a woof-tastic journey around the world to meet over 150 weird and wonderful dog breeds - from t..
Brave knights, fire-breathing dragons, and underwear -- every kid's favorite things in one paperback picture book illustrated by #1 New York Times bestselling artist Pete Oswald!
Cole's wish come..
Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Maori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the M..
Wonder tells the story of Auggie Pullman: an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, whose first year at school changed the lives and the perspectives of everyone around him. Auggie & Me is a new sid..
A stunningly illustrated tribute to all things car, Automotive celebrates the ingenuity and usability of cars, trucks and motorbikes past, present and future.
From Karl Benz's Motorwagon, through..
Aven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling's Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book.
"Bowling's beloved "Life of a ..
Aven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling's Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book.
Third-grader Aven Green is an ..
A stunningly illustrated tribute to all things aeroplane, Aviation celebrates the ingenuity of aeroplanes, biplanes, monoplanes and helicopters past, present and future.
From the first hot air ba..
Avicenna was a physician and philosopher in an era known as the Islamic Golden Age. His works, such as the early medical encyclopedia The Canon of Medicine, were groundbreaking texts that scholars and..
Avis's life is complicated. Humbert the chocolate-eating dragon is getting bigger and more demanding and wants to test his wings, but he's distracting Avis from her schoolwork. Then on one flight they..
Avis has a dream to work with animals, so when a scientist with a witchy-looking house offers her a job as a pet-sitter she jumps at the chance.
But it turns out Avis is not looking after pets at a..