Children's & Teens

An astonishing, richly interwoven story from #1 bestselling author Joanne M. Harris, beautifully illustrated by the multiple award-winning Charles Vess.

A sparklingly funny cautionary tale about the perils of greed - from a multi-award-winning picture book maker!

Parece que hoy Serpiente ha comido demasiado: desayuno, tentempié, almuerzo, tapitas, comida de dos platos y postre, merienda...

Snake has eaten too much today: breakfast, snack, lunch, tapas, two-course meal and dessert, snack...

"Lavishly illustrated with interactive elements"--Cover.

The Elephant takes the Bad Baby for a ride and they go 'rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta down the road.' They help themselves to ice creams, pies, buns, crisps, biscuits, lollipops and apples, and the shopkeepers follow them down the road shouting and waving.

It happens every September- the list is posted all over school. Two girls are picked from each year. One is named the prettiest, one the ugliest.

How exactly was the Great Pyramid at Giza made? Were the mystical Hanging Gardens of Babylon even real? What became of the Lighthouse of Alexandria? Find out... in Ancient Wonders.

Run with the Olympic athletes and sweat it out in the deadly ballgame courts of the Aztecs in this beautifully illustrated and informative guide to the sports and games that have entertained people for the past 2500 years.

Packed with notes and tips, this book introduces children to numbers and helps in putting them in the right order, and also assists in counting, reading and writing numbers as digits and words. It also includes exercises and activities for your child to strengthen their learning in school.

Are you baffled by negative numbers? Need help rounding up or down? Or how to add fractions? This book helps you find out how many million times we blink each year, calculate the mean average of your family and even use pizza to understand pesky fractions. It introduces each topic with colourful pictures, real-life examples and fascinating facts.