David Fickling Books

Bored with the usual suspects? Got a thirst for more nifty nature knowledge and a love of the unknown underdog? Then Lesser Spotted Animals 2 is the book for you! Discover more brilliant beasts you never knew you needed to know about from the altai argali to the yellow-throated marten and everything in between.

Become a comic master with HOW TO MAKE AWESOME COMICS! Learn how to invent awesome characters, tell thrilling stories and best of all, how to draw so you can make your very own AWESOME COMIC! As originally featured in the Phoenix, a weekly story comic for children (www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk).

School and superpowers, family arguments and flying tube trains, and rocket-powered sibling rivalry... it's all jam-packed into the epic Power Up! Previously published as Mega Robo Bros but now reformatted in a longer, chunkier package with brand new content, Power Up is a winning mix of family drama and thrilling action, in graphic novel form.

Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award and Young Adult Book Prize. One of the Sunday Times' Best Children's Books of the Year. FURIOUS THING roars with justifiable anger at an unfair world, as one girl fights to claim back the spaces that belong to her and battles to be heard...

A picture book that will take you to the stars! A new and fabulous style from acclaimed illustrator, Richard Collingridge, teamed with a wonderful rhyming text from David Fickling. Featuring epic space scenes and a giant double gatefold surprise. Blast off on a cinematic space adventure that is out of this world.

A coming of age story set in a remote village in the Philippines, about growing up, discovering yourself and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their lives.

True stories about the world's most amazing people! Get to know NELSON Mandela on First Name terms.

Between dog and human there is a special bond. A bond that must never be broken...

WHERE DID IT COME FROM, AND HOW CAN WE BEAT IT? It's 15,000 times smaller than a flea and we can kill it with a bar of soap - so how did a tiny, fragile virus change the world?

'There's never been a school-age sleuth quite like the excellent Garvie Smith' Guardian

A fabulously funny and fast paced picture book that cleverly turns prejudices on their head.