What on Earth Books ISBN 9781912920556 £18.99 This is a most impressive galactic guide The size of this books demands attention – it is almost 28 x 38 cms and is appropriate to the subject matter. As a result the double page spreads are almost like posters. The reader is encouraged to start by looking up at the sky. We are shown how the night…
Templar ISBN 9781787415751 £14.99 This fascinating book looks at the way science has been changing our lives and what it is likely to achieve in the future. From AI, nanotechnology, robots and bionic limbs there are many ways that our future could change and Moira Butterfield has chosen a wide range for us to ponder on. The subtitle…
Little Tiger ISBN 9781788952514 £6.99 First published 2020; second edition published 2024. This book was first published in 2020. It has been updated in 2024 and cover Simone’s decision to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics in order to protect her mental and physical health. She returned on the final day winning bronze on the balance…
Allen and Unwin: ISBN 9781760296957 £11.99 This new book from the much loved creator of Rivertime and Rockhopping is yet another lovely adventure story about caring for the environmental future. It is based in Australia and is a story about Aboriginal cultural practices, but, more than this, it is for children everywhere, about arriving in a new environment, as a stranger, putting down roots…
Gecko Press ISBN: 9781776572663 £11.99 An exciting graphic novel. Miro and Zia live in a fishing town called Aurora. Miro loves books, and Zia is a keen photographer. When Miro is leaving his favourite bookshop, he is attacked by bullies. Zia rescues him, and the two become friends. Zia thinks there is something weird going on in the town, and she persuades…
Chicken House ISBN: 9781912626212 £6.99 Hedy and Spencer are sent to stay with Grandpa John, in his creepy house. John used to be a magician, but is now a recluse. The children do not know him very well. The Great House is full of mysterious objects, some of which are magical. Most of the rooms…
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408357378 £6.99 April lives in an orphanage, but she believes her mum will come back for her. She has a mysterious key that her mother left her. Her class goes on a trip to Winterborne Museum. April accidentally starts a fire, and a significant amount of the museum collection is damaged. She…
Zephyr ISBN 9781788541695 £12.99 Tania Unsworth, the critically acclaimed author, has written this adventure about transcendent friendships and conservation. In this novel Elsie is staying with her old, creaky Uncle John in London. She finds time unravel as she tumbles back to the 1940’s to meet her Uncle John as a young boy in India…
Big Picture Press (an imprint of Bonnier Books UK) ISBN 9781787417342 £12.99 This book, written for children with a reading age of 9+, is a useful addition to any science department in schools and in the science section of libraries. It presents the chemical periodic table as you have never seen it before. For those…