An impressive book that charts the history of the train. We enter the age of the railway and meet Richard Trevithick, William Hedley’s Puffing Billy, and Stephenson’s Rocket. Then we move round the world to The Festiniog Railway, electric and diesel locomotives, passenger and express trains including The Flying Scotsman. I enjoyed the glamour of…
An excellent book in the Learning Skills series which teaches the skills that are needed to be a scientist. It is a revised edition of the 2021 book Think Like A Scientist that has been updated to include AI. It is wide-ranging with chapters on Science is Everywhere, What Do Scientists Actually Do?, How Did…
Another useful addition to the Learning Skills series which helps children to navigate the information jungle. It is a revised edition of the 2020 book Question Everything that has been updated to include AI. The reader is guided through the range of information we meet everyday from social media to buses. We are given suggestions…
It is impossible not to be impressed by the children whose lives are celebrated in this book. As the Introduction say “there are dreamers and fighters, thinkers and makers, achievers and believers. ….from around the world and across history.” Some are well-known like Greta Thunberg Blaise Pascal, Stevie Wonder and Wolgang Amadeus Mozart. Others are…
An excellent reference book. As it says on the cover it is “An Illustrated A to Z of 100 Animal Terms for Kids to know”. The book opens with a contents list and an explanation of How to Use the Book. Then we are given explanations of Wildlife and STEM. Each animal term is given…
I love sticker books and this one is superb. There are 100 real-life photographic stickers that help us to explore four different areas of Ancient Roman life. The foldout is excellent with rooms where we can add our stickers and form our own collection. On the back there is information about the Pantheon, Colosseum Combat,…
Miaow, Ming and Xiao Nioh (an Ox) are living a year after the great race (the race that decided which animal was the lead for each year in the Chinese calendar). They are tasked to try and help a distant village in China (by showing them how to produce more food from their farming) and…
Blitzers (a bit like a Tamagotchi, if you’re old enough to remember them) are electronic creatures that live inside a small computer console that you can wear around your neck. Every child wants want. You can train them (with a whip or a stroking hand) and make them fight. 99% of them have tough, no-nonsense…
A stunningly beautiful pop-up book featuring parakeets, penguins, peacocks, hummingbirds, flamingos and owls. Each bird literally pops out of the page. The intricate pop-ups capture the imagination and are awe-inspiring in terms of the engineering and the birds themselves. There is an introduction to each bird and Nature Notes have a drawing and information. Bright…