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If Creature is not a potato, what could they possibly be???`I am a potatö, says a small furry creature. `Don¿t be ridiculous, ¿ says Dog. `Do you grow underground? Do you have lots of eyes? No? Then you¿re not a potato.¿ `Then WHAT AM I?¿ wails Creature. Cat comes along. `Do you breathe air? Do you eat and poo? Do you move around? You are an animal!¿ but what kind of animal is he? As his identity crisis continues, more creatures join the conve...

It¿s Betty¿s sixth birthday! There will games and pizza making and cake. Can you help Betty have the best party ever? Betty is turning six today. She¿s going to have a great big party, but which of her incredible outfits should she choose? And where has she put her glasses? This is a delightful, interactive picturebook, in which young readers are asked to find, choose, count, discuss and otherwise engage with the silly, hyper-detailed illustra...

Summit the heights of Earth's most extreme landscapes! Embark on an awe-inspiring journey to the roof of the world in this breath-taking expedition across the highest mountains on Earth. From Everest to Matterhorn to Kilimanjaro, explore the most monumental peaks of the planet. Discover the tectonic upheavals that forged these mountains. Uncover the effects of altitude on nature and evolution, and delve into the stories of the fearless mountai...

An excavation of ten world civilisations and their incredible stories of success and eventual decline. What makes a civilisation successful, what allows it to last thousands of years, and what causes of its eventual downfall? In this volatile world that we live in, there are many fascinating lessons to be learned from the great empires that once ruled it. Rise and Fall brings a collection of ten world empires to life. Some, like the Vikings an...

¿Craziness in a shoe is great… you can exaggerate and it doesn¿t feel stupid. But to have too much craziness near your face, that would just feel weird.¿ ¿ Miuccia PradaWe can¿t get enough of shoes. In the past 30 years, the number of pairs an average woman owns has doubled. Designer trainers sell for thousands of dollars and high heels take on ever more extreme silhouettes. Shoe design is where craftsmanship and imagination go wild.This book ...

Humphrey is an egg. An egg with very protective parents. Make sure you double knot your shoelaces, Humphrey. Never run. Never jump and never ever EVER sit on a wall. You remember what happened to your uncle…Humphrey lives a very quiet and cautious life, until the day he bumps into Princess Jean (PJ) in the park. An adventurer through and through, PJ can¿t understand why Humphrey doesn¿t allow himself to have any fun. She tells him tales of all...

Excavating four billion years of history from the ground beneath our feet! > This highly-illustrated, large-format book looks at all the incredible things that scientists have learned from the fossil record: The ways in which continents have drifted, merged and fragmented again. The life forms that have evolved and the great extinction events that wiped them out. Clear, concise texts are accompanied by Sophie Williams¿ warm and entertaining il...

Most of the countries in the world today were established in the early to mid 20th century. In the wake of colonialism and two world wars, borders were drawn up, most of which remain more or less the same today. Each country chose a symbol with which to represent themselves, their flags.National flags can tell us a lot about the histories and identities of the countries they represent. Do you know why the Union Jack is asymmetrical? Or why the...

Gory Rory Fangface is having a terrible day and everything is going wrong. First, he ran out of cereal and then his favourite jumper was in the wash and then it rained on the way to school. Does Gory Rory need a kiss? No, he most certainly DOESN'T. At school, the day gets progressively worse - he's forgotten his homework, it's egg salad for lunch, and then mum is late for pick-up. A kiss perhaps? NO WAY. It rains again on the way home, the int...

Welcome to the Grand Hotel of Feelings, where all kinds of feelings come and stay. Every guest has unique needs. Anger, for example, is very loud and needs plenty of space to scream and shout. Sadness speaks in a small voice and occasionally floods the bathroom. Gratitude likes wandering about in nature, you never know when she might come and sit by your side. Sometimes the hotel gets very busy ¿ feelings big and small check in and out. It can...

Forwards Always is a collection of poems to be read aloud with friends and loved ones. You may need to read certain poems more than once before you get the hang of them. That's ok though, please don't worry. Practice them, as you would a ballet or omelettes. They are not complicated poems, but as a collection, they are varied in their shape and smell. Play with the book, it is a toy. Rotate it, squeeze it and wave it about. Hold it with someon...

Bear wakes up after his long winter's sleep and joins his friend, Butterfly, on a journey. Where are we going? Asks bear. All journeys have secret destinations, says Butterfly. They walk through the forest, climb a steep mountain and cross a great river. At all points, Butterfly has wisdom to offer about overcoming hardship, facing ones' fears, or being in the moment. Bear is impatient, but he listens and mulls over Butterfly's insights. As th...

Every day of every year, the Earth spins on its axis and orbits the sun. In winter, our part of the earth is tilted away from the sun. The temperatures get colder and the days get shorter. All living things rely on the sun for food. As food gets scarce, nature slows down. Some plants and flowers die, but their seeds will survive. Others store sap in their roots, so that they can come to life when the sun returns. Animals hibernate or migrate. ...

The Mellon family have outgrown their flat. It's time to move, but none of the houses they look at are quite right, so they decide to build their own house. Masha is an architect. She listens to all the Mellon's requests and designs a house. The house accommodates all the family's needs as well as their budget, but most of all, the house accommodates the environment. It is an eco-house. Lots of people help build the Mellons' house. Boris and h...

The inconvenient truths of climate change are now impossible to ignore, but the mixed messages and greenwashing make it hard to pick through the facts and to understand exactly what's happening and how. This book of infographics illuminates the realities of climate change in hard numbers, bright graphs and clear visualisations. >How will rising sea levels affect us? What is the impact of meat on the planet? What industries create the most em...

A fascinating and beautiful survey of 10 nomadic societies around the world. With tribes across the five continents, it carefully presents traditional ways of living that are currently at threat from globalisation and the modern world.With delicately beautiful illustrations bringing the material to life, we learn about the Sama Bajau, fishing nomads from the Philippines who spend months at sea without ever touching land. We discover the Yanoma...

Marjorie is a happy snail. She loves her family and friends, but sometimes she just needs a bit of alone time. At these moments, Marjorie wanders off to try to find a quiet space, but her friends and family just follow her trail of slime and find her.'How can I find some space for myself?' wonders Marjorie, and as she wonders, she wanders, here and there, back and forth, this way and that until she is entirely and marvellously lost. But the jo...

Following on from the success of A Scene In Between, revised edition, this new title explores the musical and sartorial treasures of the American 1980s guitar-based indie scenes. Starting in 1983 with the post-hardcore movement in Washington DC, Scene USA journeys coast to coast, covering everything from college rock to noise rock by way of the Paisley Underground, ending in 1989 with the nascent grunge scene in Seattle.Using original archive ...

Migration is one of the great mysteries of the natural world. With no engines or GPS devices, birds fly thousands of miles to their African feeding grounds, salmon cross oceans so that they may return to the rivers in which they were born and monarch butterflies spend their entire adult lives traveling from the grasslands of the Midwest to the forests of Mexico.This book takes a close look at how and why different animals migrate. The science ...

This evocative little point-of-sale book proposes a series of conceptual activities to help the reader ameliorate the pain that results when someone or something is missing from their lives. Combining the practical and the abstract, the activities have a Fluxus-style poignancy that will strike a chord with anyone who has experienced the desolation of a broken heart. Examples of activities include: Spend one minute writing a list of all the thi...