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A powerful look at Earth's biodiversity loss, focusing on animals from the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesDiscover some of the rarest and most threatened insects on Earth, from the...

From the author and illustrator of Deep, the winner of the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Award Eve Pownall AwardWhat wonders are soaring far above your head? Come on...

La Patisserie des Reves (translating literally as The Patisserie of Dreams) is the name of the world famous French pastry shops; the brainchild of pastry chef Philippe Conticini and entrepreneur...

A thoughtful and beautifully illustrated story about opening our homes and our hearts to those in need of a warm welcome. Little Bear lives happily in his cosy cave deep...

Why in the World introduces citizenship topics in a sensitive way with heartfelt illustrations, helping to connect children's own experiences to larger issues in the worldEveryone has a home. Other...

A humorous, story-based look at catching a coldThe class are on an exciting trip to the Museum of Science today. Poor Roshan has been looking forward to the trip for...

Koala likes to sleep all day - he knows the sleep will give him the energy he needs to move around at night, when its cool. This book follows the...

What's the difference between sex and gender? What does it mean to be defined by your gender? Are there only two genders? This informative book helps kids to explore these...

From hovercraft to hydrofoils, jet skis and seaplanes, explore the world of machines in the sea!Get to grips with the mind-boggling advances that have been made in engineering and building...

Welcome to the jet-set world of transport with this fast-fact-packed exploration of ways to travel. It's the perfect way for children aged 9 plus to brush up on their S.T.E.M....

The next in this state-by-state strand of the best-selling 50 States series, Only in New York explores the most amazing sites, cities, history and natural landscapes of the Empire State....

The stories in Summer Blonde are longer explorations of the same themes of his earlier collection, Sleepwalk - haunting and spare tales of the loneliness and bleak humour of modern...

A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with bullying.There's two sides to every story. In Bullying, you will read two sides to the dilemmas, sticky situations...

Learning loads of facts is boring, right? Not with this book! Get your quiz on to become the ultimate biology buff on the human body.This book is the ultimate combination...

London, 1966. Pop music has transformed England's cultural landscape, and rock'n'roll has propelled The Beatles to the very top of the music charts.One day, lead singer and founder of the...

There's nothing greater than collecting data!Investigate the world of insects through observation and scientific research. Study habitats, life cycles, food webs and much more through step-by-step experiments, and contribute to...

'A beautiful, heartfelt love letter to the sea, and a cherished industry. Ash is a force of nature, she's a testament to working hard and dreaming big' Dermot O'Leary'A beautifully...

Symbols play an integral role in almost all branding programmes. This book explores the visual language of symbols according to their most basic element: form. Over 1,300 symbols from all...

An empowering and practical handbook for young changemakers who want to save the planet! Published in collaboration with the prestigious Earthshot Prize, featuring an introduction from HRH Prince William and...

Much has been written about the challenges tech presents to equality and democracy. But we can either criticize big data and automation or steer it to do better. Lobel makes...

"A windswept, wave-tossed, altogether irresistible novel of literary suspense - I truly didn't want it to end" A. J. FINN"In its scale, scope and ambition, The Sea Cemetery is truly...

K.J. Maitland's gripping Jacobean historical thriller series comes to a dramatic conclusion...'What a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMESLondon, 1608. Three years after the Gunpowder Treason, the King's enemies prepare...

An unforgettable YA regency-inspired romantic fantasy about a seamstress who is sent to dress the prince for his royal wedding - and the scandal she weaves in her wake. All...

'Full of tension and danger... powerfully atmospheric' JENNIFER SAINT'A beautifully crafted thriller... Breathtaking and bone-chilling' MANDA SCOTT'Maitland is a superlative historical novelist' REBECCA MASCULL---Whispers haunt the walls and treachery darkens...

A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, IRISH TIMES, BIG ISSUE, VANITY FAIR, DAZEDAND i-D MAGAZINELizzie Benson, a part-time librarian, is already overwhelmed with the crises of daily...

'Invigorating ... engaging ... thrilling' Samantha Ellis, GUARDIAN'An astonishing tour-de-force . . . Juliet has found the biographer she deserves' Marion TurnerA cultural, historical, and literary exploration of the birth,...

For Clementine, life at a deadly academy for rogue paranormals is upended when a hurricane takes aim for the school, unleashing nightmares and secrets in the gripping new spin-off to...

Cairo, 1942: If you had asked a British officer who Colonel Clarke was, they would have been able to point him out: always ready with a drink and a story,...

The enthralling tale of a powerful Greek goddess maligned in both myth and ancient history, as told by Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Saint.'An exceptional achievement' ELODIE HARPER 'A very...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEA TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR A SPECTATOR'S BOOKS OF THE YEARONE OF THE CONVERSATION'S 5...

'Beautiful, moving, profoundly imaginative in itself - this book is as entertaining as it is relevant and practical' ALAIN DE BOTTON'Anyone who has an imagination - that is, everyone -...

'Tenacious, sexy, effervescent, doggedly hopeful, and endlessly charming, with characters to root hard for and an irresistible voice - I completely adored it'Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal...

Psychoanalysis famously privileges the vertical relationship between a child (the patient) and their parents over the seemingly equal and unproblematic horizontal connections between siblings. This issue of Granta tells a...

Granta 100 will be edited by William Boyd and will include pieces by:Martin AmisJulian BarnesBill BufordAM HomesIan JackMario Vargas LlosaNicholas ShakespeareIan McEwanDoris LessingHelen SimpsonJayne Anne PhillipsWilliam Boyd was born in...

J G Ballard's Empire of the Sun meets Susan Hill's The Woman in Black in a compelling teen thriller ...     Ruby - a Western girl who feels more...

In his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma': we just don't know enough about it. So what...

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOKER PRIZE LONGLISTED PROPHET SONG.'Paul Lynch is peerless' Donal Ryan, author of Strange FlowersIn the spring of 1945, farm-worker Matthew Peoples runs into a burning...

'Blissfully funny, staggeringly informative, a joyful companion' Caroline Quentin'Tells the endlessly fascinating tale of Britain's natural history in a way that makes every delicate detail sparkle with life' Charlie Corbett,...

Winner of the 2018 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Award for Non-fictionA poignant, complex and hugely resonant memoir about the shift from being a daughter to a guardian and caregiver, by...

'Clemmie writes about each piece of music with such energy and passion that you can't help but immediately want to stop what you're doing and seek it out' Eddie Redmayne'The...

Secret operations, corruption, crime, and a city teeming with spies: why Miami was as crucial to winning the Cold War as Washington DC or Moscow.The Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps...

BY THE AUTHOR OF INTERSTATE, WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR"Sayarer's thoughtful, meditative travelogue feels very important . . . [An] exploration of how people persevere...

'I can't recommend it highly enough' STEPHEN FRY | 'Everyone needs to hear his voice' MARK HADDONI'm a man on a mission to show that life with Down syndrome can...

Lesbians are a people without a home. Perhaps that's why the ones we make for ourselves are so important.A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second...

The gripping, forgotten tale of Ira Hayes-a Native American icon and World War II legend that spent the latter half of his life haunted by being a war hero. IRA...

'Ui Chionna shines a light on an extraordinary woman who literally changed the course of history' - Suzannah LipscombWhen the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often...

Jedediah's father walked out of his life forty years ago. Now he's back. He won't apologise, he doesn't explain - and, impossibly, he hasn't aged a day. If you asked...

From the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes book 2 in an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic - perfect...