SCIENCE
follow-up children’s book to the record-breaking bestseller Kay’s Anatomy. Illustrated by comedian Henry Paker.
Pushkin Children’s Books
2nd June, pb, eb, £6.99, 9780702317101 Hilarious non-fiction picture book all about the world’s biggest ecosystem —the ocean.
Animated Science: Periodic Table Shiho Pate (illus) 3rd February, pb, £9.99, 9781338753653
See the elements of the periodic table come alive. Meet the building blocks of you, the world and the universe. The first book in a non-fiction comic series.
Atoms John Devolle, John Devolle (illus) 7th April, hb, £12.99, 9781782693437 This book will blow your child’s mind. Big Science explained simply.
Quarry Books
Lab for Kids Jim Noonan, Martha Stewart 15th February, pb, £16.99, 9780760370858 Learn about the Earth’s atmosphere and weather patterns through a series of exciting, hands-on experiments.
Red Shed
Mythical Science Rebecca Lewis-Oakes, Max Rambaldi (illus) 9th June, hb, £12.99, 9780755501144 Beautifully illustrated book for children 6+ that explores the myths behind the biggest questions about our planet and the sensational science we know today.
Lifesize Baby Animals Sophy Henn 7th July, pb, £7.99, 9781405299497 Interactive non-fiction adventure features illus- trations of baby animals and invites children to compare the size of parts of their own bodies with those of the animals.
Number Shocker Clive Gifford, Guilherme Karsten (illus) 28th April, pb, £6.99, 9781405299725 Fascinating facts through mind-blowing numbers. Colourful, cross-curricular book for Stem enthusiasts aged 6+ explores a range of topics, from science and technology to animals and the environment.
Scholastic Non-Fiction
The Ocean is Kind of a Big Deal Nick Seluk
86 Ten Speed Press
The History of the Computer Rachel Ignotofsky 26th April, hb, £14.99, 9781984857422 Strikingly illustrated overview of the computing machines that have changed our world, from the abacus to the iPhone, and the people, both famous and overlooked, who made them.
Thames & Hudson
1001 Fish Joanna Rzezak 2nd June, hb, £12.99, 9780500652992 Colourful, fact-filled introduction to the world of fish.
TN Children’s Books
100 Days of Adventure Greta Eskridge, Emily Paik 14th April, pb, £7.99, 9781400230990 Kids 6-10 can learn about nature, art, music and themselves through outdoor and indoor explorations, experiments, crafts, recipes and more.
Twirl
What About: Science Bertrand Fichou, Pascal Lemaitre (illus) 26th April, hb, £12.99, 9791036339172 In the first title of an exceptional new non- fiction series, questions from many branches of science (chemistry, phys- ics, biology and geol- ogy) are answered in a kid-friendly way with illustrations.
Usborne
Big Questions About the Universe Alice James, Alex Frith, David J Plant (illus) 23rd June, hb, £9.99, 9781474989879 How big is a galaxy?
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s
24 Hours in Space Rob Lloyd Jones, Laurent Kling (illus) 28th April, hb, £7.99, 9781474986335 Join an astronaut as she goes on a space walk and new crew members arrive. Lively comic strip packed with information about life on the International Space Station.
What Do Scientists Do? Can Tugrul (illus), Tom Mumbray 26th May, hb, £9.99, 9781474969024 Discover the many jobs scientists do, from explor- ing the depths of the ocean to creating life- changing medicines, with this inspiring graphic guide. First in a new series investigating different careers.
See Inside: Microscopic World Rosie Dickins, Peter Allen (illus) 31st March, board, £9.99, 9781474986151 Peer through the micro- scope to explore a world of tiny, unimaginable wonders. Curious kids will love this addition to the bestselling lift-the-flap series.
Walker Books
Nano Jess Wade, Melissa Castrillon (illus) 3rd March, pb, £7.99, 9781406394603 Exciting non-fiction picture book introduces young readers to the
Where does space end? Could people live on Mars? Make knowledge irresistible with this great space book, published in association with the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
See Inside the Solar System Rosie Dickins, Carmen Saldana (illus) 23rd June, board, £9.99, 9781474998871 Blast off on an out-of-this- world tour of the sun and its planets. Grow young minds with this addition to a bestselling lift-the-flap series.
fascinating (and cutting- edge) science of the very, very small.
One World Nicola Davies,
Jenni Desmond (illus) 7th April, hb, £12.99, 9781406394771 Davies and Desmond’s first collaboration: a spell- binding tour of Planet Earth and an important rallying cry.
Narwhal Justin Anderson, Jo Weaver (illus) 2nd June, hb, £12.99, 9781406396065 Discover the beautiful and fascinating unicorn of the sea, the narwhal, with words by a Planet Earth II producer and pictures by an award- winning artist.
My First Book of Minibeasts Zoe Ingram (illus) 7th July, hb, £12.99, 9781529501025 The perfect gift for any young animal-lover, this beautifully illustrated spotter guide is an ideal introduction to the world of creepy-crawlies.
Out of the Blue Elizabeth Shreeve, Frann Preston- Gannon (illus) 2nd June, Pamphlet, £7.99, 9781529504101 Where did life on Earth come from? With vivid illustrations from the award-winning artist behind I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree (Nosy Crow).
Ada and the Galaxies Alan Lightman, Olga Pastuchiv,
Susanna Chapman (illus) 3rd March, hb, £12.99, 9781529505221 In his first book for chil- dren, renowned physicist Lightman and his collabo- rators, with help from the Hubble telescope, lights up the night sky.
Anglerfish Elaine M Alexander, Fiona Fogg (illus) 5th May, hb, £12.99, 9781529505986 Dive 13,000 feet below the ocean’s surface into the midnight zone and home to the anglerfish—a cunning hunter known as the seadevil of the deep.
Wayland
Bugs Save the World Qu Lan 10th February, hb, £12.99, 9781526313850 Why insects are so important to humans,
animals and the survival of our planet. Beautiful book by the conservation charity Buglife.
Real-life Dragons and Their Stories of Survival Anita Ganeri, Jianan Liu (illus) 14th April, hb, £12.99, 9781526315427 Intriguing stories of 10 real-life dragons, the myths and legends surrounding them, their discoveries and how they survive today.
SERIES
Tiny Science Anna Claybourne, Matt Lilly (illus) hb, £12.99, 9781526317 Examines the science of things we cannot easily see, making the “invisible” more understandable for children aged 9+ who are learning about the building blocks of our world. Germs 10th February, vol 4 308 Cells 10th February, vol 2 834 Genes and DNA 14th April, vol 3 858 Microscopic Creatures 14th April, vol 5 872 Atoms and Molecules 9th June, vol 1 919 Nanotechnology 9th June, vol 6 933
Plants Save the World Annabel Savery, Qu Lan (illus) 14th April, hb, £12.99, 9781526317896 Excellent resource for supporting the science curriculum in the study of plant cycles.
Welbeck Children’s Books
SERIES
Steam Tales 14th April, hb, £12.99, 97817831278 Classic children’s stories with added science, tech- nology, engineering, art and mathematics activi- ties after every chapter. The Wizard of Oz L Frank Baum, Katie Dicker 01
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett, Katie Dicker 18
How Poo Can Save the World John Townsend, Steve Brown 31st March, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781783128372 Discover how people have used dung all through history, what happens to poo after it’s flushed it away, and how it contrib- utes to global warming.
Interview With a Kangaroo And Other Marsupials Too Andy Seed, Nick East 7th July, hb, £9.99, 9781783126767 Features chats with a kangaroo, koala, Virginia opossum, Tasmanian Devil, numbat, bandicoot, sugar glider, quokka and spotted cuscus. Plus ideas for how to do your bit to help endangered species.
Bodies, Brains and Bogies Paul Ian Cross 21st July, pb, eb, £5.99, 9781783128723 Find out everything about poo, pus and bogies while learning a whole lot about how our bodies work hard in hundreds of fascinating ways to keep us alive.
Earth Clock Tom Jackson, Nic Jones 23rd June, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781783127986 Illustrated book covers the most interesting moments of our planet’s geological history, while charting the evolution of life on Earth at just four seconds to midnight.
Welbeck Editions
Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks Alex Morss, Sean Taylor, Sarah Edmonds 14th April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781803380056 Compendium of the most unusual and unexpected features in the animal kingdom. Carries the underlying message that everybody and everything is strange and wonderful in its own way.
Skygazing
Anna Claybourne, Kerry Hyndman 28th April, pb, £8.99, 9781803380063 Offers a cross-curricular exploration for read- ers to discover all about airborne wildlife, weird weather, aircraft, stars and constellations, and their mythology.
A Friend to Nature Laura Knowles, Rebecca Gibbon 9th June, pb, £8.99, 9781803380070 Illustrated book celebrating the natural world and ways to appreciate it. Filled with practical activities and ideas to help wildlife and the environment.
How Does an Octopus Sleep? Octavio Pintos, Martin Iannuzzi 9th June, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781914519086
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