SCIENCE
Each book is full of fun, practical activities that support learning with humorous illustrations making the content truly accessible.
Fossils From Lost Worlds Damien Laverdunt, Hélène Rajcak, Daniel Hahn (tr) 1st April, hb, £14.99, 9781776573158 Large-format non-fiction picture book describes the incredible creatures that once walked the Earth. With a lively mix of illustrations, comics and facts.
HarperCollins
Climate Action Seymour Simon 4th February, pb, £6.99, 9780062943309 Meet the young activists who are using their voices and minds to fight climate change.
Kingfisher SERIES
Myth Busters Clive Gifford 15th April, pb, £6.99, 97807534460 Animal Errors vol 1 10
Body Bloopers vol 2 27 New series straightens out the world’s most common misconceptions.
Basher Science Mini: Pandemic Tom Jackson, Simon Basher (illus) 13th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780753447116 Bestselling illustrator brings readers his unique and colourful take on the world’s deadliest diseases.
Wings Tracey Turner, Fatti Burke (illus) 13th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780753445198 Visually splendid book about all kinds of wings, not just those on aeroplanes.
SERIES
In Training 18th March, pb, £6.99, 97807534459 Dino Detective In Training Tracey Turner, Sarah Lawrence vol 6 90 Eco Hero In Training Jo Hanks, Sarah Lawrence vol 5 83
It’s All About . . . Beastly Bugs Kingfisher 18th February, pb, £3.99, 9780753446355 Packed with up-to-date information, facts and stats on the mini-world of bugs and a great read too.
Wow! Robots Andrea Mills, Steven Johnson (illus) 18th February, pb, £6.99, 9780753445174 Discover all there is to know about robots and say “Wow!” time and time again.
The Kingfisher Space Encyclopedia 4th February, pb, £12.99, 9780753446188
The Kingfisher Dinosaur Encyclopedia Michael Benton 29th April, pb, £12.99, 9780753446416 Superb one-volume encyclopedias bring a world of knowledge to your fingertips.
SERIES
Discover It Yourself David Glover, Diego Vaisberg (illus) pb, £5.99, 97807534464 Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires 4th February, vol 5 92 Flying and Floating 1st April, vol 6 23 Solids and Liquids 1st April, vol 7 30 Sound and Light 4th February, vol 8 85 Vibrant and hands-on approach to practical science experiments, the Discover it Yourself series is packed with scientific facts, experiments and activities.
Ladybird
Please Help Planet Earth 1st April, board, £6.99, 9780241506134 Eco-friendly board book with an engaging ecological message.
Laurence King
That’s Life! Mike Barfield, Lauren Humphrey 15th April, hb, £14.99, 9781786279064 Beautiful guide to life on Earth for children 8+. Packed full of illustrations, exciting experiments and comic strips, it encourages young scientists to discover the world around them.
Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species Anna Brett, Nick Hayes 11th February, hb, £17.99, 9781786279477 Discover how
Darwin changed our understanding of the human race—and our place within the animal kingdom—forever with his groundbreaking work.
Little Island Books
Getting Ahead of Ourselves Oisín McGann 15th April, pb, £8.99, 9781912417742 McGann explains climate change and encourages young people to take action. Published with Friends of the Earth Ireland. Printed with vegan inks and no plastic, this is fully recyclable.
Macmillan Children’s Books
Wild Child Dara McAnulty, Barry Falls (illus) 8th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529045321 Take a nature walk with McAnulty and learn all about our native birds, animals, trees and flowers.
The Age of Dinosaurs Steve Brusatte 13th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781529017410 Thrilling and fun-filled introduction to the incredible creatures that ruled the earth for 150 million years by one of the world’s leading palaeontologists.
Activists Assemble— Save Your Planet Ben Hoare, Jade Orlando (illus) 18th March, pb, £8.99, 9780753446201 The world can seem a scary place to live. Worries and fears about our planet and the impact of human behaviours are widely discussed. But young readers can help.
Exploding Beetles and Inflatable Fish Tracey Turner, Andrew Wightman (illus) 13th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780753445808 A world of animal weirdness full of facts.
Counting on Katherine Helaine Becker, Dow Phumiruk (illus) 15th April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781529005615 Bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African- American mathematician who worked for Nasa
How to Talk to a Tiger... and Other Animals Jason Bittel, Kelsey Buzzell (illus) 6th May, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781913520076 This book brings together a babble of more than 100 beasties and explores the amazing ways they talk to each other—from fish that fart, to alligators that dunk, you’ll discover that wildlife have the strangest ways of sending a message…
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Earth’s Aquarium: Discover 15 Real-life Water Worlds Alexander Kaufman, Mariana Rodrigues June, hb, £20, 9781913520090 Discover the incredible real-life aquariums that have turned our precious planet blue, from seagrass nurseries to open ocean. This beautiful book celebrates aquatic life in all its forms.
Magination Press
Big Brain Book Leanne Boucher Gill 30th June, hb, £27.50, 9781433830457 Brightly illustrated, highly engaging book uses science to answer interesting questions kids have about the brain and human behaviour.
Psychology for Kids Jacqueline B Toner, Claire AB Freeland 30th June, hb, £27.50, 9781433832109 Introduces youngsters to the science of psychology, with chapters on the brain,
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