SCIENCE Happy Yak
The Secret Life of Bugs Moira Butterfield, Vivian Mineker (illus) 7th March, hb, £12.99, 9780711286542 Full of fascinating facts to teach young readers about everything that can be found in the world of bugs.
HarperAlley
The Fix-its Sarah Lynne Reul 11th April, pb, £4.99, 9780063295506 Latest I Can Read comic that familiarises children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers.
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Hug a Bug Bonnie Worth, Aristides Ruiz (illus) 29th February, pb, £6.99, 9780008665586 Bees! Butterflies! Ladybirds! Join Dr Seuss’s Lorax in this exciting new book about incredible insects and how best to protect them.
What Humming-fish Wish Michelle Meadows, Aristides Ruiz (illus) 29th February, pb, £6.99, 9780008665593 Dive into the incredible world of the sea and all the creatures that live there in this exciting new children’s book with Dr Seuss’s beloved Lorax.
Hodder Children’s Books
The Poo That Grew Peter Bently, Nick East (illus) 9th May, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781526365439 Laugh-out-loud picture book imagining what would happen if all the dung beetles went on strike—and the disastrous results.
Life Cycle Stories: Frog Flora Lily, Tim Budgen (illus) 18th July, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781526365743 Fun and colourful picture book follows the amazing true story of our much- loved amphibian, from spawn to adult. With bright, engaging art from the illustrator of The Magic Pet Shop series.
Hungry Tomato SERIES Dogs
Marina Halak (illus),
Annabel Griffin 15th February, pb, £9.99, 97819165987 Delightful four-book series featuring 100 dog breeds. Bite-sized facts reveal their unique skills, personalities and charm. For readers of all ages. Heroic Companion Dogs vol 3 20 Peculiar Dogs Awards vol 4 37 Super Talented Dogs vol 2 44
Brilliant Working Dogs vol 1 51
SERIES
Plant Tjarda Borsboom (illus), Annabel Griffin 14th March, pb, £8.99, 9781916598 Plant science made fun. Captivating illustrations and hands-on activities unearth nature’s secrets. Four fantastic reads for kids on a botanical adventure. Where Do They Grow? vol 2 881 How Do They Grow? vol 1 898 Why Do We Need Them? vol 3 904 The Weird And Wonderful vol 4 911
SERIES
If Dinosaurs Were Here Today John Allan 14th March, pb, £9.99, 97819165989 Experience a fantastically true-to-life illustrated series featuring 24 prehistoric creatures in modern settings. Packed with manageable facts about their skills, this is reading for both kids and adults. Fearless Giants vol 2 35
Ancient Beasts vol 4 59
Katherine Tegen Books
A Tiny Difference June Tate 4th July, hb, £12.99, 9780063114159 Author-illustrator delivers a tender poem and a humorously quirky reminder that if you are feeling tangled, twisted and in a funk, tiny differ- ences might help make a big difference.
Kingfisher SERIES
Spectacular Science Rob Colson, Moreno Chiacchiera (illus) hb, £10.99, 978075344 Science comes alive in this engaging and exciting reference series.
The Spectacular Science of Art 28th March, 8656 The Spectacular Science of the Living World 28th March, 8984 The Spectacular Science of Vehicles 30th May, 9011 The Spectacular Science of Inventions 30th May, 8977
The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia 18th July, hb, £24.99, 9780753449158 Revised and updated edition of the perfect one-volume, go-to source for science information, now enhanced with Augmented Reality (AR).
SERIES
Everyday Stem 23rd May, pb, £8.99, 978075344 Series makes science relevant to children aged 9-11.
Maths In Action Lou Abercrombie, Evelyn Rogers (illus) vol 9 9509 Electrical Engineering Jenny Jacoby, Luna Valentine (illus) vol 10 8366
I Wonder Why the Wind Blows Anita Ganeri 28th March, vol 5, pb, £7.99, 9780753448786 Kingfisher’s trusted question-and-answer series has a brand-new look for a new generation.
SERIES
I Wonder Why pb, £7.99, 978075344 Kingfisher’s trusted question-and-answer series has a brand-new look for a new generation. I Wonder Why Triceratops Had Horns 20th June, vol 7 8748 I Wonder Why Snakes Shed Their Skin Amanda O’Neill, Gareth Lucas (illus) 28th March, vol 6 8861 I Wonder Why Leaves Change Colour Andrew Charman, Gareth Lucas (illus) 20th June, vol 8 9790
Macmillan Children’s Books
Wilding Isabella Tree, Angela Harding (illus) 7th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781529092844 Adapted for children from Tree’s bestseller, this is the most gorgeous celebra- tion of British wildlife illus- trated in full colour.
Curious Features of Extraordinary Creatures
Camilla de la Bedoyere, Fiona Fogg (illus) 25th April, hb, £12.99, 9780753449783 Unique celebration of diverse animal behaviour, innovatively blending dynamic full-page animal portraits with graphic novel-style story panels.
Magic Cat Publishing
Scientists Are Saving the World! Saskia Gwinn, Ana Albero (illus) 4th July, pb, £7.99, 9781913520892 If all the scientists are saving the world who is working on time travel? Meet inspiring scientists and discover how they started asking questions.
Mathematicians Are Counting the Stars Saskia Gwinn, Ana Albero (illus) 14th March, hb, £12.99, 9781915569240 Inspirational mathemati- cians reveal their secrets to show how they find out how fast animals are, look inside our bodies, code computer games, predict the future and even look for aliens.
Sara Boccaccini Meadows (illus) 1st February, cards, £12.99, 9781915569455 Attractive pack of 30 cards for every budding star gazer. Featuring, constellations, planet and stars, each card has incredible artwork on one side and easy-to-follow guidance on the reverse.
SERIES
5 Minute Stories Complete the set and nurture your child’s curiosity.
MIT Kids Press
Cosmic Collisions: Asteroid Vs Comet Marc J Kuchner, Matt Schu (illus) 6th June, pb, £7.99, 9781529518122 Explosions! Debris! Collisions of cosmic proportions! For the kid who loves to smash and crash, this is the perfect series.
Great Gusts Melanie Crowder, Megan Benedict, Khoa Le (illus) 4th April, hb, £12.99, 9781529518665 Attractively illustrated collection of poems about the science of wind.
Neon Squid
5 Minute Ocean Stories Gabby Dawnay, Mona K (illus) 6th June, hb, £16.99, 9781915569301
SERIES
Lift the Flap Encyclopaedias hb, £16.99, 97819155695 Exciting interactive encyclopaedia series with 200 flaps to explore per book.
A Day in the Life: Snakes Christian Cave, Rebecca Mills (illus), Neon Squid 4th April, hb, £7.99, 9781838993269 Gripping story set over 24 hours where readers come face-to-face with the most amazing snakes in the world.
Queens of the Jungle Carly Anne York, Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (illus) 9th May, hb, £12.99, 9781838993368 Long-overdue look at how female animals rule the natural world.
Norton Young Readers
Fly: A Child’s Guide to Birds David Lindo, Sara Boccaccini Meadows (illus) 9th May, hb, £16.99, 9781915569295 New in the popular In Our Nature series, an illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of birdlife around the world. More than 150 birds await discovery.
Animal Words for Little Zoologists Will Millard, Monika Forsberg (illus) 25th April, hb, £12.99, 9781915569431 Brilliant vocabulary builder brings together 100 words to describe animals both great and small. Each one is chosen to delight, surprise and inform natural history fans aged 4+.
Glow: Constellation Cards Noelia Gonzalez,
A Place for Rain Michelle Schaub, Blanca Gomez (illus) 16th April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781324052357 A spring storm brings the chance to build a rain garden in this charming picture book about protecting our waterways.
The Lift-the-Flap Encyclopaedia of Dinosaurs Eryl Nash, Daniel Hamilton (illus) 14th March, vol 1 47 The Lift-the-Flap Encyclopaedia of Planet Earth Ruth Martin, Xuan Le (illus) 9th May, vol 2 54
Mama Makes Books
Tiny, Floating Coral Mary Auld, La Scarlatte (illus) 7th May, hb, £10.99, 9781916780033 Focusing on the life cycle of coral, the Great Barrier Reef and reefs of the world with a large fold- out world map and an I-Spy game.
Owls in Our Yard! Carl Safina 30th July, hb, £14.99, 9781324053194 A baby owl is rescued, rehabilitated and builds her own family. Tender and wise picture book.
Nosy Crow
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