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Kick It To Me: Jack Plays Soccer is a children's book that offers more than just a fun story that your child will love. Follow Jack as he learns some of the basic skills of kicking and dribbling a soccer ball.Kick it to Me will delight your child as they share Jack's success. They will be encouraged to go out and try it for themselves.

A new series about exciting places far from home written for young travellers. Covers all the cool stuff kids need to know about London. Lively intriguing stories, fascinating facts and a blend of photos, illustrations, cartoons and quirky graphics. Each title in the series is designed to entice a whole new generation of beanbag explorers.

A new series about exciting places far from home written for young travellers. Covers all the cool stuff kids need to know about New York. Lively intriguing stories, fascinating facts and a blend of photos, illustrations, cartoons and quirky graphics. Each title in the series is designed to entice a whole new generation of beanbag explorers.

Inventor. Visionary. Genius. Dropout. Adopted. Steve Jobs was the founder of Apple and he was all of these things. Steve Jobs has been described as a showman, artist, tyrant, genius, jerk. Through his life he was loved, hated, admired and dismissed, yet he was a living legend; the genius who founded Apple in his parent's garage when he was just 21 years-old, revolutionising the music world. He single-handedly introduced the first computer that could sit on your desk and founded and nurtured a company called Pixar bringing t... read more

A new series about exciting places far from home written for young travellers. Covers all the cool stuff kids need to know about Rome. Lively intriguing stories, fascinating facts and a blend of photos, illustrations, cartoons and quirky graphics. Each title in the series is designed to entice qa whole new generation of beanbag explorers.

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There is a lot of nonsense written about the human body, and this book is no exception. In its 68 fully illustrated, 100 per cent fact-free chapters, What Body Part is That? will explain everything you ever needed to know about your body without the boring technical jargon and scientific accuracy that normally clog up the pages of books of this type. Never again will you be stuck for an answer when somebody comes up to you, points to a part of your body and demands to know: What Body Part is That? The crazy duo Andy Griffiths and T... read more

On Anzac Day 2010, a 96-year-old man in Hobart, a returned soldier from World War II, wrote a letter to the local paper thanking the people who were going to that morning's dawn service. Who was this man? Why did he write this letter? Archie's Letter tells the story of an ordinary man who went off to fight in World War II. His experiences included surviving the Burma Railway, where he was under the command of Australian war hero, Weary Dunlop. Archie's Letter also tells how he dealt with his wartime experiences; how, at the age of... read more

By mastering a few simple techniques, many seriously 'grown-up' items are well within the grasp of budding young chefs. In I Want to Be a Chef: Baking, the aim of the game is spectacular cakes, desserts and cookies as well as light-as-air sweet and savoury pastries. With more than 100 recipes to choose from, ranging from simple to show-off, young chefs will be baking just like a professional, maybe with a cooking show on television, too!

Invasion of the Bristlebots comes with two mini-robots

Lulu does potty-training! Join in with Lulu's toilet adventures as she learns how to use potties and proper loos. Lulu is given a special present by Mummy - her very own potty. Lulu does her first wee-wee in the potty. Soon she's sitting on her potty everywhere - in the kitchen, in her bedroom, in the playroom, even in the garden! Then Lulu graduates from wearing nappies to wearing big girl knickers and using the big toilet, with a few tiny accidents along the way.

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This unique book presents the Earth's geological history as a visual narrative. Each double-page artwork gives a snapshot from a key time period, plus a short piece of descriptive text to place the scene in context, both visually and historically. The text is short, light in tone and unobtrusive, allowing the reader to absorb the visual information while learning the key facts at a glance. A reference section at the back of the book (6 pages) summarizes all of the scientific information, in the form of a timeline, while the artw... read more

Helps young readers discover French through simple early learning concepts. This work features: colourful artwork to enhance every word; simple labels that state an English word and its French translation clearly under a picture of the object or concept; and, a complete word list with pronunciation guide.

Test your knowledge on the Olympic Games with this Olympic quiz book.

A unique way to find out all about animal habits and their habitats! Meet the different types of animals at the zoo and find out what they've been up to. Did you know that an African lion only eats every three to four days? Or what a lion has to eat to produce the stinkiest poo of the whole animal kingdom? With additional animal fact boxes about each creature, and comic style full colour informative illustrations, each spread will give readers the inside scoop on animal poop.

Celebrate the best of British with this vintage inspired cook book of lip-smacking cakes and goodies. Whether you're holding a summer street party or inviting friends round for afternoon tea, follow these deliciously spiffing recipes to make your baking the talk of the town. Complete with cupcake wrappers, flags and placards, this bake-and-make book is perfect for tweens, teens and bakers of all ages to personalise these classic recipes. These sweet and savoury treats will have you baking for Blighty!

Once there was nothing. Then there was something...Take a trip into the past - from the explosive beginnings of our planet through the formation of the Australian landscape, the deeply entrenched history of our Indigenous people and past the white-sailed ships of the First Fleet to modern day Australia, in this fascinating journey through time. Beginning with the creation of our country's land, climate and modern-day shape, Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline presents the key moments in our country's geographical, faunal and ... read more