How did these brave women pursue their vocation to help others in times of war? How were their lives and work similar and how were they different? This audiobook supports the new history curriculum and encourages the reader to ask questions about history and how times change. There are also Fact Files on Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale and Edith...

Discover what numbers are and how they help describe the world around us, and learn about some of the greatest mathematicians and their theories. Covers a wide range of maths topics, including algebra, geometry, charts and statistics.

Get set for a stupendous survey of the dazzlingly dramatic science that makes you, the world and the whole Universe. Meet the Brainwaves, hilarious little mischief-makers who are about to take your child on a spectacular scientific adventure; from the bubble, fizz and bang behind chemistry to the brute force of physics. The Brainwaves will shrink d...

The Psychology Book clearly explains more than 100 ground breaking ideas in this fascinating field of science. How does the brain remember faces? What makes us choose one decision over another? Where does language come from? With the use of powerful quotations from all major thinkers, and explanations that are easily understandable, this book demys...

Horrible Science: Shocking Electricity is packed with sizzling zap-fillied facts to electrify every reader. Children can find out about the scientist who gave electric shocks to his eyeballs, that lightning can strike you with heat five times hotter than the sun and much more besides!

Join Robert Winston for an amazing look at the story of evolutionary science and the way Charles Darwin's revolutionary theories changed the world. Explore lands of fire, meet curious creatures, and peer into the future, as you follow Darwin on his epic voyage in search of the origins of species. Discover how previous thinkers believed life began a...

Put the buzz back into biology with Professor Robert Winston. What makes Earth an ideal place for life to survive? Robert Winston will take kids back to Earth's beginnings showing how organisms live and survive in That's Life. From the very big to the microscopic, meet the animals, plants, fungi and bacteria that play an important role in sustainin...

Apart from a few exceptions, no one can say with absolute certainty where people go when they disappear. Do we go to the same place that lost socks go to? Or do we perhaps evaporate into the heavens in the same way that puddles do? Taking advantage of the lack of definitive answers, this beautifully illustrated book launches new hypotheses, from th...

Want to know: Why Druids split humans in half, how the Normans outwitted the Welsh with a lump of ham and how an army of Welsh mums fought off the French once and for all? With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.

Amy and Dan are whisked away to an ancient city in the thrill-packed 4th installment of The 39 Clues.

Governments were toppled and rulers were killed during the last attempt to find the lost treasure Amy and Dan Cahill are searching for-do they even stand a chance?

Wahoo Cray lives in a zoo. His father is an animal wrangler, so he's grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, snappers, and more in his backyard. The critters he can handle. His father is the unpredictable one. When his dad takes a job with a reality TV show called "Expedition Survival!", Wahoo figures he'll have to do a...

That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. 'My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child.' I stopped. So begin...

It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, who has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!, is the just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can pr...

When Redwall was published in 1987 it catapulted author Brian Jacques to international stardom. And small wonder! This enthralling tale is jam-packed with the things we long for in a great adventure: danger, laughter, hairbreadth escapes, tragedy, mystery, a touch of wonder, a truly despicable villain, and a hero we can take to heart.That hero is M...

Bestselling author and columnist Carl Hiaasen returns with another hysterical mystery for kids set in Florida's Everglades. Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved. But when the principal tries to tell the stu...

Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded . . . and the price to uncover them just might be lethal.

This is the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl with a simple, impossible wish. These characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and ultimately, into...

Michael doesn't remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war.And his French mother, heartbroken and passionate, doesn't like to talk about her husband. But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal, followed by a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden history.A story of love and loss. A story that will change everything - and reveal to Mi...

Tyrone Lewis is messing about in the woods, trying to keep out of trouble, when he stumbles upon something weird ... a glowing lump of rock or metal. Whatever it is, it gives him an amazing power. Which is cool at first, until Ty's new powers start attracting attention, and soon he's being followed by two sinister agents who seem intent on 'collect...

Number 33 Georgiana Street houses many people. For runaway Sam it's a place to disappear. For Bohemia, it's just another blip between crises. Old Isobel acts like she owns the place, even though it belongs to Steve in the basement. Life there is a kind of ordered chaos. Like ants, they scurry about their business, crossing paths, following their ow...