Want to know: How a war started when a Brit insisted on sitting on a stool? Who wore a necklace made of 50 human skulls? Why a Brit soldier used his own coffin as a wardrobe? Discover all the foul facts about the barmy British Empire - all the gore and more.

Horrible Geography takes you under the sea with Odious Oceans. Discover where in the world you can tuck into a poisonous pufferfish, spot some perilous pirates and explore the savage seabed! Horrible Geography is the perfect escapism from miserable maps, rotten rock piles and dire diagrams. Hold tight!

Want some really horrible science? It's about time! Go time-travelling with this icky book and discover all the terrible time facts you've been waiting ages to find out. What happens if you go too close to a black hole? How do flies tell the time? Why do the years zoom past faster as you get older? Find out who was killed for changing the calendar....

An informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government, and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained clearly. Includes tips on how to argue and debate and a full glossary.

Whenever disaster strikes, mild-mannered weatherman, Cliff Thornhill, and his dog are transformed into Captain Fact and Knowledge! Armed with the power of fact and an unreliable time machine, our heroes dodge ravenous reptiles, terrifying Pterodactyls and misbehaving Mammoths to save a baby Triceratops!

Science with the squishy bits left in! Are you itching to discover which creatures lay eggs between your toes? Why your toothbrush is covered in germs? And what makes your guts the perfect home for bacteria? If you think you can stomach the sick side of science then this audiobook is for you. Hear the diary of a dust mite, find out what it takes to...

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.

This audiobook offers the ultimate course in revision skills - a clear, practical technique for effective revision. It's ideal for pupils at any level from KS3 to GCSE or A-level and beyond.

This audiobook is designed to help students do well at GCSE chemistry. It gives 11 tips to boost marks and covers the most common mistakes made in chemistry exams and how to avoid them. It can also help improve revision skills fast!

This audiobook is designed to help students to do well at GCSE physics. It gives 11 tips to boost marks, covering the most common mistakes made in physics exams and how to avoid them. Suitable for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level.

This audiobook is designed to help students to do well at GCSE biology. It gives 11 tips to boost marks, covering the most common mistakes made in biology exams and how to avoid them. Suitable for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level.

This audiobook is designed to help students to do well at GCSE maths. It gives 11 tips to boost marks, covering the most common mistakes made in maths exams and how to avoid them. Suitable for Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level.

Cutting-edge performance poet Benjamin Zephaniah has written poems about 13 children from all over Britain who come from a whole range of different backgrounds. This is the rhyming, rapping, rhythmic way to learn about Britain in the 21st Century!

The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives - and this affects young people above all. Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it has become a true planetary emergency and we need to understand that we are facing a crisis. Al Gore, f...

Never dared before, Murderous Maths of Everything is one big book with ALL the answers to EVERYTHING in maths. And it's in cool colour, too! Readers can join the cast of crazy characters on a tour of the Murderous Maths building to discover the darkest and deadliest mathematical secrets. Discover how to make birthdays last twice as long, how the nu...

Listen to this audiobook and journey through time, space and beyond, discovering what makes life, the Universe and everything the way that they are. Find out if matter really does matter and how physics encompasses everything. Winner of the Royal Society Junior Prize for Science Books 2007.

Have you ever wondered how a toaster works? Or a fridge-freezer, or a washing-up machine? In this fun-filled book of how things work, Dudley, the techno-wizard dog, provides the answers. Roger McGough's delightfully ingenious text and Chris Riddell's striking illustrations take children from the furthest realms of fantasy into the fascinating world...

It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: which Chinese Emperor was overthrown by his mum? Why one revolution made ugly people very scared indeed? What Count Dracula was really like? Find out about the gruesome guillotine in the French Revolution, meet legendary leaders like Leon Trotsky, and discover how to plan your own rowdy revolu...

This audiobook features practical tips to help you revise effectively, cope under pressure and survive exams. Stop worrying and start tackling the exams head on with this ultimate guide.

Murderous Maths: The Secrets of Sums is full of facts, tricks and tips to help children discover why numbers are nifty and arithmetic is amazing. Updated for the relaunch of the primary national curriculum in autumn 2014, children can learn all about prime suspects, diabolical division, sneaky signs and much more with simple explanations and hilari...

'How to Snog a Hagfish!' explores the most bizarre, the most disgusting and the most fascinating creatures that inhabit the oceans. When attacked, the hagfish (also known as the slime eel) ties itself in a knot that travels the length of its body, squeezing out mucus by the bucketful and making it impossible for a predator to keep hold. To eat, a s...