Discover what can happen when science, technology, engineering, art & maths come together. From the types of energy on our planet or the physics behind sound waves to creative thinking & groundbreaking technology, the basic principles in this book will spark a lifelong passion for STEAM. ...

A sensational YA debut about toxic masculinity & gendered violence ...

Eleven year old Olly has a very special delivery – a 3D printing machine, stamped with PROPERTY OF M.O.D & BRITISH SPACE AGENCY. WARNING. DO NOT TAMPER, which has magical powers… It has a name, it speaks, & it can print ANYTHING Olly asks it to – the coolest new toy, a room full of chocolate cake – but what Olly really wants is… his dad. ...

From his seat in a tiny aeroplane, Fred watches the mysterious Amazon jungle pass by far below. He’s always dreamed of being an explorer – finding unseen places, & making history with his great discoveries. If only he could land & have a look around! Then the plane crashes into the canopy. Suddenly, Fred’s dream is becoming way too real. He & the three other children may be alive, but the jungle is a vast, untamed place. With no hope of rescue, their chance of survival is incredibly small. Except, it seems, someone has been there before them… A thrilling new adventure from the brilliantly gifted author of Rooftoppers Inspired by Eva Ibbotson’s classic tale Journey to the River Sea Perfect for anyone who loves Eva Ibbotson, Philip Pullman or Willard Price High adventure in the grand tradition, full of danger, courage & wonder “ Katherine Rundell just gets better & better. I loved The Explorer. On one level it’s a very exciting adventure … but it’s also saying profound things about human nature & love & loss.” Jacqueline Wilson ...

Winner of the Costa Award! A glorious Amazon adventure by the author of Rooftoppers: massive snakes, ruined cities, deadly fun. ...

George helps out at Wormestall Farm, a hidden sanctuary for extinctly strange animals that shouldn’t be here: dodos, dragons & dinosaurs. But if evil animal-stuffer Diamond Pye gets her way they won’t be alive for much longer … ...

When stars fill the sky at the end of the day, the Fabulous Flapdoodles come out to play! They zoom round your room on a magical broom. They hide socks, & jiggle the hands on your clocks! But they also make sure children don’t get a fright from all the things that go BUMP in the night. & while the Flapdoodles prance & play, they’re busy scaring ghouls & monsters away… Banish bedtime fears with this magical & lyrical rhyming story, full of whimsical humour & quirky art. Praise for The Loon on the Moon: “A beautiful book from cover to back. It sparkles & winkles & enchants.” The Scotsman books-for-bedtime ...

Letters & Sounds (2021): Phase 4 Scholastic Set 8 Sound Focus: Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels Book Band: Blue This title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable reading books perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled stories are engaging, & are exactly matched to Little Wandle Letters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK. The series

Includes:: a wide selection of diverse & inclusive stories, accompanied by bright, contemporary & humorous illustrations that will engage & inspire young readers with a ‘find the character’ feature on each spread. The artwork is detailed so as not to provide picture cues & prompting. Each book also contains parent’s notes & a ‘retell the story’ task to support children’s oracy, vocabulary & comprehension skills. Thirteen sets of books covering groups of sounds to allow for progression. The stories in this set focus on the sounds found in Scholastic Set 8 & revise the sounds found in previous sets. There are thirteen sets in total, covering: Phase 2 Set 1: s a t p i n m d Phase 2 Set 2: g oC k ck e u r h b f l Phase 2 Set 3: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz Phase 2 Set 4: qu ch sh th ng nk Phase 3 Set 5: ai ee igh oa oo Phase 3 Set 6: ar or ur ow oi ear air er Phase 4 Set 7: Adjacent consonants with short vowels Phase 4 Set 8: Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels Phase 5 Set 9: ay (play), ou (cloud), oy (boy), ea (each), ir (bird), ie (pie), ue (blue), u (unicorn) Phase 5 Set 10: o (go), i (tiger), a (paper), e (he), a-e (snake), i-e (time), o-e (home), u-e (cute), e-e (these), ew (new), ie (shield), aw (claw) Phase 5 Set 11: y (funny), ea (head), wh (wheel), oe (toe), ou (shoulder), y (fly), ow (snow), g (giant), ph (phone), le (apple), al (metal), c (ice), ve (give), o-e (some), o (mother), ou (young), se (cheese), se (mouse), ce (fence), ey (donkey), ui (fruit), ou (soup) Phase 5 Set 12: or (word), u (full), oul (could), are (share), ear (bear), ere (there), au (author), aur (dinosaur), oor (floor), al (walk), tch (match), ture (adventure), al (half), a (father), a (water), a (want), ear (learn), wr (wrist), st (whistle), sc (science), ch (school), ch (chef), ze (freeze), schwa at the end of words (actor) Phase 5 Set 13: eigh (eight), aigh (straight), ey (grey), ea (break), gn (gnaw), kn (knee), mb (thumb), ere (here), eer (deer), su (treasure), si (vision), dge (bridge), ge (large), y (crystal), ti (potion), ssi (mission), si (mansion), ci (delicious), augh (daughter), our (pour), oar (oar), ore (more) Have you got them all?

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Think all detectives look like Sherlock Holmes, with a weird hat & a magnifying glass? Nope! The detectives in this story are a little girl called Emily, a ginger cat & a winged boy fairy called Buster. They don’t deal with the usual fraud, thefts & muggings. They investigate naughty broomsticks, & cats shrunk to the size of a matchbox, & fairies that steal people’s luck. & in this complicated case they must find a missing giant (harder than it sounds), & solve a seaside murder mystery. Just for starters… A detective story brimming with mystery & magic Written by Sally Gardner, author of I Coriander Sally has won the Carnegie Medal & Smarties Prize Innovative, wacky fun to delight confident readers “ Young readers looking for silly magical adventures will find much to love.” Booklist “ Brims with quirky charm reminiscent of Eva Ibbotson, Joan Aiken & early JK Rowling.” The Times fiction-7-9-reading-collections sum-18-ie ...

The Fairytale Hairdresser is having a long-overdue holiday—but in no time at all she is tangled up in a world of flying carpets, mysterious jewels & magical lamps. Can she rescue Aladdin, free the genie & save the day? ...