Why should a knight have to fight? What’s so great about scaring people, anyway? Leo the mouse is a little knight who likes to read books, not fight. The others laugh – but he doesn’t care what people say. After all: how do you tame a dragon? How do you stop an angry troll? What should you do if a griffin attacks you? We bet you think a knight should draw his sword & fight! But Leo knows that most monsters just want to enjoy a nice cosy chat. & if you read them a story, they really love that. Especially if it’s about them… Adorable rhyme about a bookish little knight turned hero Best-loved team behind The Snatchabook & Abracazebra Laugh-out-loud celebration of reading, stories & sharing Ogres, dragons, trolls, knights & a message of peace ...

Leo the mouse isn’t like the other knights. While they like fighting, he’d rather read a book. Leo’s parents are keen to turn him into a proper knight, so they pack him off on a mission to tame a dragon. But Leo knows that books are mightier than swords, & he tames not just the dragon, but a troll & a griffin, too – by reading them stories. With its witty rhyming text & glorious, detailed illustrations, THE KNIGHT WHO WOULDN’T FIGHT is a joyful, magical picture book about the power of stories. ...

The horrible lowdown on loads of weird & wonderful subjects. Now it’s cool to be a clever-clogs. ...

First cave-dwellers hid their mammoth doodles in dark, damp caves. Next – you name it, they painted it – from luscious landscapes & mouldy meat to diabolical dream-sequences. Now anything can be art – building bricks, half a cow, even a bin full of rubbish! ...

First ancient Greek guys put on masks & acted out top tales. Next Shakespeare & his pals had some huge hits. Now the world’s a stage to all sorts – from plays with no words to actors with no clothes! In this behind-the-scenes guide you’ll meet an actress who slept in a coffin, a playwrite who lost the plot, & a director with all the talent of a corridor. You’ll turn the spotlight on stage fights, fake props & special effects, & find out if you’ve got what it takes to write a smash-hit play or be a mega-stage star. ...

Go behind the scenes with this star-studded guide to the movie industry, meet anxious actors & dastardly directors, get animated by an A-Z of cartoon capers & see if the groovy movie screen test gets you on the road to stardom. ...

First there were a load of boffins who got excited about thier network of nodes. Then along came one boffin who decided to make his net into a web. Now over 600 million users log on to the Incredible Indernet & Wondrous World Wide Web every day. Yes, this cyberspace safari tells you all you need to know about the people & inventions that made it all happen. ...

Presenting a mind-blowing line-up of musical talent! Superstar Rock n’ Roll legends Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard! Cool classical megastars Mozart, Beethoven, Pavarotti! Mega pop legends The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, Oasis! & many more special guests… ...

First came the Cup & Balls – the top trick of the ancient world. Then the Indian Rope Trick had people disappearing into thin air. Now magicians can fly over the Grand Canyon & freeze themselves alive in blocks of ice. ...

This potty political guide tells the truth about potty Prime Ministers, loony lords, vile voters, mad manifestos, crazy canvassing, & potty political history, including Sad Simon’s headless horror. The guide also tracks a potential candidate & finds out what it takes to become an MP. ...