Louise Spilsbury
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Children’s Planet: Our Forests
An exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with forests and looks at how climate change is changing the picture Forests are different around…
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Children’s Planet: Our Oceans
An exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with the oceans, and looks at how climate change is changing the picture. Oceans are amazing!…
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Children in Our World: Death and Grief
This beautifully illustrated picture book about death and grief is a compassionate and informative book that helps young children navigate the complexities of loss. With…
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Children’s Planet: Our Skies
An exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with the skies, and looks at how climate change is changing the picture. The skies make…
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Children’s Planet: Our Cities
An exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with cities, and looks at how climate change is changing the picture. More than half of…
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A World Full of Feelings: Finding Courage
This charming picture book for children aged 4 plus, illustrated by Ukrainian-American artist Sofia Moore, explores times when children find it difficult to find courage…
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A World Full of Feelings: Finding Kindness
This charming picture book for children aged 4 plus, illustrated by Ukrainian-American artist Sofia Moore, explores times when children find it difficult to be kind…
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A World Full of Feelings: Finding Happiness
This charming picture book for children aged 4 plus, illustrated by Ukrainian-American artist Sofia Moore, explores sadness and happiness and offers some advice for children…
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A World Full of Feelings: Finding Calm
This charming picture book for children aged 4 plus, illustrated by Ukrainian-American artist Sofia Moore, explores times when children find it difficult to find calm…
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The Kids’ Guide: Anti-Bullying
You might want to read this book because you are being bullied. Or maybe you know a person who is being bullied and you want…
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Civil Rights Stories: Refugees and Homelands
This book explains civil rights and the reasons why refugees flee their homelands in an accessible way for younger readers. Included is a foreword by…
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Civil Rights Stories: LGBTQ+ Rights
This book explains civil rights, and the reasons why LGBTQ+ people have had to fight for equal rights, in an accessible way for younger readers.…
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What is Climate Change?
Everything you need to know about climate change from the causes to the evidence to the effects and what you can do to help combat…
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A Problem Shared: Talking About Social Media
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with using social media. There's two sides to every story. In Social Media, you…
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A Problem Shared: Talking About Relationships
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with relationships. There's two sides to every story. In Relationships, you will read two…
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A Problem Shared: Talking About Prejudice
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with prejudice problems. There's two sides to every story. In Prejudice, you will read…
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A Problem Shared: Talking About Mental Health
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with mental health problems. There's two sides to every story. In Mental Health, you…
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Children in Our World: Rules and Responsibilities
The Children in Our World picture book series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate the news in a sensitive…
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A Problem Shared: Talking About Death
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with death. In Death, you will read two sides to the dilemmas, situations or…
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A Problem Shared: Talking About Bullying
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with bullying. There's two sides to every story. In Bullying, you will read two…
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Children in Our World: Protecting the Planet
The Children in Our World picture book series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate the news in a sensitive…
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Careers That Save Lives: Firefighter
Discover the heroic work of firefighting crews in this book. It explores how brave men and women begin a career in firefighting, the skills they…
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Careers That Save Lives: Police Officer
Discover how brave men and women keep our streets safe in Police Officer. This book explores how people enter the police force, the training they…
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Careers That Save Lives: Paramedic
Discover the heroic work of paramedic crews in this book. It explores how people begin a career as a paramedic, the skills they need to…
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17 Ways to Save the World
Help the United Nations to save the world! On 25 September 2015, world leaders at the UN adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These new Goals,…
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Questions and Feelings About: Bullying
Picture book stories on tough topics handled with sensitivity and care Bullying can sadly affect many children and have a dramatic impact on their daily…
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Earth’s Natural Biomes: Deserts
Supporting the geography curriculum for KS2, this beautiful book gives readers core information about desert biomes - where they are found and what their geography…
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It’s My Body
This brightly coloured, illustrated title explains to children about body privacy and why private parts should be kept private. Children will learn that their body…
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Earth’s Natural Biomes: Forests
Supporting the geography curriculum for KS2, this beautiful book gives readers core information about forest biomes - where they are found and what their geography…
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Earth’s Natural Biomes: Grassland
Supporting the geography curriculum for KS2, this beautiful book gives readers core information about grassland biomes - where they are found and what their geography…
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Earth’s Natural Biomes: Marine
Supporting the geography curriculum for KS2, this beautiful book gives readers core information about marine biomes - where they are found and what their geography…
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Earth’s Natural Biomes: Tundra
Supporting the geography curriculum for KS2, this beautiful book gives readers core information about tundra biomes - where they are found and what their geography…
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Vote for Me!
Introduce children to the concept of politics and find out who's in charge across the world from presidents, prime ministers and dictators, to kings and…
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Questions and Feelings About: Autism
This book explores the many aspects of Autism in a child-friendly way. It is part of a hands-on series of picture books designed to help…
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Questions and Feelings About: Having a Disability
How do you help a young child deal with disability or explain what that means? This hands on picture book is designed to help children…
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What is Consent? Why is it Important? And Other Big Questions
What is consent? Why does it matter? How does it affect our daily lives? Why is it such a grey area, sometimes? The concept of…
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Tough Guides: How to Survive on a Mountain
Learn about the dangers that lurk in the mountains and how people have devised ways to survive and live there. This series examines how people…
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Nature Unleashed: Earthquakes
Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all…
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Nature Unleashed: Volcanic Eruptions
Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all…
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Tough Guides: How to Survive in the Ocean
Learn about the dangers that lurk in the ocean and how people have devised ways to survive and live in the water. This series examines…
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Tough Guides: How to Survive in the Arctic and Antarctic
Learn about the dangers that lurk in the Arctic and Antarctica and how people have devised ways to survive and live in the ice. This…
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Children in Our World: Poverty and Hunger
A beautiful picture book that explores what poverty and hunger are and how they affect children all over the world Sensitively illustrated by award-winning artist…
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Children in Our World: Global Conflict
The Children in Our World picture book series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate the news in a sensitive…
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Science Adventures: The Cave of Shadows – Explore light and use science to survive
Follow Jess, Ben, Amelie and Zac as they use science to escape from terrifying danger, and try some exciting experiments for yourself. In The Cave…
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Science Adventures: Shipwrecked! – Explore floating and sinking and use science to survive
Follow Jess, Ben, Amelie and Zac as they use science to escape from terrifying danger, and try some exciting experiments for yourself. In Shipwrecked, the…
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At Home in the Biome: Mountains
Discover how animals and plants in mountain environments survive in these often hostile and challenging places. Learn what each organism eats, the techniques it uses…
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At Home in the Biome: Coral Reef
With their stunning colours and array of life, coral reefs seem lush, inviting and beautiful. However, like all biomes around the world, coral reefs present…
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What is Feminism? Why do we need It? And Other Big Questions
A fantastic book for children aged 9+ that explains why we should all be feminists. Divided into sections such as Work and Money, Politics and…
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Science Adventures: Sparks, Shocks and Secrets – Explore electricity and use science to survive
Follow Jess, Ben, Amelie and Zac as they use science to escape from terrifying danger, and try some exciting experiments for yourself. In Sparks, Shocks…
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Science Adventures: A Cry in the Dark – Explore sound and use science to survive
Follow Jess, Ben, Amelie and Zac as they use science to escape from terrifying danger, and try some exciting experiments for yourself. In A Cry…
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At Home in the Biome: Wetlands
Wetlands are incredibly rich biomes that brim with life. Find out about the different animals and plants that live in wetlands, how they survive in…
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At Home in the Biome: Rivers and Lakes
Discover the creatures and plants that live in rivers and lakes and how they have all become perfectly adapted to life in their beautiful but…
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Eco Works: How Electric and Hybrid Cars Work
Take a look at the world's most inventive hybrid cars in How Electric and Hybrid Cars Work. Discover how a hybrid engine is structured and…
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Nature Unleashed: Floods
Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all…
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Nature Unleashed: Wildfires
Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all…
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Discover Through Craft: Space
What makes our solar system special? Do you know why our Sun is so important to life on Earth? Explore the amazing variety of planets…
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Nature Unleashed: Tsunamis
Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all…
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Nature Unleashed: Hurricanes
Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all…
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Discover Through Craft: Recycling and Reusing
Designed to get kids thinking about the materials we use every day, where they come from, what we use them for and ways in which…
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What is Evolution?
Looking at both the history of life on Earth and the scientific breakthroughs that led to our greater understanding of the living world, this book…
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Savage Nature: Extreme Life Cycles
Every living thing on Earth is part of a life cycle: the journey from emerging as a new organism, through the stages of growth and…
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Science Adventures: Crushed! – Explore forces and use science to survive
Ben are his friends are enjoying snowboarding but noisy snowmobiles trigger an avalanche. Amelie is hurt. Can the children get off the mountain safely? How…
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Science Adventures: Volcano Eruption! – Explore materials and use science to survive
The volcano is about erupt. But Jess's brother is somewhere on the slopes. Can Jess and her friends find him in time? And can they…
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Developing World: Brazil and Rio de Janeiro
A high-end geography series that explores some of the fastest-developing countries and cities in the world and assesses how they are dealing with the challenges…
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Research on the Edge: Polar Regions
What is it like to live and work at the poles? How many mysteries do these ice worlds hold and what are scientists hoping to…
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Research on the Edge: Rainforests
What is it like to live and work deep within Earth's rainforests? How many mysteries do these ancient forests hold and what are scientists hoping…
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Let’s Discuss Energy Resources: Nuclear Power
Fully updated in 2015, this book examines the debates surrounding nuclear power, an important non-renewable energy resource. It looks at why it is central to…
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The Student’s Toolbox: Tips for Better Public Speaking
Tips for Public Speaking teaches readers essential skills to help them achieve their academic goals. It also gives advice on using these skills in everyday…
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The Student’s Toolbox: Tips for Better Researching
Tips for Better Researching teaches readers essential study skills to help them achieve their academic goals. It also gives advice on using these skills in…
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Stories In Art: Decorated Pottery
Featuring six pieces of pottery from around the world, this book explores different types of story; from Greek legend in Pablo Picasso's Pan plaque to…
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Stories In Art: Tapestries and Textiles
Featuring six tapestries and textiles from around the world, this book explores the stories told through the art form, from medieval legend in The Lady…
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Let’s Discuss Energy Resources: Biomass Power
Fully updated in 2015, this book examines the debates surrounding biomass power, an important renewable energy resource. Find out why like fossil fuel power, using…
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Eco Works: How Community Gardens Work
How Community Gardens Work investigates the fascinating concept of gardens that a whole community enjoys and works together to maintain. It explores what a community…
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Say No to Bullying
Bullying today comes in many forms, from being picked on to verbal, physical, emotional, homophobic, racist and cyberbullying. This book examines all the types of…
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Ways into Geography: Our Local Area
Ways into Geography: Our Local Area explores the various places where we all live, and looks at how we can help to keep them nice.…