Meet the characters that make up a chess army and learn how to fight your first battle in this friendly introduction to the game. My First Chess Book is written clearly and simply, with entertaining examples, making it the perfect starting point for young children - and a handy refresher guide for parents and grandparents! 

All books begin with one brilliant idea … Take a journey to discover how a book is made — from acquisition and artwork to publicity and printing — in this inspiring and informative illustrated guide to publishing.

Gorgeous illustrations and a positive message celebrate all the things you can do and the importance of finding your own voice – a perfect gift for readers on any occasion, big or small.

The perfect dictionary for home and school from about age 9 to adult. Text written in friendly, accessible language. Over one thousand superb color illustrations.

Whoever opens this book will unearth an amazing hoard of fun things to do outdoors, throughout summer – and the other seasons, too.

Find out how to build with old newspapers and turn them into trees that grow before your eyes. Then, transform junk mail into jewels and coil strips of paper into creepy crawlies. You can fold origami frogs for a race, test paper planes and parachutes, and design your own board game.

Imagine you have your very own pet dinosaur! What would that be like? You illustrate it!

Illustrate a story about an astronaut who travels into space and builds a home on the moon.

Let your imagination loose as you draw all kinds of monsters and make your own book.

Create the pictures for the unicorn's surprise birthday party, with balloons, a cake, and even a disco ball!

Contains 10 best-selling Beginners Science titles, the perfect beginning library set for young readers. This box set includes: Astronomy, Earthquakes, Living in Space, Planet Earth, The Solar System, Storms and Hurricanes, Sun, Moon and Stars, Volcanoes, Weather, and Your Body. All titles include internet links.

I have lots of super-amazing and IMPORTANT things to write about! And I'll tell you ALL about them:

My dog Bob is perfectly perfect in every way! Well . . . ALMOST perfect. Sometimes Bob can get into mischief:

Olivia LOVES playing in the playground. She can do all kinds of tricks and flips!

The school is having a super-awesome science fair, and the best group will win top prize! But the new girl, Bethany, doesn’t think Olivia’s ideas are any good. Now what?

The school chickens need new homes! Olivia designed the best chicken house, but when the chickens arrived, their eggs disappeared. Olivia must get to the bottom of this chicken mystery!

Discover the answers to all your weather questions by delving into five amazing weather systems. Use the magic slider to dig deeper and uncover the ways in which weather affects our world. Brimming with fascinating facts, this book is the perfect introduction to rain, thunder and lightning, sunshine, wind and snow.

Explore five of the world’s habitats and use the magic slider to discover amazing adaptations that animals have made to survive

This stylish atlas features key moments of American history

What do you want to do when you grow up? Children who love animals can find out all about potential future careers.

For children who have a passion for something but don't know how they can turn it into a job … if they like sports, they need this book!

Discover a world of opportunities with this look at a day in the life of 25 outdoor workers.

Explore a day in the life of 25 people whose jobs involve working with space. While it takes all kinds of jobs to put an astronaut in space, there are also space lawyers and space weather forecasters!

The large variety of jobs that await the art lover are showcased in this peek into the workdays of 25 workers whose jobs involve art.

Children who enjoy helping others can explore careers from mechanic to politician, from paramedic to postal worker, and lots more.

Forgotten Fairy Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls is a collection based on eight traditional folk and fairy tales which haven’t become as well known

Here are traditional tales from every corner of the globe, all featuring bold and clever heroines who battle dragons, fight sea serpents, or save their village from monstrous thieves.

Once known, now largely forgotten, these timely and empowering fairy tales of kindness and courage have been brought together to inspire a new generation of readers.

All the emotions seven-year-old Leroy experiences as the bully on the bus taunts and threatens him are perfectly captured in this sensitive and beautifully written verse novel. The heartwarming ending is empowering and offers courage to anyone who’s ever felt small.

Our intrepid canine corsairs are on the trail of treasure again! But will they have bitten off more than they can chew? Arrrrr!