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This isn’t your typical non-fiction body book that goes through all the body parts and what they do. This is a book that explains how we came to be, the amazing process that makes our bodies, and all the external factors that shape how we view ourselves and others. It’s the body book that answers some of the most difficult questions kids might ask about disability, how babies are made, and why some people are treated differently because of how they look.

We're invited to look inside to discover how a digger works, as we follow its journey from the builders' yard to the building site, and watch it build a new house. But that's not all, as each double page spread contains peep-through pages, a little cat to spot and a well-informed mouse which gives ‘Did You Know?’ facts. I certainly learnt a thing or two; who knew a digger can weigh as much as 20 elephants?

From the outset, the title of this book proves to be an apt one. With its immersive descriptions and its steadily rising stakes, everything about this novel is electric. The story itself is not just an exciting gamer adventure, it is also a deftly crafted depiction of an unnervingly believable future in which people’s daily monitoring and reporting of one another through social media contributes to an Orwellian-style society without freewill.

Here's a stunning book for anyone who has ever been curious about where their books have been before they arrived in their hands! Special Delivery takes readers on a fascinating tour behind the scenes of the publishing world. It guides us through every single step from publication to when a book reaches a shop and includes all the people involved in its voyage from factory to bookshelf.

Isabel and the Invisible World is the second children’s book by renowned physicist and writer Alan Lightman. Lightman’s story focuses on nearly six-year-old Isabel, who desperately wants to be able to see ‘invisible things’. Thanks to Isabel’s scientist mother, her birthday wish comes true: Isabel is given the gift of a prism.

The universe is far bigger than anyone can imagine, which can be quite a scary thought. For the little boy in this story, the vast darkness of the night sky is so overwhelming that he finds it hard to sleep. One day, the little boy’s father takes him camping in the desert to meet all the wonderful plants, animals and stars that share his universe.

A glorious technical city of the future where the impossible is possible, but something is going wrong with the power core. Surrounding the city is a deep, dark forest where fearsome monsters are said to roam. And from the city, a lonely young inventor’s jetpack goes wrong, crashing her into the shadowy trees. So starts a thrilling adventure with Juniper Mae and the new friends she discovers on her journey back to the city; the mystery of this tale is immediate and important, keeping you reading to the end.

Let’s Play Murder follows Veronica, a 15-year-old girl whose life is in limbo as her brother, Max, is hospital bound and in need of life saving and expensive treatment. When Max convinces Veronica to pick up a Virtual Reality Headset and play with him, the reader soon learns that there is a reason Veronica has been avoiding playing VR.

We think nature needs saving, but did you know that plants, trees and fungi can help us? In Plants to the Rescue, horticulture expert Vikram Baliga begins by telling us all about challenges like climate change, extreme weather and how animals are losing the habitats they need to survive. But plants are resilient and inventive and have many surprising abilities!

A throbbing red tonsil, vivid green waterfalls of snot and a dramatically expelled sneeze make it very apparent from the outset that when Devolle says germs, he means germs!