This sensitively written guide will help children to understand and come to terms with death and grief, whether they are dealing with the death of a loved one themselves, or whether they want to help a friend who is bereaved. Practical, straightforward advice will help readers through the grieving process, encouraging children to open up and talk about how they feel and showing them steps they can take to help them cope with the situation. Consultants from CHUMs, the Children's Mental Health and Emotional Well-being service, provides expert advice and information. Other titles in The Kids' Guide series: Anti-Bullying Anti-Racism Dealing with Anxiety Dealing with Divorce Understanding Autism

An engaging and visually exciting look at some of Africa's major cities This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world's major cities. Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history. The cities of Africa covered in the book are Lagos, Nigeria; Cairo, Egypt; Kampala, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; Algiers, Algeria; Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Cape Town, South Africa; Marakesh, Morocco and Maputo, Mozambique, as well as Tripoli, Libya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Monrovia, Liberia; Las Palmas, African Spanish Islands; Tunis, Tunisia, Windhoek, Namibia, Antananarivo, Madagascar and Johannesburg, South Africa. Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

Find out about our seas and oceans with the green team, Anjali, Lulu, Mason and Noah The four friends are having fun on the beach when they spot lots of plastic waste scattered everywhere. Discarded drinks bottles, straws, an old flipflop and even a toothbrush! How did it all get here? The children decide to investigate and soon learn all about seas and oceans, from tides and tidal waves to food chains and climate change. Full of fascinating facts and fun activities, this book will tell you everything you've ever wanted to know about our amazing seas and oceans and what you can do to help protect them! Throughout this book, there are Take Action advice panels, which give examples of small ways that people can get involved to help protect our seas and oceans. Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged in conservation issues. There are also full-page, step-by-step activities for how to make the layers of the ocean or how to make a surf board float. By the end of the book, readers will have a better understanding of the importance of our seas and oceans, humans' impact on them and what can be done to help protect them Look out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Wild Weather! and Nature Needs You!

Nurture a child's natural curiosity with this quirky book about the jobs people do, which won the SLA Information Book Award 2020, for age 7 and under! Think of a person who does a heroic job. Perhaps you're thinking of a firefighter who puts out burning buildings, or a doctor who makes sick people better? These people are definitely heroes, but our world is full of lots of amazing people who's job it is to help us. From park rangers to police officers and from librarians to lifeguards, the heroes who help us are everywhere! Readers will love spotting the similarities and differences between the people and places that are familiar and those that are new to them. It opens up opportunities for talking about interesting careers, diversity and positive role models and will inspire them to become 'everyday heroes' through kindness and compassion. Our heroes in action are beautifully illustrated and accompanied by easy-to-read text, which is great for sharing with a child as they learn to read. It is perfect for more confident readers who can read alone. A truly inclusive and positive book, Heroes Who Help Us represents the diversity of people on our planet and celebrates Earth's infinite varieties of race, gender, ethnicity and abilities. From Botswana to Brazil and from Nepal to New Zealand, many countries from the six inhabited continents are included, and every child reading this book should be able to find themselves represented in some way. Perfect for children aged 5+ who are learning about values and citizenship and for curious minds eager to find out a little more about the amazing people in our world.

An engaging and visually stunning look at some of Europe's major cities. This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually stunning look at some of the world's major cities. Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history. The cities of Europe covered in the book are Moscow, Russia; Paris, France; London, England; Berlin, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; Rome, Italy; Athens, Greece; Istanbul, Turkey; Amsterdam, Netherlands and Stockholm, Sweden as well as Prague, Czech Republic, Reykjavik, Iceland; Vienna, Austria; Zurich, Switzerland; Warsaw, Poland; Lisbon, Portugal, Copenhagen, Denmark and Edinburgh, Scotland. Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

Find out about caring for nature with children Anjali, Lulu, Mason and Noah. The four friends discover an injured fox in the garden and need to take it to an animal rescue centre. There, they begin a year of discovery learning about the amazing animals, plants and places that make up our natural world. As the year goes on the children talk to lots of different people, from park rangers and environmentalists, to teachers and grandparents. They learn lots of things about the natural world, from biodiversity, food chains and climate change to pollination, plastic pollution and ecosystems. Throughout there are Take Action advice panels, which give examples of small ways that people can get involved to help protect nature. Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged with nature, by birdwatching or planting wild flowers. There are also full-page, step-by-step activities for how to make a bug hotel and a bird feeder. By the end of the book, readers will have a better understanding of the importance of nature, humans' impact on nature and what can be done to help protect it Look out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Wild Weather! and Save the Seas!

This book combines good quality artwork and contemporary illustrations with simple, well-written text. Young readers will discover how the fire started, what devastation it caused and will be able to compare fire-fighting in 1666 to the present day. Photos of artefacts and original illustrations help bring the topic to life.

Weather is awesome and exciting - it's part of our everyday lives but what is it? This funkily illustrated title explores all types of weather with four children Anjali, Lulu, Mason and Noah. Their teacher, Mr Sangar, explains that weather is about what's happening in the atmosphere. And, there are six major things going on up there that are constantly changing and making our weather. Mason's dad explains the water cycle to them. They experience all types of weather, such as rain, snow, sleet and hail and see some fantastic rainbows too. They learn about extreme weather, such as floods, hurricanes and typhoons and find out how to identify different types of clouds and lightning. They discover the different climate zones, learn about jet streams and get serious about climate change and global warming. Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged. There are also full-page, step-by-step activities for how to make a cloud burst or a tornado in a jar. Look out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Nature Needs You! and Save the Seas!

An engaging and visually stunning look at some of Asia's major cities. This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually stunning look at some of the world's major cities. Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history. The cities of Asia covered in the book are Beijing, China; Tokyo, Japan; Jakarta, Indonesia; Delhi, India; Seoul, South Korea; Tehran, Iran; Hanoi, Vietnam; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Bangkok, Thailand and Hong Kong, China as well as Islamabad, Pakistan; Kathmandu, Nepal; Singapore City, Singapore; Shanghai, China; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

It's Anjali's birthday party and the children have had a great time. But looking around the room at the end, they see mountains of rubbish, from food waste to wrapping paper, burst balloons and small plastic toys. What will happen to all of this waste? The children find out what happens at a recycling centre and about the huge amount of objects that can be recycled or reused. They learn how to take action outside by helping nature, reducing waste at school dinners, and saving energy and water at home. Through chatting to teachers and local people, the children learn all about green topics such as landfills, litter, plastic mountains in oceans and global warming. But it's not all doom and gloom. They discover that there are ways that they can take action to help save their environment and the planet. By walking to school or switching off lights when they don't need them, this book is full of ideas for reducing and reusing. At the end they hold a fun Eco Festival to raise awareness of how easy it is to 'go green'! 'Stop and Think' panels encourage readers to think about the problem in their local area and 'Take Action' panels give advice for how readers can get involved. Look out for the other titles in this series: Wild Weather!, Save Our Seas! and Nature Needs You!

This book explains who Florence Nightingale was, and the work she did. Her role in the hospitals at Scutari during the Crimean War is looked at, together with the campaigning she did in Britain for better health care. Complete with photos, paintings, glossary and index.

This is the story of how a young girl from Florida began her career in musical theatre, before a big break on television propelled her to international stardom. This retelling of Ariana's life story is perfect for young fans to learn about the early life of a musical megastar, and her amazing rise to fame.

Discover a world where dreams really do come true!

An engaging and visually exciting look at some of South America's major cities. This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world's major cities. Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history. The cities of South America covered in the book are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bogota, Columbia; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela; Quito, Ecuador; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cuzco, Peru; Montevideo, Uruguay; Georgetown, Guyana; La Paz, Bolivia; Paramaribo, Suriname; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Lima, Peru; Manaus, Brazil; Cuenca, Ecuador; Potosi, Bolivia; Cartagena, Columbia and Asuncion, Paraguay. Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

Weather is awesome and exciting - it's part of our everyday lives but what is it? This funkily illustrated title explores all types of weather with four children Anjali, Lulu, Mason and Noah. Their teacher, Mr Sangar, explains that weather is about what's happening in the atmosphere. And, there are six major things going on up there that are constantly changing and making our weather. Mason's dad explains the water cycle to them. They experience all types of weather, such as rain, snow, sleet and hail and see some fantastic rainbows too. They learn about extreme weather, such as floods, hurricanes and typhoons and find out how to identify different types of clouds and lightning. They discover the different climate zones, learn about jet streams and get serious about climate change and global warming. Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged. There are also full-page, step-by-step activities for how to make a cloud burst or a tornado in a jar. Look out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Nature Needs You! and Save the Seas!

Nurture a child's natural curiosity with this quirky book about the jobs people do!

Think of a person who does a heroic job. Perhaps you're thinking of a firefighter who puts out burning buildings, or a doctor who makes sick people better? These people are definitely heroes, but our world is full of lots of amazing people whose job it is to help us. From park rangers to police officers and from librarians to lifeguards, the heroes who help us are everywhere!

Readers will love spotting the similarities and differences between the people and places that are familiar and those that are new to them. It opens up opportunities for talking about interesting careers, diversity and positive role models and will inspire them to become 'everyday heroes' through kindness and compassion.

Our heroes in action are beautifully illustrated and accompanied by easy-to-read text, which is great for sharing with a child as they learn to read. It is perfect for more confident readers who can read alone.

A truly inclusive and positive book, Heroes Who Help Us represents the diversity of people on our planet and celebrates Earth's infinite varieties of race, gender, ethnicity and abilities. From Botswana to Brazil and from Nepal to New Zealand, many countries from the six inhabited continents are included, and every child reading this book should be able to find themselves represented in some way.

Perfect for children aged 5+ who are learning about values and citizenship and for curious minds eager to find out a little more about the amazing people in our world.

This sensitively written guide will help children to understand and come to terms with death and grief, whether they are dealing with the death of a loved one themselves, or whether they want to help a friend who is bereaved. Practical, straightforward advice will help readers through the grieving process, encouraging children to open up and talk about how they feel and showing them steps they can take to help them cope with the situation. Consultants from CHUMs, the Children's Mental Health and Emotional Well-being service, provides expert advice and information. Other titles in The Kids' Guide series: Anti-Bullying Anti-Racism Dealing with Anxiety Dealing with Divorce Understanding Autism

An engaging and visually exciting look at some of South America's major cities. This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world's major cities. Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history. The cities of South America covered in the book are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bogota, Columbia; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela; Quito, Ecuador; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cuzco, Peru; Montevideo, Uruguay; Georgetown, Guyana; La Paz, Bolivia; Paramaribo, Suriname; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Lima, Peru; Manaus, Brazil; Cuenca, Ecuador; Potosi, Bolivia; Cartagena, Columbia and Asuncion, Paraguay. Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

Discover how dinosaurs first appeared on Earth and how they developed through time! Prepare to take a chronological journey, from over 200 million years ago, when tiny Saltopus hopped around in search of food, and pterosaurs took to the skies, through to huge dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus and Allosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Travel right up to the mass extinction event of the Cretaceous Period, which wiped out three quarters of all life on the planet ... Perfect for readers aged 7+ who want to find out more about the time of the dinosaurs, and their evolution over millions of years.

Find out about caring for nature with children Anjali, Lulu, Mason and Noah. The four friends discover an injured fox in the garden and need to take it to an animal rescue centre. There, they begin a year of discovery learning about the amazing animals, plants and places that make up our natural world. As the year goes on the children talk to lots of different people, from park rangers and environmentalists, to teachers and grandparents. They learn lots of things about the natural world, from biodiversity, food chains and climate change to pollination, plastic pollution and ecosystems. Throughout there are Take Action advice panels, which give examples of small ways that people can get involved to help protect nature. Get Busy activity suggestions encourage children to be actively engaged with nature, by birdwatching or planting wild flowers. There are also full-page, step-by-step activities for how to make a bug hotel and a bird feeder. By the end of the book, readers will have a better understanding of the importance of nature, humans' impact on nature and what can be done to help protect it Look out for the other titles in this series: Go Green!, Wild Weather! and Save the Seas!

Read about the various types of clothing worn by people in the United States, from Native American clothing and folk costumes to the heavier clothing favoured by people in the northern regions to the influence of different religions on types of clothing worn.

Find out what a doctors and nurses do. Follow step-up-step activities to dress like a doctor, make a stethoscope and doctor's surgery. Then follow simple role plays to act out the part of a doctor or nurse!