In dining halls of long ago When dinosaurs sat down to dine, Did prehistoric dinner-ladies Keep them all in line? What's the REAL reason the dinosaurs died out? Can anyone rescue Class 2M from the wild dinner-ladies? And what will happen when Class 2M meet a lion? This is a funny and brilliant debut collection from the author of the bestselling Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face books.

It's time to explore! Here are 50 missions that challenge kids to rediscover their world whether traveling by car, bike, train, foot, camel, or tuk tuk. With this book any child can become a guerrilla explorer and extreme missioner with missions that defy gravity and test their mental agility. Forget the internet, instead post paper blog entries on your street! Draw a local fantasy map! Let a dog take you for a walk! There are endless opportunities to get to know the local area better, and have tons of fun while doing it.

50 more missions sure to make the next camping trip extraordinary With this engaging activity book, children will become experts on the outdoors with fun, clever missions that will have them holding insect Olympics, making documentaries, and accessorizing with leaves. Each illustrated mission will get them interacting with nature in daring new ways. From (un)cloud spotting to creating animal shelters, there are endless activities to help children connect with nature.

Discover Africa by bicycle in book one of a delightful children's adaptation of Alastair Humphrey's journey around the world In this charming caricature of Alastair Humphreys' infamous circumnavigation of the world on his bike, children are swept along with the character of Tom, an adventurous boy who feels there must be more to life than school. The first part of "The Boy Who Biked the World" follows Tom leaving England, cycling through Europe and all the way through Africa to the tip of South Africa. Along the way, young readers are introduced not only to the various fascinating landscapes he passes through, but also to the various people who so happily embrace him as he traveled on his journey. With engaging illustrations, postcards, and journal entries throughout, this book provides an immersive experience for any young adventurer.

Young Toby lives on his wits. An orphan and a street-child, he navigates Jacobean London like an old hand. Meanwhile the city has lost its charm for Will Shakespeare, the playwright from Stratford. Beset by troubles personal and professional and suffering from writer's block, he has grown to hate the drama business. But when Toby stumbles into the Globe, the boy's energy and enthusiasm remind Will of the magic that first inspired his love of the theatre, and the two set to work on a new entertainment for The Tempest.

Join author Philip Ardagh, assistant Dotty and harrassed editor Adrian as together they craft the entertaining escapades of young knight-to-be Tom Dashwood and his merry band of outlaws. Well, just as soon as Philip can be convinced to write the manuscript...A story within a story, this rollicking laugh-out-loud romp is sure to appeal to readers of all ages and is particularly suitable for 7-9s.

Incredible stories of the great Scots who changed the world we live in. Let the lives of these artists, explorers, poets, philosophers and engineers inspire YOU!

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

WILLIAMINA FLEMING was an astronomer who discovered hundreds of stars?

ALEXANDER FLEMING won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discovery of penicillin?

ELSIE INGLIS set up hospitals all across Europe to treat over 200,000 soldiers? (Have you seen her on a £50 note?)

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S family of engineers built more than 100 lighthouses?

THUMP THUMP. The Red Dread is on the loose and Shrew and the other animals are afraid. From stolen nuts to missing rabbits, they whisper of the terrible actions of the Red Dread. As panic increases, logic and team spirit evaporate and soon it's every creature for itself. Told entirely in dialogue, this quirky read-aloud tale plays out in sly illustrations brimming with brilliant visual humour.

In true Mission: Explore style each illustrated mission will challenge in adventurous new ways: plant, pick, poach, polish off, poo, print, profile, draw, rub, smear, taste, lick, slurp, scrape, sniff, write, and stick the findings a seach mission is completed. Become a food expert and guerilla explorer with missions and recipes that experiment with all things food. Open this daring alternative cookbook to uncover tasty, revolting, and seemingly random challenges across six chapters. In a fun and amusing manner "Mission: Explore Food" covers sustainable, healthy, slow, self-grown, urban farmed, ethical, local, and international food. Readers are encouraged to think critically and creatively about where their food comes from, how it's transported, traded, processed, prepared, cooked, eaten, and disposed of.