Dump Truck Daisy and her construction vehicle crew are on a secret nighttime mission - build a playground before sunrise! Detailed endnotes provide additional information about construction vehicles and inclusive playgrounds. Vibrant artwork and a catchy disco tune and animation make this a stellar choice for any child who is fascinated by construction vehicles. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.

Nothing beats the joy a cardboard box can bring on a rainy day. Want to fly a plane? Get a cardboard box. Want to go to space? Cardboard box. Want to build a castle and hold a jousting tournament? That's right - you need a cardboard box! Cardboard Creations is bursting full of ideas for how to turn that magical cardboard box into so many exciting playthings. In Vehicles you can build a car to race in or a rocket ship to fly to space in using the simple instructions and full colour photos. Like the humble cardboard box, this book will stretch as far as your imagination will allow. What will you build?

Explore the busy town, bustling seaside and look up in the air in First Explorers: Things That Go! Spot cars, boats and fire engines, as well as lots of other things that go all around us.

Each scene has chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms perfect for little hands and vehicles to spot with fun facts about them. Beautifully illustrated by Christiane Engel, this title provides gentle early learning and is a wonderful introduction to science topics for small children.

Discover more in the First Explorers series: Night Animals, Sea Creatures, In the Jungle, Dinosaurs, My Body, Astronauts, Wild Animals, Brilliant Bugs, Snowy Animals

DID YOU KNOW? Some of the most popular dishes in the United States today originated in other countries. Maize (corn) is at the heart of Mexican cuisine. France produces over five hundred types of cheese. Pizza started out as a flat disc of bread roasted on stone. Chinese food can be traced back to the country's eight great cooking traditions. It's a big, tasty world out there-and this book takes kids on a tour through the cuisines of fourteen countries, complete with a recipe for each one! Praise for What's on Your Plate "A delectable way to highlight diversity." -Booklist "Inspire young foodies with this title." -School Library Journal "Engel's presentation is lively and welcoming." -Publishers Weekly

Fourteen holidays celebrated around the world come alive in this kid-friendly guide of how to celebrate each holiday. The wide-ranging collection of holidays includes Holi, Purim, Halloween, and more!

What if you could look back in time and meet everyday children just like you, but from a totally different world? How We Lived in Ancient Times is an amazing window into history through the lives of children through time, showing the clothes they wore, the food they ate, the games they played, and the amazing worlds they lived in. Each section opens with a new child introducing themselves to the reader in a stunning illustrated double-page scene. Behind them, the reader can see the child's environment, from prehistoric caves to Egyptian temples. This is followed by fact-filled pages, allowing readers to see their tools they used, the toys they loved, the food they ate, and much more. Join them in a Japanese palace, explore a Viking village, and race with them on horseback across the Scythian plains. How We Lived in Ancient Times is an unforgettable journey back in time.

Take a journey into space! Use the chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms to blast a rocket into the sky, repair the International Space Station and discover just how astronauts go to sleep. With small bite-size facts on every page and things to spot too, Astronaut is a fun introduction for little ones to finding out what being an astronaut is all about.

Come along on a lively, lyrical exploration of the world's most beloved sports. Rhyming text and energetic artwork featuring a diverse group of children introduce the basics of eight sports popular around the world: baseball, track, football/soccer, gymnastics, hockey, karate, basketball, and swimming. Includes educational endnotes and art by celebrated illustrator Christiane Engel, whose previous Barefoot credits include Baby's First Words, Dump Truck Disco, Knick Knack Paddy Whack, and Build-a-Story Cards: Space Quest.

Now available in bilingual Spanish! Come along on a lively, lyrical exploration of the world's most beloved sports. Rhyming text and energetic artwork featuring a diverse group of children introduce the basics of eight sports popular around the world: baseball, track, football/soccer, gymnastics, hockey, karate, basketball, and swimming. Includes educational endnotes and art by celebrated illustrator Christiane Engel, whose previous Barefoot credits include Baby's First Words, Dump Truck Disco, Knick Knack Paddy Whack, and Build-a-Story Cards: Space Quest.

What if you could look back in time and meet everyday children just like you, but from a totally different world? How We Lived in Ancient Times is an amazing window into history through the lives of children through time, showing the clothes they wore, the food they ate, the games they played, and the amazing worlds they lived in. Each section opens with a new child introducing themselves to the reader in a stunning illustrated double-page scene. Behind them, the reader can see the child's environment, from prehistoric caves to Egyptian temples. This is followed by fact-filled pages, allowing readers to see their tools they used, the toys they loved, the food they ate, and much more. Join them in a Japanese palace, explore a Viking village, and race with them on horseback across the Scythian plains. How We Lived in Ancient Times is an unforgettable journey back in time.

Space is full of amazing things! Let's meet some of them in this marvellous book. From comets and asteroids to stars, solar systems and rockets, learn all about the universe with POP-UPS on each page.

Blast into space with this deck of 36 wordless storytelling cards, featuring more than 30 games to build problem-solving and writing skills in children ages 3 - 10. The 12 character, 12 object and 12 setting cards invite children to create stories about astronauts, aliens and more.

See how explorers find their way in Map, Compass, Explore!. The fiction book that accompanies this title is The Treasure Map. Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books linked by curriculum-related topics. Each pair consists of an engaging story featuring well-loved characters and a compelling non-fiction book. These topic-linked pairings will develop and deepen their reading comprehension and foster a love of reading across both text types. This book is one of six titles at Oxford Level 5, which are phonically decodable featuring a small number of pre-taught, non-decodable topic words to enrich the texts and support language development. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it is easy to match every child with the right book and enable them to progress.

There are many bugs and minibeasts to meet in this book. From bumblebees and spiders to butterflies, ants and frogs, learn all about the cute characters as they POP UP from each page.

"Thoughtful and thought-provoking, this book will plant the seeds of environmental activism in young readers." -Kirkus (starred review) "I encourage everyone to read this book." -Dr. Jane Goodall There's no doubt about it-plastic is in almost everything. From our phones and computers to our toys and utensils, plastic is everywhere. But the amount of plastic we throw away is hurting the health of our planet. With The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics, readers will be fascinated as they learn about the growing plastic problem and meet just a few of the young activists who are standing up and speaking out for change. You'll hear about the "Be Straw Free" campaign, started by nine-year-old Milo Cress. You'll discover how scientists are using jellyfish snot and munching, crunching caterpillars to break down plastic pollution faster. You'll meet Xochitl Guadalupe Cruz Lopez, the eight-year-old girl turning old plastic bottles into solar heaters. And there are many more incredible kids here, not much older than our readers, who will inspire us all to change the way we think about plastic! With an introduction from Milo Cress and bright, colorful illustrations from Christiane Engel, this collection of brilliant, lyrical nonfiction poems by award-winning author Susan Hood highlights the threat of plastic and the kids who are fighting for change to save our planet. Includes extensive backmatter with a timeline, author's note, further resources, and more.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This pack contains six of each of the following original stories: Frankenstein's Sofa, The Greatest Viking Ever, Molly Meacher, Class 2 Teacher, Pablo's Travelling Notebook, The Dog of Truth, Agent Blue and the Super-smelly Goo. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

There are all sorts of sea creatures to meet in this book. From crabs and fish to dolphins, turtles and seahorses, learn all about the cute characters as they POP UP from each page.