The English naturalist William Burchell set off from Cape Town in June 1811 to explore the flora and fauna of the vast southern African interior. Over a four-year period, and travelling in a custom-built ox wagon, he amassed an astonishing 63 000 specimens of plants, bulbs, insects, reptiles and mammals – many not previously documented for science – as well as over 500 paintings and illustrations.

While the outbound trek is well described in Burchell’s famous Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa, little has been published about the challenges and discoveries made on his return journey to Cape Town, from 1812–1815. This pioneering book traces the homeward leg of Burchell’s epic odyssey – through the arid northern Cape, the Great Karoo, the warravaged eastern Cape, and along the Eden-like southern Cape coast.

Drawing on primary and secondary sources, including Burchell’s letters, his handwritten records archived at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the detailed map he created to record his trek, the authors have crafted a thought-provoking and beautifully illustrated account that encompasses both the genius of the man and the natural history of the region that so intrigued him.

Happy Baby is a wonderful new gift book for babies by Priddy Books. This shaped board book is a wonderful gift for any baby shower or to give to a newborn baby. It has been designed with our very first learners in mind, as each page has a ribbon attached with a different pattern or tactile feel which babies can explore as they interact with the book. There are also three shaped animal tabs which will also engage young children as they turn the pages. This book is focussed on different types of play, from toys to playing outside and doing arts and crafts together. The soft retro illustrations include sweet vignettes of babies and labelled images of what is in the scene to encourage early speaking skills, word-picture recognition as well as introducing babies to the world around them. There is also gentle rhyming text written from a child’s perspective which is perfect for reading aloud to young children: I can shake my rattle, bang my drum, and stack up blocks one by one! There is so much for babies and parents to explore together as they enjoy this adorable baby book.

Babies will love meeting the adorable animals and exploring the touch-and-feel pages in Baby Animals, the next title publishing into the successful Baby Touch & Feel series by Priddy Books. Filled with cute baby animals, from kittens and puppies, to bunnies and more, this multi-sensory shaped board book will stimulate babies' senses as they explore the pages. Featuring a different touch and feel texture on each spread, the gentle rhyming text and vibrant photographic images of animals and babies help to develop picture recognition.

Color Me: Animals is a part of a coloring activity range from Priddy Books. Children can add color to different pictures of animals simply by wetting a paintbrush and painting over the pages, no paints needed! The pages are even reusable-once painted, the color magically disappears so kids can complete the pictures again and again. With sturdy board pages and a paintbrush included in a blister pack, it is the perfect book to take on vacation or a road trip. Also in this series: Color Me: Dinosaurs, Color Me: Farm, Color Me: Trucks.

Roger Priddy's First 100 Dinosaurs is full of first dinosaur words to read and learn. With a padded cover and a small, easy-to-hold size, this new addition to the First 100 Soft To Touch series is the perfect little book for dinosaur fans.

Covering many types of dinosaurs from carnivores to herbivores, horned dinosaurs to marine reptiles and other dinosaur-related topics such as fossil discovery, there is no shortage of words to learn in this book. Colourful illustrations and photographs of realistic dinosaur models give this book a fresh, vibrant look.

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This big, sturdy board book for babies and toddlers features more than 100 pictures to look at and essential first words to learn. Organised into topics including food, clothes, things that go and more, the bold, colourful pages will hold your child's attention, and the easy-to-read labels form the basis of word and picture association. A great book to build your child's vocabulary, and a perfect addition to any first learning bookshelf.

-Soft-to-touch, padded board books which little hands will love to hold-Each book is packed with over 100 first words to learn and pictures to look at-Bright, vibrant photographs capture children's interest-Ideal first books for babies and toddlers which build vocabulary and help develop word and picture association

Introducing first numbers in a fun, colourful way, this title presents over 100 clear, sharp images and accompanying text labels to help develop children's counting skills and build their vocabulary.

Young Children will love being part of the action in What Can You Hear?: Construction - a fantastic new sound book series by Priddy Books. From a noisy dump truck and wrecking ball, to a funky radio and more, there are 10 busy construction sounds to discover in this unique board book. Children will love pressing the diamond-shaped buttons and listening to the sounds as they spot lots of fun things on the construction site. Meet the different animals as they build a house, paint a shop and do lots of other interesting things as they build the town! **Warning: This product contains a button/coin battery which is hazardous if ingested**

Explore the construction site with a new title from Priddy Books-Let's Learn & Play! Construction. This fantastic new format is aimed at children aged three and over. Packaged in a sturdy case with a magnetic fastening, there is a board book with die-cut spaces to fit in over 20 play pieces. These pieces complete the busy scenes of different construction sites, from building a house, fixing the road to creating an outside play area. Each of the illustrated pages is full of things for children to spot and look for as they learn about how construction sites work. This book is great for encouraging problem solving skills as well as hand-eye coordination.

A fun and engaging Mr Men Little Miss story about friendship and the happiness it brings. Who wouldn’t want to be friends with Mr Cool? When he’s around the coolest things happen, which can’t always be said for Little Miss Helpful. When she is around, things often go wrong! These two friends are very different from each other and still enjoy spending time together, but what will happen when Little Miss Helpful joins Mr Cool on a fun day out? The Mr Men and Little Miss are the perfect characters to help children understand a bit more about their own emotions and how to manage them. With engaging questions to encourage conversations and some helpful tips from favourite characters to help children develop their emotional intelligence.

Soothe your baby ready for bedtime with Sleepy Baby Cloth Book from Priddy Books. Focusing on three stages of getting ready for bed such as bath time, story time and going to sleep, this book is designed to be read to babies as part of their bedtime or naptime routine. Each spread features an illustrated vignette of a baby with labelled images on the other page to introduce new vocabulary, encourage early speaking skills and word-picture association. This book has soft padded cloth pages which are easy to hold and turn pages. Each spread also includes a different texture for babies to touch and feel. There are four ribbons attached to the side of the cloth book with different patterns and tactiles for added sensory exploration. The encouraging text is perfect for reading out loud together as part of story time. Publishing into the same series as Happy Baby, a tabbed board book publishing in October 2023.

-Soft-to-touch, padded board books which little hands will love to hold-Each book is packed with over 100 first words to learn and pictures to look at-Bright, vibrant photographs capture children's interest-Ideal first books for babies and toddlers which build vocabulary and help develop word and picture association

Age range 3 to 6 In the second title in this classic series, our friendly hero, The Happy Lion, is lonely.  When a beautiful lioness comes to town with a visiting circus, the Happy Lion pays her a visit and it is love at first sight! The Happy Lion finds a way to release her and hide her in his enclosure. When she is discovered he won't let anyone separate them, and his friend Francois convinces the mayor to let the lioness stay.  'Genuine mid-century styling will appeal to art lovers as well as the nostalgia market. The lion is drawn with great sensitivity and Duvoisin's tawny palette is pleasingly appropriate.' — Books for Keeps 'Duvoisin's illustrations are exceptional.' — The Times 'Superb art and a lovely story where friendship and freedom reign supreme, characterise this classic re-issue.' — Red Reading Hub Teachers' notes available here

Get ready for a hilarious adventure with Little Lost Dinosaur, the new title in our popular Search and Find series by Priddy Books. Young children will love helping Little Dinosaur find his mum in this chunky, interactive novelty board book. With tabs to pull and flaps to lift, children can search the scenes to find mummy. Could she be behind the tree, in the dumper truck, or under the sink? Come and find out! With its repetitive text that encourages participation, satisfying novelties, and a surprise ending, Little Lost Dinosaur is sure to become a favourite with little ones. Also available in the Search and Find series: Search and Find: Giraffe is Lost, Search and Find: Where Does Pig Live?, Search and Find: Santa's Gifts.

Learn and Explore: Touch & Feel Alphabet is a premium first-learning book from Priddy Books that introduces babies to their ABC, using touch-and-feel novelties to stimulate their senses on every page. The tactile elements allow children to explore with their hands while learning first words. With 12 pages of charming illustrations, simple labels, and engaging elements to discover, Learn and Explore: Touch and Feel ABC is the perfect introduction to the alphabet.

Encourage your preschooler’s early pen control skills with See Touch Feel: Play Book–a wipe-clean activity book from Priddy Books! This bright and bold spiral-bound book is full of fun activities to encourage young children to develop first writing and drawing skills. The exercises range from colourful mazes to complete and pictures to trace to simple puzzles to solve. The colourful painted images and craft style of the artwork makes the pages bold and engaging for children aged 3 and over and will encourage their imagination and creativity as they complete the activities. The pages are wipe-clean so children can do the activities over and over again and the spiral binding allows the book to sit flat on a table. This workbook also comes with a wipe-clean pen attached to the spiral. There is even a page of stickers to use in the book or just for fun! Part of the best selling See Touch Feel series which includes: See Touch Feel, See Touch Feel 123, See Touch Feel ABC, See Touch Feel Colours, See Touch Feel Roar, and See Touch Feel Tummy Time.

This soft cloth book format has been designed to stimulate babies senses with a variety of engaging tactile novelty elements. Babies can learn through play as they shake the rattle, touch the mirror, explore the touch-and-feel elements, and more! The playful handprint artwork and simple text encourage baby to engage with each page to develop their hand-eye coordination.

Toddlers will love counting from 10 to 1 in Ten Little Lambs, an exciting new numbers book from Priddy Books! Ten little lambs are leaving the farm and going off on an adventure. They zoom around in outer space, rock out on stage at a concert, find buried treasure and much more. But every time they go somewhere new, one lamb gets left behind: Ten daring lambs go out for the day. One felt worried so decided to stay. This casebound board book also includes tactile silicon lambs. One every page there are die-cut shapes for the lambs’ faces to appear through so that every time the child turns the page, there is one less animal to count. The tactile nature of each page encourages children to explore and practice numbers from a young age. This fantastic book is perfect to share together at bedtime as there is so much to spot and look out for in the busy illustrated scenes as well as fun rhyming text to read loud.

See, Touch, Feel: Farm is a fantastic first concepts book from Priddy Books. This new compact board book format introduces the farm to very young children in a fun and simple way. Specially designed to stimulate toddlers and encourage the development of motor skills, this engaging board book is filled with embossed images and textures to touch. The bright pages featuring happy babies and handprint artwork will appeal to young children as they learn farm words.

Are you ready for a super silly day of tricks, jokes and pranks?! Mr Mischief and Little Miss Naughty love playing jokes on everyone. They both think they are the best joker in town, so Little Miss Giggles decides to have an April Fools' Day Competition to find out who can play the best joke of all. But they’re not the only entrants and soon there are jokes being played all over town!

With refreshed imagery and design, My First 100 Words is an exciting new addition to the First 100 series. Your little one will learn some essential first words and pictures with this bright board book. There are 100 color photographs to look at and talk about, and 100 simple first words to read and learn, too. The pages are made from tough board for hours of fun reading, and now in new size that will be a great display on any child's bookshelf.