Tasty Tales is a wonderful collection of thirty facts and fables about food. Discover when candyfloss was a banquet dish, how Portuguese sailors inspired tempura shrimp and when mash became a symbol for victory. Readers will travel around the world learning how some foods were discovered by accident while others were made to bring honour… Continue reading Tasty Tales by Anna Lena Feunekes ~ Blog Tour
The Enigma Girls is a fascinating look at the young women who worked at Bletchley Park during the second world war. Often not knowing what they were agreeing too, these women signed the Official Secrets Act and told no one about their responsibilities for many years. Intelligent, quick-witted and dedicated, they played a key part… Continue reading The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming
Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything: The Ultimate Guide to the World Around You (DK) This children's encyclopedia is packed full of fascinating information. Each double page contains detailed photographs, clear diagrams, informative graphs and labelled maps. There is so much to look at! Children will come back to it again and again, always finding something new… Continue reading Engaging New Non-fiction
Signs of Survival is the compelling and heartbreaking memoir of two sisters with enough determination to survive the Nazi invasion of Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Renee, age 10, was the ears for her family. With parents and a younger sister, Hetta, who were all deaf, it was up to Renee to listen out for the ominous sound… Continue reading Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene
By Rose Davidson and Britannica Group. Illustrated by Andy Smith I'm thrilled to be back with FACTopia and the next amazing book in this fantastic series! This time it's 400 brilliant science facts that will get kids thinking, guiding them to some great questions and even better discussions. Perfect for fans of all things STEM,… Continue reading Science Factopia: Follow the Trail of 400 STEM-tastic Facts! ~ Blog Tour
National Non-Fiction November National Non-Fiction November is the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ annual celebration of all things factual. Born out of National Non-Fiction Day, the brain child of Adam Lancaster during his years as Chair, the whole month now celebrates all those readers that have a passion for information and facts and attempts to… Continue reading By the Sea: Life Along the Coast by Judith Homoki & Martin Haake ~ Blog Tour
'Tis the Season by Richard Jones (Nosy Crow) Created in partnership with The National Trust, 'Tis the Season by Richard Jones is a truly enchanting way to embrace the spirit of Christmas and count down to the most magical time of the year. This book offers a delightful poem for each day of December with… Continue reading Christmas is Coming! 2023
As National Non-fiction November approaches, it's the perfect time to share a varied and absolutely fascinating collection of brilliant new non-fiction books for children. From publishers who specialise in non-fiction such as Nosy Crow, Buster Books, Templar, Weldon Owen and Prestel, these eye-catching books will fly off classroom library shelves as children enjoy them together.… Continue reading Autumn Non-fiction Roundup
Absolutely Everything! Revised and Updated: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things too Numerous to Mention What on Earth Books creates the most fantastic non-fiction books children can really sink their teeth into. Their natural curiosity is piqued with intriguing and engaging facts, thought-provoking illustrations and challenging questions. These detailed books can… Continue reading Absolutely Everything! by Christopher Lloyd & Andy Forshaw ~ Blog Tour
In association with the Natural History Museum, London, Dr. Sarah Darwin, the great, great, granddaughter of Charles Darwin, and fellow scientist Dr Eva Maria Sadowski have created EVOLUTION - a stunning journey through Earth's history. Find out about the great thinkers who undertook eye-opening adventures, made key discoveries about the world around them and shared… Continue reading Evolution by Sarah Darwin & Eva-Maria Sadowski, illustrated by Olga Baumert ~ Blog Tour
Scope for Imagination 