Spend time with some fantastic nonfiction this November! My Small World: Frozen by Caryl Hart & Harry Woodgate (Simon & Schuster) Presented in a lyrical, picture book style, My Small World: Frozen takes readers age 3+ on a journey to a world full of ice, snow and sea. Arctic and Antarctic environments are presented through… Continue reading Nonfiction November 2025
The Great Nut Hunt by Karl Newson & Nia Havilliard (Scholastic - August 2025) There's something so delightful about squirrel stories! These cute, charming creatures are always on the go and always in some sort of trouble. In The Great Nut Hunt, Squirrel has collected too many nuts. When they won't fit in his tree,… Continue reading Delightful Picture Books
How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train created by the brilliant duo of Swapna Haddow and Jess Bradley is a super fun, science how-to book filled with fascinating experiments and accessible explanations. Written in a graphic novel style similar to Jess's A Day in the Life... books with Mike Barfield, it is so… Continue reading How to Save Your Granny from a Runaway Train by Swapna Haddow & Jess Bradley
October, October by Katya Balen changed my view of children's books. It showed me the true power of character and how children deserve the chance to explore their inner-most feelings. It embraces nature, wildlife and the opportunity to be completely true to yourself. In her picture book, Wild, Katya Balen explores these same themes. It's… Continue reading Wild by Katya Balen & Gill Smith
All Brains Are Wonderful is a fantastic non-fiction book by Scott Evans that celebrates our uniqueness. Overflowing with engaging facts, it is both appealing and very readable. Information is presented in bite-sized sections on brightly coloured pages. This is the perfect book for a class or school library. It could be used to support science… Continue reading All Brains are Wonderful by Scott Evans & The Boy Fitz Hammond ~ Blog Tour
********** A Story of the Seasons: A Year in Nature by Anna Wilson & Carolina Rabei (Nosy Crow) A Story of the Seasons shares the beauty and wonder of nature through the year. With gorgeous double-page spreads focusing on different aspects of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Wiinter, this book will teach facts while fostering a… Continue reading Non-fiction for Inquisitive Kids
Return to the world of FACTopia - if you dare! Follow 400 dark, mysterious facts that will reveal secrets about spies, nocturnal creatures and all things hidden! With wonderfully bite-sized pieces of information, this book is perfect for every Key Stage 2 class library! Readers follow a trail of related facts, leading them to connections… Continue reading Secret Factopia by Paige Towler & Andy Smith ~ Blog Tour
The remote and wild nature of the Galápagos Islands along with its unique biodiversity has always captured the imagination of explorers and scientists alike. This intriguing group of volcanic islands off the coast of Ecuador is home to giant tortoises, unusual marine life and the notorious finches that elevated Charles Darwin to a household name.… Continue reading GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS: The World’s Living Laboratory by Karen Romano Young & Amy Grimes ~ Blog Tour
Betsy Buglove is back in her second picture book celebrating the natural world and the wonderful insects that inhabit it. https://scopeforimagination.co.uk/2021/08/15/betsy-buglove-saves-the-bees-by-catherine-jacob-lucy-fleming/ In Betsy Buglove and the Brave Butterfly, Betsy and her friend Stan look at all sorts of insects through her magical magnifying glass. When they come across a butterfly stuck inside an upturned glass… Continue reading Betsy Buglove and the Brave Butterfly by Catherine Jacob & Lucy Fleming
On Tuesday 21 May 2024, it is 225 years since the birth of the incredible Mary Anning. Known as the "mother of palaeontology", she made discoveries about fossils and the evolution of living things fifty years before Darwin and Wallace presented their theories. She paved the way for other women in science. She Sold Seashells… Continue reading She Sold Seashells… and Dragons: The Curious Mary Anning. Re-imagined by Wolfgang Grulke
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