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Discover More: Puppies and KittensPuppies and Kittens
Discover More: Puppies and Kittens is packed with facts about everyone's favourite pets. Learn how aspects of the lives of animal babies compare with young children's lives. Features facts on many puppy and kitten breeds and includes lots of information about these mammals' wild cousins. Filled with cute pictures and simple words, these books are perfect for children learning to read. Discover More: Puppies and Kittens comes with a free digital book featuring extra content and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13650 9. Paperback. £5.99

 
 
Discover More: DisastersDisasters
DISCOVER MORE: DISASTERS is a guide to natural disasters, bursting with photographs and fascinating facts. Children can follow a tornado chaser into the heart of a storm, track the path taken by a hurricane as it sweeps the ocean, or find out which natural disaster is the world's worst killer. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations show how natural disasters occur and the destruction they wreak. Timelines show events unfolding minute-by-minute or hour-by-hour. Read eyewitness accounts from people who have lived to tell the tale. DISCOVER MORE: DISASTERS comes with a free digital book featuring extra content and activities. DISCOVER MORE: DISASTERS comes with a free digital book featuring extra content and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13653 0. Hardback. £10.99

 
 
Discover More: BugsBugs
DISCOVER MORE: BUGS is a guide to bugs, bursting with awesome photographs and cool facts. Shows and names 80 different kinds of bugs. A new-generation reference book for readers used to surfing the internet. Comes with free digital book featuring extra content and activities. Packed with information about how important bugs are to our planet. Written by experts in the field. Uses the latest technology for an amazing close-up look at bugs.

ISBN: 978 1407 13463 5. Hardback. £7.99

 
 
Discover More: DinosaursDinosaurs
Every page brings a new dinosaur discovery in this rip-roaring guide, stuffed with jaw-dropping pictures and facts. Get ready to meet masses of magnificent dinosaurs, from the tiny Microraptor to super-huge Argentinosaurus! Watch savage battles, bloodthirsty hunts, and dinosaur babies being born. Or examine ancient fossils to decide for yourself what dinosaurs really looked like. Based on the very latest research and including unique digital images of dinosaurs in action, this thrill-a-minute book is one habitat where dinosaurs are far from extinct! Includes a FREE digital companion book offering all-new information, pictures and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13464 2. Hardback. £7.99

 
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Discover More: Night Sky Night Sky
On a cloudless night we wonder about the extraordinary myriad of bright lights in the sky. But do we really understand what we are looking at? Using specially devised star charts, this book will show you how to identify the constellations, recognise the difference between a star and a planet, and understand why the entire sky appears to spin! Full of stunning photographs of the night sky, plus activities and up-to-the-minute facts, this thrilling look at astronomy puts the secrets of our universe at your fingertips. Includes a FREE digital companion book offering all-new information, pictures and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13157 3. £10.99

 
 
Discover More: Cool Technology Cool Technology
You don't have to be a geek to appreciate cool gadgets! Technology not only plays an ever-increasing role in our daily lives, but has also transformed the way we explore the world around us. So come and take a look at some of the smartest technology ever made! This photographic guide looks at the amazing inventions that have changed our world, from the science of mobile phones, wi-fi and GPS to the inner workings of game consoles. Nanotechnology, spy gadgets, cyborgs, eco-houses, performance vehicles and buildings in space. Check out the technology that powers them all in this dramatic book, full of never-before-seen illustrations and expert facts. Includes a FREE digital companion book offering all-new information, pictures and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13156 6. £10.99

 
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Discover More: The Elements by Sue Malyan and Steve ParkerThe Elements
by Sue Malyan and Steve Parker

Discover More: Elements addresses all of those tough, important, yet exciting questions that kids love to ask. What are we made of? What keeps us and our universe in motion? Much more than just a walk through the periodic table, this book explains the tremendous forces of star birth and death that create elements. It chronicles the history of their discovery and the impact of their science on every aspect of our daily lives. Packed with beautiful photographs and modern graphics make apparently ordinary substances look as extraordinary as they actually are.

ISBN: 978 1407 13155 9. Hardback £10.99

 
 
Discover More: See Me GrowSee Me Grow
Take a closer look at the life cycle of animals in this vibrant topic book for web-savvy kids! From cute puppies to newly hatched sharks, find out how they are born and how they grow. This starter book from the first tier of the _Discover More_ series is packed with striking photos and facts. Highly illustrated spreads let youngsters roam through the topic visually, stepping through picture sequences or stopping to focus on interesting details. Every animal group is covered, and the extraordinary life cycles of frogs and butterflies are also highlighted. Full of facts to discover, plus plenty more to learn online, it's the new-generation reference for kids used to surfing and swiping! Includes a FREE digital companion book offering all-new information, pictures and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13154 2. Hardback £5.99

 
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Discover More: Penguin by Penny ArlonPlanets
by Penny Arlon

Kids can discover how our planet fits into the solar system, and be blown away by the big facts and stats of space. Welcome to a tour of the major planets, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and other rocks and gas that orbit the sun. The latest NASA and European Space Station images, many unique to this book, are combined with up-to-the-minute information from space experts. And there's lots to do! Track Venus at night, create alien life, and interact with the brave men and women of the International Space Station to unlock the secrets of the Milky Way online and offline.

ISBN: 978 1407 13153 5. Hardback £7.99

 
 
Discover More: Penguin by Penny ArlonPenguin
by Penny Arlon

Small in size but big in personality, stars of movies, TV, and games, penguins are loved by kids everywhere. In this book kids can meet every one of the seventeen different kinds of penguin and discover how they eat, sleep, talk, walk, and swim. Big and beautiful Antarctic images, especially shot for this book, are combined with up-to-the-minute information from penguin experts. And there's lots to do! Be a marine biologist for a day, make and decorate a penguin egg, and track how the diminishing ice is threatening the lives of these fantastic creatures.

ISBN: 978 1407 13152 8. Hardback £7.99

 
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Discover More: Ocean and Sea by Steve ParkerOcean and Sea
by Steve Parker

Discover More: oceans is for every child that is fascinated by sharks, tsunamis, palm-fringed beaches, coral reefs and superstrange-looking deep-sea fish. We know more about Mars than we do about the oceans that cover 70 percent of Earth's surface. Beautiful original photographs combined with up-to-the-minute factual knowledge from marine biologists, conservationists, and explorers make this book a genuine contribution to our understanding of the world's last wilderness.

ISBN: 978 1407 13151 1. Hardback £10.99

 
 
Discover More: My Body by Penny ArlonMy Body
by Penny Arlon

Explore the inside and outside of the human body in a vibrant topic book for today's web-savvy kids! From how lungs breathe to where food goes, get all the answers to your questions. Aimed at emerging readers, this book from the first tier of the new _Discover More_ series is packed with high-impact photos and fascinating nuggets of information. Dynamic illustrated spreads let youngsters roam through the topic visually, stepping through picture sequences, or stopping off to learn more about their favourite bits - including ear wax, hiccups and goosebumps! Full of facts to discover, plus plenty more to learn online, it's a new-generation reference for kids used to surfing and swiping! Includes a FREE digital companion book offering all-new information, pictures and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13150 4. Hardback £5.99

 
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Discover More: Farm by Penny Arlon Farm
by Penny Arlon

Take a fascinating tour around a farm in a vibrant topic book aimed at web-savvy kids. From roosters, cows and wheat to silos and harvesters, explore all the features of the farm! Aimed at emerging readers, this book from the first tier of the new _Discover More_ series is packed with striking close-up photos and golden nuggets of information. Highly illustrated spreads let youngsters roam through the topic visually, stepping through picture sequences frame by frame, or stopping off to focus on details or watch the farmer at work. With heaps of facts to discover and plenty more to learn online, it's a new-generation reference for kids used to surfing and swiping! Includes a FREE digital companion book offering all-new information, pictures and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13149 8. Hardback. £5.99

 
 
Discover More: Animal Babies by Penny ArlonAnimal Babies
by Penny Arlon

From newly hatched chicks to bear cubs and elephant calves, find out all about baby animals in this vibrant topic book! Aimed at emerging readers, this book from the first tier of the new _Discover More_ series is packed with adorable photos and fascinating nuggets of information. Highly illustrated spreads let youngsters roam through the topic visually, stepping through picture sequences frame by frame, or stopping off to learn more about their favourite baby cuties. With heaps of facts to discover and plenty more to learn online, it's a new-generation reference for kids used to surfing and swiping! Includes a FREE digital companion book offering all-new information, pictures and activities.

ISBN: 978 1407 13148 1. Hardback. £5.99

 
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