For reluctant readers (children)

You have probably heard many stories of magical creatures of myth. From the deadly dragon to the musical mermaid, the fiery phoenix to the unique unicorn. Could any of these fantastic animals really exist? Well, that is for you to decide!

Dapple the fawn gets carried away exploring the park near the woods where he lives with his mother, Fern. But when Fern comes to find him, she gets tangled in a wire. Can Dapple find someone to help set her free? Olive the otter loves playing in the river near her home. But when she disobeys her ...

Some people have had amazing lives. Other people are not remembered for their lives, though ... they are remembered for their strange deaths. Find out all about the unlucky lot who made mortal mistakes!

Put the pedal to the metal! Discover all the foul facts behind the story of cars and automobiles across the world with history's most horrible headlines: motor edition. From scalding steam engines to preposterous propellor powered vehicles, awful accidents to rebellious road raiders, cursed cars ...

Hold your horses, the cat is out the bag! Discover all the amazing and awful facts about barmy beasts and cagey creatures across time with history's most horrible headlines. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to animals across time. From gory stories of sacrifices ...

Bali Rai reimagines the astonishing life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, from her childhood surrounded by exotic animals to her inspiring activism as a suffragette in the 20th century.

Follow an ingenious trail of 400 facts about everything from secret recipes and escape artists to hidden treasure and invisibility cloaks. You'll meet an underwear-stealing cat, find out about sharks that glow, uncover a toilet in disguise and learn about the biggest ever game of hide-and-seek. A...

April 1970: Apollo 13 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It should have been the third manned Apollo mission to land on the moon. But when an explosion on board damaged the spacecraft, it became a perilous and near-impossible fight for survival. Here, David Long shows how cour...

Do you want to know what it really takes to be a web-slinging, wisecracking, fearless super hero? Why did Spider-Man become a super hero? What are his webs made of and why are they so strong? How is he able to stick to walls? This book will answer these questions and many more in an engaging and ...

Welcome to the tower block! Dave Spud, a trouble magnet in a very unruly world, is back for more high-rise hilarious adventures. From chaos toilets to starfish pinatas, Dave and his family take on all sorts of mayhem in this collection of funny stories. No matter how rubbish things get, there is ...