**PUBLICATION DAY REVIEW ** Welcome to the wonderful Palace of Facts! Accompanied by Pip, Alice and their dog Charley you are invited to explore every room to discover 400 amazing facts. You may choose to start with the map or delve right in at a random page, perhaps the Treasure Room where you can learn…
Did you know the first recorded women’s football match is believed to have been a Ladies’ International played in Edinburgh with Scotland against England in 1881! Not everyone was happy about this though and they faced opposition from those who thought playing football was unseemly for women. The British Ladies Football Club had its first…
Storm by Claire Saxby, Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft We are at the seashore, it is the calm before the storm. Then the breeze begins to build and the birds and sea creatures, both above and in the water, seek shelter. A storm is on the way. What happens in the clouds, to the wind, to…
Welcome to the world of dinosaurs! ‘A First Book of Dinosaurs’ includes thirty poems and is split into four sections; Meet the Dinosaurs, Eat or be Eaten, Dinosaur Families and The End, or Is It? In the first we meet a selection of dinosaurs, from the Triceratops to the Therizinosaurus and for each we learn…
‘Making It Up As You Go Along’ is a fabulous resource written by the Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate). Featuring a drip feed, so it doesn’t feel too overwhelming, information is set amongst creative writing exercises. Lots of story prompts are provided for inspiration and although writing can be a lonely occupation, there…
Our Pebbles by Jarvis Days out with Grandad are the best! What adventures can be found down by the sea. As Grandad tells tall tales, and shows the way, it’s obvious what a special relationship he and the little boy share. At pebble beach, they guess the seal’s name, play pirates with the driftwood and…
Click images to enlarge! Click again to restore. I think this might be one of my favourite books of the year! A fascinating blend of fact and fiction, Moira Butterfield at first introduces us to the world of Luna the Ladybird. A world of insect facts are combined with stories such as ‘How the Butterflies…
Bird is a ruby-throated hummingbird who builds her nest with sticks, leaves, grass, mud and … spider webs. Yes, spider webs! Find out why in this super non-fiction book about nests of every kind. ‘A nest is the BEST!’ says bird, but is it? Join bird as she explores other homes in the natural world.…
In a plea to educate and promote tolerance and understanding of bugs, zoologist and wildlife presenter, Yussef Rafix introduces over forty of our world’s tiniest creatures in an excellent new book. Sub-divided into Masters of Disguise, Amazing Evolution, Daring Defence, Record Breakers and All Sorts of Relationships, there are facts galore for the eager learner.…
Alison Lester and Carol Tulloch have visited Antarctica many times and in this amazing artistic extravaganza of a book, they have documented some of the highlights of their trips. This book could be used as an important aid in our understanding of how precious our world is. I turned each page in anticipation and with…
A thoroughly engaging non-fiction book about the natural world. I found this hard to put down, with its fun, tongue in cheek, question and answer format, this book conveys an enormous amount of information. Did you know that one group of dinosaurs survived extinction? Birds! All sharks are fearsome predators, or are they? The largest,…
Step into the world of the cuddly Squishmallows with this choc-a-bloc filled recipe book! Full of fun, sparkles and magic, each recipe invites you into the world of a different Squishmallow character. Did you know Zuzana plays the guitar? Check out her recipe for triple choc chip cookies. Including all your favourites, from Belton’s mini…
A book that will give its readers wings and encouragement to not only dream, but to fly. Flight is a book full of inspiring people; stories of courage, invention, ingenuity, determination and most of all, dreams. Written in a chronological and easy-to-read style, each chapter deals with an event in history related to flight.…
Fascinating! I could not put this book down; I had to read the whole thing through from cover to cover. From the title of this book, it is clear that the author wishes to treat the memories of these six women with respect. No longer are they to be known only for their role as…
We are delighted to be a stop on the blog tour today for National Non-Fiction November with this fabulous book, ‘Be A Nature Explorer’, by the author of ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’. Be A Nature Explorer – Outdoor Activities and Adventures by Peter Wohlleben is here to inspire kids (and their grown-ups!) to get outside…
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