Kids Reference and Non-Fiction Books

What does it mean to be human? What is truth? What is good? These are all very BIG questions that need exploring and the sooner children start to think about the answers, the better our world will be.  What is philosophy? What is life? What does it mean to be human? What makes us happy? What is good? What is love? What is truth? What is knowledge? What is time?  This delightful series builds foundations for life-long learning by explaining big ideas to little people. Using simple language to explain complicated ideas, each book takes the core questions that relate to each subject and provides answers that make sense to young children.   Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781915613677 • Author:  Katie Rewse • Publisher:  Noodle Juice • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:   21 x 1 x 25.3 cm

Philosophy is a way of thinking about just about anything.  It asks big questions, such as "how can I be good?" or "what makes something beautiful?" Using lively examples, humorous illustrations and simple thought experiments, this book opens up the world of philosophy to children and adults with enquiring minds.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781474950886 • Author:  Rachel Firth, Minna Lacey & Jordan Akpojaro • Publisher:  Usborne Publishing • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  128 • Dimensions:  24.8 x 17.4 x 0.9 cm

Discover how some of today’s most talented footballers rose from their humble beginnings to become the best in the world. Read the STORIES, look up the STATS and relive the MAGIC MOMENTS in this 10-book mega pack! Featuring: • Haaland • Mbappe • Bronze • De Bruyne  • Rashford • Grealish • Messi • Salah • Ronaldo • Kane Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804538562 • Author: Simon Mugford & Dan Green • Publisher: Hachette Children's Books • Format: Box Set • Number of Books: 10 

Join us in celebrating the platinum anniversary of the world's biggest-selling annual book! To mark GWR's 70th birthday, we're throwing a party, starting off with a feast of retro features in the opening chapter that look back over our last seven decades. Of course, we're also highlighting the very best of record breaking from the past 12 months! This new edition - fully revised and updated with 1,000-plus images - continues the annual tradition of serving up thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family to enjoy. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781913484552 • Author: Guinness World Records • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Pages: 256 • Format: Hardback • Dimensions: 30.4 x 22.8 x 1.8cm

Developed by specialist dyslexia consultants, the exercises in this book have been carefully chosen to support children aged 6 and 7 with dyslexia to help to learn skills to aid them with their learning. This book focuses on developing skills in two of the main areas of dyslexia, phonological awareness and verbal memory. There are five different sections within the 128pp workbook: alphabet work, phonological awareness, memory work, reading and writing. The activities in each section build up in difficulty and also provide plenty of opportunities for practicing new skills. With opportunities for multi-sensory learning, this book includes removable flash cards and a wipe-clean alphabet arc. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781916745322 • Author: Roger Priddy • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.7 x 0.7 cm

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is guaranteed to amaze and entertain children and adults alike with its unique blend of weird but true stories and jaw-dropping facts gathered from all over the world. This year... Marvel at the ice caves of Alaska. Find out what very unusual food Icelanders eat at their traditional mid-winter feast. Discover why Lucas the penguin has to wear rubber boots. Hear about the woman who sailed down the Missouri River in a giant hollowed-out pumpkin. And take the 'Funny Bones' test to see whether you can match photographs of skeletons to their animal owners. No Christmas is complete without Ripley's! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529941203 • Author: Ripley • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.6 x 2.2cm

Fast-track reading and spelling success with systematic synthetic phonetics! Perfect for key stage 1! Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781488956010 • Author: Louise Park • Publisher:  Bookoli • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  64 • Dimensions: 29.7 x 21 x 0.5 cm

A humorous yet historically accurate look at life in a thirteenth century medieval castle.  Inventive embedded flaps on page allow children to explore the hidden world of the castle. Young readers are taken on an exciting journey in which they encounter a magnificent banquet, a thrilling tournament and a dramatic siege. David Hancock's bright, detailed illustrations combined with informative and friendly text, provide children with an entertaining insight into life long ago.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780746064467 • Author: Katie Daynes  • Publisher:  Usborne Publishing • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  16 • Dimensions:  22.6 x 2.2 x 28.5 cm

YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE As an exciting new Anfield era dawns, The Official Liverpool FC Annual 2025 tales you right to the heart of life at the club and is essential reading for Reds fans of all ages. Get the inside scoop on new head coach Arne Slot and the stats and facts of the players that make up his team. Learn more about the ongoing rise of LFC Women and relive the Reds’ most recent trophy triumph. Go behind the scenes with our new signings for the 2024/25 season, brush up on your knowledge of all things Liverpool and put it to the ultimate test with our big quiz and puzzles. For any true Liverpudlian, it’s a must-read! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781915879882 • Author: Grange • Publisher: Grange Communications Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 28.5 x 19 x 0.6cm

The perfect gift for all Manchester United fans! Inside the Manchester United Annual 2025... • Relive the men's and women's historic FA Cup triumphs of 2024! • Find out which squad members are also childhood united fans • Check out the most spectacular premier league goals we've ever scored! • Read up on our incredible record of youth system products • Star defender Maya Le Tissier goes in-depth in our exclusive interview! • Rapper Headie One sheds light on his lifelong love of the Reds • Challenge yourself with a range of tricky United-based quizzes • Enter an exclusive competition to win a Reds shirt signed by first-team players! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781915879905 • Author: Grange • Publisher: Grange Communications Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 28.5 x 19 x 0.6cm

What’s the universe made of? Where did everything come from? Lift the flaps in this fascinating book to reveal some of the amazing discoveries that astronomers and physicists have made in their quest to unlock the mysteries of the Universe. Curious young minds will be fascinated to discover planets, stars and galaxies and explore intergalactic space, with over 70 flaps to lift. Includes explanations of some of the biggest questions in the universe, including ‘What happened during the Big Bang?’ and ‘What lies out in the far reaches of space?’. A mind-expanding book sure to fascinate young space enthusiasts. Product information: • ISBN: 9781409563969 • Author: Alex Frith • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 14 • Dimensions: 27.73 x 22.19cm

Why do we need bees? How do they make honey? And who's who in a beehive? Children can find the answers to these questions and many more in this informative lift-the-flap book. With colourful illustrations, simple text and chunky flaps to lift. Young children can discover lots of amazing facts about bees and why they need our help. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781474917933 • Author: Katie Daynes • Publisher: Usborne • Format: Hardback • Dimensions: 22.5 x 20 x 1.5cm

Discover the wackiest facts about animals and their farts - and the scintillating science behind them! Hold your nose for the latest batch of wacky animal facts in The Farts That Animals Parp! Try not to faint as you take in the science behind these beasts' many ghastly gases ... you won't believe how much wind blows about in the animal kingdom! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526312235 • Author: Paul Mason, Tony De Saulles & Gemma Hastilow • Publisher: Wayland • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 24.4 x 24.6 x 1 cm

The human body is an amazing machine! Take a look inside and learn all about how it works with this fantastic book. Packed with fun facts and accessible information, this super simple first introduction to our bodies is perfect for the very youngest of children. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781838917937 • Author: Amelia Hepworth • Publisher: Little Tiger Press • Pages: 12

Get to know more than 200 minifigures from the LEGO Harry Potter world - including an exclusive new minifigure to add to your collection! Whether wizards, Muggles, friends or foes, find out about all your favourite Hogwarts students and teachers, as well as creatures and other characters. Meet Harry's friends Ron, Hermione, and Ginny; Hogwarts' teachers including Dumbledore, Snape, McGonagall and Sprout; plus Hagrid, Dobby, and other popular characters from the Wizarding World. Discover all the most popular LEGO Harry Potter minifigures as well as rare and unique minifigures you may never have seen before in the LEGO Harry Potter Character Encyclopedia - the ultimate handbook for fans of LEGO Harry Potter. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241593448 • Author: Elizabeth Dowsett  • Publisher:  DK Children • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  200 • Dimensions: 18.9 x 3.1 x 23.8 cm

The Little Book Big Idea series builds foundations for life-long learning by explaining big ideas to little people.  Money makes the world go around.... but who looks after our money? Is money good? What are taxes? What is the future of money? These are all very BIG questions that need exploring and the sooner children start thinking about the answers, the better our world will be. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781915613684 • Author:  Noodle Juice • Publisher:  Noodle Juice • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  21 x 1 x 25.3 cm

Fire engines are incredible emergency vehicles! But how do they work? Curious readers will love learning about the amazing things that fire engines and firefighters can do: from putting out flames to rescuing cats. Nee-naw – fire engine to the rescue! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781838917913 • Author: Molly Littleboy • Publisher: Little Tiger Press • Pages: 12

This is a re-sized edition of the original flap book that introduces the fascinating world of science in a simple and engaging way for younger readers.  It is full of surprises to keep enquiring minds entertained, including flaps beneath flaps. It includes basic science topics from how plants grow to astronomy and forces. Each double-page includes simple practical experiments for children to try themselves. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781409551287 • Author: Minna Lacey  • Publisher:  Usborne Publishing Ltd • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  14 • Dimensions: 19.9 x 2.2 x 22.3 cm

This engaging book is for anyone who's ever felt anxious or afraid, or who's simply wanted to help a friend. Meet a cast of characterful frogs as they hop in and out of a range of relatable scenarios - from not wanting to be alone and being afraid of the dark, to trying to be brave and facing up to their own fears. With beautifully-observed illustrations, friendly text and interactive flaps, children will enjoy sharing the frogs' experiences and learning more about their own feelings. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781801313919 • Author: Katie Daynes • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 12 • Dimensions: 22.2 x 19.7cm

Jump into the action-packed LEGO Marvel multiverse with DK's latest Visual Dictionary, complete with an exclusive minifigure. Discover everything you need to know about the latest sets, vehicles, and minifigures. See every detail of the Guardians of the Galaxy's spaceship, explore Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum, examine the advanced vehicles of Wakanda, discover Spider-Man's most dastardly villains, and find out about your favourite LEGO Marvel minifigures - from Black Panther to The Scarlet Witch. Meet all the iconic LEGO Marvel characters and learn about their allies, villains, skills, vehicles and locations.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241621424 • Author:  Simon Hugo & Amy Richau • Publisher:  DK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  160 • Dimensions:  25.8 x 3.1 x 30.7 cm