Traces the process of making fireworks, from mining the minerals to manufacturing the shells.
A vibrant collection of five favourite stories starring the world famous patchwork elephant, including: Elmer Elmer and Rose Elmer and Grandpa Eldo Elmer and the Lost Teddy Elmer and Super El A delight for lifelong fans and new-readers alike, this treasury brings together some of Elmer's most exciting and colourful adventures.
A pictorial biography of the civil rights figure describes Parks's childhood, her 1955 refusal to give up her bus seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama, her arrest, and the effects of her actions.
Food Fuel is an alimentary adventure through the digestive system, with TV''s Dr Ranj Singh.TreeTops inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. The series is written by top children''s authors and subject experts. The books are ca…
In 1704 a Scottish sailor called Alexander Selkirk was marooned on a remote and uninhabited island in the South Pacific. He spent the next four and a half years there, completely alone, struggling to survive using little other than his wits. How did he come to be there, how did he manage to survive for so long, and what was life as a castaway like? Castaway is a story of survival and resourcefu…
History's Marvellous Mistakes is a biography of Christopher Columbus, the Kellogg brothers and Alexander Fleming the people behind three amazing discoveries that were made by mistake! Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this co…
How can your tongue tell a sweet taste from a sour one? How do your ears know which way a sound is coming from? Find out in this sense-sational nonfiction book!
Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of an old woodshed in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers. The Boxcar Children visit the old farmhouse where Grandfather and Aunt Jane grew up! But people in the nearby town seem to think something isn't quite right about…
Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of a curious train caboose in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers. The Aldens take a train journey! And at every stop, someone has something to say about the train car the children are riding in. It turns out Caboose Numb…
Four brave siblings were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Join the Boxcar Children as they investigate the mystery of an old schoolhouse in this illustrated chapter book series beloved by generations of readers. The Aldens' friend Max says nothing interesting happens in Port Elizabeth. But when the children visit the small fishing village and come across a man snooping…