Bestsellers

A new fully updated history of the world by Christopher Lloyd. An amazing rollercoaster ride through 13.8 billion years – packed full of amazing stories – for children and adults alike.

EYE SPY takes children on a whirlwind tour of how eyes work and lets them lift-the-flaps to find out how animals as different as dogs and chameleons see the same scene. An eye-opening experience guaranteed to fuel their natural curiosity.

So you think you’re special? You think that just because people have built giant cities, invented pop-up toasters and put a person on the Moon that they are somehow different from other living things? Well it’s time to think again!

Investigate haunted castles, spooky forests and even outer space with a monster-revealing magic lens in this striking and unusual book. Mythological creatures, ghostly spirits and monsters from film and fiction all make an appearance alongside lively text which tells the story of each, from their ghastly origins to their favourite meals!

Enjoy the fabulous Story of Gibraltar from earliest times to the present day in this unique newspaper chronicle and fold-out timeline charting 100 key moments in the Rock’s extraordinary history.

From clown fish to killer whales and sunlit coral reefs to smoking deep sea vents, welcome to our great global ocean! Dive into this fascinating volume packed to the brim with facts, colourful illustrations and infographics, as well as inspiring ways you can care for our oceans.

Fifteen hands-on challenges bring history alive for the whole family in this companion activity guide to ‘Absolutely Everything! A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention’

Depicts millions of years of evolution, the rise and fall of civilisations, one hundred of the top battles and the story of planet, life and people from the Big Bang to today on a glorious 2m-long fold-out wallchart.

Produced in partnership with the Magna Carta 800th Trust, the Magna Carta Chronicle combines a newspaper, timeline, crossword, quiz and souvenir copy of the Magna Carta itself.

How old is the Universe? What happened to the dinosaurs? Are humans superior to other living things? Christopher Lloyd’s unique big history epic covers 13.7 billion years in a single, sweeping narrative.

An abridged version of the original classic, roughly half the number of words, that takes you on a roller coaster ride through everything from the beginning of time to the present day.

Join Christopher Lloyd on an exhilarating journey, from the birth of life to the present day, as he tells the extraordinary stories of 100 of the most successful species ever to have lived.