Bestsellers

A new fully updated history of the world by Christopher Lloyd. An amazing rollercoaster ride through 13.8 billion years – 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! 

Dive into the Ocean and discover all the Secrets of the deep! From clown fish to killer whales, and sunlit coral reefs to smoking deep-sea vents – welcome to our great global ocean.

Beautifully illustrated and hugely engaging, the 4.5-foot-long timeline features more than 100 stunning images and illuminating captions that take readers young and old on the Prairie State’s remarkable journey. The Illinois Chronicles also includes more than 50 newspaper articles, written as if they happened yesterday.

Purchase a 30-copy class set, reducing the cost per book to just $10 each! Each set comes complete with free hardcopy of the K-12 Educator’s Pack (worth $6.99) and site licence electronic resources kit. Available exclusively through What on Earth.

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.