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A straightforward introduction to jets, from their speed and shape to pilots, passengers and their role in transport.

A guided workbook about sexual abuse and recovery, with exercises for exploring trauma, emotions, beliefs and relationships. It is written for teenagers and those supporting them.

The book traces how trade developed and explains how economies work, then considers trade’s effects on richer and poorer countries, workers and the environment, as well as challenges ahead.

A hands-on introduction to creating blogs, vlogs and podcasts, from choosing what to share to recording a show and developing an audience.

This is a biography of Andersen that connects his early life, folklore and fairy tales with the stories he later created.

The biography follows Nightingale from studying nursing and visiting hospitals to caring for injured soldiers in Turkey and pursuing changes in hospital care.

An oak tree is the central voice, explaining its life across the seasons and its connections with animals and other living things. The book also considers the tree’s significance to people and the danger humans pose to its longevity.

The book links Andrews’ early habit of drawing people and landscapes with his later work as a painter. It also situates his ambitions amid segregation, arduous farm work and restricted opportunities.

The guide describes possible changes after divorce: a teenager may be asked to work or help at home, while spending on shopping or activities may be reduced.

Expect an overview of named horned dinosaurs, focusing on their habitats, ways of life and extinction, alongside material about horns, frills, growth and discoveries.

Meet several armoured dinosaurs and learn about their habitats, ways of life and extinction. The book highlights armour, plates, spikes and clubs, alongside examples such as Gastonia’s bony eyelids.

The book presents Leonardo through biographical details, including his large horse project and fondness for practical jokes, as well as inventions he dreamed up. It also invites readers into a lost notebook and the Milan Messenger.

The biography centres on Hadfield’s ISS command and his efforts to share space exploration through photographs, social media and educational sessions with schoolchildren.

A hands-on science project collection, spanning topics from plants and heat to cells and DNA. Its examples include constructing a solar oven and investigating how eggshells respond to stacked phone books.

Cassie the cat and Moses the crow are presented as unlikely friends. Alongside their story, the book offers photographs of them at play and fun facts about both kinds of animal.

Caroline’s early hardship—including smallpox, typhus and being made to work as a scullery maid—forms part of a biography that also follows her achievements in astronomy.

This is a naval adventure following Will from ship’s boy to midshipman, with sea battles, pirates, capture and escape, and a final adventure involving Nelson.

A straightforward introduction to bulldozers, covering their importance at job sites and what makes them distinctive. Photographs support the text, with extra facts and bolded glossary terms for readers curious about machinery.

A concise introduction to Buddhism, covering its history, basic philosophies, geography and place in society today. Photographs accompany the text, while inquiry prompts, data-focused back matter, a bibliography, glossary and index offer routes for further exploration.

Activities range from investigating how snails eat and caterpillars protect themselves to making birdfeeders and gardens that attract wildlife.

Expect a hands-on introduction: projects invite readers to try archaeological methods and interpret objects, while examples connect those techniques with discoveries and human history.

A browsable introduction to predators past and present, pairing lifelike paper-collage portraits with compact facts, human-scale silhouettes and comparisons between creatures.

A time-travel premise places a contemporary teenager inside the Nazi occupation, bringing the Holocaust into focus through her personal experience rather than a purely historical account.

A wide-ranging introduction links ancient China’s historical periods with cultural contributions, from bronze ornamentation and the Great Wall to silk, literature and the arts.

Readers follow Einstein’s life alongside explanations of his scientific contributions, with experiments and thought experiments intended to help make the ideas tangible.

A close-up account of eaglets growing up, combining a narrative thread with factual sidebars and reference features.

A lively introduction to BTS’s members and career, with the band’s rise set against the wider K-pop scene. It is particularly suited to readers who want the group’s story as well as some context for how K-pop idols meet pop audiences.

A visual, informational tour of wild and feral equids, pairing animal facts with photographs, illustrations and cultural legends. Its scope includes habitats, physical adaptations and herd behaviour.

A broad introduction to South Korea brings together its past and present, landscapes and cultural life. Alongside chapters on history, politics and the peninsula’s division, readers will find material on music, cuisine and traditions, plus a kimchi stew recipe and a craft.

Expect a broad introduction to North Korea, spanning history and government as well as culture and everyday life, with a recipe and board-game craft among the extras.

The book ranges across Wampanoag history and present-day life, including leadership, food, language reclamation and traditions among different tribes. Images accompany its detailed text.

Jane Goodall’s life and chimpanzee research are told alongside focused information about animals she observed. The book also introduces ethical questions and changing knowledge about great apes, including language, tool use and newer research technology.

A career guide introducing the variety of jobs in television and the training that may be desirable or required for them.

A lively introduction to the Globetrotters’ history, linking the team with basketball and professional sport. Alongside the history, readers encounter a timeline activity and a quiz.

Follow Eliza and Angelica Schuyler’s lives and their connections to Hamilton and United States history, with attention to women’s roles in the period.

The story turns a disagreement over familiar lunch foods into a friendship conflict, then uses tasting one another’s sandwiches as a route towards changed minds and coming together.

The book connects ocean currents and plastic’s chemical composition with the accumulation of rubbish, then considers consequences for marine habitats, wildlife and people.

Sotomayor’s memoir adaptation follows her from childhood in the South Bronx towards becoming a US Supreme Court Justice, alongside a short history of the Court.

Readers encounter core organic-chemistry ideas, from carbon bonding and chains to polymers, alongside everyday applications and a biographical section on Friedrich Wöhler.

The book opens up the workings of video games without asking readers to dismantle a console, moving from code and the console’s decision-making to memory, controls and display.

A calm, nature-focused bedtime read, it pairs poetic language and colourful habitat scenes with information about where animals sleep. The range of biomes and species gives children plenty to notice and name.

This picture-led introduction explores My Little Pony characters and places in Equestria. Fold-out pages and a character poster add visual features alongside the short text.

Expect an issue-led introduction to terrorism and public security, with questions about causes, prevention and protective measures. Case studies bring in people and organisations dealing with these issues.

A nonfiction introduction to teenagers’ lives in Saudi Arabia, spanning family, religious customs, traditional values and modern freedoms. Maps, statistics and translations accompany the teen-focused text.

The book offers a structured way to explore caring for the earth together, combining stories with practical activities and suggestions for extending them.

Meet 12 real-life Welsh sports stars through a factual, illustrated book about their sporting careers. The focus is on the effort and challenges associated with achieving success, rather than on a single fictional storyline.

Expect energetic science learning through comic dilemmas, illustrations, experiments and short factual explanations. The book offers hands-on routes into physics, including light, electromagnets, compasses, telephones and periscopes.

This is an activity-led nonfiction book: readers can learn and practise tricks, then consider how presentation, preparation and originality affect a performance. It suits shared experimentation as much as quiet reading.

A lively making-focused non-fiction book combining ten home invention projects with stories and tips about Colin Furze’s larger creations. Its appeal is likely strongest for readers who enjoy building, experimenting and humorous contraptions.