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A true, illustrated account of a boy who wonders how things work, teaches himself from old science books and builds a windmill for his drought-ravaged village. The emphasis is on persistence and practical invention.

This is a lively guide to finding creativity and confidence through magic, comedy, circus skills and science. It mixes practical activities with encouragement to practise, check facts, share ideas and accept that people can grow and change.

A visually rich shared-history book that links humanity’s beginnings in Africa with creativity, discovery and belonging. Poetry invites reflection, while the timeline adds factual context beyond the main narrative.

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 interactive introduction to rainforests, organised around children’s questions and answers. Its activities and memory-game cards may make factual exploration more participatory than a straightforward read-through.

This is a fact-rich visual tour of flowers, moving from basic botany and plant parts to habitats, pollination, unusual species, threats to plants and ways to grow flowers.

A hands-on game for learning and recognising bug names, colours and appearances, with opportunities to encounter both familiar insects and less familiar species from around the world.

A lively invitation to look closely at slugs, bees, spiders and other small creatures in familiar places. Its blend of humour, sketches, factual detail and observation activities makes ordinary surroundings feel worth investigating.

A gentle first look at artificial intelligence, designed to make a technically complex subject discussable through brief explanations and visual engagement. Its main offering is an introductory concept-building experience rather than a detailed account of AI’s capabilities or consequences.

A visually led introduction to a pioneering fossil hunter, linking Mary Anning’s life with discoveries about fossils, evolution, geology and palaeontology. It combines biography with factual explanation and reconstructed imagery.

A visually rich geology reference covering rock and mineral types, formation, gems, fossils, uses and related activities, with information arranged through photographs, diagrams, maps, comparisons and glossary features.

This offers an engaging, fact-led exploration of animal mouths, using surprising comparisons and interactive guessing to make biology feel playful. The glossary may help readers meet unfamiliar scientific vocabulary.

A broad, browsable introduction to everyday science and the natural world, built around children’s questions. Its mixture of concise answers, visuals, fact boxes and matching activities supports dipping in rather than reading straight through.