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

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.

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

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

Expect factual explanations of rocket construction, function and stages, alongside an infographic tracing rocketry’s history and an activity for further exploration.

The book combines an account of ruby mining, cutting and polishing with examples of uses including jewellery, ancient armour and lasers.

This is an illustrated introduction to poverty and hunger around the world. It explains the issues through text and images, and raises the possibility of helping people affected by them.

This illustrated science book explains photosynthesis, moving from solar energy and plant parts to how plants make food and the effects plants have. A science activity invites readers to use what they have learned.

This combines a refugee child’s move to a new country with information about Yemen and how countries welcome and support refugees.

Readers encounter several high-speed aircraft and their records, with cockpit illustrations and short explanations of how the planes work. The book also addresses the risks pilots take and the thrill of supersonic flight.

This offers a gentle way to explore taste through everyday foods, pairing short informational sections with photographs and English–Spanish text. The contents also include a picture glossary and index.

A concise introduction to Roman daily life and customs, mixing factual notes with reconstructed artwork and photographs of sites and objects. The visual material gives readers more than written explanation alone.

This illustrated book pairs practical potty-training advice with playful scenarios: children might use props, imagine a princess or gymnast approach, or try an outdoor option.

Questions about feeding a growing population, reducing rubbish and future technologies connect everyday life with larger environmental and social challenges.

Expect an introduction to hydropower, from moving water and turbines to electricity generation, set alongside examples such as waterfalls, mills and dams.

A first-person account of growing up as a Maasai cattle herder in Kenya, this memoir follows Lekuton through schooling, soccer and eventual study in America. Personal episodes also introduce Maasai community life and practices.

A child’s ambition develops into a life in art: Hopper studies, works as an illustrator and pursues paintings shaped by light, shadow and scenes he observes. The book also shows how he combined real details with imagination.

The book distinguishes comets, which travel around the Sun, from meteors, seen as streaks of light in the night sky. It also covers their physical features and effects on Earth.

A straightforward introduction to bullet trains, covering how fast they travel, who drives them, what they do in transport and features such as their cars. The contents also point to sections on tracks, riding in trains and travel on land and under the sea.

Follow Griffin’s career alongside his efforts to connect with fans and give time to others.

Expect a broad historical tour told through individual scientists’ lives and work, rather than a single subject in depth. Topics range from geometry and medicine to cosmology, atomic particles and the Internet.

A hands-on animal reference combines braille and large print with tactile pictures. Entries range from bears and big cats to birds and bugs, with material on predators, prey, skeletons and organs, plus a quiz.

A large New Year’s Eve party takes place at the Peterson family home, near an abandoned house associated with strange happenings. The story centres on what emerges when old mysteries demand attention.

A first-person account of a life-changing injury and a return to competitive surfing, alongside reflections on faith, family and surfing itself.

This is a brisk, illustrated survey of rulers across history, mixing short factual sections with comparisons of their power and conduct.

A short, high-interest story about a teenager facing distress, secrets and changing friendships. The plot centres on Darcy’s efforts to recover and support a friend, rather than on an informational account.

This offers a focused military-history perspective on Canadian paratroopers’ part in the D-Day invasion, rather than a broad account of the entire war.

An art-focused biography that connects Bruegel’s paintings with the world around him, while introducing the choices and techniques behind his work.

A broad sports reference that brings together familiar and less familiar pursuits, with information about history, rules, training and practice alongside photographs and visual design.

This atlas offers a browseable route through world geography and country information, bringing maps and visual material together with concise facts and historical timelines.

This book looks beyond pilots to the wider team involved in Air Force work, introducing several aircrew and ground-support roles and what they contribute.

A concise historical life story links Roosevelt’s personal ambitions and illness with his rise to the presidency and response to the Great Depression.

A brisk tour of extreme cold links a physical explanation of sunlight’s effects with snapshots of places and human ways of living.

A compact introduction to polar animals’ diets, pairing brief reading practice with photographs and occasional extra facts.

This is an informational book about death and life cycles, using a dead bird as its starting point. It addresses both biological questions and how people deal with bereavement.

A mystery about Ella’s disrupted sense of self gives the story a strong psychological focus. The central pull is her effort to understand a reality that only she seems to question.

A historical account of balloon flight before airplanes, told through episodes involving pioneers, daring journeys and the changing uses of balloons.

A boy’s admiration for Houdini leads to a mysterious locked box and unanswered questions about how magic tricks work. The book also offers a short biographical note and an illustrated trick.

This offers a real-life survival narrative alongside an account of a plane accident. Juliane’s knowledge of the rainforest, taught by her parents, is part of how the story frames her effort to reach safety.

A concise introduction to tarantulas, combining photographs with information about their bodies, food, habitat and behaviour.

The book describes a blockade that prevented supplies reaching Berlin and the Allies' use of cargo flights to bring them in.

A Christmas gathering brings Evelyn together with children from three other families. Their shifting enthusiasms, quarrels and plans, including attic explorations, shape a story described as a fictionalised account of childhood.

A biographical tribute told through a letter, the book centres on Gerard’s commitment to the cause of a Jewish state and his work training Palmach members in explosives.