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A broad introduction to Mexico brings together history, culture, people and wildlife, alongside varied landscapes and city life. The listed chapters range from Day of the Dead and religion to leadership, creativity and everyday life.

The biography connects Cox’s acting career with her work as an activist, giving attention to her identity and public impact as well as her personal development.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

A guided state tour combines landmarks and scenic places with historical events, pop-culture references and geographical information. Maps, fast facts, dates, a glossary and suggested activities add reference and activity elements.

The book combines a history of antibiotic discoveries with explanations of how antibiotics work and why new drugs continue to be sought.

A science expedition becomes an adventure when the team loses half its equipment down a crevasse. The book also brings in ice-core research and the history of South Pole exploration.

A historical biography that puts Anne Frank’s life within the wider Holocaust, using accounts from survivors and other young victims alongside historical information.

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 personal life provides a route into Washington’s changing landscape and national history, with diary passages and images offering more than a straightforward overview.

A compact sports-history account centred on one striking photograph, its moment in the ring and the controversy that followed the 1965 fight.

This is a short, structured introduction to the two countries’ history and differences, using contrasting viewpoints as well as factual material.

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.

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.

A focused account of one inventive episode offers a way into Banneker's interests in science and mathematics, rather than a full survey of his life.

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

A broad, topic-by-topic introduction to Wales, combining factual coverage with a picture quiz intended to help readers recall what they have read.

A concise introduction to Nigerian American lives, linking migration and cultural interaction with modern Nigerian history and present-day issues.

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

A structured history resource, it mixes factual accounts with enquiries and activities rather than offering narrative alone. Its stated scope is England from 1901 to the present.

A biographical account of Ellen Prentiss’s life at sea, centred on her navigation of the clipper Flying Cloud and its race to San Francisco.

Expect a blend of vampire lore and factual material, rather than a clearly identified continuous story. Dracula is included, alongside historical and cultural references to famous vampire stories.

A broad collection of short life stories, bringing together figures from many areas of public life rather than focusing on one career or historical period.

A short introduction to the holiday’s historical background, covering the Battle of Puebla and celebrations held each 5 May.

This is a hands-on introduction to ancient Egypt, balancing historical facts and diagrams with projects and games rather than focusing on narrative storytelling.

This biography offers a woman’s account of the Gold Rush through letters written to her sister, bringing personal observations into a story about travel and mining-camp life.

A broad introduction to small Solar System bodies and stars, with coverage including formation, features, exploration, and the movement of stars.

A wide-ranging introduction to Shasta history and culture, from everyday life and social organisation to historical encounters and Shasta people today. It appears designed to support learning about the subject rather than tell a fictional story.

Expect a short life story that connects Abigail’s home education and interest in learning with her role in a prominent political family.

This is a wide-ranging factfile for readers who enjoy dipping into questions rather than following one continuous story. Its subjects move from space and Earth to history, inventions and transport.

The book ranges across Vietnam’s history, government and economy as well as cultural and everyday topics. Its introduction also frames the country as a destination for tourists and a changing economy.

This guide connects ancient Greek ideas and discoveries with their influence on modern thinking, using historical profiles and hands-on activities alongside its explanations.

This illustrated story pairs a child’s imagined Old West adventure with time spent listening to his grandfather, while drawing attention to Black history.

A short, question-led introduction to a difficult public issue, connecting particular attacks with broader questions about history, policy and prevention.

A broad life story connects Churchill’s military beginnings with his political leadership and creative work, offering several angles on a prominent historical figure.

This offers a historical account of Jewish communities and cultural encounters across several periods and regions.

A Spanish-language introduction to fossils and paleontology, organised around questions about ancient life, how fossils form and what they can tell us about Earth’s history.

A wide-ranging introduction to Libya, linking its history and present-day circumstances with information about its people, environment and culture.

This offers a women-centred account of scientific work on the Manhattan Project, bringing several scientists’ contributions into focus.