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Expect an energetic blend of imaginative field trips and science learning. The book offers factual material through class conversations, reports and illustrations, making curiosity and discovery central to the reading experience.

A focused introduction to orbital debris: what it is, where it comes from, why it matters to satellites and Earth, and how people are trying to limit or remove it.

This is an informational collection of women’s wartime experiences, spanning roles such as medical work, journalism, resistance and revolutionary activity. It presents participation on multiple sides of the Vietnam War rather than treating the conflict as an all-male story.

This is an imaginative animal adventure with a clear home-and-exploration shape, enriched by detailed wildlife imagery and factual material about a real rat and its rainforest habitat.

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.

A lively guide for children who enjoy practical discovery, linking real expedition experiences with achievable activities close to home. Its emphasis is on learning by trying: outdoor skills, observation, planning and cooperation rather than simply reading about distant adventures.

A thoughtful introduction to ecological interdependence: sharks are presented as important predators, while human activity threatens them. The book combines hopeful conservation action with an unsettling imagined future without sharks.

A dramatic piece of narrative nonfiction about Blondin’s repeated Niagara tightrope crossings, it combines historical events with page-turning suspense. The visual presentation makes the falls, height and risky feats central to the reading experience.

This is a child-focused historical account of persecution, concealment and courage during the Holocaust. Its central contrast is between a community’s ridicule of Anton and his decision to protect Jewish neighbours at great personal risk.

This is a fact-led tour of demolition derby as a motor sport: how vehicles are prepared, how drivers seek and avoid impacts, how the sport developed, and which drivers and events are highlighted.

A visually rich life story about a pioneering pilot and writer: adventurous flights, difficult conditions and wartime service lead towards Saint-Exupéry’s literary work, while the illustrations invite close attention beyond the basic biography.

This is a lively biographical account of Harry Weiss’s early interest in performance, linking circus excitement with the beginnings of his later career as Harry Houdini.

A visually striking introduction to hurricane science: it explains storm development, names, categories, storm surges and preparation while showing both satellite views and the consequences of severe storms.

This is an arresting historical biography about a woman who turns a desperate search for security into an extraordinary public feat. Its interest lies both in whether she survives and in what happens when recognition and reward do not follow.

A focused introduction to how economies connect internationally, how banking moves money across borders, and why those connections can contribute to financial crises.

This is a small-scale pond adventure in which three insect-sized characters must navigate hungry frogs and other striking water creatures.

A lively life story follows Rickenbacker from adventurous boyhood and family work to mechanical exploits, auto-racing success and later wartime distinction. The book also places his life within early twentieth-century America.