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Bible stories are retold through Minecraft-style block worlds, using images, text boxes and speech bubbles. The events are explained in light prose, with in-game humour in the dialogue.

A practical introduction to sewing, pairing basic techniques with projects such as a tissue holder, glove monster and flower cushion. Step-by-step instructions, photographs and templates help readers follow the making process.

The book connects everyday materials with recycling, reuse and composting, then offers a related making activity. Projects include turning a juice carton into a bird feeder and making a pocket notebook from textiles.

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.

Readers are introduced to story and script development, storyboarding, filming techniques and editing, with advice for using a camera or mobile phone.

A practical introduction to reworking denim, covering thrifted denim and ways to adapt dresses, jackets and jeans.

This is a practical Minecraft companion, with tips spanning resource gathering, farming, crafting, travel and combat. Screenshots accompany the advice, and the contents range from redstone and railways to the Nether and the End.

Across 21 stories, prom is the shared setting for varied social experiences: dates may disappoint or surprise, and some characters sit outside the usual prom scene. The collection also imagines alternatives, including a backwards prom and a night spent watching teen films.

A narrative account of a real spaceflight emergency, following the astronauts’ effort to return and events at Mission Control.

This is historical fiction in verse, giving three young women distinct perspectives on the Salem witch trials and the choices made as accusations spread.

A history-through-buildings approach connects physical remains with everyday life, from homes and villages to places of worship and power.

A compact introduction to science-fiction cinema, tracing films across the twentieth century and grouping them by subjects including space, robots, comic-strip heroes and special effects.

This is a magical adventure centred on making things and recovering a missing baking tool, with Rachel and Kirsty trying to keep creative activities available to everyone.

Three linked adventures feature Stampy and friends: an interrupted outing, Barry’s castle rumour, and a forest escape involving guards, flaming arrows and dangerous mobs.

The two linked tales offer magical journeys through space and time, with three children at the centre and witchcraft shaping their adventures.

A historical story about Marnie and Raver’s friendship, communication and the villagers’ response. Their misjudgement of Raver and suspicion of Marnie set up the central conflict.

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.

This is a supernatural adventure built around Kerry’s pursuit of answers and her growing knowledge of witchcraft. Its central tension is deciding whom to trust while her plans are unsettled.

This is a hands-on craft book with Scandinavian cultural framing, rather than a story. Its projects give readers practical activities alongside brief cultural context.

Secret spellcasting gives Eliza and her housemates a taste of freedom and power, but a spell’s deadly consequence changes the stakes. The book pairs boarding-school life and sisterhood with supernatural danger.

This combines a family-discovery story with glimpses of wartime life, including perspectives beyond the RAF pilots.

A hands-on mix of craft, simple conjuring and themed introductions, with clear activity steps and practical indicators for difficulty, setting and adult help.

This is a hands-on craft book, combining varied projects with brief introductions to the materials used. It may suit a family looking for ideas to make together.

This is a fantasy about musical magic, a school audition setback and the pressure Amelia puts on herself to become the “perfect musician”.

A practical introduction to machine sewing, organised around 37 projects and activities for children. The book aims to help readers make gifts and other items while learning sewing skills.

This offers an offbeat route into American history, spotlighting eerie places, mysteries and unusual figures rather than conventional political and military milestones. It may suit a reader drawn to the strange and spooky.

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

A comic fantasy adventure centres on Tiffany’s growing understanding of witchcraft and an urgent effort to bring her missing younger brother back from Fairyland.

This is a mystery-led adventure about Rose Rita and Mrs Zimmermann investigating a puzzling letter and missing ring, with witchcraft and possible magic at its centre.

This is a hands-on introduction to science: readers encounter phenomena, then follow illustrated instructions to build apparatus and investigate them. The emphasis is on learning by making, rather than on science explanations alone.

This is a practical guide that pairs making and throwing paper boomerangs with information about their history and flight. Its techniques are described as ranging from beginner basics to advanced tricks.

Expect a Minecraft-themed comic fiction premise involving a zombie; the listed spring-break and holiday subjects suggest a vacation context, but do not reveal what happens.

A varied activity book may suit shared dipping-in: a child can explore letters and number through stories, songs, puzzles, crafts and drawing rather than following one continuous narrative.

A first look at how jets are shaped and used, with attention to speed, pilots and people on board. The contents suggest a topic-by-topic introduction rather than a narrative.

Expect an apprentice-led mystery built around codes, potions and a threat to London’s apothecaries, with supernatural elements and a race to uncover a secret.

A playful mystery turns on Jimmy’s effort to decide whether his mother is a witch, using clues he finds at home. The rhyming story also includes Tiddles, the cat.

This is historical fiction about how witchcraft accusations take hold in Salem Village, seen through an orphaned girl who becomes caught up in them.

This is a supernatural mystery built around two friends trying to make sense of strange signs and unsettling changes among their schoolmates.

A focused early non-fiction reader about hot-air balloons, combining a real balloon journey with simple explanations and an unusual viewpoint on everyday landscapes.

A dark Tudor fantasy finale centred on magic, danger and strained relationships.

This is a humorous Minecraft fantasy built around a looming threat, friendship and action. It may suit a child seeking a familiar game world, silly situations and a fast-moving battle rather than realism.

A fast-moving fantasy quest built around a magical timepiece, a threatened fairy queen and a race to save an entire kingdom. Expect imaginative creatures, magic, a witch’s spell and a humorous heroic tone.

A compact survey of how Maya, Aztec and Inca peoples developed and applied knowledge in construction, textiles, calendars, writing, crafts, weapons and bodily understanding.

A hands-on introduction to American folk art, linking historical examples and artists with making activities. Readers encounter painting, sculpture, decorative arts and textiles while creating objects such as rag dolls, quilts and bottle-cap sculptures.

This looks like a hands-on starting point for learning basic hand sewing, with projects intended to make practice purposeful rather than purely technical.