Natural History for Children

The Pocket Microscope and Telescope by Keycraft, is an exciting instrument to get the kids involved and learn about the world around them. The telescope provides 8 x power magnification, and can easily be transformed into a microscope with 30 x power magnification.

This plush mini bean horse is great for any equestrian enthusiast. Colour may vary.

The Phonescope by Keycraft is a zoom attachment for the camera of your mobile phone. Depending on the zoom on your phone’s camera you can reach up to 30 x magnification. This is an exciting device for taking amazing close-up photos and footages of flowers, insects, plants and more.

A pocket sized telescope which works amazingly well for its size. A young explorer's handy gadget. Suitable for Age 3+ Please note that this is for one product and the colour may vary.

Lonely Planet Kids' How Animals Build is a beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap hardback that explores the incredible world of animal architects. Children can open flaps and unfold spreads to discover amazing animal homes up high, underground, on land, and under the sea. From spider webs and rabbit warrens, to bird nests and ant colonies, and even coral reefs and beaver lodges, we reveal the secrets to the...

The Animal Inflatable Globe by Caly is a colourful globe featuring 272 beautiful illustrations of the different animals that inhabit the planet. The mapping has been simplified, and while the boundaries are approximately drawn, each country is named. The colouring indicates the different types of climates and vegetation, from monsoon to polar regions and from tropical forest to deserts. Latitude and longitu...

"This fascinating spotter's guide to Britain's historical landscape - what to see and how to decipher it - is rammed with intriguing nuggets." Sunday Times

From hunter-gatherers in the Ice Age to technological innovators in modern times, this book provides a short introduction to the world's history. Lively text introduces historical concepts such as civilization, empires, revolutions, religion and democracy, while bitesize narrative accounts describe the people and events that have shaped our world.

Safari, A Photicular Book, captures animals in motion and enables you see them as if you were in front of them for real. This book written by Carol Kaufmann journalist, editor and freelance writer, including articles for National Geographic Magazine, and created by Dan Kainen, provides a window into the wild life of Kenya and Tanzania. A 12 page introduction offers a touching insight into what is lik...

It's time to explore lost prehistoric lands and the huge variety of dinosaurs that roamed them with Lonely Planet Kids' Dinosaur Atlas. Kids can unfold maps and lift the flaps to reveal amazing illustrations and facts about how dinosaurs lived and where they were discovered. They'll also learn about famous paleontologists and measure themselves against life-size bones, teeth and claws.

From the rainforest to grassland, the desert to woodlands, wetlands to polar regions, this captivating, fact-filled atlas explores animal habitats around the world and the relationships between animals and their environment. Packed with detailed illustrations and stunning photography, each section looks at a different habitat, the animals that live there, and their behaviour and survival strategies, as well...

This book will take readers on a flying visit round the world, scouring the seven continents for the biggest, brightest and best birds on the planet. Urban Jungle creator Vicky Woodgate perfectly captures the brilliance of the bird world, each chapter taking us to a new continent and introducing birds from hummingbirds to hawks, and parrots to penguins. With a vintage travelogue feel, vibrant artwork and fa...

Set out on an adventure across Planet Earth, exploring volcanos, valleys, mountains and rivers, and learning about water, weather and earthquakes as you go. This is the ultimate field trip to explore our incredible planet, from its smoking volcanos and coursing rivers to its tallest mountains and deepest valleys. Packed with epic facts and breathtaking illustrations, this journey of discovery is the perfect...

The world's oceans are home to many different species and plants, from tiny organisms like plankton to the world's largest animal, the blue whale. Deep down in the seas' depth, you will even find some monstrous-looking creatures that seem to have come straight out of a fairy tale. Did you know, for example, that male anglerfish feed on the female's blood? And is it true that the giant clam can trap a diver'...

Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls to explore the great outdoors. Learn how to navigate in a desert landscape, how to gather food and water safely, and how to build a shelter to keep you dry and warm at night. Includes step-by-step instructions and tips from Bear.

Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls to explore the great outdoors. Learn how to avoid altitude sickness, climb crevasses, and how to identify potential dangers in the mountains. Includes step-by-step instructions and tips from Bear.

Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls to explore the great outdoors. Learn what to pack on a polar expedition, which creatures to avoid, and how to hunt on the ice. Includes step-by-step instructions and tips from Bear.

Ever wanted to be an adventurer like Bear Grylls? Learn what makes some animals extreme - the role of intelligence, strength and speed in the animal kingdom. Discover habitats around the world and the extreme animals that live in them, design your own foxes, and much more in this exciting book bursting with fun facts, quizzes, word searches, and mazes. The perfect introduction to Bear Grylls, ad...

Ever wanted to be an adventurer like Bear Grylls? Learn about many species around the globe that are endangered. Discover what threats are facing these animals, learn ways to help save animal lives and much more in this exciting book bursting with fun facts, quizzes, word searches, and mazes. The perfect introduction to Bear Grylls, adventurer, writer and television presenter, for younger fans, fu...

Learn something about everything and discover the world as you've never seen it before with exploded images of everyday objects from cars and skeletons to pianos and chocolate! Each image has 13 mind-blowing facts plus a little myth-buster that takes young readers on an incredible factual adventure. Did you know that if you shaved a tiger its skin is stripy? Or that your skeleton replaces itself every 10 ye...