Natural History for Children

"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

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.

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...

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...

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 Large Magnifying Glass by Keycraft is an exciting instrument to get the kids involved and learn about the world around them. It provides 3 x power magnification, and it is excellent for looking at insects and flowers.

A Year in Nature is a beautiful, unique introduction to the seasons. The book opens out into a stunning four-part carousel, revealing intricately detailed pop-up scenes of spring, summer, autumn and winter.

Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan, number one bestselling author and historian explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable voyage at its heart - the journey along the Silk Roads. From ancient world laws laid d...

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.

Cute and cuddly Squirrel soft toy with excellent detailing. Swing tag includes educational facts about the animal, its habitat and food. It carries the CE label so it safe for children. It is made to the highest standards from the finest materials (synthetic plush and filled with polyester fibre).

This title helps you introduce your baby to farm animals with touch and feel textures. You can tickle and touch the textures together with your baby and watch them discover their favourite Farm Animals. You can encourage your baby to learn early concepts such as colours, shapes and patterns as they turn each page. You can let their little hands roam to find a velvety cow, a woolly sheep, a feathery cockerel...

Cute and cuddly Sitting Fox plush soft toy with excellent detailing. Swing tag includes educational facts about the animal, its habitat and food. It carries the CE label so it safe for children. It is made to the highest standards from the finest materials (synthetic plush and filled with polyester fibre).

In this classic environmental tale, award-winning writer and illustrator Michael Foreman re-works the classic 1972 Puffin children’s story; which is still as relevant now as it when it was first published.

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.

The wolf stalks the wilderness and our own imaginations. Uncover its mysteries in this beautifully written non-fiction picture book. Majestic and fierce, proud and strong, the wolf has always been a source of fascination - and fear. It remains one of the most misunderstood of all creatures, frequently cast as our mortal enemy. The truth is that wolves and humans are more closely connected than we dare t...

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...

A fact-packed fun book of puzzles Test your knowledge and get thinking with this fact-packed National Geographic Kids fun book of animal themed puzzles. Inside are brain-tickling quizzes as well as number games, crosswords and word searches, with fascinating facts along the way.

In its extraordinary debut, Safari, introduced the world to Photicular technology. The cheetah bounded, the African elephant flapped its ears and readers could not believe their eyes. Now the creators of Safari take their work a step further. Ocean offers not only a refinement of inventor Dan Kainen's Photicular technology, but a subject undulating creatures of the deep perfectly suited to the immersive vis...

Where do pebbles come from? How were they made? This book tells the story of a pebble, from its origins in a fiery volcano 480 million years ago to a busy, modern landscape.