Anita Ganeri

Desperate Deserts (Horrible Geography)

Share the wonder of the stars with this delightful storybook collection featuring constellation myths from around the world. For thousands of years people have looked up to the night sky and told stories about the stars. These epic tales tell of vengeful gods and goddesses, of monsters and heroes. Others try to make sense of the natural world, or unravel the mysterious forces of the universe. This stunning book brings together 23 of these legends from all over the world: from Ancient Greece to North America, Egypt, China, India, and the South Pacific. Written by award-winning author Anita Ganeri and with beautifully detailed artwork by illustrator Andy Wilx, this is a magical book to be treasured for generations to come.

Constellation Tales From Around the World

Star Stories

Explorers are designed to appeal to all readers aged 6 to 8 - those who are just starting to read alone and more confident readers who are beginning to exercise wider reading and cross-referencing skills. Lively, dramatic artwork scenes draw children into a subject and each scene is followed by a photographic information spread that gives a wealth of extra detail. As a fun extra element, the reader can follow themed links to access information on related topics. Whales and Dolphins is an adventure to swim with these amazing mammals: the largest animal on Earth, the mammal with the longest migration, and dolphins singing and calling to each other.

Whales and Dolphins

Presents stories from the teachings of Islam involving such prophets as Muhammad, Musa, and Hajar.

Islamic Stories

Brian Williams

Hazel Mary Martell

Readable text and rich illustrations combine to provide an informative look at the last millennium.

1000 Years Ago to the Present Day

The Last 1000 Years

Lifesize: Rainforest: See Rainforest Creatures at Their Actual Size

Príbehy hviezd

Take an intrepid adventure among the world's tallest mountains in Freaky Peaks. Get your mittens ready for a thrilling mountain hike from Everest to Kilimanjaro and beyond! Read about the intrepid explorers who first conquered the heights of the world and try to spot the mysterious Yeti along the way. With a brand-new cover design, format and inside look for 2016, it's geography with even more gritty bits left in!

Freaky Peaks

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY! Ever wondered where in the world tornadoes rip houses from theground? Or frozen turtles fall from the sky? Get all the answers and more in this book, where the weather makes the rules. Filled with hilarious illustrations by Mike Phillips, HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY is the perfect escapism from miserable maps, rotten rock piles and dire diagrams. Hold tight!

Stormy Weather

Geography with all the gritty bits left in! From climate change to carbon footprints, this is a Horribly useful guide to the environmental issues children are most concerned about and offers oodles of ideas of things readers can do to help to save the planet.

Planet in Peril!

Describes the life and work of Mother Teresa. Presented in a story format with parallel factual information.

Mother Teresa's Alms Bowl

Wave goodbye to boring geography lessons. This book takes us on a turbulent river tour from ice cap to ocean, read the secret dairy of a brave river explorer and get to know your watery wildlife with the spotter's guide.

Raging Rivers

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY! Read the terrifying diaries of volcano survivors, get clued up with the spotter's guide to eruptions, plan an action-packed holiday with the volcano vacation guide and marvel at red-hot volcanic rocks the size of cars. It's sizzling hot stuff! Filled with hilarious illustrations by Mike Phillips, HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY is the perfect escapism from miserable maps, rotten rock piles and dire diagrams. Hold tight!

Horrible Geography: Violent Volcanoes (Reloaded)

Discusses Norse mythology and its origins, the structure of the mythological world, and the gods, goddesses, and heroes featured in legend.

Norse Myths and Legends

A guide to oceans with the gritty bits left in! Read the reporter's guide to the seabed; uncover the details of the Titanic's last day; see if you're nautical enough to join the Navy; shudder at ships lost in the Bermuda Triangle; and tremble over modern-day pirates who terrorize the seas.

Odious Oceans

A guide to volcanoes with the gritty bits left in! Read the diaries of volcano survivors; get clued-up with the spotter's guide to eruptions; plan an explosive holiday with the volcano vacation guide; marvel at red-hot volcanic rocks the size of cars; and tremble before boiling hot geysers.

Violent Volcanoes

This beautiful illustrated treasury presents an inspiring collection of 15 stories from around the world, retold by multi award-winning author Anita Ganeri. Showcasing narratives that celebrate strong, independent women, these fairy tales contain heroines that aren't reduced to being wives or witches! Instead they run free and possess the qualities we would hope for in our daughters and friends: self-confidence, strength, wits, courage, fearlessness, and independence. They live freely, happily ever after, without restraint or narrowly defined roles. These stories include: • Atalanta the Huntress (Greece) • Nana Miriam (Niger) • Fitcher's Bird (Germany) • The Girl and the Puma (Argentina) • Li Chi Slays the Serpent (China) • Brave Woman Counts Coup (US/White River Sioux) • Mizilca (Romania) • The Pirate Princess (Poland/Jewish) • The Samurai Maiden (Japan) • Molly Whuppie (England) Bold and imaginative, these tales will capture the hearts and minds of young readers everywhere. Perfect for kids age 8+.

Fairy Tales for Fearless Girls

Immerse yourself in the fascinating stories of ten real-life mythical creatures, exploring the legends that surround them, their discoveries and seeing how they survive today. It's time to set off on the mythical monster hunt of a lifetime. ENTER IF YOU DARE! From blood-sucking vampires and fiery phoenixes, to howling werewolves and shaggy-haired yetis, mysterious, and often mischievous, creatures appear in myths and legends from around the world. For centuries, they have puzzled, fascinated and frightened people, sometimes being used to teach a lesson or to warn of danger. But have these beasts ever really existed, and, most importantly, are any of them around today? This book brings together ten real-life mythical creatures, with fascinating facts and folklore. There are tales of how they were discovered, where they live, and about their adaptations for surviving in the wild. This high-interest approach to the natural world shows the diversity of nature, evolution and adaptation and can be used to support the science curriculum study of living things at key stage two (ages 7-11). Full-colour photographs combined with illustrations make this a beautiful and fascinating introduction to real-life mythical creatures around the world.

Real-life Mythical Creatures and Their Stories of Survival

Learn about a day and a night in the life of a red kangaroo.

Red Kangaroo

A first look at the lifecycle of pigs, with simple narrative text and large pictures to illustrate the changes taking place as the story unfolds. Ages 4+.

Anita Ganeri

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