Filled with more than 1000 adorable illustrations of everyday objects, animals and people, this visual dictionary is designed to build vocabulary and develop early reading and spelling skills. It includes a free app so that readers can use their smartphone or tablet to hear the correct pronunciation of all the words. AGES: 4 plus AUTHOR: Craig Shuttlewood is an award-winning designer, illustrator and artist who regularly exhibits his work in galleries in London and New York. Craig enjoys paint and scribbles and works from a modest garden studio in Brighton where he lives with his partner...

Discover the weird and wonderful little creatures that make up 85 per cent of all animal life. This book brings you ants that farm fungi, flash-flirting fireflies and metamorphosis, among other astonishing facets of bug behaviour. Find out how bugs pollinate our food crops, clean up our environments and keep pests in check. We couldn't live without them! AGES: 8 plus AUTHOR: Elizabeth Cranford studied ecology and biodiversity at Victoria University in New Zealand. After many years as a researcher, she now works as a freelance editor and author of books and articles on ecology and natural...