Author: Alex Woolf

Money is one of the most important inventions in the history of human civilisation, allowing people to exchange goods and services, and amass great...

This fascinating guide to natural disasters combines fact-packed, easy-to-read text with colourful and quirky illustrations. From earthquakes to vo...

This fascinating guide to how humans mastered space travel combines fact-packed, easy-to-read text with colourful and quirky illustrations. From th...

This fascinating guide to the construction and architecture of buildings through the ages combines fact-packed, easy-to-read text with colourful an...

Did you know that the chocolate bar you can pick up from any corner shop used to be a precious and exotic food that only aristocracy could afford? ...

Be inspired by the lives of trailblazers past and present in this fun and factual biography series! How did Neil Armstrong become the first person...

The second instalment in this stunning historical-thriller trilogy. The year is 1603. Alice Fletcher''s brother, Richard, has returned from beyond ...

This narrative non-fiction series tells the stories of great moments in science as if through the eyes of the scientists and inventors themselves. ...

This fascinating guide to rocks and minerals combines fact-packed, easy-to-read text with colourful and quirky illustrations. From tectonic plates ...

Today's innovators are often inspired by the futuristic visions of science fiction... worlds in which humans can travel through time, teleport, upl...

Books with X-Ray Vision: Animals in the City is an ingenious and innovative new title where children can hold some of the pages up to the light to ...

Books with X-Ray Vision: Animal Armour is an ingenious and innovative new title where children can hold some of the pages up to the light to see th...

A glossary clarifies key terms, making it accessible to kids who are less familiar with technical language.

When Joe Smallwood goes to stay with his Uncle Theo and cousin Maya life seems very dull until he finds a strange smartphone nestling beside a grav...

When the Time Detectives Joe and Maya stumble upon an old house in the middle of a wood its occupant has a sad and strange tale to tell. Michael wa...

The titles in the new Women in Science series take a highly visual approach to telling the stories of important women scientists. Each title featur...

In this latest adventure in the Time Detectives series Joe and Maya travel back to ancient Egypt to solve a new mystery. A precious jewel has been ...

Gisela the daughter of an Anglo-Saxon chieftain is a brave and skilful archer. When her village is attacked by a band of fierce Vikings and her par...

No, Ash, don''t! cried Beth. But Ash wasn''t listening. He climbed inside the box, and was gone. Roll up, roll up! Boys and girls... take your sea...

During the years of settlement and exploration of the North American continent, women's position in society was largely restricted to the domestic ...

Did you know that the little white grains that sit in your salt cellar have an amazing story to tell? The simple condiment has caused wars to break...

Millions of years ago, the oceans teemed with creatures that were every bit as fascinating and ferocious as the dinosaurs that ruled the land. Thes...

While the dinosaurs roamed the Earth, another species ruled the skies. These were the pterosaurs - flying reptiles. They were expert flyers and hun...