Discover great reads for children and teachers this Earth Day. We have books to help you learn about the environment and be creative whilst being sustainable, all to show appreciation for our precious planet. 🌍
This beautifully illustrated book tells the incredible story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first people ever to set foot on the top of Everest. Ideal for readers aged 8+
This is the breathtaking story of how two very different yet equally determined men battled frost-biting temperatures, tumbling ice rocks, powerful winds and death-defying ridges to climb the world's highest mountain. Join these two unlikely heroes on the most amazing of adventures and discover the impact of hundreds of men and women who helped Hillary and Tenzing achieve their goal. But triumphs can be marred with tragedy, as not everyone who climbs Everest survives ...
With a beautiful foreword by the greatest living explorer of our time, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, this brilliant book combines fresh and contemporary illustrations by Joe Todd-Stanton with Alexandra Stewart's captivating writing. This unique narrative tells the story of how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made their mark on the world from birth right up to their final days and the impact they've had on Nepal today.
This beautiful and uplifting book will inspire us all to join hands and help our amazing planet. With an irresistible rhyming text by bestselling author Mark Sperring and stunning illustrations by rising star Natelle Quek, it's the perfect book to inspire children to ask questions and take action.
It's been a year since Kate and Tom became conductors on the Great Secret Intercontinental Railway, and life has changed completely! Delivering animal passengers to their rightful habitats using their very own secret steam train, The Silver Arrow, is exciting and magical and fulfilling.
Until one day a new and mysterious train almost rams them off the track! Its name? The Golden Swift. Kate catches a glimpse of the conductors. They're children, like them, and they're dropping animals off at all the wrong stations!
Kate is determined to catch up with their rivals and confront them. Her actions will lead to an adventure bigger than she could have dreamed of, racing through the highlands of Western Scotland, trekking in the Australian outback and diving down deep into the Bering Sea on a magical submarine. Kate will have to discover a whole new way to offer endangered animals safe and lasting homes …
Dive to the darkest depths of the deep blue sea, weave in and out of colourful coral reefs and learn about the incredible people who are trying to save our oceans in the fourth book in Matt Robertson's award-winning Do You Love? series
With fun and colourful illustrations and bursting with facts, Do You Love Oceans? is perfect for readers who want to explore Earth's spectacular seas, discover the wildlife that lives there and find out why our oceans need protecting.
Matt Robertson is the award-winning illustrator of Do You Love Bugs?, Do You Love Dinosaurs? and Do You Love Exploring?
WHOOOOSH! We're off on an exciting adventure in our hot-air balloon to say hello to all the different kinds of weather that make up our world.
Join in with the rhymes and get ready to meet everything from whooshing wind to bright rainbows and shimmering sunshine. Little ones will be swept away on an unforgettable journey in this striking, action-packed picture book.
This bold, bright follow-up to the acclaimed picture books Meet the Planets and Meet the Oceans is packed with gorgeous illustrations of everything from rainy rainforests to snowy mountains and stormy seas. Combining STEM learning with a rhyming twist, it's perfect for all little meteorologists!
From bestselling author and illustrator Kate Pankhurst, descendent of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, comes another 'smart, informative, inclusive and accessible' book about trail-blazing women.
Discover the untold stories of women who have helped protect our natural world, all the way through history.
Bursting full of colourful illustrations and fascinating facts, Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet is an inspiring introduction to just a few of the incredible women who show that all actions, big and small, can be powerful in the fight against climate breakdown.
The ideas in this book will enable children to experience the delights of watching animals and plants grow, sharing and caring for pets, observing a variety of life-cycles, surveying different minibeasts and finding out how to help vulnerable wild animals like hedgehogs.
Linked to the Understanding the World section of the EYFS framework, this book includes ideas for games, creative activities, role play and hands-on experiences with animals and plants to build children's empathy and encourage respect for living things, both in their own environments and further afield.
The ultimate collection of sustainable 3D art projects for the primary classroom.
Learn how to teach children to create everything from rainforest scenes to robots with these innovative, easy-to-follow ideas from 3D art expert Darrell Wakelam. These low-cost projects use readily available materials to create exciting models, masks and sculptures which will inspire children and enhance your art and design lessons.
This book enables you to develop children's techniques and skills through high-quality, eco-friendly art projects while encouraging them to be creative, use their imagination, and most importantly, have fun.
Transform your play area with these environmentally friendly DIY projects for the Early Years!
This one-of-a-kind book contains everything you need to build exciting, sustainable outdoor play spaces that can be adapted for any setting, big or small. There are 36 projects ranging from smaller designs such as the Bird Box Bookshelf and the Table-Top Ramp to larger structures such as the Hobbit Hole Door and the Wonky Stage that children can help build, using recycled pallet wood.
Jam-packed with simple ideas for every season, this book offers Early Years practitioners everything they need to take their teaching outside. Based on Sarah Seaman's well-established approach and covering a wide range of subjects and PSHE topics, from maths to literacy, art to wellbeing, The Muddy Puddle Teacher gives readers everything they need to create an engaging outdoor curriculum using affordable, sustainable methods and natural resources.
Book Band: Lime (Ideal for ages 6+)
A charming story with a woodland setting, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.
Spring is coming, and Dad says they can have a big spring party if Dusty the fox cub can find 101 daffodils. Can Dusty and her friends work together to find enough flowers?
Bloomsbury Young Readers provide engaging, illustrated stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson, tailored to get children reading.
