Ellen Lawrence – författare

Mörkersyn, superhörsel, förmåga att hoppa fem gånger sin egen längd och alltid landa på fötterna. Visst låter det som en superhjälte? Men sanningen är att katten inte räddar världen från skurkar utan kan allt det här för att överleva! Åtminstone behövde de kunna det när de fortfarande var vilda. Nu för tiden ligger de mest och vilar. Och är världens bästa husdjur! I den nya lättlästa faktaboksserien Visste du att? möter läsaren välbekanta djur och fenomen som kanske inte är så välbekanta när vi väl skrapar lite på ytan. Katter är vårt vanligaste husdjur. De är gulliga, egensinniga och fantastiska. Men de är också superhjältar! Alla deras överlevnadsinstinkter och fysiska styrkor är som gjorda för att rädda världen. Men först måste de vila lite. Hegas lättlästa böcker väcker läslusten hos barn och unga.

On a sunny spring morning in a forest, a little baby has just been born. His mother gently licks him clean. Soon, he is trying to stand up on his thin, wobbly legs. Explore the world of a baby moose!

In a cozy den in a bamboo forest, there lives a tiny baby bear. The little baby cannot see or walk. She stays warm by snuggling up to her mom''s big, furry body. Explore the world of a baby giant panda!

In the leafy trees of a tropical forest, there lives a tiny baby reptile. She scampers along branches and is hard to spot among the bright green leaves. Explore the world of a baby iguana!

On a hot, dry grassland, a little chick has just hatched from his egg. The baby bird is a little wobbly, but he''s soon following his huge mom and dad as they search for food. Explore the world of a baby ostrich!

High in the trees of a rainforest, there lives a baby animal. She holds on tight to her mom as they swing through the treetops. She has tiny fingers and fuzzy orange hair. Explore the world of a baby orangutan!

Inside a cozy nest, a tiny chick has just hatched from an egg. The baby bird cannot see, walk, or fly, but he is soon begging his mom and dad for food. Explore the world of a baby cockatiel!

In this book young readers will join children around the world as they celebrate religious festivals and special times of year. From Holi to Chinese New Year, Eid al-Fitr to the Viking festival of Up Helly Aa, readers will discover how families take part in the special days that shape our lives.

In this book young readers will join children around the world as they celebrate religious festivals and special times of year. From Holi to Chinese New Year, Eid al-Fitr to the Viking festival of Up Helly Aa, readers will discover how families take part in the special days that shape our lives.

When we turn on a tap, we expect to see clean, safe water pour out. This is not how everyone around the world gets their water, of course. Some children must walk miles each day to collect water for their families, while others have a bath or help do their family’s laundry in a river. In this title, young readers will find out how families around the world obtain and use this precious resource.

From gathering wild foods in a rainforest to preparing delicious sweets for Diwali, making butter from yak’s milk in the mountains of Tibet to fasting for Ramadan, this book features the foods kids eat around the world, where the foods come from and how they are prepared. Of course, not everyone has enough to eat and this topic is also sensitively explored in this title.

Perhaps you take the bus to school or ride in the car. But imagine travelling to school on your family’s horse and cart or paddling to school in a canoe! This book explores the many different ways in which people travel during their everyday lives. From high-speed trains in China to snowmobiles in Norway, we’re all on the move in dozens of different ways.