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Everyone alive on the planet today can trace their ancestryback to just one woman. But who would she have been? Whatwould her life have been like? And what has happened since for herbillions of descendants?In an all-encompassing whistlestop tour through prehistory,history, and on to the future,Shevolution spans an extraordinary 200,000years, tracing the life of the woman scientists call 'MitochondrialEve' and following the journeys of the female pioneers who haveshaped us all.Around the world, girls and women – who have ruled kingdoms,governed empires and led pirates – have had to fight togain, and keep, basic human rights even into the 21st century.Shevolution includes their stories, giving voice to theunsung sheroes of our day.Travel with us through early human history, first societies, ancientcultures around the world, the rise (and fall) of empires,featuring female leaders, the suffrage movement, the women's rightsmovement, intersectionality and ... the fight to get pocketsback!This beautifully illustrated book takes you ona tour through women's history around the world, featuring snapshotsof what life might have been like for our theoretical commonancestor 200,000 years ago and for women and girls at key momentssince.Did you know? Recent ethnographic research proves that women (and children!)weren't just gatherers in hunt-gatherer societies. Did you know? New Zealand was the first country to give women the right tovote in 1893. A captivating and unique approach to non fiction, this is an importantread for all children who want to understandthe Shevolution of society.

Welcome to the Bubble Tea Café! Pull up a chair and getready for fun, drama and a mystery to solve – all in theshape of a bubble tea cup!Charlotte LOVES helping her aunt to run her Bubble Tea Café, alongwith her two best friends, Sofia and Bonnie. Mixing drinks,finding AMAZING new toppings and always making sure the café is decoratedto perfection. When new girl Darcy moves to town, the threefriends decide to throw her a welcome bubble tea party. Enter:the Bubble Tea Club!However, the town has been thrown into chaosby a thief and Charlotte's aunt is worried the café could be itsnext target.So the Bubble Tea Club need to plan the best party ever, avoidtheir archnemesis Olive, AND catch the town thief. Simple, right?!... A one-of-a-kind book, the Bubble Tea Café is inthe shape of a BUBBLE TEA CUP!Filled with the friendship of the Babysitters Club andthe drama and relatability of Lottie Brooks.Perfect for readers 9+, it's the next club every kid will wantto be a member of!

Discover swishy, playful fun at the end of the rainbow ribbon hair in this exciting and brand new 'Hairy-tales' story book!Swish and play with the curly rainbow ribbon hair on every page as you read about a magical unicorn. Rainbowcorn the unicorn used to have a plain white mane, but one day she galloped through a rainbow and her mane was never quite the same - it transformed into magical rainbow colours! With a funny rhyming story to read and curly rainbow ribbons to swish and play with, this novelty story book will keep children entertained for hours!

Who's the sparkliest unicorn of them all? YOU decide! Push and pop the stars and count 1-5 to choose who is the greatest in this magical funny counting book!This interactive book is full of unicorns - clever unicorns, dancing unicorns, leaping unicorns, and speedy unicorns - and each one trying to show you that they are the sparkliest and greatest unicorn, ever! But which one is the sparkliest? YOU decide! Push, pop, and count the soft, silicone stars to rank each unicorn from 1 to 5, and choose the greatest unicorn of them all.Full of unicorns, a silicone star popper to push and pop, funny rhyming words to read and bright, colourful pictures, this book will bring lots of fun and silliness to story time.

Who's the roariest dinosaur of them all? YOU decide! Push and pop the stars and count 1-5 to choose who is the greatest in this T. rexcellently funny counting book!This interactive book is full of dinosaurs - big dinosaurs, loud dinosaurs, stinky dinosaurs, and silly dinosaurs - and each one is trying to show you that they are the roariest and greatest dinosaur, ever! But which one IS the roariest? YOU decide! Push, pop, and count the soft, silicone stars to rank each dinosaur from 1 to 5, and choose the greatest dino of them all.Full of dinosaurs, a silicone star popper to push and pop, funny rhyming words to read and bright, colourful pictures, this book will bring lots of fun and silliness to story time.

"Don't leave the Bubble or you'll be eaten by aliens!" It is a rule that Jeb hears over and over again and an important one when you live inside a dome on an alien planet. However, Jeb is somewhat bored and doesn't see the harm in having a look... that is until he is eaten by a giant pink alien. He soon gets acquainted with the other occupants of the alien's stomach, and his search for a way out begins...

On the other side of town is the most amazing street! It's the home of festive, magical neighbours, that you will love to meet!Have you heard of Candy Cane Lane? It's the most magical street at the North Pole! Here is where Santa, the elves and the reindeer live and where all the Christmas magic happens as Santa gets ready to deliver presents on Christmas Eve. From Santa's office, the toy factory and the reindeer stables to a gingerbread cafe, an elf hotel and Mrs Claus' sleigh workshop, there's a whole street of festive friends to meet in this Christmas story.A magical, rhyming Christmas story book to read and share at Christmastime for festive story time fun!

Have you ever met a magical unicorn?Sparkles the unicorn can grant wishes with a swish of her magical horn. But one day, Sparkles has a cold and with each SNEEZE, her magic gets muddled up - with some very funny results! Make story time fun with this "read-and-play" book that combines a laugh-out-loud story with a soft-to-touch hand puppet all in one book! Children will be captivated as they read the funny, rhyming story about a very magical unicorn and act out the story with the plush unicorn puppet mouth to make Sparkles go "ACHOO!"  on every page.The soft, plush hand puppet mouth fits both big and little hands for read-aloud together time, and for peace of mind, the puppet is securely attached to the back of the book. Simply place your hand inside the puppet and move your fingers and thumb to act out the story and bring Sparkles the Unicorn to life!

Have you ever met a dinosaur who cannot roar? Rumble the Tyrannosaurus rex can squeak, burp, giggle, and even bark, but he cannot work out how to roar. One day, Rumble's dino friends decide to teach him. Will Rumble ever find his roar?Make story time fun with this "read-and-play" book that combines a laugh-out-loud story with a soft-to-touch hand puppet all in one book! Children will be captivated as they read the funny, rhyming story about a very noisy T. rex and act out the story with the plush dinosaur puppet mouth to help Rumble learn to "ROAR!"  on every page.The soft, plush hand puppet mouth fits both big and little hands for read-aloud together time, and for peace of mind, the puppet is securely attached to the back of the book. Simply place your hand inside the puppet and move your fingers and thumb to act out the story and bring Rumble the T. rex to life!

Eight is the number of tentacles on an octopus, the number of planets in our solar system ... and it’s the number of years you need to be before you open this book!This quirky activity book for kids is jam-packed with things to do. Young readers can dive in and enjoy cool stories, fun 8-themed facts and step-by-step ‘how to draw awesome things’ pages. There’s also engaging hands-on activities to try, such as ‘How to Make a Balloon Sword’ and ‘How to Make Slime’. A celebration of all things eight, it’s the perfect birthday book for kids who are about to turn 8, with aspirational entries to help readers plan their best year ever – such as ‘My 8 Predictions’, ‘My Perfect Day’ and ‘Stepping Stones to My Goal’.With silly trivia, laugh-out-loud jokes, games and doodles to do, it’s also a great way to keep 8-year-olds entertained at any time of the year.

Nine is the number of worlds in Norse mythology, the number of brains an octopus has ... and it’s the number of years you need to be before you open this book!This quirky activity book for kids is jam-packed with things to do. Young readers can dive in and enjoy cool stories (including a choose-your-own adventure!), fun 9-themed facts and step-by-step ‘how to draw awesome things’ pages. There’s also engaging hands-on activities to try, such as ‘How to Draw Kawaii People’ and ‘Make the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies’. A celebration of all things nine, it’s the perfect birthday book for kids who are about to turn 9, with aspirational entries to help readers plan their best year ever – such as ‘If I Ran the World’, ‘This Year I Will …’ and ‘My Perfect Menu’.With silly trivia, laugh-out-loud jokes, games and doodles to do, it’s also a great way to keep 9-year-olds entertained at any time of the year.

Big Fish and Little Fish go for a swim. Big Fish thinks he is the biggest fish in the sea... but is he?

Fast Fox and Slow Snail go on a walk in the woods together. Fast Fox likes to run but she loses Slow Snail! Is Slow Snail really lost or does he just like to go slow?

This is a very proud moment. A pupil of mine from 5H, going to Pluto! I’m sure you will want to keep up your writing skills while you are away, so why don’t you write to me and the class about your trip? A holiday to Pluto seems like a well-deserved reward for Jon, considering he has just saved the entire planet. However, with homework arriving from Earth, mad Grans and handbag-stealing, blue-headed skwitches to deal with, Jon's trip might be more eventful than he’d planned!

Grandad wants to bake a cake. But Mum must not see it! There is not a lot in Grandad’s pot. Let’s see what we can plant!

Sid was a snake who found it hard to make friends. He’s just too scary!

“Professor McQuark had a very big brain. She loved inventing things.”

There was once a pirate. A very piratey pirate. He had everything a pirate was supposed to have. The only thing he didn’t have was a name. He’d forgotten it!

“I’m Jasper. I’m eleven years old and four foot six inches tall, with green eyes and green hair, and this year I found out something amazing about myself. Turns out…”Jasper thinks his life is as normal as can be (green hair aside) until he discovers his foster parents have been withholding a pretty huge secret from him. It turns out he is an alien! So when Earth is in danger from Emperor Iko Iko Iko (son of Iko Iko, grandson of Iko), Jasper and his foster sister, Holly, get pulled into a rather crazy adventure in space.

Suzy the slug has big dreams about meeting an alien, but the other slugs laugh at her. Suzy is determined to give it her best shot.

'Last month I found out I was an alien. I also found out that my real parents are slugs and that I'm the rightful heir to a planet full of green slime. This month, things have got really weird. 'Jasper’s settling into life with two sets of parents and without two sets of pocket money. Oh, and being an alien. It seems everything’s gone back to normal (well, as normal as normal can be) until Holly drags him to a Harry Handsome concert... and that’s not the worst part. This devious popstar slash alien secret agent seems to be up to something, and it involves brainwashing the entire planet!

Stomp has lots of wellies. He loves to wear them every day. He wishes he could use all his wellies at the same time...

Everyone is scared of Narky Sharky. She is grumpy and snappy. Why is she so narky?

Maddy the Springer Spaniel finds herself playing detective when the local Dog Show winner, Brutus the boxer, asks her to investigate rumours of a celebrity dog entering this year’s show. But who is this celebrity dog and why is she coming to the Dog Show? Can Maddy stop Brutus turning nasty? And why is Hamlet the cat obsessed with cleaning the toilet?

A family of giants drop a crumb of Christmas Pudding – but one crumb doesn’t matter, does it? Join Pip and his mother, the mice and the ants as everyone benefits from this giant Christmas bonanza and learns that what might be a little thing for you can turn out to be a big thing for someone else.

Clemmy, Mabel and Eva are three sisters who live their Aunt Spyte, an evil witch. That is, until one of Aunt Spyte’s terrible spells goes wrong and she vanishes. Poof! Can Clemmy, Mabel and Eva find a new, better way to live that doesn’t involve bad magic? Or will they resort to Aunt Spyte’s old potions to get them through?

All of George’s family are yetis, except for George. George doesn’t fancy chasing ramblers, or luring stray hikers to their doom. Perhaps he has something else in mind? A story of courage, acceptance and finding yourself.