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Discovering Knights and Castles is an authoritative book about the Middle Ages for 7 to 11-year-olds. Life in the Middle Ages was much more dangerous than today. Many people lived in high-walled castles, protected by brave knights clad in armour and wielding heavy swords and lances. Plunge into Knights and Castles and discover what it was like to live in a castle. What did everyone eat? Where was the garderobe? Who were the pantler, the constable, and the marshall? And follow the story of a young orphan page as he trains to become a knight – will he save the castle and marry the baron's daughter? Or will he be banished and meet a bloody end on the battlefield? Anything could happen! Red Kite Books' Discovering series has two special features setting it apart from the competition: a story told in verse running along the bottom of each spread and a fantastic free gift tucked inside the back cover. In Discovering Knights and Castles, the free gift is a spectacular knight's coat-of-arms banner.

Discovering American Indians is an authoritative book about life in North America for 7 to 11-year-olds. Before the coming of the white man, North America was home to hundreds of different peoples, speaking different languages and living in vastly different ways. In this expertly-written account, vetted by an expert from the Smithsonian Museum of Native American History, Richard Platt takes kids on an enthralling journey through the diverse native cultures, from the desert-dwellers of the Southwest in their mud-brick houses, through the rifle-toting, bareback-riding buffalo hunters of the Great Plains, to the buckskin-clad canoe-paddlers of the Pacific Northwest. You will also accompany young Indian warrior Fearless Wolf as he embarks on a long and dangerous fourney to discover the truth about his past. Will he find out where he really came from and reclaim his tribe's lands from the hand of the white invader? Red Kite Books' Discovering series has two special features setting it apart from the competition: a story told in verse running along the bottom of each spread and a fantastic free gift tucked inside the back cover. In Discovering American Indians, the free gift is an Indian feather head-dress.

Discovering Pirates is an authoritative book about pirates for 7 to 11-year-olds. It focuses on the golden age of piracy when notorious figures such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd plundered treasure ships in the Spanish Main. In 13 superbly illustrated sections it covers all aspects of piracy, from who the pirates were and what they did, to their ships and weapons, their lore and language, their way of life, they way they shared and spent their booty, how they treated their hapless victims, and the fate that awaited them if they were unlucky enough to be captured by the Royal Navy. And follow the fortunes of a fictional crew of desperate sea dogs – will they capture their treasure or be defeated and slink away home empty-handed? Red Kite Books' Discovering series has two special features setting it apart from the competition: a story told in verse running along the bottom of each spread and a fantastic free gift tucked inside the back cover. In Discovering Pirates, the free gift is a Skull and Crossbones flag for pirate adventures.

Here's a great way to spend happy times with your toddler as you create fun projects together. This book features 28 simple, creative things for 2 to 5 year-olds to make using things easily found, such as cotton wool, card, stickers, paper plates, kitchen foil, etc. Each project is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement. All activities have clear step-by-step instructions that you can read to your child as you work together. You simply cut out the pieces and then your child takes over to create his or her own masterpiece. Extension activities are included so older children can join the fun.

Brian has Dyslexia is a reassuring story for 4 to 7 year olds about a bright young bear who keeps getting his words muddled up. Brian thinks it’s because he’s stupid, but Dr Spot the leopard doctor explains it’s just because he has something called dyslexia, so it’s not his fault and he most certainly is not stupid. // Doctor Spot Case Books is a series of colourful stories designed to help children and understand and cope with common ailments and conditions. Each title also has special parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help.

Lawrence has Head Lice is a reassuring story for 4 to 7 year-olds about Lawrence the Lion who goes to the barber for a mane cut. The barber finds head lice eggs (nits) in Lawrence's thick hair. Lawrence's mother takes him to Doctor Spot, who explains all about head lice and how to treat them. // Doctor Spot Case Books is a series of colourful stories designed to help children and understand and cope with common ailments and conditions. Each title also has special parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help.