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Billy Loves Birds tells the fact-filled story of a day in the life of Billy, a budding young naturalist who is wild about birds of all kinds!  Billy encounters many different kinds of birds in his adventures during his day at Forest School, and this book is filled with facts about all the different species he comes across, and some that he can only dream of seeing in the wild one day.  He studies a blue tits' nest with chicks about to fledge, spies a kingfisher catching a worm, and shows his friend how to peck like a woodpecker!  Follow Billy as he shares his love of birds – discover how to trumpet like a crane or laugh like a kookaburra and learn what makes feathers fabulous or beaks extraordinary.   With an engaging and lively narrative from Jess French and fun, warm illustrations from Duncan Beedie this book will help ignite a love and appreciation for nature, right on our doorsteps.The Nature Heroes series focuses on a group of friends who are passionate about nature and the great outdoors. Each book features a different child who has a favourite topic that they are fascinated by:  Billy Loves Birds, Bella Loves Bugs, Ava Loves Animals, and Pedro Loves the Planet!  Playful text and funny relatable illustrations make this an accessible series, which provides an entertaining introduction to the natural world.

Bella Loves Bugs tells the story of a day in the life of a girl who is passionate about bugs, as she goes off to Forest School where she always has many creepy crawlie adventures with her fellow nature hero friends!The book is packed with facts about bugs, some of which Bella regularly spots, but also includes the bugs she dreams about seeing one day – different insects from all over the world.Bella makes a magical moth trap, spies a butterfly laying an egg and shows her friends how to hop like a grasshopper! Follow Bella as she shares her love of bugs – discover how many bugs might be lurking in a pond, see how awesome ants are, and be amazed by mighty stag beetles. With an engaging and lively narrative from Jess French and fun, and warm illustrations from Duncan Beedie this book will help ignite a love and appreciation for nature, right on our doorsteps.TheNature Heroesseries focuses on a group of friends who are passionate about nature and the great outdoors. Each book features a different child who has a favourite topic that they are fascinated by:  Billy Loves Birds, Bella Loves Bugs, Ava Loves Animals, and Pedro Loves the Planet!Playful text and funny relatable illustrations makes this an accessible series, which provides an entertaining introduction to the natural world.

Ava Loves Animals tells the fact-filled story of day in the life of a budding young vet who is passionate about animals.  Ava encounters many different animals at her Grandparents' rescue centre – this book is filled with facts about the different animals they are looking after and those she spots outside on her way to the pet shop.She cuddles some kittens needing new homes, follows some animal footprints in the park and helps a turtle on the beach with the help of her grandma.Follow Ava as she shares her love of animals – discover amazing animal record breakers, learn how frog spawn grows into a frog and find out what you can learn from looking at an animal's poo! With an engaging and lively narrative from Jess French and fun, warm illustrations from Duncan Beedie this book will help ignite a love and appreciation for nature, right on our doorsteps.The Nature Heroes series focuses on a group of friends who are passionate about nature and the great outdoors. Each book features a different child who has a favourite topic that they are fascinated by: Billy Loves Birds, Bella Loves Bugs, Ava Loves Animals and Pedro Loves the Planet!

Pedro Loves the Planet tells the fact-filled story of day in the life of a boy who is passionate about the environment.Pedro spends the day at his school eco club's forest cabin where he learns about electric cars,plants some vegetable seeds and encourages his friends to think of creative ways to recycle.Follow Pedro as he shares his love of the environment – learn about renewable energy, discover fun ways to save water and find out what else you can do to help protect our planet.With an engaging and lively narrative from Jess French and fun, warm illustrations from Duncan Beedie this book will help ignite a love and appreciation for nature, right on our doorsteps.The Nature Heroes series focuses on a group of friends who are passionate about nature and the great outdoors. Each book features a different child who has a favourite topic that they are fascinated by:  Billy Loves Birds, Bella Loves Bugs, Ava Loves Animals and Pedro Loves the Planet!

Learn how to write code and then build your own website, app and game using HTML, CSS and JavaScript in this essential coding guide for kids from expert organization Young Rewired State.Learn how to write code and then build your own website, app and game using HTML, CSS and JavaScript in this essential guide to coding for kids from expert organization Young Rewired State. Over 6 fun missions learn the basic concepts of coding or computer programming and help Professor Bairstone and Dr Day keep the Monk Diamond safe from dangerous jewel thieves. In bite-size chunks learn important real-life coding skills and become a technology star of the future. Young Rewired State is a global community that aims to get kids coding and turn them into the technology stars of the future.

Percy is a little pigeon, and he's very hungry. Life on the streets is tough, and every time he tries to get hold of a scrap of food, bigger, beefier birds bat him away. He's about to give up when someone offers him her very last chip.A moving and uplifting story about struggle against adversity and the kindness of strangers.10% of the profits from the sale of the book go to The Trussell Trust, supporting a network of 435 foodbanks across the UK.

A funny and charming picture book with heart from rising star Duncan Beedie - now shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017.There once was a bear who liked to stare... and stare... and STARE.Bear doesn't mean to be rude, he's just curious but too shy to say anything. But nobody likes being stared at and it soon gets Bear into trouble. Luckily a goggly-eyed frog helps Bear realise that sometimes a smile is all you need to turn a stare into a friendly hello.

Every day, Jim Hickory the lumberjack heads into the forest with his trusty axe and chops down trees. Unfortunately, all sorts of creatures lose their homes in the process, so Jim gives them a home in his beard - until one day it all just gets too much. Time for Jim to come up with a better solution! A story with a green message.

Molly the moth lives in the back of an old wardrobe. She loves her home and her family but she yearns for adventure. So by day she helps her mother look after the larvae, and by night she prepares for her space mission to the MOON!It's no easy feat for a little moth to fly all the way to the moon - but Molly is not a moth to give up on her dreams.

Oof and Pib come from an ancient tribe. They know hardly any words - in fact they only know how to say their own names - but it doesn't stop them from being the best of friends and doing everything together . . . Until Oof starts inventing all sorts of NEW words, and Pib feels so jealous that he does something to threaten their friendship forever.Can Pib come up with a word of his own to make things right again?A funny and poignant tale about friendship, forgiveness, and the discovery of new words . . . including one that can be the hardest of all to say . . .

Bush Baby is in a fix. She didn't need a wee before she left home - now she needs one right away! Uh-oh! But what will she do if there's just nowhere to go? A pant-wettingly funny tale of determination and self-awareness - packed with toilet humour!A funny tale of determination - packed with toilet humour! Perfect for teaching children the importance of that last-chance bathroom trip!

Move over, Bond! There's a new hero in town - Charlie Palmer: super spy and fluffy llama!Charlie Palmer is a hotshot secret agent. Saving the world, fighting goons and looking cool while she does it is no big deal for her. Right now, she's on a top-secret mission to rescue a pair of . . . UNDERPANTS! Gadgets ready? Sunglasses on? Watch out, baddies! No villain is a match for this AWESOME llama! A hilarious and super stylish adventure from the incredible Angela Woolfe and Duncan Beedie. Perfect for fans of action-packed adventures like Supertato, Secret Agent Elephant and There's a Superhero in your Book.

A super-slick spy story which is guaranteed to be a story-time favourite! Guess who's back? It's Palmer. Charlie Palmer. Awesome spy and fluffy llama. Her latest mission? To stop Harley Hacker - rogue alpaca - from destroying the world . . . with spaghetti! From Dublin to Delaware, Harley's devious drones are firing pasta everywhere. And worse still, everyone suspects that Charlie is behind the pasta drama! Can our favourite llama clear her name and save the world? Or will she be too late to thwart Harley Hacker's pasta plan?Bond meets llamas in this laugh-out-loud adventure by Angela Woolfe - with explosive illustrations from Duncan Beedie. Perfect for fans of action-packed adventures like Supertato, Secret Agent Elephant and There's a Superhero in your Book.

A super-slick spy story which is guaranteed to be a story-time favourite! Guess who's back? It's Palmer. Charlie Palmer. Awesome spy and fluffy llama. Her latest mission? To stop Harley Hacker - rogue alpaca - from destroying the world . . . with spaghetti! From Dublin to Delaware, Harley's devious drones are firing pasta everywhere. And worse still, everyone suspects that Charlie is behind the pasta drama! Can our favourite llama clear her name and save the world? Or will she be too late to thwart Harley Hacker's pasta plan? Bond meets llamas in this laugh-out-loud adventure by Angela Woolfe - with explosive illustrations from Duncan Beedie. Perfect for fans of action-packed adventures like Supertato, Secret Agent Elephant and There's a Superhero in your Book.

The hilarious sequel to the bestselling I Really, Really Need a Wee, by dynamic duo Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie, will not disappoint fans of this cute and curious Bush Baby.Bush Baby is BACK . . . and has something really, really IMPORTANT to say . . . but how?!From climbing a mountain, to wrestling with crocodiles, this story is packed with extreme and exciting ways to show a special someone that you love them. But sometimes the simplest way to show that you care is the best way . . .This fantastically funny story explores all the ways to say "I Love You". Fans of Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram, The Boy Who Loved Everyone by Jane Porter and Maisie Paradise Shearring and I"ll Love You Always by Mark Sperring and Alison Brown will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this fabulous story.PRAISE FOR I REALLY, REALLY LOVE YOU SO"Glorious! One of those books that simply makes you happy!"- Lu Fraser (author of The Littlest Yak)"Adorable. Delightful! Bursting with LOVE."- Rashmi Sirdeshpande (author of Yes You Can, Cow!)

The hilarious third picture book in the internationally bestselling I Really, Really Need a Wee series by the dynamic duo Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie. The perfect toilet humour book for kids!Parp! Toot!Uh-oh! Bush Baby really, really, really, really needs a POO!But all the toilets are too tiny or taken.Will Bush Baby find the perfect place to poo,or will there be poo-poo pandemonium!With plenty of parps and packed with poop, this funny poo book for children and toddlers is ideal for anyone who laughs out loud at the word POO! I Really, Really Need a Poo will appeal to children who enjoyed The Dinosaur That Pooped series by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom by Beach, and I Need a New Bum! by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird.

A honkingly-hilarious tale about the importance of being considerate to others, with stylish illustrations from the super-talented Duncan Beedie (I Really Really Need a Wee, Agent Llama, Heavy Metal Badger).Meet Hank the Goose. He's never met a balloon he didn't pop, or a conversation he didn't - HONK! - interrupt. Hank even honks in the library and during movies! But being this way isn't always fun - and it's upsetting everyone else . . . Maybe it's time for a change? Time for Hank to learn how to be an im-PECK-able goose! Only it's not quite as easy as it looks . . .This hilarious picture book teaches children the importance of being mindful and kind to others. With a loveable anti-hero and told with deadpan humour, fans of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems, The Bad Seed by Jory John and Pete Oswald, and I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt will have a HONK-ingly good time with Hank Goes Honk.

Bush Baby is in a fix. She didn't need a wee before she left home - now she needs one right away! Uh-oh!But what will she do if there's just nowhere to go? It's a wee-wee emergency!A pant-wettingly funny tale of determination and self-awareness - packed with toilet humour, and now in a chunky board book format! Perfect for teaching children the importance of that last-chance bathroom trip . . .Featuring eye-catching illustrations of everyone's favourite Bush Baby from the super-talented Duncan Beedie, and a hilarious rhyming text by award-winning Karl Newson, this cheeky board book is perfect for little ones who are starting out with potty and toilet training.