Vendor: Chronicle
Type: Books
Price:
17.99
Discover 50 amazing, bubble and creative science experiments to do with the whole family!
Emily Calandrelli, MIT engineer and scientist, shares exhilarating experiments for junior scientists and their lab assistants, ranging from homemade ice cream to disappearing ink. The book features 50 experiments using easy-to-find grocery store items. Each experiment includes a scientific explanation, a Hypothesize section to record the scientist’s assumptions, science vocabulary that applies STEM research to real life (did you know that ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid?), and Try This! prompts with even more ways to experiment with your experiment.
Let the science spark curiosity and critical thinking; grab your goggles and your trusted assistant and get started!
Vendor: Chronicle
Type: Books
Price:
17.99
Discover 50 brilliant science experiments to do with the whole family!
MIT engineer Emily Calandrelli, host of Netflix's Emily's Wonder Lab, is taking curiosity to the next level with 50 big, bold, brand-new experiments that sparkle, bubble, and explode in the follow-up to the original, bestselling Stay Curious And Keep Exploring.
Scientists of all ages will have a blast learning about STEAM concepts, playing, discovering spectacular 'Did You Know?' facts, and being introduced to diverse biographies of rock stars in the science and technology world.
Using easy-to-find items you'll learn to think like a scientist and conduct jaw-dropping experiments, including:
- Colour-changing slimes to discover if dogs really do see the world in black and white - Ag low-in-the-dark jellyfish to explore the science behind bioluminescence
- An un-poppable bubble to learn about why toothpaste never dries out
- Egg geodes to play with supersaturated liquids and crystallization
Get ready to explore subjects like Superhero Science, Kitchen Science Lab, and Science in Color. This latest installment of the Stay Curious and Keep Exploring series is sure to light sparks of curiosity and fuel a passion for science.
Vendor: Magic Cat
Type: Books
Price:
16.99
This brilliantly illustrated treasury of 10 rhyming five-minute stories is a playful introduction to the human body. Great to read aloud and packed full of fun and humour, the stories help young readers aged 5+ to understand the inner workings of our body, such as how we breathe, move - and poo!
Each story introduces a key part of the human body, starring a sweet smiley body part, from an energetic heart to a bouncy poo! The tales are told in rhyming verse, then followed up with non-fiction explainers which summarise the science behind each story.
Stories include:
Where did I begin?: From conception to baby.
The Heartbeat Ballet: All about the heart and the blood.
Your Lungs And The Air: The respiratory system.
Brainy You! The body's control centre.
Skin Holds You In: All about the skin.
Hold-Me-Up: All about the skeleton and bones.
Do I Move? Marvellous muscles.
I Spy: See, hear, smell, taste, touch.
Snack Attack: All about digestion.
Vendor: Laurence King
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
This book will reveal the physics secrets that rule the universe! Feel The Force is a fun and beautiful book that will have young scientists unlocking the world of physics, seeing how the same physical laws which govern the wider universe are also at play much closer to home.
Covering motion, forces, gravity, matter, energy and much more, this engaging and accessible guide includes comic strips to bring the stories of great scientists and their discoveries to life and hands-on experiments to have fun with at home. Get ready for an adventure as Sherlock Ohms and friends reveal the rules that run the universe!
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Why is a flamingo pink? Can a parrot talk? Is a bald eagle really bald? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in The Big Book Of Birds, a superbly illustrated book about winged creatures.
Meet all sorts of colourful, magnificent, silly and surprising feathered creatures, and learn how they hunt, survive and show off. Kids can play search and find in the wonderful pictures, too, and try to spot the special egg.
Check out Yuval Zommer's The Big Book Of The Blue, The Big Book Of Beasts and The Big Book of Bugs, too.
Vendor: Wide Eyed Editions
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
What is Artificial Intelligence and how will it change our lives?
The most complete guide to AI for youngsters, covering everything from Ancient Greece to ChatGPT.
In this fun, simple and vibrant non-fiction book, technoscience expert Matthieu Dugal, creator of documentary AI: To be or not to be, shares the epic history of artificial intelligence and gives answers to the biggest head-scratchers:
We can’t see it and yet this technology is everywhere: it’s in computers, cars and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa. And it’s already making decisions for us, for better and sometimes for worse…
This fascinating guide delves deep into how these decisions are made behind the scenes, putting tricky ideas into easy-to-understand terms. Keep kids’ attention with Owen Davey's colourful illustrations and easy-to-understand, well-researched facts to prepare them for an exciting AI-centric future.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography tells the inspirational story of Steve Jobs, the American tech visionary and Apple co-founder whose ideas still shape the world. Steve grew up surrounded by inventors in Silicon Valley, California. Along with his friend Stephen Woszniak, he channelled his love of computers into building a successful company from his garage. He thought computers were the future and his big ideas would transform the world and the way people use technology, launching iconic products like the iMac, iPad and iPhone.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography of David Attenborough tells the story of the much-loved broadcaster and conservationist. David grew up in Leicester on the university campus where his father was a professor. He spent hours in the science library, collating his own specimens and creating a mini animal museum. He studied science and zoology at university, then started working in TV, visiting animals in their natural habitats and telling the world their untold stories.
The Little People, Big Dreams books series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream. Each book has a biographical timeline with historical photographs and extra facts, too.
Vendor: Moulin Roty
Type: Toys
Price:
19.99
French brand Moulin Roty has been creating beautiful, traditional toys since 1975. Shop storybook torches, puzzles, garden activities, suitcase kits for baking, sewing and tools, plus sweet pocket money toys.
French brand Moulin Roty has been creating beautiful, traditional toys since 1975. Shop storybook torches, puzzles, garden activities, suitcase kits for baking, sewing and tools, plus sweet pocket money toys.
Vendor: Magic Cat
Type: Books
Price:
16.99
This gorgeous book (the follow-up to Grow), is a wonderfully illustrated children's guide to the night sky.
Understand the phases of the moon, learn to navigate by the North Star and discover how to travel through space and time from your own window. This lovely book uncovers how humankind has its history woven into the constellations that light up our skies.
Written by NASA science writer Noelia González and fully illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is the perfect introduction to the night sky for families everywhere.
Vendor: Smith Street Books
Type: Books
Price:
12.99
Vendor: Poppik
Type: Toys
Price:
17.99
This Poppik giant poster features a beautifully illustrated underwater scene with 59 stickers of marine animals (whale, dolphins, sharks, jellyfish, multi-coloured corals and more). Follow the numbered code to find out where to stick each creature, plus you can learn their names in five different languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Italian) along the way.
This is lovely, calm and absorbing activity for kids. Once the poster is complete, it makes a super addition to a bedroom wall!
Check out the other Poppik designs, too.
Size: 100 x 68cm.
Suitable for age 7+.
French sticker art brand Poppik creates beautiful sticker mosaics on giant posters, fold-out cards and mini cards. Follow the numbered code and place the geometric stickers on the grid… slowly the image will appear! There are different sizes and activities to suit children from age 2 to 10+. It's a lovely creative activity that promotes calm and concentration.
Vendor: Poppik
Type: Toys
Price:
18.99
This ace 500-piece jigsaw puzzle features Olivier Latyk's beautiful animals of the world illustration, as seen on Poppik's beautiful sticker poster.
The educational poster in the box features all the animal species names in English and French. The poster is the same size as the puzzle and younger kids can even place the puzzles pieces on top, to make it much easier to complete.
We love jigsaw puzzles as a calming activity that the whole family can join in with, and this 500-piece puzzle is a great gift for older kids and adults, too.
Completed puzzle size: 46.2 x 32.6cm.
Made in France.
Check out the Insects and Ocean jigsaw puzzles and the matching Poppik insects sticker poster, too.
French sticker art brand Poppik creates beautiful sticker mosaics on giant posters, fold-out cards and mini cards. Follow the numbered code and place the geometric stickers on the grid… slowly the image will appear! There are different sizes and activities to suit children from age 2 to 10+. It's a lovely creative activity that promotes calm and concentration.
Vendor: Djeco
Type: Toys
Price:
28.95
Djeco's Zig & Go is a super 'action reaction' construction toy, which lets children use the wooden components to create different layouts and chain reactions for the metal ball to travel along. Think dominoes and marble runs but even more fun! It's a great way of introducing physics concepts via play. The instructions include three different ways to set up the course, but kids can come up with their own ideas. You can also use the QR code to access a video.
This is the 25-piece Dring set including wooden pieces, two metal marbles and a metal bell. Check out the other sets, too, which can be combined for even more fun!
Suitable for age 7+
Box size: 22 x 24.5 x 5.5cm.
Djeco is a wonderful Parisian toys brand, formed in 1954. They create everything from classic wooden toys and jigsaws to stationery and craft kits to spark kids' imagination. There's something for all ages and budgets, from modern dolls houses to stickers and tattoos.
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
How slow does a snail go? Are bugs afraid of the dark? Why do ants march in a line? Find out all this and more in The Big Book Of Bugs, a gloriously illustrated book about creepy crawlies. Meet all kinds of flying, stinging, wriggling bugs from around the world, play search and find in the pictures, and learn all sorts of fascinating facts about how bugs eat, hunt and have babies in the wild.
Check out the accompanying Big Sticker Book Of Bugs, too
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Why do wolves howl at the moon? Do hyenas really laugh? Why do hippos love the mud? Find out all this and more in The Big Book Of Beasts, a wonderfully illustrated book about animals.
Meet all kinds of grizzly, hairy, wild and wonderful beasts from around the world, play search and find in the pictures and learn all sorts of fascinating facts about how wild animals eat, hunt and survive.
Check out the accompanying The Big Sticker Book Of Beasts, too.
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Why do octopuses have eight arms? Why do crabs run sideways? Are jellyfish made of jelly? Find out all this and plenty more in The Big Book Of The Blue, a wonderfully illustrated book about sea creatures.
It starts by explaining how different types of animals can breathe and live underwater, and the different families to which they belong. Then, meet all sorts of slippery, shimmery, strange and monstrous species, from sea turtles and whales to sharks, rays and seahorses. Learn about different habitats, endangered animals, how to spot creatures on the beach and help save marine life.
Check out Yuval Zommer's The Big Book Of Beasts and The Big Book of Bugs, too.
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
Accompanying the brilliant and hugely successful The Big Book of the Blue, this awesome sticker activity book brings the marine world alive in a creative way. Taking fascinating facts as the starting point, the book's activities including drawing, colouring and playing games, with over 200 stickers featuring Yuval Zommer's wonderfully rich illustrations. Sid the Sardine accompanies readers throughout the book, explaining the 20+ activities and games as he swims along.
Check out the rest of Yuval Zommer's series: The Big Book Of The Blue, The Big Book Of Beasts and The Big Book Of Bugs.
Vendor: Magic Cat
Type: Books
Price:
12.99
We look out of our window at the dark and twinkling sky.
It's full of stars and planets and there's comets whooshing by.
We want to go and see them, there's so much to explore.
So let's count down and blast off - then we can find out more!
Read this book and journey through space with 15 of the most iconic real-life space missions of all time, including the moon landing, Voyager 1's journey into interstellar space and Perseverance's exploration of Mars.
Vendor: Laurence King
Type: Books
Price:
20.00
An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe.
In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori takes another trip across the globe, bringing to life the science of plants by revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own history, culture and folklore.
From the seemingly familiar tomato and dandelion to the eerie mandrake and Spanish 'moss' of Louisiana, each of these stories is full of surprises. Some have a troubling past, while others have ignited human creativity or enabled whole civilizations to flourish. With a colourful cast of characters all brought to life by illustrator Lucille Clerc, this is a botanical journey of beauty and brilliance.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography of Nikola Tesla tells the inspiring tale of the scientist and inventor whose groundbreaking inventions we continue to use today.
Since he was a young boy growing up in the Austrian Empire, Nikola was fascinated by science and numbers. His teachers knew he had a brilliant mind, but Nikola's irregular routines and fondness for playing cards meant that he was kicked out of school before he could finish his exams. However, after working at the Budapest Telephone Exchange, where he made several clever innovations to their electrical systems, he managed to get a job with Edison Machine Works in New York.
Tesla's inquisitive nature and ingenious mind spurred him on to keep exploring electricity, and he came up with several groundbreaking inventions, including breakthroughs in alternating current and wireless remote controls. By the end of his life, Tesla had more than 300 patents for his inventions, and had advanced scientific thought by a generation.
Little People Big Dreams series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream. Each book has a biographical timeline with historical photographs and extra facts, too.
Vendor: Wide Eyed Editions
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Powered by Plants introduces us to the wondrous plants whose ingenious features have inspired innovations in human technology.
Plants exhibit an incredible range of diversity in their shape, structures and how they interact with other living things and their environment. Some of this great diversity is being increasingly studied and copied, inspiring innovation in science, design, engineering and technology.
Discover towering cottonwood trees with wind power potential to slippery, meat-eating assassins of the plant world and the fast-growing aquatic plant which helps propel ships farther using less energy. Learn surprising applications and spin-offs of both exotic species including the world’s largest flower that generates its own heat and more familiar plants such as bamboo, coconut and maize, all depicted in colourful, lively illustrations and fact boxes.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography of Albert Einstein tells the inspiring tale of the legendary scientist.
Little Albert grew up in Germany, where it took him four years to formulate his first word. He was fascinated by how objects worked and, although he didn’t love school, he loved physics and maths books. His brilliant mind contemplated space and time, and he eventually came up with the theory of relativity. He shared his knowledge with the rest of the world, becoming the most original mind of the twentieth century.
Little People Big Dreams series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream. Each book has a biographical timeline with historical photographs and extra facts, too.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
5.99
This sturdy board book version of the Little People Big Dreams biography of Coco Chanel tells the story of the much-loved broadcaster and conservationist. David grew up in Leicester on the university campus where his father was a professor. He spent hours in the science library, collating his own specimens and creating a mini animal museum. He studied science and zoology at university, then started working in TV, visiting animals in their natural habitats and telling the world their untold stories.
The Little People, Big Dreams books series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography of Rosalind Franklin tells the inspiring tale of the scientist who was crucial to the discovery of the double helix in DNA.
Little Rosalind was born in London to a Jewish family who valued education and public service, and as she grew up her huge intellect was drawn to science. Having studied physics and chemistry at Cambridge University, Rosalind moved to Paris to perfect her life’s work in X-ray crystallography. She then moved back to King’s College London, where she would work on finding the structure of DNA with Maurice Wilkins.
It was Rosalind’s 'photo 51' that was used by Wilkins to create the first ever double helix DNA model with Francis Crick, but he did not credit for her work due to a falling out, and her work went unacknowledged until after her death. However, today she is revered as the forgotten heroine of the study of how DNA works, and the 'Sylvia Plath of molecular biology'.
The Little People, Big Dreams books series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream. Each book has a biographical timeline with historical photographs and extra facts, too.