Poetry, Anthology & Annuals

A dazzling collection of poems by Nicola Davies, featuring over fifty different kinds of animals - beautifully illustrated by Petr Horacek. Nicola Davies, the award-winning author of A First Book of Nature, presents a spellbinding treasury of poems about the animal world, illustrated in breathtaking detail by Petr Horacek. Polar bears playing on the ice, tigers hunting in the jungle, fireflies twinkling in the evening sky and nightingales singing in the heart of the woods - there are animals e

Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters. In this charming and poetic family story, Commonwealth Prize-winning author Olive Senior shows young readers the power of determination, as Anna achieves her goal and overcomes her fear.

Anna haal elke dag water uit die rivier, maar sy kan dit nie op haar kop dra soos haar ouer broers en susters nie. In hierdie bekoorlike en poëtiese familieverhaal wys die bekroonde skrywer Olive Senior jong lesers die krag van vasberadenheid, aangesien Anna haar doel bereik en haar vrees oorkom.

First published in 1885, this timeless classic is illustrated by Michael Foreman and published in a beautiful, gift format with a new foreword by Alexander McCall Smith

Essential poems for children, compiled by bestselling poet Paul Cookson

Forty fantastic poems inspired by words left out of the latest Oxford Junior Dictionary - help save them from extinction!

A sorcerer's apprentice, a flying horse and a magical firebird are just some of the characters in this collection of tales from all over the world, along with more familiar faces such as Dick Whittington and Pinocchio. Each beautifully illustrated story in this hardback book takes just ten minutes to read - perfect for dipping into at bedtime.

The Horrible Science Annual 2015 is crammed full of suffering scientists, amazing activities, explosive experiments and slimy games. Learn all the mind-blowing facts about bloody biology, frightful physics, chaotic chemistry from the award-winning series. It's the annual with the squishy bits left in!

Let's make every day a Mandela Day, to honour the spirit of the man who stood up against apartheid. A selfless icon who for peace, equality and social justice. Many have before him, but his equal is yet be born.

Brand-new poems for 5-7 year olds.

Featuring the works of William Blake, Robert Louis Stevenson, Lewis Carroll, and others, this enchanting collection presents nearly 100 classic childhood poems illustrated by a master of the Art Nouveau style. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

A collection of poetry by celebrated writers in English from medieval to modern times.