All Rock wants to do is celebrate his 3 billionth birthday with his friends. But who will come to his party?It's been a long few years since Rock joined the planet in something called the Big Bang. Since then, he's seen a few friends come and go, but now that it's his 3 billionth birthday, he just wants to celebrate with his best friends, Gary the Dinosaur and Worm.But Worm is always busy, and Gary the Dinosaur hasn't responded. Will Rock have anyone at his party?A ...

Cats of all shapes, colours and sizes star in this playful picture book, but which of them is the biggest?From tiny kitten Pippa, who loves to explore slippers, to Paisley the Persian cat, who loves cardboard boxes, and Dave the Devon Rex, who is DEFINITELY not related to the T. rex, this book contains a bunch of adorable cats.Each is special in its own way, but only one of these lovable fluffballs can be the biggest. A fun surprise at the end of the book r...

Winner of the Clark C. Spence Award from the Mining History Association!While the histories of gold, silver, and copper mining and smelting are well studied, lead has not received much scholarly attention despite a long history of both Native American and European desire for the ore. Over time, native peoples made lead ornaments in molds; French and American settlers used lead to form musket balls; red lead became an important production element for flint and crystal production; an...

The Nightingale family live on a barge on the canal near London Zoo, and Mum is a vet. When Tom and Sophie find a bag of snakes dumped at the gates of the zoo, a great and exciting adventure begins. Soon they are finding out about the trade in illegal animals and learning how to care for these wonderful creatures.The snakes are carefully housed in the zoo and, just as they are about to be introduced to the many visitors to the reptile house, a desperate race begins to collect some ...

Brian is a very smelly bear, But he doesn't seem to care! All the animals are sick of Brian's stinky stench. How can they get rid of his terrible smell? It's time to come up with a clever plan to eliminate the rotten pong once and for all! Includes audio for read-along fun.

This spick and span crew of pirates have had enough of Pete's pongy feet! So he's been ordered to walk the plank. But it turns out that hungry sharks didn't like the smell of cheese either. What will the pirates do without Pete's feet to keep those snappy sharks away?Have fun sticking the cheesy scratch and sniff stickers to the pirates in this riotous, rhyming romp!Pirate Pete and His Smelly Feet is the first Macmillan picture book for Lucy Rowland and Mark Chambe...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • MORE THAN A MILLION COPIES SOLD • Get ready for kindergarten with this picture book of rhyming poems that shows kids what to expect from their first year in school—includes a sticker sheet for interactive fun!“Kindergarten, here I come…I’m checking off the listOf everything I need for school.Let’s see… what have I missed?”Celebrate all the familiar moments of kindergarten with th...

**Louie sees a shark at the beach, and that's that. Now everywhere he goes he's convinced he'll be eaten by a shark.A humorous, heartwarming picture book helping kids overcome fears and anxiety thanks to Grandpa’s wisdom, playful storytelling, and a surprise ending that delights and empowers.**Sharks could be anywhere . . . in the bath, in the park, in the toilet! But with some help from Grandpa (who is very wise), Louie begins to face his fears. After all, he has fireflies...

Dogs of all shapes and sizes star in this delightful book, but which of them is the biggest? It’s up to you to decide…Children aged 3-5 can meet dogs big and small, with all sorts of unique and special features, in this playful picture book.From tiny Chihuahua Agnes who loves to burrow beneath cushions, to Holly the Collie, who loves chasing her tail, this book contains a pack of adorable dogs. Each is special in their own way, but only one of these lovable...

A fascinating insight into how the Allies learned about the capabilities and limitations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force and Japanese Army Air Force through flight testing and evaluation of enemy equipment.In the Pacific War's early years, Japanese air power was dominant. The only way for the Allies to defeat their enemy was to know it. This made the task of maintaining productive intelligence gathering efforts on Japan imperative.Establishing Tech...

Have fearsome fun with this screamingly silly story – perfect for fans of The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!Jake is baking a birthday cake for his best friend Sam. But his sweet treat turns monstrous when his friends help out – spider legs, rotten eggs, slugs and slime are definitely not in Jake's recipe book! Sam could be in for a very smelly surprise . . .From the brilliant author and illustrator team behind Pirate Pete and His Smelly Feet

Janey is sick of hearing that she's not big enough to do anything fun. If she's not big enough to do the fun stuff, she's not big enough to do the boring stuff, either.