If you think of an egg, what do you see in your mind’s eye? A chicken egg, hardboiled? A slimy mass of frogspawn? Perhaps you see a human egg cell, prepared on a microscope slide in a laboratory? Every egg there has ever been is an emblem of survival. Yet the evolution of the animal egg is the dramatic subplot...

WINNER OF THE 2022 BARKER BOOK AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION. ‘Heartwarming.’ THE TIMES ‘A delightful read.’ KATE MACDOUGALL ‘Just the thing for dog lovers.’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ‘Brilliant.’ PROFESSOR ALICE ROBERTS ‘Amusing and enlightening.’ COUNTRYMAN ‘Fascinating and eye-opening.’ DR JESS FRENCH ‘A wonderful book!’ VIRGINIA MORRELL ‘Profound.’ THE GUARDIAN How dogs defied science and changed the way we think about animals What...

Think of an animal, any animal at all. It could be a shark or a squid or a snail or a chimp. It might be a kangaroo, a giant fruit bat or a honeybee. Whatever animal you think of in your head, it has a secret history. An exciting, death-defying journey that has happened across millions of years, in which...

If you think of an egg, what do you see in your mind’s eye? A chicken egg, hardboiled? A slimy mass of frogspawn? Perhaps you see a human egg cell, prepared on a microscope slide in a laboratory? Every egg that has ever been is an emblem of survival. Yet the evolution of the animal egg is the dramatic subplot...

What's so special about animal skeletons? Find out in Bones, an inside look at the animal kingdom. How are animals able to bite, run, jump and fly? What special adaptations have they developed over time? Bones takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the biological history of the animal kingdom, with sections focusing on different animal abilities — biting,...

Meet the tiny-but-tough tardigrade and the awe-inspiring blue whale in this illustrated introduction to invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Learn everything about more than 275 species, specially selected by natural historian Jules Howard and brought to life by the detailed artwork of Jarom Vogel. With fact panels breaking down each animal's most unique traits, as well as its...

Plunge into the diversity of the animal kingdom in this Encyclopedia of Animals. Packed with over 250 creatures, readers will examine every one in detail with a natural history expert as their guide. From the tiniest sponge to the largest elephant, zoologist and environmental scientist Jules Howard unlocks a host of animal secrets, brought to life on every page by...

Packed with over 300 species of bird, this beautiful encyclopedia will take you on an incredible journey through the world of birds, helping you find out about the amazing feathered creatures that share our planet. From tropical parrots and toucans to sea birds and eagles, find out all about birds with this informative first guide and reference book. Handsome enough...

Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the breathtaking sixth book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.What was broken will be remade.Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he's been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories,...

Bring Christmas closer one day at a time with this show-stopping Wasgij Advent Calendar - Christmas TV Special! There are 24 doors to open, each with its own 54-piece puzzle inside. It’s the busiest time of the year for Santa, not only because of all the presents he needs to deliver, but also because of the countless movies and TV...

Join the clicking fun with all new Clickeez. Each Clickee is a single keyboard key that clicks & clacks just like a real keyboard! You can connect your favourite characters together to create your own keychain and take them on the go. Series 3 features an all-new POP click sound and a new rounded shape! The Series 3 2-Pack includes...

The brand new Gruffalo picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo said to his daughter one day, "Your Gruffalo Granny is coming to stay." Return to the deep dark wood with the first new Gruffalo story in over 20 years, and meet Gruffalo Granny as she visits the Gruffalo family. This fresh and exciting new Gruffalo adventure...

Brain Box - Maximum Electronic Kit offers 500 Experiments/Projects designed to teach principles of Electronics and Electricity. This kit enables experiments and kit building with ease, requiring practically no tools. The easy-to-handle components snap together to create a vast array of different circuits on the base board, providing many hours of fun while learning. The process of building the circuits...

From Jacob Tierney, the creator of Heated Rivalry, in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, comes I’ll Believe in Anything, an official and complete collection of annotated scripts for the biggest cultural sensation of the year, with all new exclusive behind-the-scenes content.Based on Rachel Reid’s blockbuster Game Changers book series, Heated Rivalry premiered on Crave and HBO in late 2025 and immediately took the world by storm. I’ll...

A lighter, swifter version of the award-winning Wingspan. Wingspan – Pocket Edition distils the Wingspan experience down to a lighter, shorter, card-driven game that has each player activate a single row of cards on each of their turns. The cards are all double sided: a food side and a bird side. Bird powers are primarily indicated by icons instead of...

The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series, Threshing Day contains thirteen stories starring your favorite characters and their dragons. The deluxe first edition includes sixteen beautiful original full-color illustrations by artist Joe Requeza.    Rebecca Yarros is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over twenty novels, including Fourth Wing and In the...