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With eight limbs and 200 suckers, how would an octopus get on at a fancy-dress party or manage to cook a meal? The silly answers in this non-fiction picture book help readers to learn real facts.

Following an astronaut from selection to completion of a successful mission, readers learn facts and answer questions, do simple sums and interpret graphs. Answers are provided, and mathematical terms are explained in the glossary. Age 9+

From early steam engines to Hyperloop trains of the future, this information book offers descriptions of the different types of train, introducing some special locomotives, their history and the jobs they do, accompanied by colour photographs and a glossary and index. Age 4+

From squid to seals and seabirds, a range of watery creatures are accurately depicted in this activity book, which includes facts, quizzes, puzzles, and colouring activities to complete using the sticker sheets provided. Age 6+

Would you prefer a mouse for a mum or a hamster for a sister? There are four options for each pet-related question, with humorous illustrations and interesting facts about every choice. Age 4+

Meet a possum in the city and a tiger in the mangroves… This visual safari travels through various habitats to introduce the animals that live there, with simple descriptions, bright illustrations, a fun quiz and activity, and a jacket that unfolds into a colourful poster. Age 5+

The Rubik’s-cube core of the world’s most important computer has been stolen, and it’s the reader’s mission to recover it. Rather than reading from front to back, young adventurers must use their knowledge of shape, geometry and patterns – as well as their common sense – to solve the puzzles and plot their own unique path through the story. Age 7+

Dinosaurs inhabiting colder areas (such as Australia 110 million years ago) may have hibernated in the winter months like some modern mammals, and tyrannosaurs regularly broke and re-grew their teeth, like sharks. This colourfully illustrated children's book introduces the world of dinosaurs through such facts, exploring the different species, their habitats, food sources and way of life, and explaining how palaeontologists learn about them from fossils. Age 7+

Packed full of information, this book introduces the age of the dinosaurs, illustrates and describes different species and their survival tactics, and pits dinosaur against dinosaur in staged battles. Age 8+

Hadrian’s Wall and the Great Wall of China are world famous, but they are not exceptional phenomena. This impressively researched volume shows how, throughout history and across the globe, societies have built such barriers to reinforce their control over territory. Illustrated with numerous photographs and specially commissioned maps, the book ranges from Mesopotamia to Kievan Rus to examine their construction and strategic function, and identifies a recurrent theme: the separation of nomadic peoples from areas of settled agriculture.

With accurate illustrations of the animals and a great range of puzzles, quizzes, mazes, sticker activities and even a wall poster, this is an enjoyable way to learn about the world’s mammals. Age 6+

Arranged around 50 key topics, this colourfully illustrated book introduces, through succinct texts, fact boxes and infographics, the global conflict of 1939–1945, including the rise of fascism, the Blitz, D-Day and the atomic bomb. Age 7–12.