∙ Social Studies - Primary

Here are two fantastic brand new additions to the "Beginners" series, each of which is designed to provide an informative introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers. It offers terrific reading practise for children who prefer fact to fiction. It is developed with a reading expert from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence. It is of great value for money.

How fast could a T-Rex run? What dinosaur is known as the Jurassic giraffe? Go back to a time when dinosaurs roamed and ruled the earth and discover the excitement and danger of the prehistoric age! From the award-winning DK Guides series, DK Guide to Dinosaurs is packed with information, pictures and digital images that bring these amazing creatures to life.

Discover the amazing facial expressions of a chimpanzee, find out which are the biggest and loudest creatures on Earth, and learn about the incredible journeys mammals make around the world. From the award-winning DK Guides series, DK Guide to Mammals is packed with information, awesome action photography and fun facts to help make projects and homework easy.

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The History Detective investigates who the Celts were, when and where they made their homes and how they lived their lives. Who were the Celtic rulers? How did they go to War and why did the Celts love metal? Discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions in this new title from the History Detective Investigates series. Follow Sherlock Bones on the detective trail as you find out everything about the Celts. The History Detective Investigates The Celts will show you how to find out more about the past and will he... read more

The History Detective investigates the Civil Wars. What caused the Civil Wars? Who were the Roundheads and why was the King executed? Discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions in this new title from the History Detective Investigates series. Follow Sherlock Bones on the detective trail as you find out everything about the Civil Wars. The History Detective Investigates The Civil Wars will show you how to find out more about the past and will help you to start a history project of your own.

The Special Place can also stand alone, but is also a point of reference for the other books in The Hero's Journey series. It describes the way that we can construct a safe and special place within ourselves, to sustain us in times of trouble. The books in the series encourage us to look for questions and answers within ourselves. We have knowledge but The Hero's Journey leads us to an understanding and recognition that acting as though we are alone can only weaken us. Our strength comes from understanding that we are woven into a... read more

Write-on book. Piwakawaka introduces us to the people we meet on the journey - silent helpers, guides and tricksters. It reminds us of the importance of the foundations we built together in Book 1, and shows us how to deal with the tricksters in our lives. It also explains that we can be our own tricksters, with our self-talk.

Write-on book. Puawaitanga likens the beginning of the journey to the new plant emerging from the ground. It is the beginning of the growth process. This book deals with separation - the changes that we frequently encounter in our lives. It is the crossing of the threshold, when we recognise we need that we need to make changes in our lives, but feel afraid at the thought of entering unfamiliar territory. This book shows us that by looking at the patterns within nature, that grief and depression are part of a cycle, and that winter... read more

Matariki shows us how to look at ourselves and our skills in a different and positive way. The first two books in this write-on series plant the seeds that culminate in a new and more positive approach to life and the problems we may encounter on life's journey. We are far stronger than we ever thought.

The Hero's Journey is a series of write-on books designed created to help children and adults build resilience to deal with change, loss and grief. They are gentle books, designed to make tha audience think about their place in the world. Who Am I? asks us to think about the people, places and beliefs that are important to us. Thinking and talking about these things can be a strong bonding process.

This text provides a number of "off-the-peg" historical sources with teaching suggestions. Advice for teachers who have located sources themselves is also provided.

Features real-life food chains and webs in various key habitats; Large, full-colour photographs; Includes 'We're in the chain!' and 'Yummy!' fascinating fact boxes.

This title features: real-life food chains and webs in various key habitats; large, full-colour photographs; and 'Yummy!' fascinating fact boxes as well as 'We're in the chain!'

Features real-life food chains and webs in various key habitats; Large, full-colour photographs; Includes 'We're in the chain!' and 'Yummy!' fascinating fact boxes.

Features real-life food chains and webs in various key habitats. Large, full-colour photographs. Includes 'We're in the chain!' and 'Yummy!' fact boxes.