Braun's strong illustrations are familiar from Mountains of the World and Wild Animals of the North. Short informative text but really it's Braun's distinctive artwork that carries this book... read more
From its source to the sea: its wildlife, geography, natural history, people and history. Good non-fcition, imaginatively illustrated and conceived, for ages 7-10.
Any new book from Grill is cause for celebration and once again he has produced a superb work of narrative history for children. Bandoola was a Burmese elephant who, together with the mahout... read more
Full-page starlit spreads of distant planets, solar systems, cross-sections of the world's largest telescopes, dazzling visualisations of how light works... For the amateur astronomist.