Most Popular Books by Ruth Thomson

Introduces baby animals of Africa, the polar ice caps, and North America. Suggests activities for readers to find out more about non-domestic animals.

Children can become mathematical problem solvers, learning to communicate and reason mathematically, by using the Math Counts series. The full-color photographs and simple text encourage talk about topics that are essentially mathematical.

A brilliant series that combines historical facts with interesting and relevant ideas for craft activities

Discovering Paintings is a thought-provoking series of books, which compare and contrast paintings on a particular theme. The books are packed with intriguing facts and questions about pictures and painters, and also include observation games and activities.

Full-color photos of real, everyday school children from different cultures show fun, easy ways to do a wide variety of projects and activities with readily available materials. The varying subject matter -- Music & Sound, Arts & Crafts, The Four Seasons -- encourages cooperative learning and teamwork, helps develop thinking skills and sharpens the senses, while at the same time fostering a child''s natural creativity All of these child-tested activities are designed to get kids thinking and doing. More importantly, it gives them the motivation to learn and explore beyond the classroom.

''What is a Self-Portrait?'' features well-known examples of fine art and discusses how artists reveal themselves through their self-portraits.

With a cross-curricular approach that links environmental issues with both science and geography, this series provides insight into the ways materials are re-used or recycled all around the world.

This title provides an introduction to the seaside in the local environment with ideas for activities and investigations.

How does the heart work, and what makes muscles stronger? Why do we blink, sweat and shiver? And why can''t we eat just sweets?

Introduces young children to the jobs people do to help others.

Photos First is the perfect introduction to studying photography, looking at important photos every child should know.

Learn all about apples, from seed to picking.

Available in 3 formats to suit business travellers and tourists alike. Detailed and comprehensive road maps, route planning maps, town plans, journey times and distance information. Languaged for pan-European use - ideal for tourists.

These books will help you think about and look around your local area. Find out what your surroundings can tell you about how people live and work, where they shop and go to school and how they travel and spend their leisure time. Discover the clues that will tell you how people lived in the past. Think about the changes that could benefit your local area, whether it''s your home, school or further afield.

This book follows the life cycle of a frog, from laying frogspawn in a pond, to developing from tadpoles, into froglets and finally frogs. The book looks at the frog''s habitat, threats, what it eats and how it grows. Questions and facts encourage the reader to look more closely at the detailed photographs.

Examines why metal is useful, how it is made and how to reuse it.

Objects from around the world are gathered together to give design inspiration and then linked with art and design projects for readers to create their own work

This great series looks at how children can help themselves to stay safe

First Writing is a range of books from the hugely successful Adventures in Literacy series. These two new titles in the range offer the basic skills essential for forming simple sentences, rhymes and stories and guide children from phonics through to independent writing and reading. The series covers non-fiction and fiction writing skills, enabling children to expand their vocabulary and express their imagination.

A First Dictionary is a fantastic and much-requested new addition to the immensly popular Adventures in Literacy range. As well as introducing dictionary skills, this dictionary is an ideal support title for all kinds of writing activities, providing a comprehensive definition of about 1500 words. Each word entry is illustrated and includes its relevant different form (plural, verb variations etc), a definition and an example of a sentence where the word may be used. Beautifully designed to make the words and meanings easily accessible for every kind of reader, this invaluable title can be used across a very broad range of abilities.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, life cycle, and natural environment of the owl.

Discover the world''s most beautiful coastlines. Find out about waves and tides, rockpools and rocky cliffs, beaches and dunes, sea birds and animals, harbours and ports and how people are protecting coasts.

This title focuses on people''s everyday lives in different countries around the world. It features quality, specially commissioned photographs and offers a very accessible approach with a lot of information given in extended captions.

In ''World of Design'' you can read about unusual and inspiring crafts created by people in many different parts of the world. This book features masks made for a variety of reasons using all sorts of materials, techniques and decoration.

Presents a wide variety of projects and activities based on the theme of spring.

Each book in the Get Set - Go] series provides young children with step-by-step instructions for simple activities relating to the title. There are four books on the seasons and four on the senses.

Presto the magician performs a number of tricks with circles, triangles, and other shapes.

Argues that the hands are the busiest part of the human body, and looks at gestures, sign language, and other things we can do with our hands.