Best Selling Books by Sarah Ridley

The moving story of two brothers who fought in the First World War through the real letters, complete with hand-drawn cartoons, they sent to their sisters. Like so many families across the world, the Semple family were split apart by the First World War. While William and Robert were fighting the Germans in France, their younger sisters, Mabel and Jelly (Eileen), had to carry on with school back in England. To keep in touch, they wrote letters. The sisters treasured these letters, which gave snapshots of their brothers'' lives as soldiers. Many of the letters included cartoon illustrations to amuse the sisters. The book presents these letters with their illustrations. After each letter the author has written a short commentary, drawing out the facts about the war that can be taken from it. Altogether the book is a powerful and moving record of one family''s experience of the First World War and a moving read for readers aged nine and up. A powerful, moving record of one family''s first-hand experience of the First World War. - Education Today

Describes the process used to create aluminum cans, from the drilling and processing of bauxite rock to produce aluminum to the shaping and painting of the can.

This book tells the story of the rubber tire from Liquid latex to vulcanizing.

Describes the steps taken when producing a paper bag, from cutting down trees and the creation of pulp to the rolling and cutting of the final product.

Describes how wooden planks are made from trees and how these planks are shaped and pieced together to form chairs.

Describes how cocoa beans are harvested and processed to form chocolate used to make candy bars and other treats.

This book describes the entire process, from raw materials through production, for making a cotton T-shirt.

Join Polly, Kim and the rest of the Espresso team to find out about water. Explore where our tap water comes from, how water makes electricity, and what a monsoon is. Plus learn to paint like the Impressionists, make a cloud in a jam jar, and much more

Describes the process used to create glass jars, from the combination of sand, glass, and quartz or the crushing of recycled glass to the molding of the molten glass.

"Discover how the Romans lived, played, worked, and fought"--Cover.

This series brings history alive with fascinating photographs that reveal the lives of everyday people. This book explores the enduring popularity of the British seaside holiday and allows reader to compare and contrast seaside experiences through the ages.

Part of the Where to Find Minibeasts series, this books begins with a description of a minibeast habitat and follows with tips on finding these creatures. This series offers up-close photos, measurement guides, a comprehensive identification guide, activities, and notes for parents and teachers to help children discover this high-interest world.

Uses photographs from British history as the starting point for the topic

This tackles leading health issues in an informative, approachable way for younger children. It provides up-to-date facts and information is supported by colour photographs.

Promotion of Health.

K to Grade 3.

Super Scientists are first biographies introducing some of the world''s great scientists, simply retelling their lives and explaining why their work was important. Illustrated with archive images and photographs, the chronology of each lifetime is emphasised by a timeline that runs through the book. Marie Curie tells the story of this key scientific figure - covering her origins as the daughter of a Polish teacher through her work on radioactivity, winning the Nobel Prize, her professorship at the Sorbonne and her amazing legacy to science today.

A princess in a portrait by the famous American painter, James McNeill Whistler, tells how he transforms the dreary room where she hangs in his wealthy patron''s house in London into the spectacular Peacock Room.