Educational Books for Children

A great addition to the Usborne Minis series, this little book is filled with charming illustrations of 60 different types of trees to spot. Perfect to pop in a backpack when out on an adventure, or simply for around the garden.

Short descriptions provide extra information, and children can keep track of the trees they have seen using the stickers to fill in the spotters chart inside.

Details:

• Author: Usborne
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 04/04/2018
• ISBN: 9781474952187
• Illustrated: Full colour
• Pages: 24
• Dimensions: 150x115mm

New to the Usborne Minis series, this little book is filled with charming illustrations of 60 different types of bugs to spot. Perfect to pop in a backpack when out on an adventure, or simply for around the garden.

Short descriptions provide extra information, and children can keep track of the bugs they have seen using the stickers to fill in the spotters chart inside.

Details:

• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 04/04/2019
• ISBN: 9781474952170
• B-Code: B040701
• Illustrated: Full colour
• Pages: 28
• Dimensions: 150x115mm

Button and Squirt's Alphabet of amazing dinosaurs flash card set is filled with fascinating dinos from a variety of eras as a fun and educational way of not only teaching the alphabet but also introducing some truly amazing prehistoric creatures.

As with their other fact cards this pack features 36 cards, there are 26 letter cards, 9 number cards and 1 key card.

Each letter card features the letter on one side in upper and lower case with a close up of the dinosaur behind it, then when you turn it over you get to see the full dinosaur illustration with is name along with how to pronounce it and a little symbol to show what type of food they ate.

The background colour of the card shows what time period the dinosaur lived in meaning you can see which ones would have lived together. The number cards work the same but have the same number of dinosaurs on it as the card shows meaning you can count them.

• Approx size 78mm x 108mm
• Each pack comes packaged in its own fully printed box. So they make ideal gifts.
• Our cards are printed in the UK, on FSC certified card stock.
• CE tested.
• Design Registration 6071219

New to the Usborne Minis series, this little book is filled with charming illustrations of 60 different types of flowers to spot. Perfect to pop in a backpack when out on an adventure, or simply for around the garden.

Short descriptions provide extra information, and children can keep track of the flowers they have seen using the stickers to fill in the spotters chart inside.

Details:

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 04/04/2019
ISBN: 9781474952163
Illustrated: Full colour
Pages: 24
Dimensions: 150 x 114mm

The latest addition to the Usborne Minis series, this little book is filled with charming illustrations of 60 different types of birds to spot while out and about. The perfect size to pop in a backpack when out on an adventure, or simply to use when looking out at the garden.

Short descriptions provide extra information, and children can keep track of the birds they have seen using the stickers to fill in the spotters chart inside.

Details:

• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781474952170
  
• Illustrated: Full colour
• Pages: 28
• Dimensions: 150x115mm

36 pages of bird facts, colouring and activities featuring Button & Squirts beautiful illustrations.

The book introduces you to 12 different birds that you can commonly see in gardens across Britain, including:

• Robin
• Starling
  
• Jackdaw
  
• Blackbird
  
• Magpie
  
• Wren
• Blue Tit
  
• Long Tailed Tit
  
• Goldfinch
  
• Greenfinch
  
• Great Tit
  
• Woodpigeon
  

For each bird there is a fact file page saying its name, its scientific name, where you can spot them, what they eat, their conservation status, wingspan and a fun fact, along with a colourful illustration. Then the following page is a colouring page so you can colour your own version of that bird.

The book also includes a 'This book belongs to' page, two bird spotting lists, a wordsearch, a dot to dot, a spot the difference, a put them in size order activity, a maze and a colouring page

A great colouring, activity and fact book that can be kept and referenced back to again and again. The A5 size makes it easy to carry around with you on a walk, and the wire binding makes it easy to lay flat for colouring and for flicking through to the bird you want to look at.

These fact cards are the perfect gift for any animal lover, young or old! 

Each Card features one of Button And Squirt's original animal drawings, along with their common name and scientific name, where they live, what they eat, their conservation status and 3 fun facts and, the background colour of each card represents where in the world they live.

Use the cards to learn more about some of the amazing animals that we share the earth with. Each card is also colour coordinated in a range of colours to show which area of the earth they are found in. On the back of each card are amazing facts about the animals.

They also make a fantastic home education resource providing a fun educational activity that will allow them to learn through play about amazing unusual animals from around the world. 

There are lots of different ways to play and they really do appeal to all ages.
Some ways we play:

• Match up toys to the cards
• Play snap with the coloured backgrounds
• Find the carnivores and the herbivores
• Identify the animals
• Remember facts to win the cards
• Use them as resources at drawing time or inspiration for writing stories.

We love hearing how you play with yours too.

Contains: 36 cards (1 key card plus 35 animal cards)

Animals in Set 1: Atlas Moth, Rockhopper Penguin, Raccoon, Manatee, Thorny Dragon, Alapaca, Aardvark, African Elephant, Walrus, Narwhal, Proboscis Monkey, Atlantic Puffin, Panda Ant, Snow Leopard, Sun Fish, Pygmy Three Toed Sloth, Pink Fairy Armidillo, Orca, Okapi, Canada Lynx, Leatherback Turtle, Scallop Hammerhead Shark, Bowmouth Guitarfish, Giant Anteater, Gelada, San Francisco Garter Snake, Echidna, Dumbo Octopus, 8 Spotted Crab Spider, Brwon Long Eared Bat, Blue Footed Booby, Blue Dragon Sea Slug, Blob Fish, Beluga Whale and Axolotl

• Approx size 78mm x 108mm
• Each pack comes packaged in its own fully printed box. So they make ideal gifts.
• Our cards are printed in the UK, on FSC certified card stock.
• CE tested.
• Design Registration 6071212

These fact cards are the perfect gift for any shark lover, young or old! 

Ria from Button & Squirt wanted to create this set of cards to bring some much needed love to the sharks that swim in our oceans. They are a very misunderstood group of animals that get some very bad press (Jaws I'm looking at you). Sharks are truly amazing creatures that we need to keep our oceans healthy, so its about time we all learnt a bit more about them and realised how much love they really deserve.

Each Card features one of Button And Squirt's original shark drawings, along with their common name and scientific name, where they live, what they eat, their conservation status and 3 fun facts and, the background colour of each card represents where in the world they live.

Use the cards to learn more about some of the amazing animals that we share the earth with. Each card is also colour coordinated in a range of colours to show which area of the earth they are found in. On the back of each card are amazing facts about the animals.

They also make a fantastic home education resource providing a fun educational activity that will allow them to learn through play about amazing unusual animals from around the world. 

There are lots of different ways to play and they really do appeal to all ages.
Some ways we play:

• Match up toys to the cards
• Play snap with the coloured backgrounds
• Identify the sharks
• Remember facts to win the cards
• Use them as resources at drawing time or inspiration for writing stories.

We love hearing how you play with yours too.

Contains: 36 cards (1 key card plus 35 animal cards)

• Approx size 78mm x 108mm
• Each pack comes packaged in its own fully printed box. So they make ideal gifts.
• Our cards are printed in the UK, on FSC certified card stock.
• CE tested.
• Design Registration 6071218

40 pages of bug facts, colouring and activities, all featuring Button & Squirts original illustrations.

The book introduces you to some of the amazing bugs that you can find across Britain, including:

• 7 Spot Ladybird
• Black Garden Ant
  
• Honeybee
  
• Bloody nosed beetle
  
• Common Blue Butterfly
  
• Common Wasp
  
• Zebra Jumping Spider
  
• White Lipped Snail
  
• Scalloped Oak Moth
  
• Leopard Slug
  
• Common Green Grasshopper
  
• Common Woodlouse
  

For each bug there is a fact file page its name, its scientific name, when and where you can find them, what they eat, how big they are and a fun fact. As well as the Button & Squirt illustration, you'll also find a colouring page - so you can create your own version too. 

The book also includes a 'This book belongs to' page, face and pictures of lots of bugs you might spot, a butterfly lifecycle, a ladybird lifecycle, a bug hunt list, a wordsearch, a dot to dot, how to create an insect hotel and moth trap and a how many can you see counting and colouring activity.

A fun way to learn about the bugs around us. The A5 size makes it easy to carry around with you on a walk, and the wire binding makes it easy to lay flat for colouring and for flicking through to the bird you want to look at.

Printed on recycled paper using vegetable based inks

These fact cards are the perfect gift for any animal lover, young or old! 

Set 2 of Button and Squirt's Amazing Animal fact cards, features even more of our favourite amazing animals from around the world.

Each animal card features Button & Squirts stunning illustrations on one side with its common name then on the other side you will find their scientific name, when to see them, what they eat, conservation information, the threats they face and three fun facts, and the background colour of the card show should which areas of the British Isles the animal live in.

Use the cards to learn more about some of the amazing animals that we share the earth with. Each card is also colour coordinated in a range of colours to show which area of the earth they are found in. On the back of each card are amazing facts about the animals.

They also make a fantastic home education resource providing a fun educational activity that will allow them to learn through play about amazing unusual animals from around the world. 

There are lots of different ways to play and they really do appeal to all ages.
Some ways we play:

• Match up toys to the cards
• Play snap with the coloured backgrounds
• Find the carnivores and the herbivores
• Identify the animals
• Remember facts to win the cards
• Use them as resources at drawing time or inspiration for writing stories.

We love hearing how you play with yours too.

Contains: 36 cards (1 key card plus 35 animal cards)

Animals in Set 2: Greater mouse eared bat, Willow tit, Ladybird spider, Water vole, Harvest dormouse, Elephant hawk moth, Mole cricket, Natterjack toad, Eurasian beaver, Spiny shield bug, Fen raft spider, Perch, Little cuttlefish, Orange clubbed sea slug, Mole, Golden eagle, European badger, Red deer, Osprey, Kingfisher, Eurasian otter, Common shrew, Red fox, Great crested newt, Red squirrel, Grey seal, Spiny seahorse, Common dolphin, Basking shark, Garden bumblebee, Pine Martin, Stag beetle, European hedgehog, Scottish wildcat, Emperor dragonfly

• Approx size 78mm x 108mm
• Each pack comes packaged in its own fully printed box. So they make ideal gifts.
• Our cards are printed in the UK, on FSC certified card stock.
• CE tested.

Enjoy a day by the sea and identify 60 different types of shore life, from puffins and basking sharks to sea holly and hermit crabs. The pages are ordered by location, showing animals, fish and plants you might find on sand and pebble beaches, among the rocks, in shallow water and near cliffs.

Short descriptions provide extra information, and children can keep track of the animals and plants they have seen using the stickers to fill in the spotters chart inside.

Details

• Author: Usborne
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781474974981
  
• Illustrated: Full colour
• Pages: 32
• Dimensions: 150x115mm

Button and Squirt's Alphabet of amazing animals flash card set is filled with fascinating animals from around the world as a fun and educational way of not only teaching the alphabet but also introducing some truly amazing animals.

As with their other fact cards this pack features 36 cards, there are 26 letter cards, 9 number cards and 1 key card.

The cards feature their signature animal illustrations on one side with the animals name and then the letters in upper and lower case and a close up of the animal on the other side. As with my other sets the background colour of the card shows you where the animal is from in the world.

If you’ve ever tried to play animal alphabet game this is the perfect way to learn what unusual animals begin with each letter. Do you know which unusual animal begins with the letter P, a panda ant of course. Here’s the full list of animals in the set.

This set includes: A for Axolotl, B for Blue Dragon Sea Slug, C for Cassowary, D for Dumbo Octopus, E for Echidna, F for Fossa, G for Gelada, H for Harpy Eagel, I for Indri, J for Jerboa, K for Kiwi, L for Leafy Sea Dragon, M for Manatee, N for Narwhal, O for Okapi, P for Panda Ant, Q for Quokka, R for Red Panda, S for Spoonbilled Sandpiper, T for Tapir, U for Unicorn Fish, V for Vaquita, W for Wildebeest, X fro Xantus Hummingbird, Z for Zorilla, 1 Blob Fish, 2 Pink Fairy Armadillos, 3 Yeti Crabs, 4 Galapagos Tortoises, 5 Basilisk Lizards, 6 Horseshoe Crabs, 7 Patas Monkeys, 8 Blue Footed Boobies and 9 Wombats

• Approx size 78mm x 108mm
• Each pack comes packaged in its own fully printed box. So they make ideal gifts.
• Our cards are printed in the UK, on FSC certified card stock.
• CE tested.
• Design Registration 6071216

Have fun on a woodland wander with this fun little book from Usbourne. From trees and fungi to birds and bugs, it's packed with different plants and animals for children to spot. Perfect to pop in a backpack when out on an adventure.

Short descriptions provide extra information, and children can keep track of the animals and plants they have seen using the stickers to fill in the spotters chart inside.

Details

• Author: Usborne
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781474975001
  
• Illustrated: Full colour
• Pages: 32
• Dimensions: 150x115mm

These fact cards are the perfect gift for any animal lover, young or old! 

Another version of Button and Squirt's Amazing Animal fact cards - this time with a focus on primates! Learn about some of our favourite primates, from the majestic orangutan to the super cute emperor tamarin, there are so many to learn about and fall in love with.

Each Card features one of Button And Squirt's original animal drawings, along with their common name and scientific name, where they live, what they eat, their conservation status and 3 fun facts and, the background colour of each card represents where in the world they live.

Use the cards to learn more about some of the amazing animals that we share the earth with. Each card is also colour coordinated in a range of colours to show which area of the earth they are found in. On the back of each card are amazing facts about the animals.

They also make a fantastic home education resource providing a fun educational activity that will allow them to learn through play about amazing unusual animals from around the world. 

There are lots of different ways to play and they really do appeal to all ages.
Some ways we play:

• Match up toys to the cards
• Play snap with the coloured backgrounds
• Find the carnivores and the herbivores
• Identify the animals
• Remember facts to win the cards
• Use them as resources at drawing time or inspiration for writing stories.

We love hearing how you play with yours too.

Contains: 36 cards (1 key card plus 35 animal cards)

Animals in this set:  Common Marmoset, Chimpanzee, Bornean Orangutan, Agile Gibbon, Aye Aye, Bald Uakari, Black and White Colobus Monkey, Black and White Ruffed Lemur, Black Headed Spider Monkey, Cotton Topped Tamarin, Crowned Lemur, De Brazzas Monkey, Emperor Tamarin, Gelada, Golden Cheeked Gibbon, Golden Snub Nosed Monkey, Hamadryas Baboon, Indri, Japanese Macaque, Lar Gibbon, Mandrill, Myan Mar Snub Nosed Monkey, Patas Monkey, Phillipine Tarsier, Proboscis Monkey, Red Howler Monkey, Red Shanked Douc Langur, Western Lowland Gorilla, White Faced Saki, Squirrel Monkey, Ring Tailed Lemur, Siamang Gibbon, Syump Tailed Macaque, White Faced Capuchin Monkey and Woolly Monkey.

• Approx size 78mm x 108mm
• Each pack comes packaged in its own fully printed box. So they make ideal gifts.
• Our cards are printed in the UK, on FSC certified card stock.
• CE tested.
• Design Registration 6071215

These fact cards are the perfect gift for any animal lover, young or old! 

Set 2 of Button and Squirt's Amazing Animal fact cards, features even more of our favourite amazing animals from around the world.

Each Card features one of Button And Squirt's original animal drawings, along with their common name and scientific name, where they live, what they eat, their conservation status and 3 fun facts and, the background colour of each card represents where in the world they live.

Use the cards to learn more about some of the amazing animals that we share the earth with. Each card is also colour coordinated in a range of colours to show which area of the earth they are found in. On the back of each card are amazing facts about the animals.

They also make a fantastic home education resource providing a fun educational activity that will allow them to learn through play about amazing unusual animals from around the world. 

There are lots of different ways to play and they really do appeal to all ages.
Some ways we play:

• Match up toys to the cards
• Play snap with the coloured backgrounds
• Find the carnivores and the herbivores
• Identify the animals
• Remember facts to win the cards
• Use them as resources at drawing time or inspiration for writing stories.

We love hearing how you play with yours too.

Contains: 36 cards (1 key card plus 35 animal cards)

Animals in Set 2: Portuguese Man of War, White Rhino, Wildebeest, Malayan Tapir, Unicorn Fish, Amazon River Dolphin, Kiwi, Peregrine Falcon, Giant Oceanic Manta Ray, Ribbon Seal, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Jungle Nymph, Southern Cassowary, South American Coati, Grey Crowned Crane, Red Panda, Fennec Fox, Alligator Snapping Turtle, American Flamingo, Opossum, Yellow Billed Hornbill, Wombat, Zorilla, Vaquita, African Crested Porcupine, Platypus, Hawksbill Turtle, Fossa, Humpback Whale, Giant Ground Pangolin, Komodo Dragon, Long Eared Jerboa, Bengal Tiger, Basilisk Lizard and Saddled Pufferfish.

• Approx size 78mm x 108mm
• Each pack comes packaged in its own fully printed box. So they make ideal gifts.
• Our cards are printed in the UK, on FSC certified card stock.
• CE tested.
• Design Registration 6071213

Enjoy exploring our watery worlds with this fun little book from Usbourne, identifying different plants and animals that live near ponds, rivers and canals. Perfect to pop in a backpack when out on an adventure.

Short descriptions provide extra information, and children can keep track of the animals and plants they have seen using the stickers to fill in the spotters chart inside.

Details

• Author: Usborne
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781474975018
  
• Illustrated: Full colour
• Pages: 32
• Dimensions: 150x115mm

• 11 pipe pieces
• Suitable for 3 years +

Bath time will never be the same again with the Waterslide Marble Run from Tiger Tribe!

This fun bath toy encourages children to engage in water play and discovery.

Tiger Tribe’s marble run toy features vertical drops, cogs and bends for marbles to whizz down.

The Waterslide Marble Run helps teach children the basics of physics, such as momentum, gravity and speed in an exciting way. It also develops key STEM skills such as problem solving, creativity, independent thinking and critical analysis.

The marble run comes with 21 pieces (including 4 plastic marbles) so kids can create their own waterslide routes. It can be secured to the side of the bath or bath tiles using suction cups.

• 4 plastic marbles
• 2 cogs
• 15 marble run track pieces
• 11 suction stickers
• Suitable for 3 years +

This beautifully illustrated little guide from Usbourne Books will help children identify all kinds of butterflies when they're out and about. From Red Admirals to Swallowtails - there's more than you may think!

Short descriptions provide extra information, and children can keep track of the butterflies they have seen using the stickers to fill in the spotters chart inside.

Details

• Author: Usborne
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
  
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781474974998
  
• Illustrated: Full colour
• Pages: 32
• Dimensions: 150x115mm

This fun and empowering guide to making the world a better place is packed with inspiring ideas and tips for kids who want to make a difference.

Full of positive encouragement to find things they're passionate about and how to get started on making a big difference through small actions, this brilliant fact book for kids is a treasure trove of information and great advice.

There's a lot that can be changed by just one person, if you know what to do.

If you are a kid with big dreams and a passion for what is right, you just might be a world-changer in the making! Through ideas as small as creating a neighbourhood lending library to as important as public speaking and how to talk about politics, How to Make a Better World is a practical guide to activism for children.

Brightly illustrated inclusive art makes this fact book as visually appealing as its message. 

If you want to create a better world that is equally awesome for everyone, this book is for you.

Authored by Kelly Swift, the Managing Editor of First News, an award-winning weekly newspaper for children.

Author: Swift, Keilly
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers
Format: Hardback
Publication Date: 27/02/2020
ISBN: 9780241412206
Illustrated: illustrated
Pages: 96
Dimensions: 276x216mm

Introducing the Whales & Dolphins Fact Cards from Button & Squirt. Featuring 35 amazing whales and dolphons, including:

Vaquita, Tucuxi, Strap Toothed Whale, Sperm Whale, Southern Right Whale, Short Finned Pilot Whale, Short Beaked Common Dolphin, Humpback Whale, Hourglass Dolphin, Fin Whale, Dalls Porpoise, Cuvier Beaked Whale, Common Minke Whale, Commersons Dolphin, Brydes Whale, Bowhead Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin, Blue Whale, Beluga Whale, Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Amazon River Dolphin, Irrawaddy Dolphin, Flase Killer Whale, Ginkgo Toothed Beaked Whale, Gray Whale, Melon Headed Whale, Narwhal, Northern Bottlenose Whale, Omuras Whale, Orca, Pygmy Right Whale, Pygmy Sperm Whale, Rissos Dolphin, Rough Toothed Dolphin, Sei Whale.

Each card features Button & Squirt's amazing illustrations with the animals common name on one side then on the other side their scientific name, what they eat, conservation status, where they live and 3 fun facts. The background colour of the card also shows where they live in the world. 

Cards are approx. 78 x 108mm and are supplied in a fully printed box that features all the animals in the set on it.

Illustrated and designed by Button & Squirt, and printed in the UK on FSC certified paper, with a water based varnish that means they will be recyclable at the end of their live.

There are lots of different ways to play and they really do appeal to all ages.
Some ways we play:

• Match up toys to the cards
• Play snap with the coloured backgrounds
• Find the carnivores and the herbivores
• Identify the animals
• Remember facts to win the cards
• Use them as resources at drawing time or inspiration for writing stories.

We love hearing how you play with yours too.

Contains: 36 cards (1 key card plus 35 animal cards)

• Approx. size 78mm x 108mm
• Each pack comes packaged in its own fully printed box. So they make ideal gifts.
• Our cards are printed in the UK, on FSC certified card stock.
• CE tested.