Educational Books for Children

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

Teach and test your little one on their animal knowledge with this Animal Trivia Quiz Card set from Petit Collage.

The set includes 50 Animal-themed Trivia Quiz Cards in plastic-free packaging.

• Printed on FSC pa per using vegetable inks.
• Storage box measures 5" H x 3.5" W x 2.25" L
• Ages 5+.

Test your little one on their dinosaur knowledge with this Dinosaurs Trivia Quiz Card set from Petit Collage.

The set includes 50 Dinosaur-themed Trivia Quiz Cards in plastic-free packaging.

• Printed on FSC pa per using vegetable inks.
• Storage box measures 5" H x 3.5" W x 2.25" L
• Ages 5+.

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

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.

What a Waste: Rubbish, Recycling and Protecting our Planet By Jess French

As more and more children are becoming aware of waste and recycling, this book is the perfect introduction for young children.

Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there's a floating mass of rubbish larger than the USA in the Pacific Ocean? It's not all bad news though. Some countries are implementing schemes that are having a positive impact, and our waste can be turned into something useful.

Everything young ecologists need to know about what we're doing to our environment, good and bad, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling.

This hardback book features 72 full colour pages, with fun illustrations.

• Author: French, Jess
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers
• Format: Hardback
• Publication Date: 01/04/2019
• ISBN: 9780241366912
• B-Code: B041232
• Dimensions: 276x216mm

From rockets to robots, monkeys to monsters and lots more, find out how to draw everything you’ve ever wanted to by following the simple step-by-step instructions in these inspirational draw-in books from Usborne.

Young children will feel a real sense of achievement mastering the simple drawing activities in this book. Includes plenty of space in the book for practising your own drawings. A fun pastime that adults are sure to enjoy, too!

Choose from:

• Step-by-step Drawing Book
• Step-by-step Drawing Dinosaurs Book
• Step-by-step Drawing Animals Book

Teach your children about the UK with this fabulously illustrated book. Uncover national secrets and unearth local legends from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in The Big Book of the UK.

Filled with over 500 facts on wildlife, food, sports, language and some very silly place names, readers will become experts on the UK in no time.

• Author: Williams, Imogen Russell & Lockhart, Louise
• Publisher: Penguin Puffin
• Format: Hardback
• ISBN: 9780241382608
  
• B-Code: B042617
• Illustrated: Colour illustrations
• Pages: 80
• Dimensions: 310x 235mm

Zoooooooom! We're off on an exciting space adventure in our rocket to meet all the planets of the solar system.

Join in with the rhymes and spot all the smiley-faced, planets, from shimmering Saturn to mighty Mars. Little ones will have a blast (and be back in time for bed) in this striking, read-aloud, story-led picture book.

A perfect way to introduce younger children to our solar system. With stunning, vibrant illustrations that children will love.

• Author: Hart, Caryl & Woollvin, Bethan
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 01/03/2020
• ISBN: 9781408892985
• Illustrated: colour illustrations
  
• Pages: 32
• Dimensions: 300x237mm

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

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

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.

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

Each animal card features an illustration on one side with the animals common name, then their scientific name, where they lived, what they ate and when they went extinct along with 3 facts, one of each is why they are now extinct on the back, and as with our other cards the background colour shows you where in the world they came from.

Use the cards to learn more about some of the amazing animals that we shared 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: Bubal Hartebeest, Woolly Mammoth, Dodo, Quagga, Pinta Island Tortoise,  Great Auk, Caribbean Monk Seal, Caribbean Monk Seal Nasal Mite, Western Black Rhinoceros,  American Lion, Giant Fossa, Bermuda Saw Whet Owl, Formosan Clouded Leopard, Irish Elk, Golden Toad, Sabre Tooth Tiger, Japanese Honshu Wolf, Giant Ground Sloth, Passenger Pigeon, Baiji, Christmas Island Pipistrelle, Tecopa Pupfish, Spix Macaw, Japanese Sea Lion, Pyrenean Ibex, Malagasy Hippopotamus, Caroline Parakeet, Spotted Green Pigeon, Broad Faced Potoroo, Giant Short Faced Kangaroo, Polynesian Tree Snail, Giant Moa, Siberian Unicorn, Stellars Sea Cow, Tasmanian Tiger

• 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 6071214

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! 

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

The best adventures start at home! You don’t need to trek to the South Pole or hack your way through a rainforest to explore our wonderful world. Your own backyard is waiting to be discovered.

Scribble, jot and draw in this brilliant journal, brought to you by Lonely Planet Kids.

Backyard Explorer is filled with fun things to make, do and find, to discover the exciting world beyond kids’ front door! They can go cloud spotting, make a skyline collage, design your dream house, complete a scavenger hunt, make your very own time capsule and lots more… Kids will see their surroundings in a wonderful new way.

There’s space to write, draw, collage, colour and complete – turning the finished book into a wonderful scrapbook to treasure forever. With fun illustrations, a super bright neon cover and a handy, backpack sized format, it’s a must-have item for any young explorer.

Ages 6-8 Years

Author: Lonely Planet Kids
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Format: Hardback
Publication Date: 03/04/2017
ISBN: 9781786573186
Illustrated: Illustrated
Pages: 72
Dimensions: 210x165mm

This handy-sized Usborne paperback book is packed with 50 fun, step-by-step experiments and activities for young scientists.

Activities include creating a light and shadow show, separating colours in a fascinating ink experiment, creating a foaming monster using chemical reactions and lots more!

Each page gives step-by-step instructions for how to complete the activity as well as a simple explanation of the science behind it.

An excellent book to introduce children to scientific concepts in a fun and interactive way.

Activities and Tips to Make The World a Better Place

Packed with over 100 puzzles, games, activities, experiments and tips, Little Book for Big Changes offers fun, educational and creative ways to bring young people together to help change the world.

This innovative activity book encourages them to become responsible global citizens, develop understanding, empathy and a sense of responsibility, empowering them to protect the environment and to make the world fairer. Includes tips on how to recycle and reduce plastic waste.

This paperback contains 64 full-colour illustrated pages. 

• Author: Ng, Karen & Liepmann, Kirsten
• Publisher: Templar Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 15/11/2018
• ISBN: 9781787414808
• B-Code: B040157
• Dimensions: 235x190mm

Outdoor skills and play for children. Learn how to light a fire without matches, build a shelter to sleep in, cook on a fire, hunt for bugs and much more.

From essential bushcraft basics and Stone Age survival skills to joyful outdoor play, this book is packed with ideas to bring your little ones closer to nature and all its magical offerings.

A wonderful book to teach children about the outdoors and survival, a great way to get out and bond with nature and your children.

• Author: Westall, Dan & Walmsley, Naomi
• Publisher: GMC Distribution
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781784944032
• Illustrated: Colour photos
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 260x215mm