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Rapunzel a Groovy 1970s Fairy Tale, written by David Roberts and Lynn Roberts-Maloney. Rapunzel is learning over her city balcony with her long red plait trailing beside her. A butterfuly is perching on her finger and a rubiks cube is on the ledge beside her. — Rapunzel: A Groovy 1970s Fairy Tale

Peppa Pig sitting on the magical, white unicorn, surrounded by colourful, sparkling stars — Peppa’s Magical Unicorn

Silver Athenian Coin with Owl detail — Ancient Greece

Mermaid seated on a rock combing her long red hair. The sea laps the shore of the caved area beyond. — Works of Art from the Royal Academy

Two Utahraptors fighting in a desert. — Dinosaurs ROAR! Jurassic Planet

Ancient Egyptian Charioteer. A man chariot racing in red chariot with horse galloping in front. — Romans In Britain

Iconic head and shoulders portrait of Shakespeare wearing white collar and embellished medieval clothing. — Tudor Times

Biology textbook image showing a the musculature under the skin of a person in running motion. — Science Alive! The Body Owner’s Guidebook

Tactile picture of A Cultivated Wolf, walking on two legs, wearing glasses and holding a book — A Cultivated Wolf

Suddenly! Written and illustrated by Colin McNaughton. The sillouette of a big wolf alongside a little pig in a red and white stripe suit and blue beret. — Suddenly!

Angry Arthur written by Hiawyn Oram and illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura. A angry looking boy with arms folded leans against a chimney stack on a roof top. — Angry Arthur

A little girl in a bright pink top and hijab scarf sitting writing at her desk — Malala’s Magic Pencil

Ten in a Bed, written and illustrated by Penny Dale. A boy is sitting in his bed surrounded by all his toys that are either in the bed, climbing in or jumping up and down on the bed. — Ten in the Bed

The Gruffalo written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo with purple spikes and terrible teeth and tusks in the middle of the forest chatting to a mouse. — The Gruffalo

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carol. An unfurling scroll, with the title written on it, occupies the main part of the picture and charachters from the story surround it, including a rabbit a girl in a blue dress and a ginger cat. — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Spot's First Walk written and illustrated by Eric Hill. A yellow puppy with a brown spot on its side walks along wth two front legs raised in the air, looking happy to see a colouful butterfly. — The World Around Us with Spot including Spot’s First Walk

A Quiet Night In written and illustrated by Jill Murphy, publshed by Walker Books. A family of elephants sitting on a sofa listening to daddy elephant read a story book. — A Quiet Night In

Moles' Sunrise, written by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies, Mole with his dear friend Vole, in a field watching the sun rise. — Mole’s Sunrise

Sniff Snuff Snap, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd. A little hairy warthog is taking a dip in a murky green water hole, surrounded by rocks and trees. — Sniff-Snuff-Snap!

Handa's Suprise written and illustrated by Eilleen Browne. An african girl holds a wide, woven bowl on her head filled with fruit including a pineapple, mango, papaya, lemon and orange while peeping from behind is the long neck of an ostrich. — Handa’s Surprise

Impressionist painting of lady in pale blue taffetta dress holding parasol standing in a field with her young son. The figures are sillouetted in a glorious blue sky. — Come Rain or Shine

The Witch Baby, written and illustrated by Wendy Smith. A wizard, a witch and a witch baby flying on a broomstick with two little black cats. — The Witch Baby

Fantastically Great Women who changed the World by Kate Pankhurst. This yellow book cover shows pictures of various great women, one of which is flying a red aeroplane, another is holding up a sign that says Vote for Women and one is diving in to water wearing a red swimming hat. — Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World Part 2

The Snow Lady, written and illustrated by Shirley Hughes. A girl and boy with their dog, building a snow lady in the snow. — The Snow Lady

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Select one or more of the subjects that interest you

Rapunzel: A Groovy 1970s Fairy Tale

Peppa’s Magical Unicorn

Ancient Greece

Works of Art from the Royal Academy

Dinosaurs ROAR! Jurassic Planet

Romans In Britain

Tudor Times

Science Alive! The Body Owner’s Guidebook

A Cultivated Wolf

Suddenly!

Angry Arthur

Malala’s Magic Pencil

Ten in the Bed

The Gruffalo

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

The World Around Us with Spot including Spot’s First Walk

A Quiet Night In

Mole’s Sunrise

Sniff-Snuff-Snap!

Handa’s Surprise

Come Rain or Shine

The Witch Baby

Fantastically Great Women who Changed the World Part 2

The Snow Lady

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