Homes

by Donald Grant

Published 23 September 2010

Homes may be big or small, made of brick, wood or ice, but they are always special. Readers can be a guest inside the homes of people from all over the world and throughout history, including Indonesian houses on stilts, tents put up by nomads, an Inuit igloo, astronauts who live in space, native American wigwams and prehistoric caves.


Planes

by Donald Grant and Sarah Matthews

Published 24 June 2009

Find out how people first learned to fly hot air balloons and small planes. Visit the cockpit of a large passenger airliner. Parachute out of a plane and ride in a helicopter and a glider. Learn about about all the different types of aircraft that we use today. This title forms part of the My First Discoveries series, a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7 that aims to awaken children’s interest in the wonders of the natural, physical and human world around them. There are 4 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises, link ideas and show how things evolve.