Socrates: A Life Worth Living traces the life and ideas of one of Western Civilization's founding philosophers, whose influence is still felt more than two thousand years later. Socrates is famous for how he died, executed by the Athenian government for corrupting the youth of Athens, but his most important contribution was to challenge the people around him to test their ideas and beliefs in conversation with each other, in the belief that in this...

Meet Grant the genie, and his best friend – the puppy, Teeny… The second in a series of magical adventures from the renowned illustrator, Steven Lenton, winner of Waterstones Picture Book of the Month and the Times Children's Book of the Week. Grant the Genie is happy living in the real world in a teapot with his best friend, the dog ,Teeny. But keeping a genie a secret on Earth is harder than they'd both thought – especially when Grant wants...

Bunnies, who slurp their juice, forget to say "please," and bite their friends, learn about good manners.

Biscuit tries to coax a little puppy to come out and play.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and environment of crocodiles and alligators.

Betty the gorilla gets very upset when she is unable to peel her banana, and every effort Mr. Toucan makes to help her only seems to make things worse.

"Sixteen-year-old Charlie has always been a tomboy, but when she accidentally becomes a makeup model, her newfound feminity draws her into an unknown social world, complete with guy troubles she's never had before"--

A collection of haikus follows a Valentine's Day theme and combine an introduction to the poetic form with cartoon-style illustrations.

Unable to play baseball with his friends until his room is cleaned, Digger the dinosaur works at top speed but finds that the faster he moves with his big tail and feet, the messier his room becomes.