Books with author Honor Head

What is a truck? How fast can a truck go? Which trucks work on a building site? My Little Book of Big Trucks answers all these questions and more. Simple, easy-to-understand text combines with stunning photography to provide an excellent introduction to big trucks. Perfect for reluctant readers, this book will hold the interest of young children and encourage them to find out more about these amazing vehicles.

If you are crazy about animals, you'll want to take a look at this exciting new series. These beautiful new books are bursting with the most colourful, most exciting animals on the planet. Toddlers will love looking at all their favourite creatures, while older children will enjoy using the books for reading practice and finding out about wild animals. Guaranteed to provide a world of discoveries and hours of early learning fun!

Why is a hummingbird visiting a spiky cactus? How does a Gila woodpecker help a huge saguaro cactus stay healthy? When a prairie dog family moves to a new house, who takes over their old burrow? And what hairy, eight-legged desert creature uses a hidden trapdoor to catch its meal of beetles? Packed with facts, core-curriculum information, and fantastic photographs that support the text, this title takes readers on a mini safari through a desert. Like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle, readers will discover how the living things that make this habitat their home depend on each other and their environment for survival.

A simple series of books, empowering younger children aged 5-7 to know how to look after themselves in a variety of everyday situations. Includes tips from 'supermouse' Safety Sam on how to stay safe and how to identify potential dangers.Being Safe with People looks at how to act safely and sensibly with people you meet, whether family, friends or complete strangers. It explains what 'stranger danger' is and gives tips on what to do if you encounter it; it explores what to do if friends are unkind or if you are bullied and it also looks very sensitively at how to deal with inappropriate behaviour from adults, even when you know them.

A simple series of books, empowering younger children aged 5-7 to know how to look after themselves in a variety of everyday situations. Includes tips from 'supermouse' Safety Sam on how to stay safe and how to identify potential dangers.Being Safe on a Bike looks at some of the potential dangers for children as they learn how to ride a bike and take it out and about. Without being sensationalist or scary, it explains, amongst other things, what clothes to wear, why you should wear a helmet, looking after your bike, being considerate to pedestrians and other vehicles and how to have fun on your bike safely.

From puddle splashing to rainbow watching, this book takes a first look at rain and rainy weather. Discover why we need rain, what happens when it rains too much, and how to make a rainy-day mobile. Easy-to-read text complements stunning photographs, while child-friendly diagrams help to explain simple scientific and geographical concepts. Each title in the "QEB Weather Watch" series features a fun, weather-related activity page and notes for parents and teachers to ensure children get the most from the book. Other titles in this series: "Sun," "Wind" and "Snow."