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Books published by publisher Kingfisher Books

  • My First Horse and Pony Book: From Breeds and Bridles to Jophpurs and Jumping

    Judith Draper, Matthew Roberts

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, July 4, 2005)
    This stunningly photographed book is just what young equestrian enthusiasts need to fuel their excitement, be they budding riders who already have their own pony or those who dream of horse ownership. The informative and inspiring text, combined with exquisite photographs, covers in detail all aspects of first horse and pony facts, care and riding. My First Horse and Pony Book by Judith Draper and Matthew Roberts provides a solid foundation in the first principles of horse and pony management and an exciting introduction to the world of riding.
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  • Amazing Machines Terrific Trains Activity Book

    Tony Mitton, Editors of Kingfisher, Ant Parker

    Paperback (Kingfisher, Feb. 21, 2017)
    This interactive early learning activity book is packed full of trains! Trains that huff and puff and rattle and rush. Trains that can rumble over bridges and through tunnels.Trains with rails and wheels and coaches to carry people across the world. Preschool children will love the activity pages-- there are counting, matching, drawing, writing, coloring, and lots of other activities, as well as two pages of stickers to use. Inside the front and back covers are press-out play pieces that little fingers can use to build their very own terrific train!
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  • Weather and Climate: Geography Facts and Experiments

    Barbara Taylor

    Paperback (Kingfisher, March 15, 1993)
    An introduction to weather and climate, discussing world climates, seasons, violent weather, weather pollution, and the elements of changing weather. Includes instructions for making a weather station.
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  • Are You A Ladybug?

    Judy Allen, Tudor Humphries

    Paperback (Kingfisher, May 16, 2003)
    Beginning with its title question, "Are you a ladybug?", this accessible book is perfect for reading aloud and tells young readers how they would experience life if they were a ladybug.
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  • Cool Cars

    Tony Mitton, Ant Parker

    Board book (Kingfisher, April 10, 2018)
    Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.Cars are really handy, for getting us around. They whiz along on busy roads, and make a zoomy sound.From race cars to limousines, cruise down the street with some wacky animal drivers in this lively story, now in an attractive board book format perfect for small hands. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!
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  • Kingfisher Readers L5: Ancient Egyptians

    Philip Steele

    Paperback (Kingfisher, March 27, 2012)
    Kingfisher Readers L5: Ancient Egyptians By Philip Steele"In ancient Egypt, there was a secret valley." So begins this in-depth look at one of the most fascinating of all nonfiction subjects, the Ancient Egyptians. From the tombs in the Valley of the Kings to treasures, everyday life, architecture, hieroglyphs, mummies, and more, this book covers all of the essential topics in a format that is designed to help independent readers further build their fluency. Beautiful art and photography draws readers through the material, and supplementary information such as a timeline, callouts, and fact boxes reinforce key ideas. More than three dozen advanced vocabulary words are highlighted throughout the text and defined in the glossary, making this the perfect introduction to this popular subject.LEVEL 5 – READING FLUENTLY (yellow)At this level there will be a more sophisticated range of sentences, vocabulary and language features. Includes glossary and index.
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  • Rivers and Oceans

    Barbara Taylor

    Paperback (Kingfisher, March 15, 1993)
    An introduction to geography that answers young readers' questions about rivers and oceans
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  • Coding with Basher: Coding with Scratch

    The Coder School, Simon Basher

    Paperback (Kingfisher, July 23, 2019)
    Coding with Scratch, a new books in the Basher series Coding with Basher, combines Basher's trademark quirky and humorous illustration style with the very latest teachings on coding with the Scratch 3.0 program.Written by the founders of The Coder School. Coding with Scratch shows children how to think like coders, and will help them develop the skills necessary to build their own website and get it online. The book is a fun, engaging, and easy to use approach to basic coding. It shows how to work with today's most popular coding teaching tool, Scratch, used in over 150 countries and available in more than 40 languages.
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  • See Inside a Galleon

    Jonathan Rutland, Mary Connalty

    Paperback (Kingfisher Books, Dec. 31, 1988)
    Provides a close look at the design, construction, capabilities, and life aboard a galleon, a ship specially built for warfare.
  • Basher Science: Microbiology

    Simon Basher, Dan Green

    Paperback (Kingfisher, June 23, 2015)
    This latest book from the Basher Science series investigates the unseen world of microbes. Basher's distinctive style presents key microbes as characters with their own voice and personality. Microbiology investigates the "teensy tykes" such as algae and bacteria that are all around us in the living world, as well as a range of so-called "minibeasts", but these are not the usual creepy-crawlies that you might think of. These near-invisible creatures range from the zooplankton "good guys" to the unpleasant tapeworm and fluke. Yuk!Microbiology explains the different building blocks of the human body, as well as the nasty bugs that can make us so ill, whether it's catching a common cold or something much more deadly such as tuberculosis, the second biggest killer in the modern world.
  • Fx Faces

    Snazaroo

    Paperback (Kingfisher Books, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Shows how professional makeup artists use makeup and other tools to create fabulous and scary special effects, like a three-eyed ghoul, mad scientist, and horrible hag
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  • Kingfisher First Encyclopedia of Animals

    John Kirkwood, John Farndon

    Hardcover (Kingfisher Books, Sept. 7, 1998)
    This encyclopedia follows an easy-to-use A-Z arrangement. Each page looks at a different group of animals such as mammals, fish and amphibians. With a combination of artwork and photographs it should be an interesting introduction to the subject.
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