Books published by publisher Laburnum Press

How do you perceive the world? Learn about and explore your five senses in lots of fun simple ways.

Wood encourages children to investigate woodland spaces whatever the weather—from tree trunks and falling leaves to nuts and seeds. Children are introduced to woodland creatures and the nests and burrows they call their homes. They are also encouraged to think about the importance of planting trees to replace the wood that we use.

How do you perceive the world? Learn about and explore your five senses in lots of fun simple ways.

How do you perceive the world? Learn about and explore your five senses in lots of fun simple ways.

In Autumn, children learn that leaves change color when the weather turns cooler, read about autumn festivals such as Diwali, and learn how they can have fun with conkers and pumpkins.

Let’s Eat Lunch encourages children to think about when they eat lunch and what kinds of food they might eat. They will encounter a range of healthy lunches from around the world, and see how what they eat may change with the seasons. Finally they can follow the simple recipe to make their own Greek salad.

Chinese New Year helps children to find out more about this important annual festival. Children are introduced to the Chinese calendar and aspects of preparation, such as cleaning and decorating. They also learn about the festival itself with parades, dragon dances, family gatherings, gifts, and special food.

How do you perceive the world? Learn about and explore your five senses in lots of fun simple ways.

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Let’s Eat Breakfast encourages children to think about when they eat breakfast and what kinds of food they might eat. They will encounter a range of healthy breakfast from around the world, and see where some foods come from. Finally they can follow the simple recipe to make their own muesli.

Solve basic numeracy challenges in the areas of number recognition, addition, subtraction, pairs, multiplication, and division. Solve It! also teaches estimation, proportion, measuring, shapes and space, and problem solving—all while having fun and playing games, like musical chairs, making a paper chain, or playing dominoes.

Celebration Food encourages children to think about when they eat special food and what kinds of food they might eat at different celebrations. They will encounter a range of celebrations from around the world, both religious and secular. Finally they can follow the simple recipe to make their own charoset.