Templar Publishing

  • Faruq and the wiri wiri

    £7.99

    There is not a better smell in the world than Ajee’s Cook-up rice. The kitchen fills with the smell of coconut, garlic and spices. Faruq loves his grandmother Ajee, and he loves her cooking. In fact, Faruq would like to cook too – he wants to be a chef, but Ajee says he has to be a doctor like his father. But one day when Ajee is too ill to make the family feast, with the help of his neighbour Mrs Joseph, Faruq picks some hot wiri wiri chilli peppers and cooks up a banquet. Preparing food for his family fills Faruq’s heart with love – and sets a different course for his future. This sumptuous story celebrates Caribbean culture and food through Sophia Payne’s distinct voice that is reflective of her Indo-Guyanese heritage and is brought to life by Sandhya Prabhat’s beautiful artwork. It also includes a recipe for Guyanese Lime cookies for you to try at home!

  • Prehistoric beasts

    £16.99

    Palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax takes a closer look at seven wild animals and, using fossil clues, reveals who their prehistoric relatives were. From a mighty whale to a tiny dragonfly, find out about the wild creatures and their animal families today. Then open the fold-out pages to reveal awesome pop-ups, bringing you face-to-face with their long-extinct ancestors. Go head-to-head with the woolly mammoth, meet the mega shark Megalodon and get to know the prehistoric penguin named Icadyptes. Discover how these animals lived long ago, how they are different to their modern relatives – and how they are the same. Full of fascinating facts, bright illustrations and real fossil finds, meet prehistoric beasts of the past.

  • The fixer of broken things

    £7.99

    Bea is a fixer. She is the finest fixer, far and wide, and people bring her everything – from tiny sprockets to enormous rockets – because they know she’ll have them working again in no time. One day, Bea finds a broken thing. It’s very small and very sad, and try as hard as she might, she cannot fix it. Bea soon realises that not every problem has to be solved alone, and that talking to her friends is the answer she has been looking for. This heartwarming story sensitively discusses big feelings like sadness, and acts as a reminder for readers young and old that we don’t have to face things alone and can find support in those around us.

  • Bug

    £6.99

    From a small, wiggly caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly, join Bug on this wonderful journey. Follow the peep-through holes on every page to discover each stage of growing into a butterfly.

  • Frog

    £6.99

    From a tiny egg to fully grown, join Frog on this very exciting journey! Follow the peep-through holes on every page to discover each stage of becoming a frog.

  • Plants

    £9.99

    Plants are pretty amazing. So sit back, and let expert scientist and CBeebies writer Emily Dodd tell you all about them. With bite-sized text, facts to make you say ‘wow’, and easy-to-understand explanations, big science topics are now just the right size for readers four years and over. Brilliantly illustrated by Chorkung, this is the perfect little book for readers who are just discovering all the incredible things in the world around them.

  • Maths

    £10.99

    This is a lively introduction to the marvellous world of mathematics, where children can lift the flaps to learn how maths is important to the world around them – from dividing up a pizza, to making aeroplanes fly! Covering basic counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, probability and more, young readers will be amazed as they discover just how fun (and simple!) these first steps into maths can be.

  • Poppy Pickle

    £7.99

    Poppy has the most extraordinary imagination. When she is sent upstairs to tidy her room, she just can’t help imagining, and suddenly, her imagination literally comes alive. Soon her room is jam-packed with all kinds of weird and wonderful creatures. There’s a problem, though – the mammoth puts his foot through the floor and the hungry crocodile thinks Poppy would make a tasty snack. Poppy needs to get rid of all these creatures fast – but how? This lift-the-flap edition is perfect for sharing and reading together – with flaps both big and small for little hands to lift.

  • Just the Way You Are

    £7.99

    I love you just the way you are. And you will always know it’s everything about you that makes me love you so. Join a lovable little tiger cub on a day in the jungle, learning about unconditional love, respect and acceptance. With its gentle, rhyming text it reinforces the importance of being yourself and being comfortable in your own skin.

  • Science

    £10.99

    Here is a fun and interactive introduction to the incredible world of science, perfect for children starting school. ‘Science’ is a lively introduction to the incredible world of science, where children can lift the flaps to learn all about what science is, and how it relates to every day life.

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