It is a "general" book but has facts in it and also gives an idea of how ordinary people lived, worked, dressed, and thought. Du Garde Peach, the same illustrator - John Kenney, and they were all originally published with dustwrappers. Many of the illustrations in this series were by Harry Wingfield, John Berry, Martin Aitchison, Frank Hampson and Charles Tunnicliffe. In fact, there must be very few people in their 30s, 40s, 50s and even 60s who don’t remember a Ladybird book.

Written by physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Quantum Mechanics explores all the key players, breakthroughs, controversies and unanswered questions of the quantum world.The main reason for extending much beyond the mid-80s cut-off point is so as to include all the books in a series which began in the ‘golden years’. Trading Address (Warehouse) Unit E, Vulcan Business Complex, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EB. Pretty disappointed with content however, lots of illustrations of gruesome things ie torture, witch sinking, people being burnt at the stake, cadavers, and loads more.

Originally founded in 1867, this British publisher has been producing mass-market books for children for over 100 years. You'll discover the common origins of dogs and Brussels sprouts, how it is we're all mutants, where wings, ears and tails came from, why sex is good for you, how some dinosaurs evolved and survived, and why human evolution may finally have stopped.Ladybird Books launched their Well-Loved Tales series in 1964, retelling fairy tales in the Ladybird house style, the stories by Vera Southgate and illustrations by Eric Winter.

Ladybird Books recommend reading in stages, with a tried and tested method that has continued to stand the test of time. A notice at the town’s railway station welcoming visitors to ‘The Home of Ladybird Books’ was taken down but in 2015 a green plaque was unveiled at Angel Yard in Loughborough, the original home of Ladybird Books, recognising the company’s importance in the town’s history.

The books in this series are not parodies, but instead use the classic format to serve as clear introductions to a wide variety of subjects, generally in the fields of science and history. The 4 titles in the collection set include—Adding and Subtracting: Ladybird I'm Ready for Maths, Time, Shapes and Seasons: Ladybird I'm Ready for Maths, Times Tables: Ladybird I'm Ready for Maths, Multiplying and Dividing: Ladybird I'm Ready for Maths; each focused on a different maths function to ensure your child gets enough and more practice with each. Each board book adorned in bold, bright colours and simple text covers an important subject like shapes, animal sounds, On the farm, Things that go, colours, At the zoo, numbers, animals, faces and first words; respectively.