A Dominoes Starter (250 Headwords) adaptation of the classic story of Phileas Fogg’s race to travel round the world in only 80 days, travelling in many different ways and experiencing lots of exciting adventures.

A nicely-illustrated book full of maps with pictures of what goes on in different places around the world. There are interesting snippets of information about all sorts of animals, people and places.

A retelling of Christopher Columbus’s life in the Usborne Famous Lives series. There is clear text and attractive color illustrations throughout.

This reference book has chapters on many of the most famous explorers throughout history, from Magellan’s voyages to Livingstone in Africa to Scott at the Pole. Well illustrated and full of good basic information.

An Oxford Read & Discover Level 3 (600 headwords) book, full of pictures and information about festivals as different as Diwali and Halloween.

An adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s famous story for young readers. It tells the story of Gulliver’s visit to the land of the little people – Lilliput.

Another wonderful Horrid Henry story, illustrated by the great Tony Ross. In this Early Reader, Henry does everything he can to get out of the car journey with his parents.

A version of Little Red Riding Hood, in which a little boy who is missing his father goes to take things to his sick grandmother through a very spooky forest. Along the way he meets various characters from other fairy stories, before arriving at grandma’s cottage, and finding his dad there.

James escapes from his terrible life with his horrible aunts in a giant peach. The peach is pulled through the sky by a flock of birds, and James travels with a group of talking insects until the surprising end of his amazing journey.

A factual book which gives children an idea of what flying in a plane is like. It is aimed at those who have never flown, but with its interesting presentation of what happens and how things work, it is useful to everyone.