Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Leisure

An adrenaline-fuelled guide to extreme sports for kids, including snowboarding, skydiving, BMXing, rock climbing and much more. As well as a general introduction to each sport, discover star athletes such as Shaun White, Chloe Kim and Danny Way, a list of essential slang, a timeline of the sport'...

Say it with dance! This gorgeous collection will enchant young dancers with stories from eight cultures, including the Polka in the Czech Republic, Limbo in the West Indies and the Waltz in Germany.

From the very first Olympic Games to the modern version we play today, explore all kinds of sports from around the world, including ball sports, gymnastics, athletics, water sports, extreme sports and so much more! Find out how each sport came to be, where in the world it originated and, most imp...

A World of Supercars is crammed with amazing, up-close photographs of some of the most famous supercars in the world, and all the top facts and figures about their performance. Get up to speed on engine types, aerodynamics, handling and other tech topics, and meet the stars of the supercar world.

This book is packed full of facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team records, exceptional matches and the stars who made it all possible, this exhaustively researched annual tells the stories of these key ...

What's harder to catch the faster you run? Which word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? What has many rings but no fingers? From quick, easy riddles to keep young minds ticking over to longer riddles that involve some serious thinking power, this book is packed with brain-bending, r...

This book is stuffed with the fastest, brightest, longest, funniest, weirdest, wildest, wettest, saddest, brainiest, and fascinating-est things in the world. It will amuse, entertain and amaze you with the most excellent, outstanding and, quite simply, best things on our planet and beyond. For in...