Ruth Martin

Little Explorers is a new first-information series for curious youngsters. With sturdy flaps to lift on every page, little ones can have hands-on fun discovering the amazing world we live in. On the Move is a friendly introduction to the world of vehicles, from cars and trucks to trains, planes and boats. Kids can lift the flaps to peer under bonnets, look inside lorries and check out the passengers on a double-decker bus.

Little Explorers is a new first-information series for curious youngsters. With sturdy flaps to lift on every page, little ones can have hands-on fun discovering the amazing world we live in. My Amazing Body is a lively introduction to the human body, where children can lift the flaps to find out what goes on under their skin. Young readers will be amazed as they find out how the brain works, what happens to a mouthful of food, how fast our fingernails grow, and what breathing is all about.

Go on an adventure into the world of bugs and get up close to beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, dragonflies and butterflies. This fun pop-up book is ideal to share together, and inquisitive children will love discovering jaw-dropping facts about all things creepy and crawly. Definitely not a book for the squeamish!

This new series lets toddlers enjoy the delights of learning to do things all by themselves. The first two titles are Dress Myself and Look After My Pet. By lifting the large flaps on each page, children can see before-and-after pictures of toddlers putting on different clothes, or taking care of their pets with pride. The very simple text allows toddlers to read along and lift the flaps themselves, reinforcing independence. Everyone will relate to Richard Watson's lively, cheeky characters, and their delight in their new achievements is so contagious that readers will be saying, " I can do it too!"

The colourful Pop-up Stories series combines fun rhyming texts and bright, bold pop-up art to engage and delight young readers. In Penguin's Snowy Playtime, one bored little penguin decides there's nothing to do at the South Pole. His friends leap into action, building swings, slides and sleighs to show him how to have some frosty fun.

It's the week before Christmas and Santa is preparing. Lift the gatefold flaps to activate the delightful changing pictures, which show Santa grooming the reindeer, polishing the sleigh and instructing the elves as they put the finishing touches to the toys. This charming, traditional gift book perfectly captures the excitement of the run-up to Christmas day.

These robust books are a great way to familiarize children with first concepts. This title tackles numbers with the story of a cute monkey on the lookout for friends in the jungle.

In 'Predators', pop-up lenticulars bring lions and leopards leaping into action, as a great white shark bares its razor-sharp teeth and a king cobra rears up off the page.

Based on research over a six-year period into three age groups of women, this important new study offers in depth analysis for the first time of the experience of expatriate Japanese wives living temporarily in the United Kingdom. It focuses on the roles of the ‘housewife’ in the context of the changing status of women in contemporary Japan.

Beep! Beep!: Who travels by road? Who whizzes through the sky? Who bobs on the water? You can match a colourful collection of felt fun vehicles with their proper places on a noisy journey by land, air and sea.