What did Haydn's wife use for curling-paper for her hair? What did Schubert do with his old spectacles case? Why was Dvorak given a butcher's apron when he was a little boy? Why did Tchaikovsky spit on a map of Europe? Addressing these questions, this work contains facts, dates and anecdotes, interspersed with black-and-white line illustrations.

A Financial Times BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'Critics Choice' WINNER! BEST NON-FICTION BOOK silver award - Made For Mums Toy Awards "A canny and accessible guide to the world of money" - The Times

Long ago, only the Sun would rise and set in the sky and food could not be found. Rat and Raven are enemies who have to work together to find tasty leftovers, such as coconuts and oysters. And they learn just how the Moon came to be and why it continues to move away.

Why do you need food and what happens to it inside your body? Which foods give you energy and which ones make you fit and strong? In this book you can explore your amazing insides and discover all kinds of fantastic food facts. Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own.

A whistle-stop trip around the globe, taking in everything from perishing poles to desperate deserts, wild weather to earth-shattering earthquakes. Crammed full of maps, stories and quizzes, it's the ultimate Horrible Geography guide.

Take a nature walk with Dara McAnulty and learn all about our native birds, animals, trees and flowers

Take a nature walk with Dara McAnulty and learn all about our native birds, animals, trees and flowers.