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10 Extraordinary Ideas that Shaped our Universe

Sheila Kanani

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Can You Get Music on the Moon?

Sheila Kanani

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How Was That Built?

Roma Agrawal

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Letters from Fantastically Great Women

Kate Pankhurst

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Lonely Planet Kids: Hidden Wonders

Lonely Planet Kids

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Lonely Planet Kids: Where in the World Can I See?

Lonely Planet Kids

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Marvellous Messages

Rose Ayling-Ellis

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Myths and Legends

Frances Durkin

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Rise and Fall

Peter Allen

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Six Queens

Lydia Monks

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Tales of World War II

Hattie Hearn

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Lonely Planet Kids: The Flag Book

Lonely Planet Kids

You pick the stack, they choose the books. These are the 12 books they'll choose from, so there's no need to pick any yourself.

Occasionally a displayed title may become unavailable, but rest assured that substitutions will always be carefully chosen to suit the stack.

  • Non-Fiction
  • 9 to 11
  • Knowledge
  • Hardback

How Stuff Works

An ideal gift for curious minds that want to know more about the world they live in

For 9 to 11 year olds who want to know how everything works, and why. This stack covers engineering, history, science and more, with titles like How Was That Built?, Can You Get Music on the Moon?, Letters from Fantastically Great Women and Six Queens. Packed with fascinating facts and brilliant visuals, these are books to dip into again and again. Perfect for the child who's always taking things apart to see what's inside.

Gifted this stack before? Don't worry, titles are regularly updated to keep things fresh.

You choose the stack and how many books to gift.
They choose the story they want to read.
We deliver it to their door.

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Your recipient will receive an email or printable gift certificate with your message and a link to their own gift page. There, they can browse the stack and choose their book (or books), plus any extras you've added. They'll have two months to choose.

Their books then arrive packed in our gift-ready mailer, with a Chapter & Choice bookmark and a keepsake card for their stack. No wrapping needed.

Make it extra special with our Beautiful Bookplates: a pack of 10 illustrated bookplates. They'll choose their favourite design (Oscar the Owl, Monty the Mouse or Felix the Fox) to make their new books their own. You can add them once you've added the stack to your basket.

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You pick a stack

All the thought, none of the guesswork. Pick a stack of 12 themed books that suits them, and how many books to gift.

They choose their books

No more doubling up on books they already have. We email your gift on the day you choose, and they pick their favourites.

We deliver

No wrapping, no trips to the post office. Their books arrive at their door gift-ready, with a bookmark and keepsake card.