Cicada Books

  • Flush It Down: The Story of Sewers Through Time

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    Hold your nose and dive into the smelly but surprisingly fascinating world of sewers!

    From the mighty Cloaca Maxima of Ancient Rome to the revolting, waste-filled streets of the Middle Ages, and on t

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    • Author: Flowers, Rob
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: May 05 2026
    • ISBN10: 1800660642
    • Language: English
  • Shoes!: A Footwear Fashion Frolic

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    Lace up your boots and take a journey through the rich history of footwear.

    Shoes tell stories about their wearers–their identity, wealth, origins, and the image they wish to project. Over the years

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    • Author: Davies, Anna
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 72
    • Publish Date: May 05 2026
    • ISBN10: 180066057X
    • Language: English
  • Everything Amplified

    $25.99
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    Sometimes everything feels heavy and uncomfortable. My body, my family, my life . . . And the only thing that releases that weight is music.

    Nel is fifteen years old, and life is a grind. School i

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    • Author: Hanaor, Ziggy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 270
    • Publish Date: April 07 2026
    • ISBN10: 180066060X
    • Language: English
  • Finding Life: A Prehistoric Search and Find

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    This entertaining book combines an informative, educational journey through the history of life on this planet with a vibrant, detail-packed search and find.

    Simple texts break down the various epoch

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    • Author: Williams, Sophie
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: March 03 2026
    • ISBN10: 1800660545
    • Language: English
  • Why Do We Sleep?

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    We spend around a third of our lives sleeping.

    But how does our body know when to switch off, and what happens during those hours? This book takes you on a fascinating journey through the land of nod

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    • Author: Evans, Cathy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: February 03 2026
    • ISBN10: 1800660588
    • Language: English
  • Life (as We Know It)

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    We think this much is true . . . Once upon a time, before time even existed, all matter in the universe was concentrated on a single point a fraction of the size of an atom. And then? And then it exp

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    • Author: Hanaor, Ziggy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 72
    • Publish Date: October 07 2025
    • ISBN10: 1800660561
    • Language: English
  • The Museum of Shapes

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    Welcome to the Museum of Shapes. Alma is the curator of the museum. She decides which shapes should go where.

    Triangles have three sides and three angles. Can you help Alma find all the triangles on

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    • Author: Volker, Sven
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 36
    • Publish Date: October 07 2025
    • ISBN10: 1800660596
    • Language: English
  • Circus of Shadows

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    By acclaimed author-illustrator of The Grand Hotel of Feelings, this fantastical adventure takes children on an uplifting journey of reflection and self-acceptance.

    Lika has never given much thought to

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    • Author: Brankovic, Lidia
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 36
    • Publish Date: May 06 2025
    • ISBN10: 1800660529
    • Language: English
  • At the Top of the World: The Greatest Mountains on Earth (and How to Climb Them)

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    The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.

    This gorgeous compendium explores eight of the world’s greatest mountains across all its continents: Everest, Matterhorn, Chimborazo,

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    • Author: Jacobs, Robin
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 88
    • Publish Date: October 22 2024
    • ISBN10: 1800660472
    • Language: English
  • Stones and Bones: Fossils and the Stories They Tell

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    Explore the incredible history of life on our planet told through the fossil record!

    Over the past four billion years, life on Earth has evolved from microscopic single-celled organisms to today’s incr

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    • Author: Wilshaw, Rob
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 80
    • Publish Date: May 07 2024
    • ISBN10: 1800660421
    • Language: English
  • The Egg Incident

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    A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION

    NOMINATED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION 2025

    A joyous reversal of the traditional Humpty Dumpty tale of caution!

    Humphrey is an egg. An egg with

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    • Author: Hanaor, Ziggy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 72
    • Publish Date: April 02 2024
    • ISBN10: 180066043X
    • Language: English
  • Rise and Fall: Great Empires That Shaped the World

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    Journey back in time to discover the fascinating histories of nine ancient civilizations, including lesser-known empires such as Ayutthaya and Benin.

    You may know of the Vikings, the Aztecs and the Mon

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    • Author: Allen, Peter
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 102
    • Publish Date: April 01 2025
    • ISBN10: 1800660480
    • Language: English
  • Gory Rory Fangface Needs a Kiss

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    From acclaimed author Ziggy Hanaor (Alte Zachen, Alex and Alex and The Pocket Chaotic) comes this heartwarming story about the power of affection to lighten up even the darkest of days.

    Gory Rory Fangf

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    • Author: Hanaor, Ziggy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: November 14 2023
    • ISBN10: 1800660367
    • Language: English
  • Mama Mammals: Reproduction and Birth in Mammals

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    A beautiful, fact-filled picture book by writer Cathy Evans – the perfect introduction to reproduction in the natural world for children.

    This stunningly presented science book explains the facts of li

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    • Author: Evans, Cathy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: November 07 2023
    • ISBN10: 180066026X
    • Language: English
  • The Young Cyclist’s Companion

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    A brisk guide for the aspirant bike rider all the way from choosing a first bike to techniques for wheelies and bunny hops and the finer points of riding in a group. This multi-layering of information

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    • Author: Drinkell, Peter
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 72
    • Publish Date: September 07 2021
    • ISBN10: 1908714964
    • Language: English
  • The Grand Hotel of Feelings

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    A delightfully imaginative picture book that is both a fun read-aloud and also a great way to engage children in conversations about managing emotions.

    Welcome to the Grand Hotel of Feelings, where all

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    • Author: Brankovic, Lidia
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: September 05 2023
    • ISBN10: 1800660413
    • Language: English
  • I Am a Potato!

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    If Creature is not a potato, what could they possibly be? Taxonomy has never been so much fun!

    ‘I am a potato’, says a small, furry creature. ‘Don’t be ridiculous, ‘ says Dog. ‘Do you grow underground

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    • Author: Hanaor, Ziggy
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: September 03 2024
    • ISBN10: 1800660510
    • Language: English
  • Map of You

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    A thoughtfully designed and timely activity book in which to explore ideas of mindfulness and self-acceptance by emerging author-illustrator, Sophie Williams.

    ”The cheerful, doodlelike illustrations-

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    • Author: Williams, Sophie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 72
    • Publish Date: May 03 2022
    • ISBN10: 1800660154
    • Language: English
  • Forwards Always: Poems to Be Read Aloud

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    Forwards Always is a collection of poems to be read aloud with friends and loved ones.

    You may need to practice certain poems more than once before you get the hang of them, as you would dancing the ru

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    • Author: Hodson, Matthew
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 60
    • Publish Date: September 12 2023
    • ISBN10: 1800660359
    • Language: English
  • Professor Wooford McPaw’s History of Astronomy

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    Take your youngsters on a voyage across the universe and ignite their passion for exploring the night sky in this fascinating and imaginative guide to astronomy for kids ages 6 to 10.

    “This is a compr

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