Handbooks Series

A classic Usborne title, updated for a new generation. Train yourself to be a great detective with this humorous, handy pocket guide packed with hints, tips and advice on how to be an intrepid, quick-thinking super-sleuth. Test your observational skills, learn how to crack codes, discover how to identify people by their fingerprints or handwriting, find out how to examine witnesses and look for clues. This is a great gift for any child with a sense of daring and adventure.

Packed with tips, hints and advice on all the tricks needed to be a super spy, including how to write and break codes, how to use disguises to avoid detection and how to stalk and shadow enemy spies effectively.

Du möchtest Prinzessin werden? Nur zu! Dieses Handbuch führt dich mit unterhaltsamen Texten und bunten Bildern in das höfische Leben ein: Wie man Prinzessin wird, Modische Do's und Dont's; wie man sich bewegt; Gepflege Unterhaltung beim Tee; sich einen Prinzen angeln; Deine Königliche Hochzeit; „Prinzessin oder Trampel?“-Test

Sausende Kanonenkugeln, heulende Stürme, seltsame Krankheiten. Pirat zu sein ist nicht immer einfach. Für alle, die dieses Abenteuer wagen und in die Fußstapfen von Jack Sparrow treten wollen, ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige. Auf witzige und unterhaltsame Weise werden die grundlegenden Fertigkeiten des Piratentums vermittelt: Wie wird man ein richtiger Pirat? Wie hält man sein Schiff in Ordnung? Wie kämpft ein anständiger Pirat? Was hat es mit den großen Schatz-Mythen auf sich? Dazu gibt es nützliche Anekdoten und Tipps aus dem Piraten-Alltag, die dieses Buch zu einem Muss für alle kleinen Piraten machen (und für die, die es noch werden wollen).

Discover how you become an astronaut, the training you must undertake, how you travel into space and what you do when you're up there. With a foreword from ESA astronaut Tim Peake, the first British astronaut to embark on a mission to the International Space Station. Published in association with the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Published to coincide with Tim Peake's ISS mission in November 2015, which is sure to inspire a whole generation of children, much as the moon landings did in the 1960s and '70s. This is a whole new era of space exploration and this book features the latest and most accurate information, as it is written in conjunction with experts from the UK Space Agency. An inspirational way to get children interested in science, as they discover the huge number of people who are involved in sending a person into space.

Secrets and mysteries surrounding haunted houses are revealed in this descriptive, illustrated book for curious minds. Answering questions such as "What makes a house haunted? Can people live in one?" and "Do ghosts make good roommates?," this delightful handbook engages and stimulates creativity, and its activities keep children entertained for hours.

Bring the period of medieval knights vividly to life The ultimate guide for the novice knight, Knight's Handbook covers everything from sieges to swordplay, feasts to fights and crusades to courtly love. Written in a lively, humorous and engaging style and packed with informative historical detail, this handbook is sure to please both parents and children.

An introduction to life in the Roman army and the various wars that were fought