Orion extends early reader series

Orion Children’s Books is increasing its range of early reader titles, with four non-fiction books planned for 2015. The books are all on science or nature and the first, The Deep Dark Sea, is by Tony De Saulles and will be released on the 19th March. The other three books coming out next year are Dinosaurs by David Long and Nicola O’Byrne (7th May), Garden by Louisa Leaman and Natasha Rimmington (2nd July), and Space by Timothy Knapman and Kelly Canby (1st October). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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