Peters Books for Schools

An exploration of nature at night.

Meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated, this book of wonder gives a young reader the knowledge of how the things we use every day are born from natural materials, and the surprising stories behind their creation.

An introduction to art history, telling the stories of the world's greatest portraits, the artists and their sitters from Picasso to Cindy Sherman

A story about two characters who meet, alongside the story of how paper is made.

A story of Cat who struggles with Christmas.

On This Horrible Day in History takes 365 very ordinary days and asks, 'What's the VERY worst that could happen?'

Animals are even more amazing than most people realise, and this title explores how animals can help people.

Comprehension Ninja: Inference and Beyond for Upper KS2 presents 24 high-quality non-fiction, fiction and poetry texts and photocopiable activities to help embed comprehension skills across the curriculum. With accompanying question sets that challenge pupils to effectively summarise, predict, and infer from the text, this practical resource will save teachers time and supercharge pupils' reading comprehension skills.

The story of women's and girls' history, sweeping across the world and through the ages.

Follows the adventures of James Bond as a teenager, both at school at Eton and on holiday in Scotland, where he discovers scientific experiments taking place to produce genetically altered humans

Nico and Will set off on a quest to Camp Jupiter to assist Nico's sister Hazel, who is taking care of monsters in residence at the camp

The dragons call out, and the ratatoskas tell of murder. Christopher is called back to the Archipelago to help the dragons, and is embroiled in a royal plot where justice must be done.

Mara is determined to understand Kitt Azer's mind if he is destined to join her in the Mors.

Viv Featherswallow is forced to become a codebreaker in order to save her family, but if she breaks the dragon code then everyone will be endangered.

Follows the story of 15 year old Belly as she attempts to have the perfect summer.

When Bunny, Monkey and friends discover that all of existence is a virtual reality simulation, life gets a little bit crazy...

Lottie and her friends hatch a plan to make Amber be friends with them again

A boy enrols at a Wizard school and has amazing adventures.

A collection of spookily humorous tales from Greg Heffley's best friend.

The book that inspired the global film phenomenon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.

A seventeen year old girl falls in love with a vampire.

A young woman who works at her family's funeral home comes to realise that her father has been secretly offering customers the chance for immortality after their deaths

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS AT WISTERIA GARDENS.

At long last, the wedding day has arrived. The Jinn queen and the enigmatic ruler of Tulan are to be married in a magical, enchanted ceremony-but Cyrus, tethered by a blood oath to his bride-to-be, can find nothing to celebrate in this union. He's falling ever more deeply in love with the one person oathbound to kill him.

Childhood sweethearts reunite in a hockey-loving town where romance is about to heat up the ice.

The series that inspired the global film phenomenon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.

After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red colour remains. Now exiled, he must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him.

Dog Man confronts the dastardly Piggy and his latest plot to sabotage the Supa Buddies and the city

This is the enchanting story of Wiska Wildflower and her search for friendship at Inkcap's Academy.

BLOODTHIRSTY UNICORNS. UNLIKELY HEROES. A MORTAL ENEMY.

A celebration of some of the world's greatest black artists, athletes, musicians, and activists.

Relates the life of African-American slave and abolitionist, Harriet Tubman.

Profiles of twenty-five people from different cultures and time periods who stood up for things they believed in.

Looks at key events and people that helped bring about the abolition of slavery

Brings together 52 black icons from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements.

Potted biographies of 40 significant black women in world history.

Potted biographies of 35 significant black men in world history.

Looks at the history of the great civilisations of the African continent

Profiles 25 notable women throughout history and their achievements, and relates their strengths to contemporary issues that may affect girls today.

A fun, illustrated history of the Hip-hop music genre from it's roots in 1970's New York through to present day artists such as Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar.

Relays the story of four African American Women who defied the contemporary limitations of their sex and race to become key players in NASA's work in space exploration.

Biography of the life and legacy of Rosa Parks and her fight for civil rights in America.

Biography of the life and legacy of mathematician Katherine Johnson whose work was of vital importance in the pursuit to send humans to the moon.

Potted biographies of outstanding women through history and their achievements.

Explores the concept of peace through the actions and deeds of 12 Nobel Peace Prize winners from the 20th and 21st centuries.

An overview of black world history from the earliest African empires to the #blacklivesmatter movement.

In this first volume of her autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. She learns the power of the white folks at the other end of town and suffers the terrible trauma of rape by her mother's lover.

Universally regarded as one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, Billie Holiday lived a troubled life fragmented by poverty, jail, heartbreak, and addiction. This hauntingly beautiful graphic novel tells the story of her life, from her first stage appearance in Harlem, to her musical heyday in the 1940s, to her untimely death in 1959.

Autobiography of British rap and grime artist Stormzy.

Potted biographies of notable women throughout history who are associated with Birmingham.

Essays about growing up by writers from the gal-dem magazine written by women of colour and non binary people of colour

Biography charting the life and political career of former South African president Nelson Mandela

Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for many years until she escaped to Ohio.

Set in 19th century America, a mixed race runaway slave girl adopts a disguise as a white gentlemen to escape to freedom in the north.

Set at the end of the American Civil War, a young black girl disguises herself as a man and joins the army after her friend is raped and lynched by a racist mob.

The classic, Pulitzer-Prize winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name

Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Where black maids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver...

Looks at issues surrounding race and racism.

A boy travels with his drug-addicted mother and his younger sister to the deep South to see his convict father.