'Project X, Origins' is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development.

Since the beginning of human history, we have been at war with an invisible enemy. Microbes. These tiny organisms can spread terrible diseases. Ramses V, Pharaoh of Egypt may have died of smallpox; in 1918 a new illness called the Spanish Flu killed 50 million people in 18 months; and in the fourteenth century the black death killed more than a quarter of the population. In more recent times COVID-19 has changed the way we live. But there's good news too! Human scientists have learned to fight back. In the 18th century Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine, and since the 1930s penicillin has saved millions of lives. And many microbes are helpful. They help our digestion, give us powerful medicines and even food. This is the 'Microbe Wars'. It's good, it's bad sometimes it's ugly, but it's a scientific journey filled with innovation and hope.

Meet the bacteria, viruses, and other germs and microbes that are all around, but too small for us to see. Learn how they keep us and our world running.

Who lives in a house like this? Just about everyone. This is a title that will have the cleanest of neat freaks running for cover when they discover what they'll never be able to get out of the carpet. 'House Of Horrors' dishes the dirt on the secret life of dust mites and parasitic pet poo.