My First Discovery Paperbacks
Captivating non-fiction books for children aged 3+ with hyper realistic artwork to inspire young minds.
Moonlight Audio free audio app
2023 Catalogue
We are a family-run company, founded in 1980 to create a new kind of information book for young children. From the beginning we were all about discovery.
Our aim was to explain to children how things work, why the world is as it is, and why people and things interact in everyday life as they do.
Through outstanding illustration and excellent design, accompanied by simple, clear texts, we set out to capture the imagination of our young readers so that they become fascinated by what they discover and want to find out more about the subject.
Forty-three years on, that’s very much what we continue to do today.
About Moonlight Publishing
Our new audio app will be launched in March 2023, at the same time as our My First Discovery Paperbacks series.
Scan the QR code to download the audio app.
free audio app
Moonlight Audio
Young readers can listen to the narration of the text with sound effects, and access all the content of the books by themselves, without the help of an adult. As such, the audio app is particularly useful for reluctant readers and speakers of English as a second language.
My First Discovery Paperbacks
An award-winning series, now available in paperback, for children aged 3-6 years
Transparent overlay pages reveal hidden surprises, establish connections, and enable children to look inside objects.
Clear and simple texts enrich children’s knowledge and vocabulary. Moonlight Audio free audio app
Beautiful design and captivating illustrations spark children’s curiosity, hold their attention, and facilitate understanding.
My First Discovery Paperbacks
200 x 170 mm / 32 pages, including 8 transparent pages / £7.99 9781851037537 9781851037582 9781851037667 9781851037544 9781851037599 9781851037674 9781851037551 9781851037629 9781851037681 9781851037568 9781851037643 9781851037698 9781851037575 9781851037650 9781851037704
My First Discovery Paperbacks - Torchlights
A magical experience that draws children into a world of detail hidden in the darkened transparent pages of the book.
A magic torch made of card:
• ´Lights up´ a circular section of the illustration as you move it beneath the darkened transparent pages.
• Creates a sense of discovery and fun.
• Helps develop children’s attention span as they focus on one small part of the artwork at a time.
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readers can listen to an audio recording of the text with fun sound effects via our free audio app.
to the complete recording, or one page at a time. Ideal for reluctant readers and speakers of English as a second language.
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My First Discovery Hardbacks
ANIMAL THEMES
Animal Camouflage
Animals Underground*
Farm Animals
Fish Underwater*
How Animals Sleep*
In the Jungle
The Egg
The Jungle
What Animals Eat*
ANIMAL SPECIES
Crocodiles
Dolphins
Elephants
Insects*
The Ladybird
Polar Bears
Sharks
Whales
978-185103-472-7
978-185103-468-0
978-185103-473-4
978-185103-411-6
978-185103-384-3
978-185103-418-5
978-185103-428-4
978-185103-425-3
978-185103-426-0
978-185103-408-6
978-185103-381-2
978-185103-409-3
978-185103-433-8
978-185103-417-8
978-185103-380-5
978-185103-399-7
978-185103-453-6
Format 150 x 175 mm / 24 board pages + 8–12 acetate pages / £12.99
MY FIRST ENCYCLOPEDIAS
My First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs*
978-185103-424-6
My First Encyclopedia of How?
978-185103-448-2
My First Encyclopedia of Why?
978-185103-442-0
Beautifully illustrated encylopedias that provide clear answers to many questions children ask about the world around them.
Format 225 x 190 mm / 76 illustrated pages, including 8 transparent pages / £16.99
My First Discovery Hardbacks
ECOSYSTEMS
Deserts 978-185103-422-2
In the Jungle* 978-185103-417-8
The Jungle 978-185103-399-7
The Riverbank 978-185103-393-5
Trees 978-185103-401-7
SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY
Atlas of the Earth 978-185103-406-2
Earth and Sky 978-185103-430-7
Water 978-185103-403-1
HISTORY, CULTURE, MUSIC
Castle under Siege*
978-185103-414-7
Egyptian Tombs* 978-185103-429-1
Homes 978-185103-398-0
Life Below the City* 978-185103-410-9
Lost Treasure* 978-185103-431-4
Music 978-185103-474-1
Pirates
Prehistoric People
978-185103-469-7
978-185103-452-9
The Pyramid 978-185103-470-3
TRANSPORT AND MACHINES
Boats 978-185103-471-0
Cars 978-185103-377-5
Firefighting 978-185103-392-8
Planes 978-185103-385-0
DINOSAURS
Dinosaurs 978-185103-379-9
Arcimboldo’s Portraits* 978-185103-461-1
The Impressionists 978-185103-450-5
Landscapes 978-185103-462-8
The Louvre 978-185103-463-5
Paris by Night* 978-185103-466-6
Paintings 978-185103-464-2
Sculpture 978-185103-465-9
Vincent Van Gogh 978-185103-441-3
Format 150 x 175 mm / 24 board pages + 8–12 acetate pages / £12.99
My First Discovery Hardbacks
MY FIRST DISCOVERIES ART
Dinosaurs at Large*978-185103-415-4
How the Body Works 978-185103-440-6
THE BODY
First Discovery Music
Illustrated musical biographies for children from aged 8 upwards.
About the lives of the classical composers and more contemporary giants of jazz.
Evocative illustrations of the musician’s childhood give way to contemporary artwork and photography in the second half of the book.
The first half of the book focuses on the musician’s childhood, the second half on how their music evolved throughout their professional life.
On the accompanying audio CD and Audio App, the narration of the story is interwoven with recordings of the composer’s music.
The music resonates with the tone of the storyline, immersing the reader in the life and music of the musician.
First Discovery Music
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
Johann Sebastian Bach 978-185103-319-5
Ludwig van Beethoven 978-185103-310-2
Fryderyc Chopin 987-185103-446-8
Claude Debussy 978-185103-447-5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 978-185103-445-1
Franz Schubert 978-185103-460-4
Antonio Vivaldi 978-185103-323-2
MODERN CLASSICS
Louis Armstrong 978-1-85103-436-9
Ray Charles 978-1-85103-444-4
Ella Fitzgerald 978-1-85103-443-7
Moonlight Audio free audio app
Music and narration now available via the audio app.
Hardback format 195 x 195 mm
32 illustrated pages + audio CD & audio app £16.95
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