TPB. With illustrations by Dave McKean, this provides fascinating answers to questions on space, time, evolution and more. Telling the real story of the world around us, this enthralling journey through scientific reality reveals the beauty and magic that far exceed any myth or legend. This is the first book by Dawkins for a young adult audience, and is a great way to engage interest in the natural world. Ages: 12+

Richard Dawkins is author of The Selfish Gene, voted The Royal Society's Most Inspiring Science Book of All Time, and also the bestsellers The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, The Ancestor's Tale, The God Delusion, and two volumes of autobiography, An Appetite for Wonder and Brief Candle in the Dark. He is a Fellow of New College, Oxford and both the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Literature. In 2013, Dawkins was voted the world's top thinker in Prospect magazine's poll of 10,000 readers from over 100 countries.