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Ladybird Expert Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Ladybird Expert books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Ladybird Expert series? Start with "The Battle of Britain (By: James Holland)" (2010) and follow publication order through all 39 books.
The complete Ladybird Expert reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Battle of Britain (By: James Holland)
2010
Quantum Mechanics (By: Jim Al-Khalili)
2017
Evolution (By: Steve Jones)
2017
Climate Change (By: Tony Juniper)
2017
Shackleton (By: Ben Saunders)
2017
The Battle of the Atlantic (By: James Holland)
2018
Artificial Intelligence (By: Michael Wooldridge)
2018
Big Bang (By: Marcus Chown)
2018
Blitzkrieg (By: James Holland)
2018
Plate Tectonics (By: Iain Stewart)
2018
Timbuktu (By: Gus Casely-Hayford)
2018
Consciousness (By: Hannah Critchlow)
2018
Genetics (By: Adam Rutherford)
2018
The Spanish Armada (By: Sam Willis)
2018
The Desert War (By: James Holland)
2018
Twentieth-Century Classical Music (By: Fiona Maddocks)
2018
Nuclear Deterrence (By: Lawrence Freedman)
2018
Witchcraft (By: Suzannah Lipscomb)
2018
Bubbles
2018
The Eastern Front 1941-43 (By: James Holland)
2018
Human Origins (By: Alice Roberts)
2018
Æthelflæd (By: Tom Holland)
2019
Gravity (By: Jim Al-Khalili)
2019
Plato's Republic (By: Angie Hobbs)
2019
The Battle of The Nile (By: Sam Willis)
2019
D-Day (By: James Holland)
2019
Octopuses (By: Helen Scales)
2019
Battle of Trafalgar (By: Sam Willis)
2019
Exoplanets (By: Maggie Aderin-Pocock)
2019
Beowulf (By: Janina Ramírez)
2019
Homer (By: Daisy Dunn)
2019
The Pacific War 1941-1943 (By: James Holland)
2019
Armageddon (By: Joann Fletcher)
2019
The Bomber War (By: James Holland)
2020
Pain (By: Irene Tracey)
2020
The War in Italy (By: James Holland)
2021
Burma 1943-1944 (By: James Holland)
2022
Victory Against Japan 1944-1945 (By: James Holland)
2023
Victory in Europe 1944-1945 (By: James Holland)
2023
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