UK Hachette Children’s Group has joined forces with leading Chinese publisher CITIC Publishing Group to create Science Pop!, an exciting new range of popular science information books for children aged 5-12 years.

HCG’s educational imprints Franklin Watts and Wayland will create, in consultation with CITIC, a range of 150 titles covering a wide range of science-based topics, from Coding to Genetics. The collection will be introduced to the Chinese market under the brand name of Science Pop! and will be published over 5 years between 2021 – 2025, starting with 60 titles in 2021/2022 in a unique, ground-breaking deal.