Collection: Junior Non Fiction

Though most of them are too small to be seen with the naked eye, bacteria are everywhere. They appeared on Earth more than 3 billion years before the first dinosaurs. Some bacteria cause deadly diseases, but many of them are helpful to us. They fertilise the soil by breaking down dead material, a...

It's 1828 and you're a medical student at the world-famous Edinburgh university. You are keen to start dissecting bodies to learn all about anatomy, but be careful whom you buy your body from - some people will do anything to get their hands on one! This book explores the body-snatching craze tha...

Scope and content: Describes what life would be like to work on the Great Wall of China.

NATURAL HISTORY & PETS. The friendly Labrador retriever and the smart poodle make up a Labradoodle. Find out why Labradoodles are great pets. Ages 5+

Using simple explanations and appealing illustrations in a familiar A-to-Z format, The Young Activist's Dictionary of Social Justice will teach kids the new vocabulary of change. Vetted by an anti-bias, anti-racism educator, this new resource is packed with easily understandable definitions of ti...

Dystopian Worlds builds critical literacy skills with this exciting nonfiction reader designed to enthrall students. Showcasing some of the elements found in dystopic young adult fiction, this informational text examines some of the rebellious teens that have stood up against controlling societies.

Young Adult Literature Magical Worlds builds critical literacy skills with this exciting nonfiction reader designed to enthrall students. Exploring some of the elements and conventions found in fantasy young adult fiction, this informational text examines the wondrous worlds and the things found ...

Want to know how to build a fort from nothing but sticks? Or find your way through the forest? This survival guide is your ticket to getting down and dirty in nature and learning how to make the coolest things with your own hands.

Prepare for lift-off and let your friendly astronaut guides take you on a tour of our amazing universe. Take a closer look at amazing nebulae where stars are made, explore the mystery of black holes, and much, much more!

Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a recons...