Collection: Junior Non Fiction

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...

Young, Gifted and Black, Too celebrates the lives of 52 more leaders, heroes, sportspeople and artists of colour from around the world. Featuring the stories of recent change-makers such as Amanda Gorman and Naomi Osaka, as well as historic talents such as Juan Latino and Yaa Asantewaa, Jamia Wil...

Discover 101 extraordinary children from across the world. Featuring an inspirational selection of dedicated young people, this collection includes entertainers such as Taylor Swift and Daniel Radcliffe, sporting heroes like Pele and Michelle Kwarn, and business entrepreneurs Tavi Gevinson and Jo...

You are made of star dust, and your imagination can take you to the stars on wings of science. Soar from subatomic particles to the farthest reaches of space and back through time to the Big Bang. This is you, gazing at the universe. This is the youniverse.

Packed with amazing facts and eye-grabbing images, Your Breathtaking Lungs and Rocking Respiratory System takes a different approach to teaching the reader about the lungs and how and why we breathe. Every spread opens with an amazing science fact about the human body, then goes on to explain how...

A TV tie-in to season 2 of the new CBBCs hit series Operation Ouch! featuring everything you've ever wanted to know about your body, how it works and how it fixes itself! Join Dr Chris and Dr Xand as they experiment and explore their way through the fascinating world of medicine and biology, show...

It is pretty easy to argue that the human brain is the most extraordinary thing in the known universe. But there is so much we don't know about the thing behind our eyes. Where do thoughts come from? Why do we dream? Why have our brains become 10% smaller over the past ten to twelve thousand year...

The first few years of life were thought to be the most important in brain development. With the aid of modern brain-imaging technologies, we now know the brain undergoes a substantial remodeling process during adolescence. This insightful title is designed to empower readers as they learn how ar...

An introduction to the digestive system and how it processes food for the human body.

This innovative and timely picture book teaches children that they have the ability to stretch and grow their own brains. It also delivers the crucial message that mistakes are an essential part of learning. The book introduces children to the anatomy and various functions of the brain in a fun a...