Recent non-fiction for kids & teens from 2020

Explore Your World: Deep Dive into Deep Sea
The second book for children from renowned explorer and scientist Professor Tim Flannery, this time exploring the most fascinating creatures hiding in the ocean deep!
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The Secret Life of Stars
For those whose curiosity takes them far beyond Earth's atmosphere, The Secret Life of Stars offers a personal and readily understood introduction to some of the Galaxy's most remarkable stars.
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Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed The World
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Immigrant Women Who Changed the World is the third book in the New York Times bestselling series for children. Packed with 100 bedtime stories about the lives of 100 extraordinary immigrant...
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Heroes of Footy
Dare to dream with this collection of 30 rule-breaking, boundary-pushing and risk-taking men and women who shape our national game.
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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals
Dangerous animals get a bad rap, but this beautifully illustrated encyclopaedia helps us appreciate the incredible features of some of our more hair-raising animal species.
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Australian Mammals
In this stunning companion to Australian Birds and Australian Sea Life, Matt Chun explores Australia's beloved mammals, from the remarkable platypus to the endangered bilby. Matt Chun's rendering of these beloved animals -...
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Charles Darwin (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Charles Darwin tells the inspiring story of this world-renowned naturalist.
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Infographic Guide to the Globe
What is the most popular pet in the world? Where is the hottest place on Earth? When was the first country formed? Learn these and dozens of other fascinating facts about the planet and its people with this dynamically-illustrated...
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Cities - Then & Now
This fun and colourful lift-the-flap book gives a unique insight into how cities looked in the past, compared to how they look now. With ancient cities and ruins including Pompeii, Great Zimbabwe and Babylon, discover how history...
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Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes
From monster-slewing heroes to ancient accounts of gods and goddesses from all around the world, such as Thor and Odin, the beautifully illustrated follow-up to Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts is a fun and fascinating journey through...
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The Human Body Survival Guide
What's the biggest organ in the human body? Does your hair continue to grow after you die? What does a healthy poo look like? Don't worry, The Human Body Survival Guide has the facts and advice you need to survive living in your...
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Kay’s Anatomy
Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well... pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even...
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The Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Creatures
Enter the enchanting world of mythical creatures and explore the history behind them in this beautifully illustrated compendium for kids.
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Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table
Science meets design in this comprehensive introduction to the chemical elements that make up our universe
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Amazing World Atlas
Bringing planet earth to life, this colourful and fun addition to Lonely Planet Kids takes you on a trip around the world that you'll never forget.
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What Adults Don’t Know About Architecture
This engaging and beautifully illustrated guide is designed to help children (and their favourite adults) to understand how buildings work and how we might create the better looking world we all crave and deserve.
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The Ultimate Animal Alphabet Book
From the Adelie penguin to the zigzag heron, this A-Z book is jam-packed with over 400 animal species and all kinds of interesting animal facts. A companion book to Jennifer Cossins' Ultimate Animal Counting Book, this one's for...
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Minecraft: The Ultimate Guide to Survival Mode
This fully illustrated unofficial guide is packed with tips to help you stay alive in Minecraft's Survival mode. It covers everything you could possibly want to accomplish - you'll learn how to explore, fight mobs, mine materials,...
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365 Words Every Kid Should Know
From the tough to spell to the downright funny, these are the 365 words all kids should know!
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Wreck This Picture Book
What if there were a book that changed every time you read it?
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John Lennon (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, John Lennon tells the inspiring story of the world-renowned Beatle.
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Busy Beaks
Spend a day with Australia's most vibrant and unique feathered friends. Full of splashing shorebirds, clattering cockatoos, parading penguins and greedy galahs, Busy Beaks is the perfect introduction to birds of all shapes and...
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Anti-Racist Ally
'Gives you the information you need to begin, or continue, your understanding of what it means to be a true anti-racist ally' Pippa Vosper Do you want to be an anti-racist ally?
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Kids' Survival Guide
What animals will you encounter in the forest? How do you avoid a bear attack? Where do you find water in the desert? How do you build shelter on an island? This handy guide is packed with tips and tricks to survive in the...
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Terry Denton’s Really Truly Amazing Guide to Everything
Sure to engage anyone from the ages of 8 to 80 (and beyond), this is a funny, fascinating whistle-stop tour of the history and science of the universe, life on Earth, the ins and outs of biology, geography, geology and the...
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Australia’s Wild Weird Wonderful Weather
In Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather, readers are introduced to the wide range of weather in Australia, with bite-size pieces of information presented alongside graphic illustrations to entice young readers.
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Steve Jobs (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Steve Jobs tells the inspiring story of this world-renowned entrepreneur.
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The Dragon Ark
Join the Dragon Protector and meet the magnificent beasts already aboard her ark, then travel the world together, seeking out these secretive creatures to observe and protect them in their natural habitat.
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Spotlight
Following on from the success of Limelight, this new collection of poetry illuminates the social interests of Solli's generation in a thought-provoking style, including a mix of traditional poems and brand-new performance poems.
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Elton John (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Elton John, the piano wizard who rocketed to stardom with his music.
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Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Body Cross-Sections
A book that actually takes you inside - and around - the human body to see how it works, with the help of some truly unique illustrations and some very small people! --Provided by publisher.
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Make Yourself at Home
Exquisite collaged illustrations and two double gatefolds make this global tour of the world's most unusual houses rich and engaging.
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The Bushfire Book
An accessible and reassuring picture book that teaches children what they need to know about bushfires so they can understand what's happening and be smart and prepared, not scared.
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Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! - An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year
This lavishly illustrated collection of 366 animal poems - one for every day of the year - ranges from unforgettable classics to contemporary works from around the world, including poetry in translation.
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Ayrton Senna (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Ayrton Senna tells the inspiring story of this world-renowned racing driver.
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Pele (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Pele tells the inspiring story of this world-renowned footballer.
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Ernest Shackleton (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Ernest Shackleton tells the inspiring story of this world-renowned explorer.
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I Can’t Believe It!
Dive into a world of fascinating facts and cool comparisons about our world, from the very bottom of the ocean - which is as deep as 29 Empire State buildings - to the planets of the solar system, and everything in between!
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How Ships Work
The latest in our How... series takes to the waves to reveal the wonders of ships, boats and ferries and answers the questions of how they do what they do, what they're used for and how they have changed over time. Featuring...
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The Complete Guide to Space Exploration
To infinity and beyond! This out-of-the-world adventure takes young explorers on a voyage of discovery across the universe. From the first satellites to the Moon landings, and from Mars rovers to the possible colonisation of other...
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The Mysteries of the Universe
From planets and asteroids to black holes and galaxies, every page will captivate young readers as they journey through the vastness of the Universe.
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The Forest in the Tree
The story of a little fungus and a baby cacao tree who work together to survive drought.
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Dare to Be You
Discover the power of diverse thinking in this exciting new book from the bestselling, award-winning author of You Are Awesome, Matthew Syed.
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Corazon Aquino (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Corazon Aquino tells the inspiring story of the first female president of the Philippines.
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Aretha Franklin (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Aretha Franklin tells the inspiring story of 'The Queen of Soul'.
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Why do cats meow?
A humorous book that poses and answers twenty questions about our feline friends and what makes them so unique
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Adventure Starts at Bedtime
30 true stories of danger and intrigue, written by a real-life female adventurer.
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Inventors
Step into Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, relax on board Hideo Shima's speedy bullet train, and join movie star Hedy Lamarr to bounce ideas around in between takes.
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Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu
This Nature Storybook follow-up to the award-winning Desert Lake is a stunningly illustrated and extraordinary story of the yearly weather cycle and attendant changing wildlife of Kakadu National Park, from the Dry to the Wet to...
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There’s a Zoo in My Poo
A gut-health book for kids that gets to the guts of what you need to know about you and your poo.
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Our World: A First Book of Geography
A read-aloud introduction to geography for young children that, when opened and folded back, creates a freestanding globe
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Take an exclusive tour of the world's most exciting museums and discover their hidden treasures. This behind-the-scenes guide showcases a huge range of incredible artefacts from history and reveals the hard work, care, and effort...
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The Big Book of Blooms
The newest title in the hugely successful 'Big Book' series: a fact-filled book on the world's most fascinating flowering plants.
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Extraordinary Parenting
In this warm, accessible book, experienced parenting coach Eloise Rickman tells you everything you really need to know about parenting and educating your child at home
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Climate Rebels
In the outskirts of the Milky Way, floating slowly through space, there hangs a planet unlike any other. It has oceans, deserts, jungles and mountains. It has life that swims, life that soars and life that swings through the...
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Diary of a Young Naturalist
An astonishing, evocative exploration of the natural world and all its wonders, by 15-year-old conservationist and rising literary star Dara McAnulty.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Jean-Michel Basquiat tells the inspiring story of this pioneering American artist.
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Jesse Owens (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Jesse Owens tells the inspiring story of this track and field legend.
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Encyclopedia of Insects
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about insects in this comprehensive encyclopedia
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Your Planet Needs You!
Your Planet needs you! Everyday environmentalism for everyone. An entertaining and enlightening look at how to wallop waste and reduce rubbish from renowned picture book creator Philip Bunting.
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Period Queen
A practical and humorous guide that takes the worst thing about being a woman and turns it into the best thing, by 'period preacher', cult folk singer and former sex education teacher.
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Perfectly Imperfect Stories
Meet 29 icons, from pop stars to sporting heroes, and discover how they overcame a range of mental health issues, from anorexia to depression, to live inspiring lives. At a time when kids' mental health is under more pressure than...
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A Place Called Home: Look Inside Houses Around the World
Take a sneak peek inside homes from all around the world with this charming lift-the-flap book. From cosy wooden houses in snow-blanketed Greenland to traditional Maasai mud huts in East Africa, young children will discover...
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Making A Baby: An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins
In this honest, accessible illustrated guide to how babies are made, young readers can find out exactly what is needed to grow a baby, from introducing the basic building blocks of life such as sperm and eggs, to explaining the...
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Greta Thunberg (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Greta Thunberg tells the inspiring story of this courageous climate activist.
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Dog Man Paw-Some Journal
Is it Dog Man or his Supa Buddy alter ego, the Bark Knight? YOU decide by flipping the pages of this PAW-some Dog Man journal!
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More Than a Kick
AFLW player Tayla Harris was at work on the footy field when she kicked a goal. A photo of the kick - taken by Michael Willson - showcased her incredible athletic ability and was posted online.
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Little Lon
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Aboriginal Topic Cards
A beautifully visual set of 30 Topic Cards about Aboriginal Australia. These cards are designed to be used as a starting point for learning more about the beautiful history and continuing culture of Australia's Aboriginal people....
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Strangers on Country
Giom, Anco and Duramboi are the names of just three young shipwreck survivors and convict escapees who were given refuge by Indigenous communities during the nineteenth century.
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Aboriginal Symbol Cards
A beautiful set of 20 Aboriginal symbols cards. The easy way to increase cultural insight of children by teaching them some commonly recognised Aboriginal symbols.
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? is a fascinating, brightly illustrated introduction to psychology through 20 psychological quizzes.
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Evonne Goolagong (Little People, Big Dreams)
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Evonne Goolagong tells the inspiring story of this indigenous Australian tennis star.
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The Undefeated
From New York Times bestselling-author Kwame Alexander comes this powerful and important ode to black history: the strength and bravery of everyday people and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest...
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How to Make a Better World
A fun and inspiring practical guide on how young people can make a real difference
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What’s the Point of Maths?
Incredible historical and contemporary stories explore the often surprising origins of the maths we use today, from number sequences to trigonometry. Crazy facts, magic tricks, and mathematical brainteasers will amuse and...
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Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From
A stunning non-fiction picture book about the global diversity hidden in the English language
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (Little People, Big Dreams)
Learn about the incredible life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the inspiring minister and civil rights activist, in this book from the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series.
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What Can I Do When I Grow Up?
A unique, illustrated guide to the world of work, bringing clarity to children's essential questions on potential future careers.
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Build Your Own History Museum
A crate has arrived and it's packed with treasures from the ancient world! Can you assemble them and assign each to the right room in time for the museum's big opening? Among the treasures to display are an Egyptian sarcophagus, a...
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Girls Can Fly
Girls Can Fly is an inspirational, young teen book from award-winning Aboriginal writer and artist Sally Morgan and her equally talented daughter Ambelin.
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The Incredible Yet True Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt
An immersive and beautifully illustrated narrative biography about the German explorer and early scientist Alexander von Humboldt, whose journeys throughout the world yielded countless discoveries and earned him the admiration of...
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Starting Secondary School
'We want to give you and your child the best opportunity to thrive in secondary school. By the end of this book you're going to feel a whole lot more capable of dealing with what Year 7 throws at you.'
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Queer Heroes: Meet 53 LGBTQ Heroes From Past and Present!
A beautiful, bold book of biographies celebrating the achievements of LGBT people through history and from around the world.
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Slam Your Poetry: Write a Revolution
No props. No music. No costumes. Just you, your words and a mic - you've got two minutes to make the crowd scream your name. Miles Merrill, performance poet and founder of Australian Poetry Slam, and award-winning teacher Narcisa...
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Big Ideas For Young Thinkers
An inclusive philosophy book for the next generation of young thinkers.
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What’s Out There?
A colourful picture book that every Australian child should have in their collection.
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She is Fierce: Brave, Bold and Beautiful Poems by Women
An empowering selection of poems by women - from classic, well loved poets to innovative and bold modern voices.
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This Book Will (Help) Cool the Climate
50 ways to empower kids to save our planet from climate change!
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Everybody Counts: A counting story from 0 to 7.5 billion
Everybody Counts takes readers on a lively journey through all the diversity the world has to offer, from 0 to 7.5 billion.
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Unseen Worlds
Travel to locations both familiar and strange as you search for the smallest creatures on Planet Earth. You'll never see the world the same way again!
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Little People, Big Dreams: Music Stars (Box Set)
Little People, BIG DREAMS: Women in Art is a boxed gift edition set of three books - Ella Fitzgerald, Dolly Parton and Josephine Baker - from the bestselling series.
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Encyclopedia of Animals
A comprehensive guide to the animal kingdom covering: fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians, birds and mammals
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This Book Is Anti-Racist
Learn about identities, histories, and anti-racism work in 20 carefully laid out chapters.
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Little Women: The Official Movie Companion
Go behind the scenes with the March sisters in this in-world guide to Little Women, as adapted and directed by Greta Gerwig.
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Ninja Bandicoots and Turbo-Charged Wombats
Why does each koala in a zoo need 1000 trees? How do you check a Tree-kangaroo's pouch for joeys? Why is a wombat's poo square-shaped? And how do dogs help look after 'extinct' bandicoots?
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Our Planet: The One Place We All Call Home
The official children's book to the Netflix original documentary series, Our Planet, with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough.
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Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King
It was 1914 when Sister Alice Ross-King left Australia for the war. Nursing was her passion - all she had ever wanted to do. But Alice couldn't have imagined what she would see. She served four long years and was brave, humble and...
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Surviving Year 12
Each year, more and more emphasis is placed on achieving good results in the end-of-school exams. This can lead to students feeling extraordinary pressure and having unrealistic expectations.
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Stars Before Bedtime: A mindful fall-asleep book
Stars Before Bedtime is the perfect fall-asleep book. Calming relaxation exercises are seamlessly woven into the magical stories about the glittering night sky to help children settle before drifting off to sleep.
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Madam C.J. Walker Builds a Business
From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the fictionalized biography based on the life of Madam C.J. Walker: America's first self-made millionaire.
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This Is 18
A stunning celebration of girlhood around the world, from the New York Times.
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Beautiful Eggs
A large-format board book for Easter that celebrates traditions of egg-decorating from around the world in exquisite cut-paper illustration.
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Me Time
A pocket guide to positivity and self-care by the author of Love Your Body!
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My Feel Good Book: 90 ways to feel confident and happy to be you!
A brilliantly fun and uplifting must-have guide of 90 ways to feel confident and happy to be you!
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The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants
The answers to lifes biggest questions can be found in the smallest places, once you are ready to look. Get set for an insightful (and hilarious) peek into what we can learn from the world of the ant.
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Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code
From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the fictionalized biography about the exciting life and adventures of Ada Lovelace.
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