Collection: Children's non-fiction

All aboard for a journey through time and across continents! Jam-packed with fascinating facts and bright illustrations, this is the captivating story of how trains have transformed our world. This book showcases the railway's incredible engineering breakthroughs - from the earliest trains used i...

This series brings history to life with high-interest topics. Graphic novels tell the story of important historical events in a narrative format designed to capture children's imaginations and teach them the key facts and details in an interesting way.

Join Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (a space scientist and science communicator) as she embarks on a fascinating tour of the Solar System.

Award-winning scientist and BBC broadcaster Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is here to answer all the questions curious kids will ever have about the Universe. How long would it take me to fly to a star? What would happen if I fell inside a black hole? Would I get a phone signal in space? From wheth...

This mind-blowing book invites readers to join BBC presenter and renowned space scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock on an epic journey through the Solar System - visiting planets, moons, asteroids and satellites, and travelling to places where no human has been before. Along the way, kids can ...

Many people think that Britain's black population has only developed in modern times, especially since the end of the Second World War in 1945. In fact there have been distinct African communities in cities such as London, Bristol, Edinburgh and Cardiff for over 300 years. The first Africans may ...

The 'Prayer and Worship' series explores the world's great religions through their prayers and the part they play in worship. The prayers are chosen by a member of the religion to give a personal insight into the faith and reveal its principal beliefs.

1987: Nete Hermansen, a young woman brutally assaulted in her youth, sterilised without her consent by a fanatical surgeon, and banished to Sprogo, the island for outcast women is planning her escape and her vengeance. And soon people begin to go missing and no one - certainly not the police - kn...