Collection: Children's non-fiction

This text looks at the great events and achievements of the Victorian era. Real-life photographs of inventions, clothes, architecture and memorabilia offer a unique view of the history and daily life during the Victorian era.

Every day brings a new adventure for Professor Hoot - and a new learning experience. There's a plume of smoke in the distance, it looks like a volcano has erupted! Professor Hoot sets off to investigate all about volcanoes and how they are formed, all while avoiding smoky feathers! Discover other...

Water is life! Freshwater bubbles, flows and floods with the most wonderful life on Earth - and all of us rely on it to stay alive. But today, because of pollution and climate change, it is becoming more and more difficult for people and animals to find the clean freshwater they need to survive. ...

Here is a kid-centric guide for the children of parents going through a divorce or separation, written by internationally renowned divorce therapist Kate Scharff. There are no two ways about it: break-ups are horrible. No matter how well-intentioned parents can be during a divorce or separation p...

From pasta to passionfruit, baguettes to biryani, ramen to rambutan, there are so many different dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about what people in other countries eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as where our food c...

From sacred cats to the invention of toothpaste, Blue Peter Award winning author David Long takes readers on an intriguing investigation into the ancient Egyptian civilisation.

Something really strange happened 10,000 years ago, and it changed everything. Why did millions of people agree to obey a few leaders? Where did kings and kingdoms come from? The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you'll ever hear. And it's a true story. Have you ever wondered how we go...

Ever wondered what it would be like to be an Incan runner, carrying messages across the ancient Andes at lightning speed? Or perhaps a jester, keeping the royal courts in stitches with your hilarious antics? What about a stage farter? A poo collector? A body double? All these jobs are yours for t...

Weather is amazing! Weather can include giant hailstones, burger-shaped raindrops and round rainbows! Weather happens because of how our atmosphere - the layers of gas surrounding Earth - shifts and changes. But did you know that rainbows are actually round? Or that ice can grow like hair? Lightn...

There are over three million shipwrecks on Earth. They are many things at once: memorials to lives lost, science experiments, treasure chests, works of art, and home to millions of living creatures. They are time machines, allowing modern explorers a glimpse into the past. From spacecraft and fig...