Non-fiction
For all the fact finding, memory whiz kids out there! Non-fiction books help you find the weird and wonderful, understanding places, people, creatures, worlds, history, science and so much more!
There are books to help you learn skills like cooking, making, gardening and problem solving. Books that celebrate words, numbers and jokes.
Some young readers go through a phase of consuming as much non-fiction as they can before returning to fiction with more information under their belt for comprehension. Sometimes you just have a deep interest in one topic and you want to know it all. Budding trivia champions look no further!
Expedition Diaries: Australian Outback by Simon Chapman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Expedition Diaries
Simon is in Darwin, Australia, preparing to travel through the unique mix of tropical forest, savannah and desert that make up the Australian Outback. But he's already worrying if his 4x4 is up to the job, and about the dangers posedby crocodiles, spiders and snakes - and road trains! Simon Chapman, wi ...Show more
Planes!: (And Other Things That Fly) by Bryony Davies
$16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Non-fiction
A fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything aircraft related! Each double-page spread features a different group of aircraft to explore, such as helicopters, planes and spacecraft.
Horses (A Day in the Life) by Carly York Anne
$14.99 AUD
Category: People, Plants & Animals | Series: A Day In The Life
Set over a 24-hour period, meet fighting stallions, cute foals, and nosy donkeys in this kids' non-fiction book about the coolest wild horses in the world.Race across prairies to follow the lives of horses and ponies as they whinny, neigh, and play their way through their day. Biology professor and hors ...Show more
A Drawing a Day by .
$19.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Tear-Off Pads Ser.
A tear-off activity pad to inspire year-round creativity. It allows you to draw something different every day of the year with 365 activities - all you need is a pen. It offers hints and tips to ensure satisfying results every time.
The Ultimate Reading Challenge for Kids! by Weldon Owen
$35.00 AUD
Category: Puzzle
Following the original runaway-hit, The Ultimate Reading Challenge, comes this beautiful portfolio that deepens and expands a child's love of reading with 15 unique challenges and cool prizes! A reading challenge just for kids! Each pocket inside this portfolio presents young readers with a bookish chal ...Show more
Escape Room: Can You Escape the Museum?: Can you solve the puzzles and break out? by Gareth Moore
$34.99 AUD
Category: Puzzle
Most puzzle books tell you exactly what to do, but in Escape the Museum it's up to the reader to use content from the book and separate diecut pages, and work it out for themselves by experimenting, just like an escape room!
Everything You Need to Know About Snakes: And Other Scaly Reptiles by DK
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
All the basics of these amazing creatures are covered in this beautiful and informative photographic book on snakes and other reptiles. Anatomy, along with habitat and behaviour, and lots of fascinating facts about reptiles that every child will just love reading about. See how they survive in forests, ...Show more
Farm (Usborne First Colouring Book) by Jessica Greenwell
$9.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: First Colouring Books
Little children will enjoy colouring all the farm animals,trundling tractors and people in this appealing book. Scenes include 'Feedingthe hens', 'At the pond' and 'Harvest time'.Illustrations: Full colourthroughout
Animal Jokes for Funny Kids by Josephine Southon
$11.99 AUD
Category: Jokes | Series: Buster Laugh-A-lot
A new title in the 'Buster Laugh-a-lot' series, this paw-some collection has hundreds of hilarious animal-themed jokes for funny kids to share. Why do dogs run in circles? Because it's hard to run in squares! How does a lion greet other animals? "Pleased to eat you." Why are frogs always so happy? ...Show more
The Storyteller's Handbook by Elise Hurst (Illustrator); Neil Gaiman (Forward)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Words & Writing | Reading Level: All
This is a wordless picture book of 52 fantastical images, created by illustrator Elise Hurst, and with a foreword by Neil Gaiman. It is a book full of storytelling ingredients to help your imagination fly, which means that for every person who opens the book, the stories that spring to life will be uniq ...Show more
The Life Changing Magic of Chess: A Beginner's Guide with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley by Maurice Ashley
$24.99 AUD
Category: Puzzle | Series: Life Changing Magic Ser.
Chess is a bit like doing magic. The pieces come alive and you're the magician. You get to move them where you like, within the rules of the game. Cool, huh? So let me take you back to the very beginning and show you how it's done... Discover why the world's first Black Grandmaster Maurice Ashley thinks ...Show more