Collection: Junior Non Fiction

The humble earthworm plays a significant role in the environment, as all farmers and gardeners know: it aerates the soil, composts dead matter into rich humus in which seeds can germinate and plants can grow. Children love them too - especially for their wriggliness!

A biography in rhyme relates the story of Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini.

Part of the 'Little People, Big Dreams' series, 'Zaha Hadid' tells the inspiring true story of the visionary Iraqi-British architect. Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq surrounded by music. She was a curious and confident child, who designed her own modernist bedroom at nine years old. As a youn...

Our planet is in danger! It's time to make a difference to ensure its future by taking up the zero-waste challenge. 'Zero Waste Kids' is full of fun ways to help you make sustainable choices to save planet Earth. Become informed about the crisis we're in but also, more importantly, take action th...

Colours, animals, space, music, fairytale fireworks! Here is a collection of poems especially written for performance. Perfect for the classroom and also for reading aloud at home.

When Zita's best friend disappears in a puff of smoke, she doesn't even think before dashing after him. To her surprise, she finds herself on a planet she's never seen before. And she is even more shocked to find herself cast in the role of an intergalactic hero.

One of three helpful books for girls on the brink of adolescence, this is informative, direct and funny. It offers a mixture of facts, common sense and useful hints. Whether it's worries about periods, friendship, contraception, drugs or simply bad hair days, all problems are treated without cond...

Jim Pipe presents a spooky, scary and unashamedly gruesome look at the world of zombies - the history of zombies, zombie myths and tales, literature and the movies, zombie physiology, how to spot a zombie, and how to protect yourself from becoming a zombie's next victim.

Learn how to draw zoo animals in five easy steps, then try your hand at cooking them! Have you ever made zebra cupcakes or turtle rolls? Have you worked out the best way to draw an adorable meerkat or a sly looking crocodile? 'Cartoon Chef' is here to show you how!