Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Biography

This series wil tell the amazing stories of inspiring people who have made a difference and changed the world, despite the odds stacked against them. They will detail the characters' humble origins, the obstacles standing in their way that had to be overcome, and discuss the successes and achieve...

How did Stephen Hawking become one of the world's most famous scientists? What are the factors that have helped Stephen Hawking overcome the difficulties in his life? How did Stephen Hawking's work help to make physics accessible to everyone? This book looks at the amazing life of Stephen Hawking...

Professor Ajay Rane is the Director of Urogynaecology at Townsville University Hospital and Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at James Cook University (JCU). Ajay has devoted his research and practice to treating women with severe childbirth injuries in the some of the world's poorest countries....

As Australia's Chief Scientist, our country has turned to Alan Finkel for advice on everything from the climate, to AI, to the pandemic. But at a time when scientists have never been so important, Alan nearly didn't become one at all. Growing up in Melbourne as the son of immigrants who fled the ...

Alexander has one, wild dream: to rule the world. And with his childhood friends and his beloved horse Bucephalas, he sets out from his home in Ancient Greece to do just that. With historian Dominic Sandbrook as our guide, join Alexander on his incredible journey through the deserts of Egypt and ...

Who was Alexander? Myth or man? God or devil? He claimed to be Zeus' son and even in his own lifetime, wild legends sprang up about him. Above all, Alexander was a hero - brave, wily, handsome and inspiring. This richly illustrated biography skilfully interweaves accounts of Alexander's battle ca...

The Anne Frank Foundation has compiled the questions asked by children and young people over several years. This book answers the questions asked most frequently about Anne Frank, the persecution of Jews and World War II. With about a hundred photographs, as well as the beautiful illustrations cr...

"Explorers - Come on a voyage with us as we meet some of Australia's greatest explorers!"-- back cover.