Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Environment

Australia is a big country with all sorts of weather. And sometimes extreme weather like bushfires. Bushfires can make a real mess of things. The air fills with smoke. The skies turn red. Ash falls. Precious things burn. But we don't need to be scared, we just need to know all about bushfires and...

Thousands of years ago Indigenous Australians developed ways of managing bushfires so that the landscapes they cared for would not suffer catastrophic destruction. Today firefighters also undertake hazard reduction burns to keep areas safe from monster bushfires.

It's a big question - can mushrooms save the world? Mushrooms and fungi are incredible, as are the mycologists who study them! Mushrooms may be small, but they are big hitters when it comes to keeping our planet healthy. Discover fungi that clean up our oceans, mushrooms that turn ants into zombi...

It's a big question, can predicting the weather save lives? Climate and weather is changing but thanks to meteorology we're able to prepare for all kinds of disasters! Check out one of the most damaging storms in history Hurricane Katrina where meteorologists played a huge part in managing the im...

It's a big question can trees talk to each other? Trees are incredible, as are the dendrologists who study them! They are big players in the ecosystem and we need to take care of them. They are pretty good at looking after themselves too, despite not being able to move! Visit the secret world, un...

"Volcanoes are incredible, as are the volcanologists who study them! Volcanic eruptions are powerful, and it's amazing that their effects could even reach the moon! Check out . . . if drones can be used to give earlier warnings of eruptions; where volcanoes are hidden at the bottom of the ocean; ...

The trees are in trouble, and they're not the only ones. Meet the endangered forest animals in search of solutions. Fortunately they find a treehouse of sparky kids who are bursting with ideas, and together they plan a way to save the world's woodlands.

Come along with Peter the Forester on a journey through the forest, and you'll never look at a tree the same way again! In this book, you'll meet big trees and tiny ones, brave trees and fearful ones, tree best friends and trees that like to be alone. You'll find out why trees sweat in summer, an...