Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Biography

When Jennifer Doudna was a sixth grader in Hilo, Hawaii, she came home from school one afternoon and found a book on her bed. It was The Double Helix, James Watson's account of how he and Francis Crick had discovered the structure of DNA, the spiral-staircase molecule that carries the genetic ins...

Beauty queen, kickboxer, lawyer, Rugby League star, activist, writer, lesbian, atheist - the contributors to this collection show the diversity of the Muslim experience and the influence of culture, family and gender in shaping identity. These stories by known and unknown Australian Muslims peel ...

A story collection about women with power and how they used it. These queen stories are not fairytales for small children. They are true tales of real women that every young person should know. The clever and brave women in this collection had power and used it to achieve their goals. They would ...

Creswell John Eastman AO is the Clinical Professor of Medicine at Sydney University Medical School, Principal of the Sydney Thyroid Clinic and Consultant Emeritus to the Westmead Hospital. Eastman is an endocrinologist and has directed or conducted research and public health projects into elimina...

On 24th November 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published, selling out almost immediately. Describing the now well known theory that humans evolved through a process called natural selection, it became an instant classic and cemented Darwin as one of the greatest biolog...

A wonderful celebration of history's most remarkable journey; published to celebrate 150 years of Charles Darwin's seminal text on evolution: On The Origin of Species. Step on-board The Beagle and follow the remarkable journey that inspired almost all the modern-day knowledge of the natural world...

Young biographies featuring some of the most famous figures in the history of science. Simple, straightforward approach featuring a timeline running through the book. Breakthrough panels highlight key discoveries or invite children to try out simple related experiments.

Author, actor, comedian, charity fundraiser, TV talent show judge - David Walliams ticks all the boxes! Having shot to fame in TV comedy Little Britain, David has since won legions of fans, both for his appearances as a judge on Britain's Got Talent, and for his children's books, from Mr Stink to...

Meet Kevin de Bruyne - Ultimate Football Hero. Kevin de Bruyne is arguably Manchester City's best player. This is the story of how the young Belgian rose through the ranks, worked hard despite the difficulties he faced along the way, and showed courage and determination to prove his skill in the ...