Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Biography

Discover how mathematicians... find out how fast animals are, look at what's inside your body, code computer games, predict the future... and look for aliens! Demystify maths and meet some of history's greatest stars.

Matt Formston always dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. But by the time he was five years old, he was almost completely blind. Matt never let that stop him. Now he is a record-holding cycling Paralympian and a world champion surfer. Discover how being vision impaired has made Matt who he...

Matthew Flinders was a country boy who wanted to be a sailor. He lived at a time when ocean voyages took months, sometimes years. His life at sea was full of adventure and danger. He was the first to sail all the way around Australia. He drew the first complete map of the continent. Sailing was a...

"Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, playwright and civil rights activist. She wrote seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and a long list of plays, films and television shows. Never taking 'No' for an answer, Maya used her voice and her art to over...

Kylian Mbappe has the world at his feet. The young French striker's goals, skills and fearless attacking spirit earned him a GBP166 million transfer to French champions Paris Saint-Germain, to take on the best teams in Europe with new teammate Neymar. And at the 2018 World Cup, Kylian was the sta...

This picture book series is about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including the great Antarctic explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson. Douglas Mawson led the first Australian expedition to the Antarctic. Learn the exciting story of how Mawson survived the dangers and c...

An easy-to-read biography of J. K. Rowling, the English author of the popular Harry Potter series of children's books.

This fully illustrated picture book tells the story of football superstar Lionel Messi in a fun, simple way that's perfect for the very youngest football fan.

Lionel Messi has become one of the biggest stars in football, both at team and international level; he is one of the world's greatest players.

Is Lionel Messi your number 1 footballer? In this NEWLY REVISED edition, we bring you fully up to date with Messi's story so far and feature his stats and achievements since he left Barcelona for PSG after 18 glorious seasons, including his epic Copa America win with Argentina in 2021.Did you kno...