Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Health & Wellbeing

"Did you know that about 20 percent of the body's energy is used by the brain? The average adult brain weighs 3 pounds (1.5 kilograms). Discover more fascinating facts in How the Human Body Works - The Nervous System. This series guides readers through the fascinating inner workings of the human ...

Find out all about the science in the world around us with Moving Up with Science. Written to support the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2, each title explores key scientific topics through a combination of concise information and fun experiments. Discover what happens inside your body; the way...

With stunning black and white illustration and deceptively simple text, author and illustrator Debi Gliori examines how depression affects one's whole outlook upon life, and shows that there can be an escape - it may not be easy to find, but it is there.

With NowMaps by their side, tweens can go from Im so overwhelmed to I can now handle this! Written by world-renowned neuropsychiatrist and co-author of The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Dan Siegel, and Deena Margolin, LMFT, co-founder of the popular online community Big Little Feelings, NowMaps is a one...

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to nurses in a community, discussing what they do, what they need to do their job, and more.

Does a child in your life need help tackling anxiety and other big feelings? The Panic Button Book is a mental-health first-aid kit in book form. It's an interactive, step-by-step guide for children aged 7-11 and their caregivers, written in everyday language and beautifully illustrated. This boo...

Welcome to Body Builders HQ! I'm Ian Struction and I'm Head Body Builder. It's my job to know the human body inside and out! This instruction manual will teach you all about the human heart.

Meet twenty-nine icons, from pop stars to sporting heroes, and discover how they overcame a range of mental health issues, from anorexia to depression, to live inspiring lives. At a time when kids' mental health is under more pressure than ever, this book celebrates the message that it's ok not t...

"Is it okay for boys to cry? Can girls be strong? Should girls and boys be given different toys to play with and different clothes to wear? Should we all feel free to love whoever we choose to love? In this incredibly kid-friendly and easy-to-grasp picture book, author-illustrator Elise Gravel an...