Collection: Junior Non-Fiction History

This first book in the Our Country series takes readers on a journey across Australia to marvel at our unique geology and geography. Our home is an ancient land. In every corner of Australia, wonders are waiting for curious explorers. With each vibrant fact-filled page of this unique book, reader...

What developments in government and politics, food and farming, architecture, science, art and medicine were there in the ancient civilisations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, and how did these compare with those made during the same time period by the Shang Dynasty, the Assyrians and the Phoenicians? ...

Begin your discovery of the ancient world... in 100 words! Be inspired by the innovative Egyptians, glorious Greeks, and ruling Romans, while you tour the ancient world-- spanning 3.500 years. Look deep into the past and discover what these ancient civilizations ever did for us. This book is only...

Illustrated guide to where and how the first great civilizations lived, shown on maps. From the first cities of Sumer to the empire of the Incas, travel around the world and through 5,000 years of history to see where and how ancient peoples lived. What was it like to live in the crowded city of ...

In the years of 1914-1918 over 330,000 Australians served their country in a war far from their homeland, more than 60,000 of them died. Five of these Australians were brothers; three of them were destined to never return to the home they loved. The Great War brought enormous sorrow to families a...

What are schools like in Spain? How tall are the buildings in New York? What do people eat in India? Take a journey through these colourful scrapbooks and learn all about the most interesting places around the world. Look out for coordinate boxes- they will help you explore these places online too!