Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Society & Beliefs

"Find out about the beliefs and practices of the six main world religious: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, and beliefs held by different worldviews, such as Humanism. Discover the meaning of key terms such as 'enlightenment', 'covenant, and 'paradise'" --

"Discover a world of celebrations! This entertaining book introduces kids to 14 holidays, from Brazilian carnival, Chinese New Year, Bastille Day, and the Cherry Blossom Festival to Purim, Holi, Eid al-Fitr, Day of the Dead, and Halloween. As in the popular What's On Your Plate?, each spread show...

This picture book aims to help children aged 3+ to understand what happens to the body after someone has died. Through telling the true story of what happened to his daddy's body, we follow Alex as he learns about cremation, burial and spreading ashes.

This book describes how humanists mark life's big events and well-known humanists such as Philip Pullman, Shappi Khorsandi, and Stephen Fry share their personal philosophies.

Politics, in its widest sense, affects us all, every day. What if there were no politics? What would that look like? What does it mean to be political or non-political and what effect do each of these positions have? This book looks at how politics affects everyone in society. It looks at the who...

A thoughtful anti-racism book for young children and their families. Answering young children's questions about racism is hard. This book gives both children and adults the language and sensitivity they need to talk about the topic. It gently explains what racism is, how it happens, why it is NEV...

Every day we make decisions that are underpinned by our ideas of what is right and wrong. But where do these ideas come from? Where do our values come from and who decides which values are used in a society? This book looks at topics that are strongly connected to the values people hold and their...

Travel down the road of wisdom to discover how to think about a series of philosophical problems, how to defend your opinions on them, and how to evaluate the opinions of others. Why is philosophy important? What's so great about it? Take a leap into the world of philosophy and discover questions...

Who do you think you are? Have you ever thought about who you might be related to? What if we told you that you were related to EXTRAORDINARY EMPERORS, GREAT KINGS and MAGNIFICENT QUEENS? Well, your majesty, you are. In fact, everyone is. And geneticist Adam Rutherford is here to tell you how. Co...

"Describes ghosts in folklore, legends, and literature. Visits historical places believed to be haunted, including National Battlefields Park, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; the site of the battle of the Spanish Armada along the coast of Ireland; the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania,...