Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Health & Wellbeing

This book looks at different family set-ups including single parents and step-families and examines issues that can arise within families - sibling fall-outs, poverty, abuse, illness and child carers, and getting on with parents. It is part of the series My Life, Your Life, which takes a sensitiv...

"After a big meal, sometimes my tummy feels funny. And then-pfft! Why does my body do that? Explore the silly body science of farts. Learn how they happen, how often they happen, and more. Lively text and bright layouts make this a perfect fit for budding scientists asking big body questions"-- P...

Take an amazing look inside the human body. Find out all about the body - how it works and what it looks like, with fantastic photos revealing what's happening inside and outside of you.

How does the brain work? How is it linked to the rest of human body? Find out all about the human brain in this fascinating and engaging book that uses flowcharts, text boxes and brightly coloured design to bring science to life.

The lungs take the oxygen from the air that our bodies need and give us life This book explains in a fun innovative way how the respiratory system works. Flowcharts help bring the science to life. Find out about the different parts of the lungs how breathing works how asthma affects the lungs and...

The bones in our body do an incredible and important job. This book explains in a fun innovative way how our skeleton and muscles work. Flowcharts help bring the science to life. Find out how many bones the human body has how muscles work how we can best look after our muscles and bones and much ...

Food can be confusing! There's a lot of information out there about which foods are 'good' or 'bad' for you - and it seems to change every week! And people can sometimes get very stressed about food and eating, and how it affects their bodies. This book for teens explains how food works, so they ...

Why do grown-ups always tell you to wash your hands? How are antibodies like superheroes? Should you eat that old sausage you found in a coat pocket from last winter? Prepare to go on a journey through the mindboggling, yucky world of germs!

When your favourite thing to do is be physically active, it's easy to have fun and be fit. Readers will dive into swimming, bend over backwards for gymnastics, find peace with yoga and more, through fun, informational content about many popular activities. Step-by-step instructions will help read...