Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Society & Beliefs

What happens after we die? This difficult question has fascinated people for thousands of years. An Atlas of Afterlives sets out to explore and explain the many underworlds, otherworlds, heavens and hells believed in by cultures from across the world, throughout history. From paradise gardens to ...

If you believe that all you need to fight an evil bloodthirsty fiend is garlic or holy water, think again. What you need is to keep a cool head and reach for your copy of Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts! Have you heard of the headless man roaming Edinburgh Castle? Or the mysterious girl who asks for...

"Before the beginning there was nothing. No sound, no air, no colour: nothing. TE KORE, NOTHING. No one knows how long this nothing lasted because there was no time. However, in this great nothing there was a sense of waiting. Something was about to happen. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of t...

The systems of government of Australia are based on traditions that are centuries old and on a Constitution that only came into being in 1901. Every day all across Australia governments are making changes that affect the lives of every resident and citizen. Find out how it all works and what role...

Do you know the difference between the Australian Parliament and the Government? Why are they organised the way they are and how can we all get involved in government matters that interest us? Find out the answers to these questions in this book and discover everything you need to know about Parl...

This book tells the story of Australia's democracy, its government, parliament and judiciary, head of state and head of government, voting system, heritage and traditions. Ages 12+