Not Here to Make You Comfortable: 50 Women Who Stand Up, Speak Out, Inspire Change
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Category: Reference
A collection celebrating boldness, bravery and brilliance. Here are fifty times a woman did something brave. Something disruptive. Something exceptional. We saw them. And we were inspired to be more confident and maybe a little bold. It's time to stop saying yes all the time. It's time to stop apologis ...Show more
Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman
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Category: Reference | Series: Nature Storybooks Ser.
Nature StorybooksEvery wonderful word is true! In the oldest rainforest on Earth, on the oldest continent, a seed falls to the ground.Over hundreds of years, the seed will grow into a sapling reaching for the sunlight, to become a tree towering above the rainforest canopy.Generations of insects, butter ...Show more
Gorgeous Georgians (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
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Category: Reference | Series: Horrible Histories | Reading Level: From 8
The gorgeous Georgians may have loved preening in mirrors and prancing about in powdered wigs and pantaloons, but trust us - they were really rotten underneath! From lords and ladies' sneaky schemes for hiding their personal hygiene problems to the horrible hardships suffered by the poor, find out the r ...Show more
Aussie STEM Stars: Munjed Al Muderis: From refugee to surgical inventor by Dianne Wolfer
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Category: Reference | Series: Aussie Stem Stars Ser.
Age range 9 to 14'Life is about making a difference,' Munjed says. "We all have a mission in life, to leave behind a legacy." His resilience, determination and view of the world as a glass half full, not half empty, has helped him excel in his chosen career. Highlights include his development of an impr ...Show more
Welcome to the Mysteryverse by Clive Gifford
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Category: Reference
Why do we dream? How come more people are right-than left-handed? Whats inside a black hole? Science is pretty amazing, but even though we know more about our universe than ever before, there still remain lots of unanswered questions that fascinate and perplex even the greatest scientific minds. These ...Show more
Introducing Anthropology: A Graphic Guide by Merryl Wyn-Davis
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Category: Reference
Anthropology originated as the study of 'primitive' cultures. But the notion of 'primitive' exposes presumptions of 'civilized' superiority and the right of the West to speak for 'less evolved' others. With the fall of Empire, anthropology became suspect and was torn by dissension from within. Did anthr ...Show more
Manifest for Kids by Roxie Nafousi
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Category: Reference
An inspiring guide to manifesting for kids, from Roxie Nafousi, Sunday Times bestselling author of MANIFEST and MANIFEST: Dive Deeper.Are you ready to learn a new superpower? Then let me introduce you the world of MANIFESTING. Manifesting is a way of using your own mind to become your BEST and HAPPIEST ...Show more
Extraordinary Elephants by Tim Flannery, Emma Flannery
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Category: Reference
Extraordinary Elephants is the brilliant new book in Team Flannery's fascinating animal picture-book series that shines the spotlight on some of the most beloved and surprising creatures around the world! There's so much more to elephants than their enormous size! Have you heard about their excellent me ...Show more
How to Avoid Being Eaten By Sharks … and other advice by John Larkin
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Category: Reference | Reading Level: near fine
A collection of hilarious, nonsensical, witty and mischievous subjects - the best (and worst) advice for growing up. There is one sure-fire method to avoid being eaten by sharks. Don't go in the ocean. How can you avoid being eaten by sharks? What does it mean to 'skateboard' someone? Is there a chance ...Show more
Gymnastica Fantastica! by Briony Stewart
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Category: Reference
Quick! Come and see! Something fabulous, it's . . . me! Gymnastica Fantastica! is a joyful and exuberant picture book about a child discovering and attempting new physical skills and putting on wonderfully imperfect shows for whoever will watch them. Join Gymnastica, a small person with big energy, as t ...Show more
Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet (HB) by Nicola Davies
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Category: Reference
A magnificent look at the science of plants from the internationally bestselling and multi award-winning team behind Tiny, Lots and Grow. This tree doesn’t look like it’s doing very much: it just stands there in the sunlight, big and GREEN. But this tree is busy... Starting with the secret workings of ...Show more
Ancient Worlds: Travel Back in Time and Discover the First Great Civilizations (HB) by DK
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Category: Reference
Ancient Worlds is a tour through history's most influential civilizations between 3000 BCE and 600 CE, capturing in vivid detail moments that convey the cultural, technological, and organizational characteristics central to their success. From Sumer, the world's earliest civilization, to the heyday of t ...Show more