Children's Non-Fiction : Geography and Social Studies

Discover the numbers behind cars, planes, trains and rockets - from the teeny tiny to the mindbogglingly massive.

Do you know how fast a space rocket blasts through the sky? Or how deep under the sea submarines have ventured? How about the number of electric cars on the road? Or the top speed of NASA's crawler transporter (hint - it's not very fast!) Discover the answers to all these questions and much more in The Big Countdown: Transport.

Helping readers to visualise and understand numbers, The Big Countdown series looks at popular topics and investigates the great many numbers that make them fascinating. From the mind-bogglingly large to the smallest and most precious, this series helps us understand that it's not just our days that are numbered. Ideal reading for number-crunchers aged 9 and up.

ISBN: 9781445160863
Publication date: 26/03/2020
Price: $23.99
Author: Big Countdown
Format: Paperback

Count down the fascinating figures behind the 195 countries in our world - from the teeny tiny to the mindbogglingly massive!

Do you know how many football pitches would fit into Europe? Or which country has the most newspaper readers? What is a megacity and which is the biggest one in the world? And how many wildebeest migrate thousands of kilometres every year across African's plains? Discover the answers to all these questions and much, more more in Big Countdown: Countries.

Helping readers to visualise and understand numbers, The Big Countdown looks at popular topics and investigates the great many numbers that make them fascinating. From the mind-bogglingly large to the smallest and most precious, this series helps us understand that it's not just our days that are numbered. Ideal reading for number-crunchers aged 9 and up.

ISBN: 9781445160849
Publication date: 26/03/2020
Price: $23.99
Author: Big Countdown
Format: Paperback

This luxurious edition of Through the Looking-Glass contains the complete story of Through the Looking-Glass, with full colour illustrations throughout, plus a section at the end on Lewis Carroll and his relationship with Macmillan, his original publisher.

With foiled edges to the pages and a jacket, this luxurious edition of the classic book is perfect for all Alice fans.

ISBN: 9781509865734
Publication date: 26/06/2018
Price: $39.99
Author: Carroll, Lewis
Format: Paperback

Age 9 to 12

Take the whole family on a whirlwind tour of Chinese culture and history with this award-winning, delightfully illustrated book complete with stories, activities, and games. This Chinese children's book is perfect for educators and parents wishing to teach kids about this fascinating Asian country. Travel from the stone age through the dynasties to the present day with songs and crafts for kids that will teach them about Chinese language and the Chinese way of life. With All About China kids will:



Discover fantastic Chinese tales about the creation of the earth and the origin of the Moon Goddess

Delve into China's multifaceted cultural heritage, visit breath-taking sites, and learn Chinese folk songs

Take a crack at solving a tangram shape puzzle

Learn about the twelve Chinese zodiac animals

Try their hand at making a traditional brush painting of a panda, bamboo, and other motifs







A timeless Chinese book for kids and parents to treasure together, All About China offers not only the most important facts about this unique country, but also conveys the special spirit that makes it one-of-a-kind.

ISBN: 9780804848497
Publication date: 01/02/2018
Price: $24.99
Author: Branscombe, Allison
Format: Hard Back

A STUNNING NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK THAT EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA

Join two children as they journey through the history of Southeast Asia - the fascinating lands linked to each other and Australia by the seas and monsoon winds. Share with them the discovery of a world filled with traders, adventurers and conquerors, the struggles for independence they witness, and the exciting arrival of the new millennium with its hopes and challenges. This is a story that started 200,000,000 years ago - a history that includes all of us.

Written by former Australian Children's Laureate Jackie French and social historian Emeritus Professor Virginia Hooker, this fascinating book has been exquisitely illustrated by award-winning artist Mark Wilson.

A beautifully illustrated book that will engage both children and adults alike and provides insights into the intriguing region of Southeast Asia.

ISBN: 9781460750025
Publication date: 23/09/2019
Price: $29.99
Author: French, Jackie And Hooker, Virginia
Format: Hard Back

You'll have lots of creative fun with this book full of puzzles, quizzes and activities that explore Aotearoa New Zealand and its people.

Based on Gavin Bishop's bestselling Aotearoa- The New Zealand Story and Wildlife of Aotearoa, this activity book is a place for you to tell your own story in words and pictures.

You'll
- learn to introduce yourself in Maori
- solve puzzles and crack codes
- play games
- invent a superhero
- draw your future home
- make maps
- curate your heroes in a wall of fame
- design a flag
- create a menu
and much more!

Packed with quizzes, mazes, colouring pages and activities designed to stimulate bright minds, this is the ideal activity book for creative children aged 5-12.

ISBN: 9780143775256
Publication date: 29/09/2020
Price: $25.00
Author: Bishop, Gavin
Format: Paperback

Annual 2 contains all-new material for 9- to- 13-year-olds. The result is a highly original, contemporary take on the much-loved annuals of the past – all in one beautiful package.

Alongside familiar names publishing for children – Gavin Mouldey, Sarah Johnson, Ben Galbraith, Barry Faville, Giselle Clarkson, and Gregory O’Brien – you’ll find the unexpected, including a new song by Bic Runga, a small-town mystery by Paul Thomas, and a classic New Zealand comic illustrated by new talent Henry Christian Slane.

The editors wanted to throw a completely different kind of publication into the mix, to create something that was both familiar and unexpected.

“We channelled our younger selves: curious, discerning, up for anything. We tried to make a book we wish we’d be given. All the content is commissioned. This meant we were able to achieve a good balance of gender, ethnicity, and rural/urban experiences. We wanted to reach as many kinds of readers as possible.”

Annual is playful and smart and packed with content – a book for the whole family. Readers can also visit the website – www.annualannual.com – to download additional material and read more about the contributors.

ISBN: 9780473395230
Publication date: 01/09/2017
Price: $20.00
Author: De Goldi, Kate; Paris, Susan
Format: Hard Back

Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining moments of our history, captured by celebrated children's book creator Gavin Bishop, from the Big Bang right through to what might happen tomorrow. Discover Maori legends, layers of meaning and lesser-known facts. A truly special book, Aotearoa- The New Zealand Story deserves a space on every bookshelf, to be taken off and pored over, thumbed and treasured, time and again.

ISBN: 9780143770350
Publication date: 02/10/2017
Price: $40.00
Author: Bishop, Gavin
Format: Hard Back