2014 Primary Non-Fiction

OCTOBER

Bug Wars

By TickTock

See bugs as you've never imagined them before in this action-packed book showing who rules who in th ... Read More

Fast and Furious: Monster Trucks

By TickTock

Get ready to rumble with this larger than life look at the world's most extreme trucks. From Japanes ... Read More

True or False?

By Dorling Kindersley

Discover the most unbelievable, mind-boggling facts with True or False?Do we only use 10% of our bra ... Read More

Australias Greatest Landmarks and Locations

By Virginia Grant

From the Harbour Bridge to the Great Barrier Reef, Parliament House, the Great Ocean Road, Broken Hi ... Read More

Meet Nancy Bird Walton

By Grace Atwood

A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, inc ... Read More

Our Stories: Australian Writers of Influence

By Bernadette Kelly

Writers who have shaped Australia's beliefs and attitudes and flavoured its culture.Our knowledge an ... Read More

Honey Bees - Close Up

By Hope Charles

Take a closer look at these important insects. Not only do bees provide us with honey and beeswax, t ... Read More

Funny Homes

By Dr Mark Norman

Some animals live in funny places - prickly cactuses, dark caves, high treetops - strange places hum ... Read More

SEPTEMBER

A First Look At: Autism: I See Things Differently

By Pat Thomas
Illustrated by Claire Keay

This reassuring picture book explains autism in simple terms. It explores how children with autism m ... Read More

Super Human Encyclopedia

By Robert Winston

Be amazed and astounded at the human body, from head to toe, and discover how extraordinary you real ... Read More

River Boy

By Elizabeth Frankel
Illustrated by Garry Duncan

Grandfather and his young Grandson embark on an adventure of exploration and discovery of the lower ... Read More

Rock Pool Animals

By Sian Smith

Books in the Animals in their Habitats series offer a very first introduction to where animals live. ... Read More

AUGUST

Emu

By Claire Saxby
Illustrated by Graham Byrne

An exciting new addition to the narrative non-fiction series Nature Storybooks, about emus. In the o ... Read More

Found and Made

By Lisa Holzl

Activities to turn your trash into treasure! Make a masterpiece from your rubbish! With eleven excit ... Read More

Why? Encyclopedia

By Dorling Kindersley

A colourful encyclopedia for kids with exciting 3D digital illustrations that bring key topics to li ... Read More

Horses - Close Up

By Charles Hope

Horses are one of the most useful animals on the planet. They are fast, strong and intelligent, and ... Read More

The Mouth - Body Parts

By Lorna Hendry

The mouth is one of the most important parts of the human body. It is a complex sense organ that we ... Read More

Across The Seas

By Brodie Scott

Millions of people from all over the world have come to Australia as immigrants. Learn about the cou ... Read More

Governors Squatters and Battlers

By Brodie Scott

Colonial Australia was influenced by many people, not just the governors who made the policies and e ... Read More

Strangers in the Land

By Brodie Scott

Traces the interactions between the Europeans and Indigenous people from 1788, from the first visits ... Read More

Extremely Weird Animals: Platypus

By Christina Leaf

The platypus is one strange-looking animal! These mammals have duck-like bills, beaver-like tails, o ... Read More

JUNE

Funny Faces

By Dr Mark Norman

The faces of some animals may look funny to us but their eyes, ears, noses and mouths are exactly wh ... Read More

The First Fleet

By Brodie Scott

A look at the series of decisions made by the English government that led to the founding of the col ... Read More

Immigration Since 1901

By Brodie Scott

Throughout the 20th century Australia received large numbers of immigrants from all over the world, ... Read More

Street Children

By Anthony Robinson and June Allan

By the creators of the ground-breaking Refugee Diaries series.This sensitive and poignant portrayal, ... Read More

Mary's Australia

By Pamela Freeman

Mary MacKillop changed the course of Australia's history. Mary MacKillop watched Australia grow from ... Read More

Meet Douglas Mawson

By Mike Dumbleton
Illustrated by Snip Green

A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, inc ... Read More

MAY

Life in Colonial Australia - Australian Geographic

By Brodie Scott

The story of how people lived in colonial times - their work, food and clothes, and the changes in s ... Read More

Visions of a Nation

By Brodie Scott

The story of the campaign to join the colonies into one single federated nation. Read More

Australian Citizenship

By Karin Cox

Australia is a democratic country that is economically sound, supports equality of gender, religion ... Read More

Australia at War

By Karin Cox

Australia is a young country with a short military history compared to other nations, yet our involv ... Read More

APRIL

Australian Federation

By Janette Brennan

One people, one destiny. Before 1901 the nation of Australia did not exist. Queensland, New South Wa ... Read More

Space Exploration

By Charles Hope

The universe is incredibly big, and planet Earth is a very small part of it.For over 50 years humans ... Read More

Butterflies Closeup

By Charles Hope

Take a closer look at one of the most beautiful creates on the planet.Butterflies go through an amaz ... Read More

Children's Book of Cinema

A show-stopping introduction to the world of cinema. Go behind-the-scenes of the magical world of th ... Read More

Friendship is Like a Seesaw

By S Innes & I Anocs

Friendship is a little bit like a seesaw. When a seesaw is even on both sides, it is balanced. But s ... Read More

MARCH

Big Sky Mind

By Sally Rippin & Whitney Stewart

You know when you're having a really bad day and nothing seems to go right? You feel scared, sad and ... Read More

Australia's Most Freaky

Learn about some of Australia's most intriguing and wonderfully weird animals. Explore Australia's M ... Read More

Kids' Kitchen: Fun Recipes with a Dash of Science

This entertaining children's cookery series explores basic principles of everyday foods, such as why ... Read More

FEBRUARY

Everything You Need to Know About Dinosaurs

Learn all you need to know (and more) about these prehistoric creatures. Did you know a Barosaurus w ... Read More

All About Indonesia

By Linda Hibbs

Take a tour through one of the most diverse nations on earth! Indonesia is an enormous island chain ... Read More

The Commonwealth Games

By Nick Hunter

Which country has won the most medals at the Commonwealth Games?What is the Queen's Baton Relay? How ... Read More

Meet the ANZACs

By Claire Saxby

A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, inc ... Read More

Fire - Extreme Weather

By Charles Hope

Wild fires are a result of extreme weather. Every year around the world, wild fires burn out of cont ... Read More

Being Green! Saving the Planet by Living Sustainably

By Lauren Smith

Saving the planet!If you've ever been curious about why sustainability is such a big issue, or wonde ... Read More

Our Nearest Neighbours! Discovering Asia

By Lauren Smith

Our nearest neighbours!Get your passport ready, and come along with the Australian Geographic team a ... Read More