Collection: Nonfiction

Describes disgusting details about daily life in ancient Rome, including housing, food, and sanitation

Examines Hamlet and the Elizabethan court. Looks at the play, the characters and the life and plays of Shakespeare. Illustrated with colour pictures.

Describes disgusting details about daily life in ancient Egypt, including housing, food, and sanitation

Describes disgusting details about daily life in the American Colonies, including housing, food, and sanitation

On 24 November 2007 Australia changed government. If you think you knew what really happened behind the closed doors of the Liberal Party, and deep in the back rooms of the ACTU and the Labor Party during that tumultuous year, think again!

Provides instructions for origami projects of four increasing levels of difficulty, from a simple paper cup to a classic frog, and provides information about the traditional Japanese craft

The heroine of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels is challenging celebrity food writers like Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson by launching her own cookbook. The recipes include traditional stew, fruit cakes, fat cakes and other delicacies.

Explains that the way living things function is a big question at the heart of science. It looks at the seven life processes as well as tackling common confusions about the science and showing how each topic is relevant to the reader

Meet 14 remarkable Australians, jacks & jills of all trades with a wealth of experiences from the good old days to modern times. In their stories are the elements that make up the classic Australian character: a no-nonsense, never-give-up approach.

Find out about long-extinct plant and animal life as you explore the prehistoric world up to the age of humans. Stunning illustrations and digital artwork relay the science in a quirky guidebook approach.