Form/Genre: Pictorial works

This series for children looks at the different Continents of the world. From Africa to Asia and North America take a tour of our world continents Find out all the facts you need to know about climates, landforms, and the unique features of each of these large land masses.

An Australian history series, written with the new Australian History Curriculum in mind. Explores how New South Wales was established as a penal colony to ease overcrowing in British prisons around 1787 thus convicts were shipped to Australia.

This series introduces children to some young characters, and discusses what makes them unique in a friendly, accessible way. This title focuses on coping with a disability, explaining how it impacts life for many people, from the person with the disability to their friends and family. Readers a...

This title for young children is beautifully presented in a non-fiction picture book style format. Through rhyme and artwork, this book explores the life cycle, diversity, and colour of the coral reef ecosystem, as well as discussing threats to the reef and conservation issues plus what we can do...

Three astronomer experts explore and explain what can be found beyond the Solar System, in deep space, including asteroids, comets, clusters, zodiacal dust and much more.

This title for school students features a different take on the traditional atlas approach and will capture the imagination of young children by presenting artwork created by Simon Basher and using one of his quirky and highly memorable characters to visualise the worlds countries (and other key ...

Creatures Close Up includes a selection of amazing photographs of flora and fauna -- snakes, frogs, insects, spiders, lizards and other creatures. Many of these creatures are on the endangered species list in Madagascar, where Martin spent a month shooting in the rainforest. These large, hyper-re...

This title for school students looks at how classification of the animal species works to put some order into the diversity of animals that exist in our animal kingdom. What do an elephant seal and a leopard have in common? The book collects members of the same taxonomic order, the same animal fa...

Croak is a collection of delightful quotes and gorgeous photographs celebrating the underappreciated beauty of frogs. It will delight anyone with a fondness of these fascinating creatures, and may surprise others who haven't yet come to appreciate the members of the animal kingdom who 'croak'.

The first crossing of Antarctica in 1957/58 by the Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Vivian 'Bunny' Fuchs, was one of the twentieth century's great triumphs of exploration. Sir Ernest Shackleton famously attempted to cross the great white continent during his ill-fated Endurance voyage, and ...

Take a guided tour through history and discover the most precious, iconic, and celebrated objects ever created. Revered, admired, and protected - every country and culture has certain artefacts that are prized above all others. Cultural Treasures of the World brings together more than 200 of the...

A contemporary photography book that celebrates and shares stories of First peoples across the continent.

This title for school students follows the evolution of plants and animals, from the first living things 6 billion years ago to the animals living in the world today. Darwin's Tree of Life and his theories on evoltion explain how the incredible diversity of life on earth came to be. This beautifu...

The first illustrated account of the Lincoln assassination. Blending over 175 vintage photographs and illustrations with a lively narrative, Bak has created a spellbinding volume that graphically details one of the most heinous crimes in American history

This title for children tells the story of the construction of the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. It is written in a picture book style format which brings real historical events to life. There are moments in history that connect us and define a country. In our hearts and minds, some moments rely ...

This title will be of interest to school students studying the history of World War II or those interested in WW2 military history and specifically the events of D-Day. In the early hours of Tuesday, 6th June 1944, three divisions of paratrooper and glider forces descended on Normandy. Already as...

The de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies is not only a pictorial atlas, but it is an up-to-date reference on our understanding of the physical processes that underlie galaxy morphology.

The world's oceans are filled with an array of venomous and toxic marine critters, not to mention a whole host of apex carnivores. Join ace divers and photographers Nick and Caroline Robertson-Brown as they tour the world in search of the 50 deadliest sea creatures. Animals covered come from all ...

This series introduces children to some young characters, and discusses what makes them unique in a friendly, accessible way. This title focuses on coping with bullying, explaining how it impacts life for many people, from the person being bullied to their friends and family. Readers are introduc...