Collection: Nonfiction

A discussion of the events leading up to the American war for independence from Britain, the revolutionary struggle, the Declaration of Independence, and the beginning of a new nation.

Students of Spanish can bypass complicated tutorials for this one-stop reference. It offers the shortest path to such information as pronunciation, spelling, and accentuation; nouns and articles; pronouns; adjectives and agreement; verbs; and much more

Full of projects & activites to help children learn about the environment. Become a nature detective, make bark & leaf rubbings or plaster casts of animal footprints, build a pond or aquarium, investigate rock pools, grow exoctic fruits & much more.

Learn about Aboriginal food, customs and laws, discover an A-Z of bush-food plants and find out more about cooking bush food at home!

These colourful creepy creatures are easy to make using pompoms, pipe cleaners / chenille stems and yarn. The clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations will help you to really bring your creatures to life.

Discover the plants and animals that inhabit dunes, valleys, mounatins, volcanic plains, coasts and lakes of Australia and find out more about how these places came to be.

Here is a collection of this witty and irreverent author's works--all in their most authoritative texts. Includes The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest, and other stories and essays

Learn about the history and development of Australia's money, from the use of barter before European settlement to electronic methods of payment we use today. Discover how coins and notes are made, designed and produced.

Discover the stories behind national, state and territory public holidays, cultural and historical days as well as religious days.

This book takes you on a hilarious journey through the world of film comedy. Takes a close look at comedy movies through the decades - from the political and historical events that have influenced them to the incredible technology they use today.