Collection: Nonfiction

Which sport combines rock-climbing and ironing? Who is the world wife-carrying champion? What is gurning? Truth is a lot stranger than fiction! this series is all about incredible objects, strange stories, extreme facts and unbelievable situations.

Take a spellbinding journey around Wales to discover the tales buried deep in the country's history. Packed full of legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions and adventures, this book seeks out the heritage, monuments, memories and secrets

The southern elephant seal is not actually an elephant. It's the world's biggest seal. It got its name because a male seal's nose, when filled with air, looks like an elephant's trunk.

Truth is a lot stranger than fiction! Weird True Facts includes the most eye-popping animals, vehicles and objects, the weirdest stories, the most astonishing facts and the most unbelievable situations EVER

A profound work of spiritual guidance, and a practical blueprint for peaceful inner change and global change. It is the Venerable Hanh's answer to our deep-rooted crisis of violence and our feelings of helplessness, victimization, and fear.

A great introduction to animals and their babies.

Discover the secret lives of insects and follow step-by-step instructions for everything from sketching insects in the park to rearing caterpillars at home.

In this series, find out about the minerals that are important to Australias economy, including where they are found, how they are mined and processed, world markets for mineral resources, impacts on the environment from mining, future issues.

Provides instructions and photo-illustrated diagrams for making a variety of easy water-related origami models

Provides instructions and photo-illustrated diagrams for making a variety of easy animal origami models