Wonderful Non Fiction

Non fiction books are featured here. They are great reads, packed with information and are just perfect for devouring and getting hooked in!

The Word Spy Urusula Dubosarsky & Tohby Riddle (Viking/Penguin)
For any reader who loves words then The Word Spy is a brilliant book that they must keep, read and devour!
Ever wondered why the English language has silent letters, why there is punctuation, what all the sympbols mean and what is an interrobang? Palindromes, mnemonics, oxymorons, lipograms, homophones, euphemisms, tautology, spoonerisms, malapropisms, and even similies (and smilies too) - they, along with other word wonders are all here. You'll even find out what a mondegreen is? Oh! There are cartoons, riddles and a special code to solve along the way. Grab this book for the wonderful world of words awaits!

True Green Kids Kim McKay & Jenny Bonnin (ABC Books)
Every single aussie can make a difference and go green to help the environment so what can kids do to go green? This book, filled with 100 ideas will give ehtme a start and help them make a difference - and it might just influence a few parents and other adults too!With chapters focussing on areas like the home, school and pets, with a glossary and websites and even an eco quizz, this book of simple ideas, like #13, take short showers, and #21, grow your own vegies, will help kids Go Green and make a difference.

Airborne Australia Kevin Patrick & Douglas Holgat (Random House)
From the duo that created Prehistoric Australia comes Airborne Australia, a book filled with great, easy to read facts, wonderful illustrations and even a colour comic strip!
Find out about the first aircraft designed in Australia (a convicted killer did that but alas it never flew); what aircraft wings and boomerangs have in common; about World War 2 Australian made aircraft; about the great australian male and female aviators; or the uniquely Australian Royal Flying Doctor Service and stacks more (even learn to draw a Jabiru - the plane that is, not the feathered bird).
Boys, especially those who love planes, will really fly with this book!

Simpson and his Donkey

This is a beautiful book ... worthy of its own entry.

Simpson and his Donkey (Walker Books)

The true heroic story of Simpson and his Donkey and their rescue of over 300 men during the battle at Gallipolli in the war to end all wars is a story that every Australian child should know.

This wonderful picture book lovingly recreates the horror of war as well as the magnitude of what Simpson and his donkey's undertook rescuing the wounded soldiers. The simply crafted story tells the tale while the illustrations need to be closely examined for all the detail that the illustrator has provided.

Added to the beautiful telling is the little known story of how unknowingly Simpson rescued his childhood friend!

Simpson's story is a tale of courage and mateship.
This is Australian history!

Play School Board Books

The Play School team have created two new beautiful board books - just perfect for children who are starting to explore the wonder of books and language. Both of these sturdy books feature the wonderful Play School characters children easily recognise.

Play School Come and Play
Words (ABC Books)
Numbers (ABC Books)

Words like house, clock, chair, fish, bird and teddy bear are all discovered in WORDS. Each page contains a familiar word or words, a well known verse or rhymne featuring that word and a piecture of the wonderful play school characters or creations. There's not only a bear in there .....

NUMBERS begins with the familiar rhyme One, two, three, four, five! Once I caught a fish alive ... and then begins the play with numbers! Each double page has the number, the word for the number, a picture and verse.

Great books for little hands!