Non-fiction and fact books your child will love (older children)
Getting older children to love reading isn't necessarily about fiction and fairy tales.
There are loads of brilliant non-fiction books that can teach your child about the world, as well as being entertaining, funny and gorgeous to look at. Sometimes non-fiction is also a fantastic way to tempt a reluctant reader into sitting down with a book.
Here are just a few of our favourites to get them excited to read.
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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor
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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor
This amazing and deeply inspiring story of a largely unknown scientist – and pioneer of the care of Komodo dragons …
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Music Legends
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Music Legends
An informative, fun and cool guide to 40 of the greatest musical acts of the modern era, perfect for any young fans keen to learn …
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Women in Sport: 50 Fearless Athletes who Played to Win
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Women in Sport: 50 Fearless Athletes who Played to Win
So many women’s achievements in sport have been overlooked in favour of men’s over the years, so it’s a great pleasure to see thes…
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Heroes: Incredible True Stories of Courageous Animals
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Heroes: Incredible True Stories of Courageous Animals
For as long as there have been wars, animals have been saving lives. So begins the short preface to this fascinating and heartwarm…
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You Are Awesome
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You Are Awesome
An accessible, funny self-help manual for pre-teens and teenagers, based on Carol Dweck’s growth mindset theory: how to train your…
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The Journey
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The Journey
What is it like to leave everything behind and travel somewhere strange? This incredibly poignant story introduces the concept of …
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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past a...
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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past a...
This beautiful and eye-catching hardback celebrates a selection of black icons from history and the present day to inspire all chi…
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How Loud Can You Burp?
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How Loud Can You Burp?
This is a wonderfully funny and informative book, which helps us take a fresh look at the world (and universe) we live in, with no…
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HERSTORY: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World
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HERSTORY: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World
Celebrated in this lavish hardback, the stories of 50 great women redefine their “herstory”, from disability activist Helen Keller…
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Pirates: Dead Men’s Tales
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Pirates: Dead Men’s Tales
This beautiful hardback reveals the gruesome truth about being a pirate with profiles of buccaneers like Blackbeard, the Barbaross…
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A Time Traveller's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everyt...
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A Time Traveller's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everyt...
In this quirky, fantastical graphic novel, Albert Einstein is at your service to guide you through time and space on a beam of lig…
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Impossible Inventions
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Impossible Inventions
In Impossible Inventions, the team behind the bestselling Maps detail a wealth of incredible inventions, from 1st-c…
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Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Scientists
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Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Scientists
A fun and funky graphic exploration of some of the greatest scientists you’ve ever heard of – and maybe a few you haven’t!
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The Wolves of Currumpaw
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The Wolves of Currumpaw
In New Mexico in the late 1800s, the wolves that had once roamed the landscape of the Old West were becoming scarce because of the…
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True Stories of Heroes
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True Stories of Heroes
From animals to astronauts, and captured spies in World War II, this collection of thirteen short stories celebrates some truly am…
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Survivors of the Holocaust
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Survivors of the Holocaust
Six people tell their stories of living through the Holocaust as children in this compelling and deeply thought-provoking graphic …
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Professor Astro Cat’s Atomic Adventure
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Professor Astro Cat’s Atomic Adventure
Laid out beautifully, covering a science topic on each double-page spread, with information in bite-size chunks, this book will gi…
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My Name is Book
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My Name is Book
If you are intrigued as to how sheep and birds have played important roles in the recording of the written word then this is the d…
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Launch a Rocket Into Space: You do the Maths
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Launch a Rocket Into Space: You do the Maths
Maths is made appealing by relating it to its use in the modern world and by the use of comic book style illustrations. With answe…
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