Children’s / Teenage general interest: Work, politics and society

What does a doctor do?

Let's Meet a Construction Worker!

Hang on to your wallet-and watch your neck!

Loyal subjects, watch out!

Avast!

Get ready to bow down-if you don't want to lose your head!

Robbery, smuggling, gambling-gangsters did it all.

James Bond may be one of the good guys, but the spies in this book definitely aren't-nor are the traitors and assassins!

Imagine yourself parachuting from a plane straight into a raging forest fire, or racing against the clock to disarm a ticking bomb while enemy forces lurk around you.

Since prehistoric times, people have been fascinated by electricity and magnetism.

Than Shwe was part of a military coup that took over Burma in the 1960s.

Omar al-Bashir came into power in 1989.

Muammar al-Qaddafi led a group of young army officers who overthrew the government of King Idris I in 1961.

Augusto Pinochet, commander-in-chief of Chile's army, rose to power in 1973 when he participated in a military coup to overthrow the president, Salvador Allende.

Hafez al-Assad became president of Syria in 1971, following a long line of military leaders.

October 9, 1967.

This indispensable book presents evidence-based tools and strategies for improving the social skills of all members of the inclusive classroom (K-6), especially students experiencing difficulties in this area.

This indispensable book presents evidence-based tools and strategies for improving the social skills of all members of the inclusive classroom (K-6), especially students experiencing difficulties in this area.

A Winnipeg Free Press Bestseller!

A Winnipeg Free Press Bestseller!

Winner of the Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice: Best Books for Kids & Teens Seventeen year-old Nathan is running - running from his past and running from his present.

Winner of the Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice: Best Books for Kids & Teens Seventeen year-old Nathan is running - running from his past and running from his present.

Angela Wroboski has recently moved with her mother from their small hometown into the city to rid them of a dark past.

There are tons of books out there telling you how to improve your chances of getting into medical school.

A fun, funny, and informative guide to the weird world of American politics How does the president get his job?

A fun, funny, and informative guide to the weird world of American politics How does the president get his job?

Part of the My First Picture Book series: perfect for every toddler to help encourage language skills, understanding, enjoyment and sharing.

Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2019, National Book Award, Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards and the YA Book PrizeIncludes an exclusive preview of The Silent Stars Go By by Sally NichollsThrough rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote.

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018In three years I will be able to vote and I will still have less power than I did at the moment that I saw that email, which was such a tiny thing but look what happened.

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is the amazing story of a true hero of our times; his famous biography has been specially adapted for children in a beautiful illustrated picture book format.

During the 1930s Depression in Scotland, Kezzie and her young sister Lucy are luckier than most.

This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Robots on the Farm is a non-fiction text reporting on how robots are used in farming.

Nurture a child's natural curiosity with this quirky book about the jobs people do, which won the SLA Information Book Award 2020, for age 7 and under!

This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE)In the Toolbox is a non-fiction text reporting on the tools used by a builder.

A celebration of incredible key-workers by Dr Ranj, presenter of CBeebies series Get Well Soon, resident doctor on ITV's This Morning and front line NHS paediatrician.

From the action on the field to everything happening behind the scenes, So, You Want to Work in Sports?

The terrorist attacks in the USA and UK on 9/11 and 7/7, and subsequent media coverage, have resulted in a heightened awareness of extremists and terrorists.

This is a unique, comprehensive and authoritative guide to media education in all its aspects - the key concepts, resources, research findings, movements, issues, debates, educators and organizations that characterize the subject.

A thorough exploration of the issues in teaching controversial issues in classroom, drawing on international case studies sharing teachers' and pupils' experiences.

A thorough exploration of the issues in teaching controversial issues in classroom, drawing on international case studies sharing teachers' and pupils' experiences.

The terrorist attacks in the USA and UK on 9/11 and 7/7, and subsequent media coverage, have resulted in a heightened awareness of extremists and terrorists.

Before there was Barack Obama, before there was Kamala Harris, there was Fighting Shirley Chisholm.

Beset by war, disease, famine, human rights abuses, and numerous other problems, Africa today is a continent in need of good leadership.

Spain has it all: beaches, modern cities, soaring architecture, mountains, and more.

Although Belgium is a small country, it is a big player in Europe.

On March 24, 2002, Halle Berry made history.

Derek Jeter's career with the New York Yankees started in style.

Alicia Keys has dominated hip-hop and R&B music since first bursting onto the scene in 2001.

Find out what it takes to be a veterinarian with character.

Find out what it takes to be a special education teacher with character.