Relentless by Dean Stott
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'Dean's journey from the Special Boat Service to intrepid adventurer is truly inspirational.' - Sir Ranulph Fiennes 'An extraordinary tale of courage and adventure. Dean's story is inspirational.' - Levison Wood 'Dean's relentless determination to help those who face many mental health battles is incr ...Show more
Rosa Parks (Little People, Big Dreams) by Lisbeth Kaiser
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, the "Mother of the Freedom Movement."Rosa Parks grew up in Alabama, where she learned to stand up for herself at an early age. Rosa went on to become a civil rights activist. In 1955, she ...Show more
Rosie Revere, Engineer: A Picture Book by Andrea Beaty
$21.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: The Questioneers
Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her Great-Great-Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal-to fly-Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make h ...Show more
Searching for Charlotte: The Fascinating Story of Australia's First Children's Author (Charlotte Waring Atkinson) by Kate Forsyth; Belinda Murrell
$34.95 AUD
Category: Biography
In Searching for Charlotte, Forsyth and Murrell tell Charlotte's story along with that of their own journey to discover her. In an intriguing account, the sisters join the reader in reacting to Charlotte's actions: wondering what could have motivated certain choices; admiring the strength of spirit that ...Show more
Shackleton: A Biography by Ranulph Fiennes
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography
In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance,became trapped in ice. The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives. Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history. Shacklet ...Show more
She Persisted: Wangari Maathai by Odhiambo, Eucabeth
$12.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: She Persisted Ser.
When Wangari Maathai learned about how many trees had been cut down in her homeland of Kenya, harming the environment and her people, she was horrified. She founded the Green Belt Movement and got friends, family, and even strangers to help her plant trees and respect the environment. She received a Nob ...Show more
Sir Isaac Newton (Scientists Who Changed the World) by Anita Croy
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Scientists Who Changed the World
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." This fascinating biography details the life and achievements of Sir Isaac Newton, a scientist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of physics. Newton's groundbreaking theory of gravity and ...Show more
Sister Secrets: Life Lessons from the Pool to the Podium by Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: 12-18
Cate and Bronte Campbell are Australian sisters and international swimming superstars who have experienced triumph and defeat on the global sporting stage. Sister Secrets features personal stories of their journey to greatness, their coping strategies at times of extreme disappointment and the highs an ...Show more
Solomon's Noose: True Story of Her Majesty's Hangman of Hobart by Steve Harris
$29.95 AUD
Category: Biography
The story of a young convict, Solomon Blay, who became Her Majesty's hangman in Van Diemen's Land; the man who personally had to deliver an Empire's judgment on 200 men and women, and endured his own noose of personal demons and demonisation in order to "survive"; all in the context of the great struggl ...Show more
Spying on Spies - How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes by Marissa Moss
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The fascinating story of America's first female code-breaker, Elizebeth Smith Friedman As one of the world's greatest code-breakers, Elizebeth Smith Friedman saved many lives throughout the twentieth century, catching dangerous criminals with her brilliant mind. Yet, she has largely been written out of ...Show more
Stephen Hawking (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
New in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Stephen Hawking, the genius physicist and author. When Stephen Hawking was a little boy, he used to stare up at the stars and wonder about the universe. Although he was never top of the class, his curiosity took him to the best universit ...Show more
Stories for South Asian Supergirls by Khaira, Raj Kaur
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Through the inspirational stories of 50 famous and under-celebrated women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, South Asian girls will have a chance to dream about lives for themselves that radically differ from the limited narratives and stereotypes written for them by the ...Show more