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Articles to inspire

Unless I am allowed to tell the story of my life in my own way, I cannot tell it at all.

Mary Seacole, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands

About our children's non-fiction books

Inspire children with the best non-fiction books, from picture books to biographies and children’s history books. Young people can learn about the tales of real-life figures with Vashti Harrison's Little Leaders books, or head into history with the Adventures in Time series. The A Ladybird Book series covers everything from nature to space to science, while Kay’s Marvellous Medicine by Adam Kay is informative and fun. Plus Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield, Unlocking the Universe by Stephen and Lucy Hawking, and Bill Bryson’s A Really Short History of Nearly Everything will satisfy even the most curious of minds.