Non-Fiction > Social Issues
I Am Not a Label by Cerrie Burnell
33.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
This book brings together 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present. In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 34 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with disabilities, from past and present. From Frida Kahlo to Stephen Hawking, find out how these ic ...Show more
Good News: Why the World is Not as Bad as You Think by Rashmi Sirdeshpande
25.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
*A positive, reassuring and anxiety-eliminating book helping children change the way they think about the world* Pandemics, war, terror, natural disasters - the world seems to be full of bad news and it can all feel, well, a little bit scary. But this is just part of the story. There are in fact tons of ...Show more
The Girl Guide: 50 Lessons in Learning to Love Your Changing Body by Marawa Ibrahim
17.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
Eight times world-record breaking hula-hoop star Marawa Ibrahim was told that she was too chubby during her teenage years to succeed as a performer. Today she is one of the most solicited circus performers worldwide, having worked with fashion power-houses Diesel and Kenzo. Contained within these pages ...Show more
Mummy Laid An Egg! by Babette Cole
20.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education
Mum and Dad decide it's time to tell their children the facts of life. But is it? Do they really dare? Or worst of all do they even know them? All sorts of hilarious possibilities are discussed: babies come from seeds. You can find them under stones. You grow them in flower pots. You can squeeze them f ...Show more
The Period Book: A Girl's Guide to Growing Up by Karen Gravelle, Ph.D.
23.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education | Series: Guide to Growing Up
Celebrating over twenty years in print, this best-selling, essential illustrated guidebook for adolescent girls is now available as a refreshed edition, with new and updated content.With over 400,000 copies sold, this appealingly illustrated guidebook to puberty--now updated with new content relevant to ...Show more
Cancer Hates Kisses by Jessica Reid Sliwerski
45.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Author Jessica Reid Sliwerski was diagnosed with breast cancer four months after giving birth to her daughter. And through all the stages of treatment--surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, losing her hair--she thought about how hard it would be to talk to your child about cancer while coping with it. She w ...Show more
Beautiful You by Nat Kringoudis
35.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
Join Dr Nat Kringoudis in this eye-opening book as she tells you everything your PDHPE teacher never did about how hormones affect sexuality, physical health and appearance and mental wellbeing. She will show you how to make your hormones happier than a Pharrell Williams song (and change your life in th ...Show more
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds; Ibram X. Kendi
30.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning
A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America This is NOT a history book.This is a book about the here and now. A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.A book about race. The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to cre ...Show more
Be Yourself by Poppy O'Neill
25.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Does your child appear to put themselves down frequently? Perhaps they have a tendency to think negatively and doubt their abilities? Do they worry about what other children think about them? These could be signs that your child is struggling with self-acceptance. This practical guide combines proven co ...Show more
Online Offline! Mindful Kids by Sharie Coombes
23.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Online Offline! is an interactive self-care activity book for children aged 7+ to colour and doodle their way to understanding more about living in a digital world and being a good digital citizen. The encouraging and simple activities and exercises help children explore emotions, behaviour and experie ...Show more
The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce by Angie Manfredi
22.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
The definitive collection of art, poetry, and prose, celebrating fat acceptance Chubby. Curvy. Fluffy. Plus-size. Thick. Fat. The time has come for fat people to tell their own stories. The (Other) F Word combines the voices of Renée Watson, Julie Murphy, Jes Baker, Samantha Irby, Bruce Sturgell, and mo ...Show more
Life Inside My Mind by Jessica Burkhart
21.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
"Who better to raise teens' awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?" --Booklist (starred review) " A] much-needed, enlightening book." --School Library Journal (starred review) Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their o ...Show more