Social issues

Ali's Story - A Journey from Afghanistan [9780750292078]

Children's Choice Winner in the 0-7 catergory in the 2015 SLA Information Book Awards! This picture book tells the story of 10-year-old refugee Ali w…

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Children in Our World: Global Conflict [9781526300515]

The Children in Our World picture book series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate the news in a sensitive and appr…

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Children in Our World: Racism and Intolerance [9781526300539]

The Children in Our World non-fiction picture book series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate the news in a sens…

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Climate Change [9781526303332]

The world's climate has always been changing, but climate change in the past has been mostly gradual, with some rapid events. Today's warming is relat…

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Eco-Cities [9781526301659]

From recycling drinking water to green transport links and renewable energy sources, cities can be adapted and built to be sustainable in all sorts of…

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Fierce Floods [9780750281003]

Extreme weather dominates news bulletins around the world. From tsunamis to superstorms, floods to wild fires, natural disasters affect people globall…

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Food and Fair Trade [9781526301604]

All sorts of food, from bananas to cocoa beans and coffee, can be grown in fairer and more sustainable ways than has traditionally been the case. In P…

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Israel and the Middle East [9780750296175]

Fully updated in 2015, this title examines the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the current divisions in Israel and Palestine including u…

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Israel and the Middle East [9780750265713]

The background, history and key events of conflicts in Israel and the Middle East are presented. Different opinions, including views found in the medi…

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It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going! [9780141366494]

In It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going, Chelsea Clinton tackles some of the biggest challenges facing our world today, especially …

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Making Air Cleaner [9780750294300]

Why is clean air important? How do people cause air pollution? How is air pollution affecting Earth's climate? Find out what causes air pollution, wha…

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Oil [9781526303318]

Petroleum has utterly changed the way we live. But has the cost to the planet been too great? Has oil overheated our climate? Is the Oil Age already b…

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Putting the Planet First: Food and Fair Trade [9781526301611]

All sorts of food, from bananas to cocoa beans and coffee, can be grown in fairer and more sustainable ways than has traditionally been the case. In P…

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Putting the Planet First: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle [9781526301178]

All sorts of things can be recycled, and turned into something new. Did you know recycled drinks cans can be used to make cars, for example, or that o…

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Question It!: Natural Habitats [9781526303370]

In an era when the global environment is defined by humans and their activities, humans are destroying natural habitats and resources, often the same …

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle [9781526301161]

All sorts of things can be recycled, and turned into something new. Did you know recycled drinks cans can be used to make cars, for example, or that o…

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Renewable Energy [9781526301635]

All sorts of natural power can be harnessed to make energy, from the sun and the tide to wind and waves. In Putting the Planet First: Renewable Energy…

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Superstorms [9780750282994]

Extreme weather dominates news bulletins around the world. From tsunamis to superstorms, floods to wild fires, natural disasters affect people globall…

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The Big Green Book [9781905811434]

How much of the planet does it takes to make your stuff? How much water does it take to grow the cotton for your t-shirt? Why do we need to find green…

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The Great Big Green Book [9781786030955]

Think of the future. Can you imagine our planet as beautiful as it used to be? You could be the one to help make it beautiful again, with the things y…

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