Information books, including poetry and folktales
- Agee, Jon. Elvis lives: and other anagrams
- Allen, Debbie. Brothers of the knight In this contemporary retelling of the fairy tale Twelve dancing princesses, an African-American reverend in Harlem endeavours to discover why the shoes of his 12 sons are worn to pieces every morning.
- Bishop, Nic. Digging for bird-dinosaurs: an expedition to Madagascar The story of Cathy Forster's experiences as a member of a team of palaeontologists who went on an expedition to the island of Madagascar in 1998 to search for fossil birds. Nic Bishop is the photographer of Joy Cowley's award winning book Red-eyed tree frog.
- Blake, Quentin. The Laureate's party: fifty favourite books chosen by the first Children's Laureate Fifty excerpts and illustrations, including a piece from Margaret Mahy's Underrunners.
- Bridges, Ruby. Through my eyes Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.
- Burleigh, Robert. Hercules Retells the story of the final, and most difficult, labour of Hercules, in which he must go to Underworld and bring back the three-headed dog, Cerberus.
- The century that was: reflections on the last one hundred years Edited and with an introduction by James Cross Giblin. A collection of essays by well-known authors for young people, reflecting on various aspects of life in twentieth-century America, including politics, the environment, sports, fashion, and civil rights.
- Finley, Carol. The art of African masks: exploring cultural traditions Describes how different types of masks are made and used in Africa and how they reflect the culture of their ethnic groups.
- Fleischman, Paul. Big talk: poems for four voices A collection of poems to be read aloud by four people, with colour-coded text to indicate which lines are read by which readers. Compulsive reading!
- Giblin, James. The amazing life of Benjamin Franklin A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.
- Graham, Joan Bransfield. Flicker flash A collection of poems celebrating light in its various forms, from candles and lamps to lightning and fireflies.
- Harris, Robie H. It's so amazing!: a book about eggs, sperm, birth, babies, and families By the authors of It's perfectly normal.
- Hausman, Gerald. Dogs of myth: tales from around the world A collection of traditional tales about dogs from around the world, arranged in such categories as "The trickster dog," "The enchanted dog," and "The super dog".
- Here comes Mother Goose edited by Iona Opie and illustrated by Rosemary Wells. More than 60 traditional nursery rhymes.
- Hollyer, Beatrice. Wake up, world!: a day in the life of children around the world
- Hughes, Ted. The mermaid's purse Ocean poems.
- Jaskol, Julie. City of angels: in and around Los Angeles Surveys the history, historic sites, ethnic neighbourhoods, festivals, and culture of the Los Angeles area.
- Johnson, Sylvia A. Mapping the world A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's view of the world.
- Kellogg, Steven. The three sillies A retelling of The three sillies by Joseph Jacobs. A young man believes his sweetheart and her family are the three silliest people in the world until he meets three others who are even sillier.
- Kostyal, K M. Trial by ice: a photobiography of Sir Ernest Shackleton Traces the adventurous life of the South Pole explorer whose ship, the Endurance, was frozen in ice and crushed, leaving the captain and crew to fight for survival.
- Krull, Kathleen. They saw the future: oracles, psychics, scientists, great thinkers, and pretty good guessers Discusses the work and predictions of those who have speculated about or claimed to see the future, from the oracles of ancient Greece to such modern figures as Edgar Cayce and Jeane Dixon.
- Lester, Julius. When the beginning began: stories about God, the creatures, and us A collection of traditional and original Jewish tales interpreting the Biblical story of the creation of the world.
- McCaughrean, Geraldine. God's kingdom: stories from the New Testament Vibrant retelling by top class writer.
- Macaulay, David. Building the book Cathedral A fresh look at the book which caused such a sensation 25 years ago.
- Mark, Jan. The Midas touch A retelling of the classic story of King Midas, who foolishly wishes that everything he touches turns to gold, and only then realizes his horrible mistake. Illustrated by Juan Wijngaard.
- Martin, Rafe. The language of birds A Russian folktale about a wealthy merchant's younger son who proves his worth in an unusual way.
- Mitton, Tony. The red and white spotted handkerchief Story poems, interspersed with other, shorter poems inspired by the main stories.
- Mollel, Tololwa M. Subira subira Set in contemporary Tanzania, this variation on a traditional tale describes how a young girl learns a lesson in patience when a spirit woman sends her to get three whiskers from a lion.
- Nicholson, John. Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Perrault, Charles. Puss in Boots This version elegantly illustrated by Giuliano Lunelli.
- Pringle, Laurence. Bats!: strange and wonderful This look at Earth's only flying mammal describes the various kinds of bats and how they live, and demonstrates how bats help the environment by eating mosquitoes and aiding in plant reproduction.
- Ride, Sally. The mystery of Mars Written by the former space shuttle astronaut.
- Royston, Angela. Alcohol One in the Learn to say no series. Informative and well illustrated.
- Schmandt-Besserat, Denise. The history of counting Describes the evolution of counting and the many ways to count and write numbers.
- Sis, Peter. Tibet: through the red box Sis recalls his father's journey to Tibet in this stunning picture book.
- Stanley, Diane. Michaelangelo
- Tucker, Alan. Homelands and frontiers The third and final book in a trilogy. Documents, in words and paintings, the often violent theft of Aboriginal land by European settlers.
- Varriale, Jim. Take a look around: photography activities for young people
- Walker, Richard. Jack and the beanstalk Quirky reworking of a familiar tale with wonderful illustrations by Niamh Sharkey.
- Wildsmith, Brian. The Bremen town band While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers. From the tale by the Grimm brothers.
- Williams, Edna Tantjingu. Down the hole Picture book about Australia's Stolen Generation.
- Wulffson, Don L. Toys! amazing stories behind some great inventions Describes the creation of a variety of toys and games, from seesaws to Silly Putty, toy soldiers to Trivial Pursuit.
- Zeman, Ludmila. Sindbad: from the tales of the thousand and one nights Glorious illustrations.
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