#Children’s Books

The paperback book 'Rocks, Fosils and Formations' laying on a pitted boulder.

Rocks, Fossils and Formations: A story 4.6 billion years in the making

Dig in to the fascinating history of Earth, a story so old and so fascinating that it's almost hard to believe... but as Thomas Woolrych explains in this edited extract from Rocks, Fossils and Formations, the evidence can be seen all around us!

Illustration of a lyrebird singing, its song represented by twilring purple lines and quavers. Beneath is a frilled-neck lizard, banjo frog, dingo, gang-gang cockatoo and emu.

Sense-ational Superpowers: Five strange hidden talents of Australian animals

Author Stephanie Owen Reeder shares some of the weird and wonderful superpowers of Australian native animals.

A seagull standing on wet sand at the beach; seaweed scatters the ground around it.

What beaches can teach us: learning while exploring

Heading out to explore beaches and seashores? There is so much to learn from observing our coastlines. Here is some inspiration to get the whole family engaged with nature.

A copy of the children's book Diprotodon in front of a large statue of a diprotodon. They're surrounded by rocky soil and trees.

Bringing Diprotodon to Life

How do you bring to life an animal that hasn't walked the earth for 45,000 years? We spoke to Bronwyn Saunders and Andrew Plant, the author and illustrator behind Diprotodon, to find out what's involved.

The book 'Prehistoric Australasia' alongside the 2023 Whitley Medal Winner sticker. Behind the book cover is a painted scene of prehistoric animals gathered at a lake.

Whitley Awards 2023: Showcasing the best Australasian zoological literature

We are thrilled that Prehistoric Australasia: Visions of Evolution and Extinction has been awarded the prestigious Whitley Medal at the 2023 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Whitley Awards!

A young girl wearing black and white paper magpie wings on her shoulders, a black and white mask on her face and holding a copy of the book Swoop.

Staff Picks for Book Week: 10 Ideas to Get You Ready

If you're feeling stumped this Book Week, we've put some ideas together for you.

A copy of the picture book Alight, propped up in scrublands with a burnt treetrunk behind it and a charred stick in the foreground.

Alight: Fire that breathes life back into nature

Fire program manager Dr Sam Lloyd shares why fire management and healthy fire is so important to Australia's fire-prone landscape, and why she was inspired to write her children's book, Alight.

The book 'The Encyclopedia of STEM Words' resting on a bed of dark brown bark chips. The cover is dark blue and features a variety of cartoon-y graphics including a tree, the Earth, an atom, a cloud and a Bunsen burner.

An Encyclopedia of Great Ideas: Talking STEM with Jenny Jacoby

The world of science, technology, engineering and maths is full of exciting ideas you may not have come across before. In The Encyclopedia of STEM Words, author Jenny Jacoby shares 100 of her favourites.

Christopher Cheng smiles at the camera holding a copy of the picture book 'Pollination'. in the background is a native bee hive.

How Does My Garden Grow? Pollination, of course

Christopher Cheng and Danny Snell combine their considerable talents to celebrate the importance of pollination and pollinators in their beautiful picture book.

Illustration of seven Australian native wasps all different colours and sizes sitting on green gum leaves against a blue background.

What’s So Wonderful About Australian Native Wasps?

Every creature matters in its own wonderful way, and native wasps are no exception. But in case you need convincing Katrina Germein and Suzanne Houghton will delight, surprise and woo you too in their picture book Wonderful Wasps.