The PLC library has many fantastic non fiction books. From discovering facts about the world to cooking, jokes and lots more, we have it all and are always adding to our wonderful collection. This
week, I’d like to highlight some incredible non fiction books that will take you around the world.
Junior Readers
North & South A Tale of Two Hemispheres by Sandra Morris
Beautifully illustrated, North & South introduces the concept of hemispheres and how this dictates our seasons. The book then displays a page for every month, one side for the Northern Hemisphere season and the other side of the page for the Southern Hemisphere. Each month features two animals, again one for the Northern Hemisphere and the other for the Southern Hemisphere. The book shares the similarities and the differences between the two animals that live across the world from each other. Conservation status, maps that show their locations and beautiful illustrations and endpapers bring these facts to life for young readers as they learn about the amazing creatures of the world.
Middle Readers
A World of Adventures by Lauren Smith and James Gulliver Hancock.
A World of Adventures takes readers on an adventure around the world (without leaving home). This book is illustrated, so gorgeous drawings bring the landscapes, cultures, foods, history, and wildlife of each continent to life. As the title suggests, this book is also about adventures and lists some incredible adventures that can be experienced in each continent, from finding gorillas in the Virunga Mountains in Africa to hot air ballooning across Cappadocia in Europe. The last section also encourages readers to explore their own backyard, with some ideas for adventures you can experience a little closer to home.
Senior and Adult Readers
Wish you could travel the world? Epic Hikes of the World encourages you to strap on your hiking books and settle into your living room to tour the world by foot (or by not leaving home). Divided into the continents (excepting Antarctica). Epic Hikes of the World uses stunning photography to take you around some of the most iconic walking tracks. Each trail is given some background information and history, top spots and things to look out for along the way, a map, where to start, end and stop for rests, things to pack and personal reflections from past hikers. Not all of the hikes in the book are far, far away. You might like to try Indiana Jones and the Gold Coast, a hike that takes you through two local national parks. If hiking is not your thing, we also have the Epic Bike Rides of the World and Epic Drives of the World in the PLC Library for your reading pleasure.
Ms Madison Dearnaley, Teacher Librarian