Non-Fiction > Social Issues
Fashionista by Maxine Beneba Clarke
22.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
A beautiful new picture book written and illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke - all about the power of expressing yourself. Put on your passion. Flaunt your heart on your sleeve. You're a fashionista. Work it. Wear it. Believe. A gorgeous gift book for anyone who wants to embrace their individuality fr ...Show more
Spotlight by Solli Raphael
21.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Following on from the success of Limelight, this new collection of poetry illuminates the social interests of Solli's generation in a thought-provoking style, including a mix of traditional poems and brand-new performance poems. It covers topics from connection to bullying and pinpoints climate change a ...Show more
Girl Stuff 8-12: from the number one go-to advisor for Australian girl's and women's health issues by Kaz Cooke
30.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education
Here's everything you need to know about being a pre-teen, from Kaz Cooke, author of Girl Stufffor teens. * body changes * dealing with friends & bullies * getting confident * first periods * pimples * hair (wherever it is) * phones & being online * what to eat * being fit & healthy * the be ...Show more
Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers about Racism by Jordan Akpojaro
23.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: Questions and Answers
Answers difficult questions and gives advice on how to deal with racism. Answering difficult questions such as What is race? and How did racism begin? in a way that's both accessible and meaningful, this book is an extremely important addition to the best-selling Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers seri ...Show more
Respect : Consent , Boundaries and Being in Charge of YOU by Rachel Brian
20.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
From the co-creator of the viral 'Tea Consent' video, this is the perfect introduction to consent for kids and families everywhere. Your body belongs to you and you get to set your own rules, so that you may have boundaries for different people and sometimes they might change. Like when you hi-five you ...Show more
Words of Comfort: How to Find Hope by Rebekah Ballagh
25.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Grief comes in all shapes and sizes. Grief comes in many different forms. You may have lost a loved one, you may be experiencing a separation or relationship breakup, you may have had a major change in your life, you may be battling through health issues, you may have a friend or loved one who is grievi ...Show more
You Are a Champion: How to Be the Best You Can Be by Marcus Rashford
25.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
It's hard to know what is possible until you start. You have to be able to dream big and be prepared to work towards your dreams. Good things take time. I've achieved a lot, but it didn't come in one go - big things rarely happen overnight, and good things rarely happen as if by magic . . . Marcus Rash ...Show more
Puberty Boy by Geoff Price
30.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
'Clear, wise and kind - a major achievement. Treats puberty with a whole person viewpoint' - Steve Biddulph, author of Raising BoysHave you ever noticed, now that you're growing up, that your parents want to sit you down and have these embarrassing kinds of conversations with you about sex? Or they leav ...Show more
What's Happening to Me? by Peter Mayle
18.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education
For more than twenty years, What's Happening to Me? has helped parents explain puberty to their children who are experiencing "growing pains".More than one million children and young adults have enjoyed the humor and honesty in this book, while learning what really happens to their bodies as they mature ...Show more
Find Your Tribe (and 9 Other Things I Wish I'd Known in High School) by Rebecca Sparrow
18.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
Everybody knows high school can be tough. There are days when your favourite teacher tells you off. When the person you have a crush on fails to notice you even exist. When your best friend behaves more like your worst enemy. And when even the C-grade netball team thinks you'd be a dead weight and have ...Show more
I Just Want to be Me: Building Resilience in Young People by Timothy Bowden
23.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Today's children struggle with a range of issues, from depression and anxiety to poor body image and low self-esteem. In fact, research suggests that at any given time around 10 per cent of students will be suffering from a mental health issue that directly impacts on their education and health. Accepta ...Show more
Family Crises (Emotional Health Issues) by Jillian Powell
20.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: Emotional Health Issues
The titles in this series discuss many of the difficult issues and problems young people may encounter which threaten the balance of their emotional health and well-being. This book looks at the many different forms that a family can take and examines the social changes that have had an effect on family ...Show more