People & Places (Children's/Teenage)

The daughter of a prosperous Illinois businessman, Jane Addams longed to do something meaningful with her life, yet found herself shut out of most ...

Tales of pirates, whether in fact or fiction, have long excited young imaginations. The pirate stories here all have a Scottish connection. The tit...

Jefferson Cup Overfloweth Title Recollections from the sixth man to ever walk on the Moon, for young adult readers. On February 5, 1971, Edgar Mitc...

Read about Joan of Arc''s amazing life in Joan of Arc: Religious and Military Leader, featuring full-color and black-and-white images, engaging sid...

A millionaire before the age of 20, the star of the long-running popular sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and a movie star, Will Smith boasts an...

Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the most distinctive and celebrated voices in the landscape of literature. Though often categorized as solely a science...

Robert Burns in Time and Place is a brand new title in the Scotties Books series which contain a wealth of interesting facts, stimulating activitie...

Scots have explored planet Earth since at least the very beginning of the 17th century. Here are incredible stories of bravery, triumph and tragedy...

Search for over 140 things to see on a ferry with this i-SPY guide. This fun activity book encourages kids to explore boats, harbours, ferries and ...

A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields...

Antarctica vast, cold and mysterious. This frozen continent is full of incredible stories. Here you can discover incredible wildlife, awe-inspirin...

In this wonderfully illustrated celebration of the world we travel far and wide - to Hong Kong, the Amazon, Antarctica, India - from the villages, ...