Non-Fiction Inis Children's Book Festival Recommended 2018/2019

This exciting picture book for curious kids measures and compares a huge variety of different subjects. Absorbing and entertaining, youll never look at the world in the same way again.

From how to survive a tornado, carry someone to safety or read an orienteering compass, to how to make a catapult, build an igloo, survive a snakebite or avalanche, and much more. Survival explains all the skills youll need to get through even the toughest day.

The first fully illustrated book that tells the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the pastor who conspired to kill Hitler

Ireland is full of adventures! Fun and excitement wait around every corner - in the city, in the countryside, and over the mountains. Surf an Atlantic wave, go horse-trekking through the wilderness or dance to Irish music.

The creator of The Egg returns to her avian explorations with this wondrous, charming, and informative examination of feathers.

Take a journey through the garden in this captivating childrens book and discover the endless delights, surprises, secrets, and gifts it yields all year long.

When is a blue dress not blue but navy, indigo, denim, or lapiz lazuli? With this fascinating and informative book in hand, young readers will be able to identify the colors that speak to them- and understand the reason there are so many subtle differences between shades.

What is an election? Who gets to be Prime Minister or President? What does immigration mean? This essential introduction to politics for children answers all these questions and many more. Topics debated include capitalism, socialism and nationalism, terrorism, voting systems, free speech and human rights.

Twenty illustrated essays on Irish women, historical and contemporary, who have defied cultural norms around femininity and achieved great things. With a preface by Sabina Higgins.