Unit Of Inquiry - Who We Are - HS Junior: Year 5

Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has created this wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who really changed the world.
Discover fascinating facts about some of the most amazing women who changed the world we live in. Fly through the sky with the incredible explorer Amelia Earhart, and read all about the Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole with the number one best-selling children's non-fiction title in the UK market this year.

What do you feel like doing today? Sit beside a bush campfire with Oodgeroo Noonuccal, watch people going by with Henry Lawson, float away with Alison Lester, learn to read with Andy Griffiths or be brave with Shaun Tan. Ideal for sharing with the whole family, this extensively illustrated edition brings together old favourites and sure-to-be new favourites.

Immigration is a hot topic in the news right now - but what are the facts? Who are the humans behind the headlines? Why do people migrate? Why do countries need immigration? And why is everyone talking about it? Find out in this topical title.

Racism is not a new topic - but it's an important one. What is race? How do we talk about race without hurting people? How is racism harmful - and how can we stop it? Find out in this topical title.

'I wonder if it's dark and lonely in that other place...' Gemma watches her dad as he sits alone in his tangled garden. She doesn't understand why he seems so sad.

Can she help her dad find his way home?

This anthology of poems, compiled by Brian Moses, contains a mix of light-hearted poems and more serious ones, poems that rhyme and those that don't. There are plenty of good 'read alouds', thumping choruses, and the sort of poems that children can use as models for their own writing.