Take an incredible and informative tour around the natural world with these illustrated non-fiction books. Whether you're shopping for a young reader obsessed with plants, bugs, or birds, this collection will have something to spark their interest and keep them engaged.

Learn about First Nations practices to care for Country in The Trees, discover weird and wonderful native Australian plants with Plantabulous! or go inside an insect's cocoon to learn about butterflies and moths – there are heaps of wonders to explore!

The Trees by Victor Steffensen, illustrated by Sandra Steffensen

Looking after the trees is important for keeping Country happy and healthy. First Nations People have cared for the trees on Country for thousands of years. In return, the trees look after the people and provide them with gifts of seeds, flowers, wood and more. This creates the balance between giving and taking from the land. Featuring stunning artwork by Sandra Steffensen, The Trees is a powerful and timely story to help future generations manage our landscapes and ensure that they thrive.

Drop into the Ocean by Karen Wasson, illustrated by Marta Tesoro

Welcome to the ocean! It covers over 70 per cent of our planet and is home to literally trillions of animals and creatures. Our tour begins in the crystal-clear waters of the Mediterranean Sea. From here we will meet many different marine creatures, frolicking and exploring the world’s interconnected oceans with us. We’ll pay a visit to the Great White Cafe, play and romp through the kelp forests, get lost in the depths of the Mariana Trench, and sing with the whales. Our oceanic adventure comes to an end on sunny Australian shores.

Plantabulous! by Catherine Clowes, illustrated by Rachel Gyan

Did you know that Australia is home to the most 'venomous' plant in the world? That there are plants in Australia that strangle other plants to death, and some with seeds pods that explode, shooting seeds far and wide? Or that some Australian plants can dry out and shrivel up so much that they look dead, but then come back to life when they get wet?

Plantabulous! presents 26 iconic and unique native plants for you to discover in your local park, bushland or even your own backyard! Filled with fabulous facts, activities and illustrations, Plantabulous! will prove just how fabulous Australia's native plants really are!

Glow: The Wild Wonders of Bioluminescence by Jennifer N.R. Smith

The natural world is an infinite source of wonder and the phenomenon of bioluminescence is no exception. Glow explores the remarkable way animals and plants light up of their own accord, and what we can learn from their incredible glow-in-the-dark abilities. Written and illustrated in minute detail by medical illustrator Jennifer N.R. Smith, Glow takes readers on a magical journey to the deepest ocean trenches, through winding networks of caves and into the darkest corners of the forest to experience the wonder of bioluminescence.

Glow combines natural history with STEM, to consider how bioluminescence works and what we can learn from it, including ways to prevent climate change and tackle pollution.

What a Rock Can Reveal by Maya Wei-Haas, illustrated by Sonia Pulido

Award-winning science writer and geologist Maya Wei-Haas introduces young readers to the fascinating world of rocks through the art of observation. She explores the diversity of rocks and minerals and how a rocks shape, color, or texture help to tell the stories of how it was formed, where it comes from, and the incredible journeys it has had. This hands-on introduction reveals how rocks are time capsules of our planets past, recording the thrilling events that once built Earth's incredible geology.

Bugs: A Skittery, Jittery History by Miriam Forster, illustrated by Gordy Wright

Insects are some of the oldest creatures on Earth, evolving alongside ferns and trees, well before other land animals. This epic survey follows bugs and their cousins from their earliest appearance in the Paleozoic Era up through today.

Along the way, readers will meet many different kinds of insects from various points in history, such as the trilobite of the Cambrian explosion and the more recent and familiar termite. The text explores insect skills including camouflage, communication, metamorphosis, and much more; and the Bug Hall of Fame captures the smallest, largest, fastest, and cutest bugs around!

Sensational Australian Animals by Stephanie Owen Reeder, illustrated by Cher Hart

Covering more than 145 truly astounding animals – from sharp-eyed whale sharks to sticky-bellied green tree frogs – Sensational Australian Animals showcases the strange things these creatures can do with their eyes, ears, noses, mouths and skin!

Meet birds that laugh, frogs that quack and fish that sing. Discover mammals that glow in the dark and seahorses disguised as seaweed. Be surprised by turtles that breathe through their bums and squirm at lizards that clean their eyes with their tongues. And then there's the dangerous creatures that bite and sting!

What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon? by Rachel Ignotofsky

With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butterflies and moths from the creator of the New York Times bestseller: Women in Science!

Butterflies soar in the sunlight, while moths flutter under the moon and stars. Find out more about these mysterious and majestic insects' similarities and differences, and their awe-inspiring metamorphosis!

Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton

Starting with the secret workings of a tree, this book transports readers billions of years into the past; back to the moment when plant life first appeared on our planet. Covering its evolution, the steady emergence of fossil fuels and the extraordinary communities of plants around the world today, Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton combine essential biology with a powerful message – a call to protect the most precious colour on Earth ... GREEN.