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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 19 books in this booklist
£7.99 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781406386257 | ISBN 10: 1406386251
Take to the skies with the beautifully told tale of Sophie Blanchard – a woman meant for the air – as she discovers the incomparable sensation of flight. Behold the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgott ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781782853442 | ISBN 10: 1782853448
Travel along the Silk Road with a multi-generational family from Xi'an, China, to where China and India meet. Along the way, you'll explore China's varied geography and discover how the Silk Road fostered cultural diversity a century ago. Inclu ... more
View book details£11.95 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781926890029 | ISBN 10: 1926890027
Eleven-year-old Marianne is fortunate. She one of the first two hundred Jewish children on the heroic rescue operation known as the Kindertransport, which arrived in London, England in December, 1938. Life in the new country seems strange, h ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780750299404 | ISBN 10: 0750299401
Bring the 'dead famous' back to life! Discover exceptional figures from British history, and explore the society in which they lived. Votes for Women! This biography tells the story of Emmeline Pankhurst, from her early campaigns for the rig ... more
View book details£21.99 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780717171132 | ISBN 10: 0717171132
It’s A Time-Travelling Journey Through Ireland... It’s A Historopedia! Buckle up and get ready to travel back in time with John and Fatti Burke’s new adventure through Ireland’s history. This breathtakingly exciting book discovers I ... more
View book details£6.99 hardback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781423644231 | ISBN 10: 1423644239
From the creators of BabyLit®, open a window on history while teaching toddlers the ABCs. Teach brilliant babies about history and their ABCs with Greg Paprocki’s R Is for Railway: An Industrial Revolution Alphabet. Twenty-six Industrial ... more
View book details£14.99 hardback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781847806369 | ISBN 10: 1847806368
Meet some of the most interesting people in history in this time-traveling book that visits more than 25 exciting times and places. When young Augustus falls asleep in history class, Professor Tempo decides to teach him a lesson and show him ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781910200490 | ISBN 10: 1910200492
Sequel to the Blue Peter Award-shortlisted Corpse Talk: Season 1! Reading this book is like having history injected into YOUR BRAIN! Join your host, Adam Murphy, for the chat show that digs up the dirt on history's dead famous celeb ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781847806611 | ISBN 10: 1847806619
This is the astonishing true story of Zeraffa, a giraffe who was sent as a gift from Egypt to France in 1826. A young boy, Atir, takes care of Zeraffa on her epic journey and the sailors sing songs as she gazes down at them. In France, Atir ... more
View book details£4.99 paperback (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781447248613 | ISBN 10: 1447248619
What Are We Fighting For? explores the concept of war in a brilliantly accessible way for younger readers. Fascinating and moving in equal measure, there are poems about incredibly brave dogs, cats and pigeons; the Christmas truce of WWI wh ... more
View book details£9.99 hardback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781426312588 | ISBN 10: 142631258x
We often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influence our everyday lives. People living in the M ... more
View book details£5.99 paperback (2013) - ISBN 13: 9781447227717 | ISBN 10: 1447227719
Everything you need to know about World War I! Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about World War I. It's history, b ... more
View book details£7.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780330510806 | ISBN 10: 0330510800
The whole truth about bad kids throughout history. So you're standing outside the Head's office, waiting to be told off for breaking a classroom window. You've got sweaty palms and a serious sinking feeling in your stomach. Do you think no ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2010) - ISBN 13: 9780007486441 | ISBN 10: 0007486448
Heroism or cowardice? Private Peaceful is a stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2009) - ISBN 13: 9781862304291 | ISBN 10: 1862304297
For as long as history has been recorded, girls haven't had much of a look in amongst all the great men we remember. But that doesn't mean they weren't there. And it doesn't mean that they didn't achieve great things, come up with wonderful invention ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2008) - ISBN 13: 9780300143324 | ISBN 10: 030014332x
In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschich ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781846861079 | ISBN 10: 1846861071
Join the caravan for an exciting year-long trek along China's ancient Silk Road. Following the rhyming, treasure-filled story are informational endnotes about the history of the Silk Road, the story of silk, important cities of China, and a full-spr ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781405215879 | ISBN 10: 1405215879
From master storyteller, Michael Morpurgo comes an incredibly moving story about one horse's experience in the deadly chaos of the first world war. In 1914, Joey, a young farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on t ... more
View book details£5.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781846960017 | ISBN 10: 1846960010
In this graphic novel the famous story of one young Jewish girl’s experience of the Holocaust is brought to life. Anne Frank’s early life is happy and comfortable, but in 1930s Europe, Germany’s political and economical problems lead to the rise of t ... more
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