Educational

Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army. Michael doesn’t remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in t...

Great for kids to know history, Little snippets of info on brightly illustrated pages. It is organized in chronological order.

Nasty stinging creatures that destroy crops and spread disease - if that's your opinion of insects, read this fascinating book to discover the othe...

Top Ten Worst Things About Ancient Greece unearths some of the most horrible aspects of Ancient Greek life, from the incredibly dangerous Olympic g...

100 Things You Should Know About British History Is A Fantastic Exploration Through History. Children Can Travel Through The Stone Age, Celtic Time...

All too often, books on Scottish history ignore the central questions about our past. All this and much, much more is tackled in 1314 and All That,...

With informative captions, a glossary and an index, this book introduces readers to the golden age of piracy in the early 1700s. The book explains ...

Young learners can discover the story behind the games we play like never before as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international sport and...

This series provides a fact-filled introduction to British history, from the end of the last Ice Age to the 1990s. In 'Early Britain', discover whe...

Discover all The Natural History Museum in London, England has to offer.

A beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book that explores the incredible life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth, the longest serving British mon...

It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are ...

On November 4, 2008, a new day dawned when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. Hope for the World celebrates that great man, a...

The books in 'The Danger Zone' series transport the reader back to the grisliest times and places in history. The first-person narrative puts the r...

Explore the Tudor age& a brilliant time for trade& exploration and the theatre. Find out about the reigns of the five Tudor monarchs& h...

Travel back to the time of the Vikings! Where did they come from and where did they settle? What beliefs and traditions did they bring with them? H...

Learn all about the mighty Romans with this brilliant photographic book. From the rise of Rome and the growth of the Roman Empire to the great empe...

All the foul facts about the Rotten Romans are ready to uncover, including what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts and how ancient Britons got t...

History with the nasty bits left in! 'The Gorgeous Georgians' tells you all about the people who lived in these riotous times, from lords and ladie...

Go back into the really rotten times of the Romans, where there were beastly battles, deadly doctors and marvellous myths. Discover what Roman sold...

Here are the pirates during the 'golden age' between 1660 and 1730. Described are their motives, dress, the weaponry and ships of such figures as '...

The stormin Normans is bulging with fascinating facts about big bad Bill the Conqueror and his bully boys who battled at hastings stormed around Eu...