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Taking as its starting point a child's natural desire to understand the world, this series is designed to entertain and inform. This book focuses o...

Colourful,surprising and full of information,yhe I Wonder Why books have set thousands of young minds buzzing.I Wonder Why Columbus Crossed the Oce...

Questions and answers introduce the clothing, food, weapons, religion, and other aspects of daily life in Ancient Greece. Suggested level: primary.

Questions and answers introduce the rulers, beliefs, , clothing, food, toys and other aspects of daily life in Ancient Egypt. Suggested level: prim...

Designed to amuse and intrigue the young reader, this book combines cartoons with facts and simple analogies to provide an introduction to life in ...

Reading paragraphs In 1991, two tourists hiking in the Alps saw something very odd sticking out of the snow. At first it looked like a doll?s head....

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND tells the story of New Zealand's short but dramatic history. Marcia Stenson's succinct and lively text is broug...

BRITISH HISTORY brings to life a dazzling panorama of people and events through the ages. Fully illustrated and packed with information,this series...

Jennifer Worth's bestselling memoirs of her time as a midwife have inspired and moved readers of all ages. Now, in IN THE MIDST OF LIFE she docume...

With over 400 superb illustrations, maps and photographs, plus over 100 panels packed with facts and dates, this is the ultimate history reference ...

Island Boy is a 1988 book by Barbara Cooney. It tells the story of a boy named Matthias, who travels around the world but eventually returns to his...

This is the incredible true story of the unbreakable bond forged between Treo, the world's most highly decorated dog, and his handler Sgt. Dave Hey...

"An acknowledged triumph of literary insight, Elizabeth Jenkins' life of Jane Austen has been for many years a favorite portrait of this remarkable...

In this new biography of Jane Austen, David Nokes plays master sleuth and storyteller in presenting the great novelist "not in the modest pose whic...

Cornwall 1790. Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life. Accused of wrecking two ships, he is to stand trial at the Bodmin Assizes. Despite ...

This is the true story of Jim Elliot. Jim Elliot and four brave friends were willing to try reaching the primitive Auca tribe with the Word of God ...

You are about to set off on a remarkable journey. Follow the route through the pages of this book and you will see some of the most amazing places ...

Eva, Peggy and Kathleen were sisters born into a close-knit working class family, living in a tiny terraced house in a London street so rough the p...

Alan Bennett's third collection of prose Keeping On Keeping On follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful Writing Home and Untold Stor...

The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have been told and retold for more than 800 years. Now, new generations of readers wi...

Britain will be brought to life by the uniqu e comic fun of the Beano gang as they rampage through the co untry meeting kings, queens and heroes fr...

Discusses some of the many aspects of life in Europe in the Middle Ages - the heroes, soldiers, lords, ladies and slaves. We learn about life behin...

The legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table lie tantalisingly outside recorded time, beyond the horizon of history, inhabiting a...

These stories from Geraldine McCaughrean's larger work Britannia: 100 Great Stories from British History are about the founding of London, the Glas...