Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Penguin Young Readers Group What Was the Titanic
Book SynopsisFor more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later.
£7.13
Penguin Young Readers Group I am George Washington
Book SynopsisChildren will want to read about our first president while discussing the presidential elections. This is the ninth book in the New York Times bestselling biography series that inspires while it informs and entertains. George Washington was never afraid to be the first to try something, from exploring the woods around his childhood home to founding a brand new nation, the United States of America. With his faith in the American people and tremendous bravery, he helped win the Revolutionary War and became the country’s first president.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: George Washington's courage to set off a new course is highlighted here. You’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
£12.82
Penguin Putnam Inc I am Martin Luther King Jr.
Book SynopsisThe eighth biography in this New York Times bestselling series features one of America''s greatest civil rights heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr. (Cover may vary)As a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided to do something about it—peacefully, with powerful words. He helped gather people together for nonviolent protests and marches, and he always spoke up about loving other human beings and doing what’s right. He spoke about the dream of a kinder future, and bravely led the way toward racial equality in America.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero’s history • <
£12.76
Tulman Learning Resources The Accidental Archaeologist
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£11.35
Scholastic Inc. helenkeller
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£7.25
Penguin Putnam Inc What Are Castles and Knights
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Penguin Young Readers The 1619 Project Born on the Water
Book SynopsisThe 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson. A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago, in 1619, their ancestors were stolen and brought to America by white slave traders. But before that, they had a home, a land, a language. She learns how the people said to be born on the water survived. And the people planted dreams and hope,willed themselves to keepliving, living. And the people learned new wordsfor lovefor friendfor family for joyfor growfor ho
£14.24
Random House USA Inc Caste Adapted for Young Adults
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Was the Donner Party
Book SynopsisLearn aboutthe treacherous journey acrossthe Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series. In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures...including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California's first major disasters.
£7.59
Penguin Young Readers Group What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916
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Penguin Putnam Inc What Was World War I
Book SynopsisThis compelling addition to the What Was? series covers what was supposed to be “the war to end all wars” but tragically wasn''t.In 1914, the assassination of an Austrian archduke set off a disastrous four-year-long conflict involving dozens of countries with battles taking place in all parts of the world. World War I was the first to use planes and tanks as well as deadly gases that left soldiers blinded or “shell shocked” (a condition now called Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome). There were battles that lasted for months with opposing troops fighting from rat-infested trenches, battles that often ended in a hollow victory with only a small area of land retaken. The author of many successful Who HQ titles Nico Medina gives young readers a clear and compelling account of this long and tragic event, a war that left over 20 million dead and was the lead-up to World War II barely twenty years later.
£6.99
Penguin Putnam Inc What Is the Story of the Headless Horseman
Book SynopsisWho HQ brings you the stories behind the most well-known characters of our time.Discover the haunting story of the Headless Horseman, his chilling adventures in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and his historical backstory in this addition to the What Is the Story Of? series.Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, introducing the eerie Headless Horseman character to readers worldwide. Readers were both scared and intrigued by the horrific character, who is the ghost of a soldier who had been decapitated during the American Revolution. Now, the character is an American classic, featured in movies, television shows, cartoons, comic books, and even video games, thanks to his chilling story of a lone horseman seeking revenge. Perfect for Halloween, but an enduring year-round favorite, the Headless Horseman rides forward in this exciting new nonfiction title.
£6.99
Random House USA Inc History Smashers Christopher Columbus and the
Book SynopsisMyths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about Christopher Columbus, and learn all about the Taino people. Perfect for fans of the I Survived books and Nathan Hale''s Hazardous Tales.In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean and discovered America. Right? WRONG! Columbus never actually set foot in what is now the United States. His voyages took him to islands in the Caribbean and along the coast of South America. The truth is, when Columbus first arrived, Indigenous peoples, including the Taino, had been living there for thousands of years, raising their families, running their societies, and trading with their neighbors. He didn’t “discover” the lands at all! And his name? Not even really Christopher Columbus! Cowritten by bestselling author Kate Messner and our country’s premier Taino scholar, this fascinating addition to the series is the one that teachers have been asking for and that kids need to read.
£8.54
Random House USA Inc The Mona Lisa Vanishes
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Random House USA Inc A World Without Summer
£16.99
Penguin Putnam Inc What Do We Know About the Nazca Lines
Book SynopsisHow did the mysterious images high in the Nazca Desert in Peru come to be? Find out the truth about these ancient figures in the soil that can only be fully seen from high above the Nazca plain.Presenting What Do We Know About?, an exciting extension of the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series!The Nazca Lines in Peru have mystified people around the world for centuries. The famous figures, sometimes called geoglyphs, include a hummingbird, a spider, a fish, a monkey, a dog, a cat, human-like figures, geometric designs, and more. These amazing images were believed to have been created between 500 B.C.E. and 500 C.E., and no one is quite sure how or why they were created. Some historians believe that they are anicent irrigation systems, but other researchers believe in a more paranormal origin story. Were the Nazca Lines created by ancient cultures thousands of years ago, or could they have been alien landing site
£7.48
Penguin Young Readers Group Copland A Story about America
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£15.72
Random House USA Inc The Story of Barbie and the Woman Who Created Her
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated picture book about Barbie--the most famous doll in the world--and her visionary creator, Ruth Handler.After noticing how her daughter played with “grown-up” paper dolls, Ruth Handler wanted to create a doll that would inspire little girls to use their huge imaginations and big dreams about their futures. While others told her it wasn’t possible, Ruth Handler proved them all wrong by creating the most famous doll ever. This beautiful hardcover picture book will inspire children ages 3 to 7 to believe that anything is possible—especially with Barbie! Since 1959, Barbie has shown girls that they can live their dreams. From an astronaut to a chef to a president, she knows that girls can do anything!
£17.99
Random House Children's Books Unstoppable Us Volume 2 Why the World Isnt Fair
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the bestselling author of Sapiens, comes the second volume in the bestselling Unstoppable Us series that traces human development from the Agricultural Revolution to Prehistoric Egypt.Humans may have taken over the world, but what happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become village farmers? Why were kingdoms and laws established? How did we go from being the rulers of Earth to the rulers of each other?And why isn’t the world fair?The answer to all of that is one of the strangest tales you’ll ever hear. And it’s a true story!From cultivating land and sharing resources to building pyramids and paying taxes, prepare to discover how humans established civilization, endured the consequences for it, and created history-changing inventions along the way. In Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World, acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari explored the early history of humankind. In Volume 2, he is back with another expertly crafted story of how human society evolved and flourished. His dynamic writing is accompanied by maps, a timeline, and full-color illustrations, making the incredible story of our past fun, engaging, and impossible to put down.
£19.99
Random House Children's Books Unstoppable Us Volume 2 Why the World Isnt Fair
£12.76
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) History as it Happened
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DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Eyewitness Vietnam War
£9.49
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) DK Super History Salem Witch Trials
£9.50
Penguin Young Readers Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur
£22.96
iUniverse Frederick Douglass and Samuel Morse
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£13.12
iUniverse Aaron Burr
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iUniverse Army Life The first four months in my first duty station
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iUniverse When the Street Lights Come On
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iUniverse A Valentine for Uncle Jim
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iUniverse Adventurous Cleta
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iUniverse The Girl in My Parents Basement
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iUniverse PopPop Stories
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iUniverse A Teacher Shoots Back Targeting School Violence
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iUniverse The Beast of Rickards Road and the Ghost of Payne Road True Ghosts Stories from North Carolina
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iUniverse Florida Girl Short Stories of Family Community History 18041969
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iUniverse Wrestling with the Goddess A Personal Odyssey
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iUniverse CHOICES Pursuing and Overtaking the American Dream
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iUniverse Musings and Philosophy of an Iowa Farmer
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iUniverse Wrestling with the Goddess by Azeem Kayum Aug2008
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£21.49
Th Publishing Stories of 20 Mighty Muslim Heroes
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Lambkinz ShaireMashriq Allama Iqbal
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Liz Tay Vasco da Gama of Portugal
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Galison Map of the U.S.A. 48 Piece Giant Floor Puzzle
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£17.99
DK Eyewitness Titanic
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£9.66
DK Timelines of Everything
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£26.99
DK The Ancient Worlds Atlas
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£18.00
DK Our World in Pictures the Dinosaur Book
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£22.49
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) DK Super Readers Level 3 Titanic
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£7.04
