Explores the history and culture of Ancient Greece. Eye-catching photos, fascinating sidebars, and a ""Contributions"" special feature guide readers through the rise and fall of this great civilization, focusing on the people and accomplishments that made it unique.
Tells the stories of the real-life heroes involved of a single day that changed the face of modern history, 6 June 1944 - D-day, the allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Normandy. This book focuses on the bravery of a few individuals, and contains maps, line drawings and notes on sources and further reading.
A historical time-slip adventure for middle grade readers, from the Carnegie Medal-winning author of Apache and Buffalo Soldier.
Alfie Wright? Alfie Wrong, more like. Alfie has never really fitted in anywhere – he doesn't have any friends, and even his mum seems embarrassed of him. So when he’s evacuated to a farm in rural Devon run by kind old Aunt Bell and her gentle giant of a son, Alfie can’t believe his luck. The War seems a long way off, and among the cows and pigs and geese Alfie's happier than he’s ever been – especially when he makes friends with one of the local boys, Snidge. But Snidge, for all his friendliness, is not all he appears. And the mystery that surrounds him seems to be connected to the Midwinter Burning, an annual ritual held at the Standing Stones, high up on the cliffs. Aunt Bell says it’s all just a bit of harmless superstition, but when Snidge goes missing, Alfie finally discovers who his friend really is – and relives the true horror of the legend…
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the WOEFUL SECOND WORLD
WAR, including why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers
and nutty, what really happened in Dad's Army and how to make
a rude noise with a gas mask. These bestselling titles are sure
to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans.
The story of Scotland from the Ice Age to the Vikings, the Picts and the Romans, to Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Flora Macdonald, Sir Walter Scott, Logie Baird, Keir Hardie and many more famous Scots up to the present day. Each page is packed with colourful pictures and witty captions and speech bubbles, and a pithy text gives the facts and tells the story.This is a fun book, but it covers the material in a way that will make it attractive both to schools and to tourists.
With NESSIE, THE LOCH NESS MONSTER a continuing bestseller in Scotland, Richard Brassey is the perfect author/illustrator for a book that should have a long life ahead. His co-author, Stewart Ross, is an ex-teacher with a special interest in Scottish history.
Even though William Shakespeare is dead, he is still full of surprises. You can get the inside story with his secret diary - find out the news of the day in the Shakespearean Sun and prepare to be amazed as the curtain is raised on Shakespeare's most dramatic acts.
Tilly lives in turbulent times. It's the 1550s; when Queen Mary ousts
Lady Jane Grey to win the throne, her executioners are kept
busy. Even Princess Elizabeth is imprisoned in the Tower. As Tilly
watches the plots and politics of the Tudor court unfolding, she
waits for her chance to deliver a very important letter...
