Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors
with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers
can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings, including
Viking gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and Death
by booby-trapped statues. With a bold, accessible new look, these
bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation
of Terry Deary fans.
Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make Horrible
Histories more accessible to young readers.
2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary.
Discover the greatest wonders the ancient world has to offer, from Stonehenge to Angkor Wat and from Machu Picchu to the Great Wall of China. Get up close to their unique features and marvel at their breathtaking dimensions. What threats and challenges to these special phenomena face, and what is being done to ensure their survival for future generations to enjoy?
A fascinating and engaging picture book exploring 80 exciting ways to travel, both past and present - from the obvious, to the crazy!
Travel around the world by yacht, tram, train, unicycle, jetpack, camel... any way you can imagine, in this non-fiction children's book.
Every mode of transport is part of a charming scene. See how astronauts travel around space, watch surfers ride the waves at the beach, and race to an emergency with the firefighters. Illustrator Katy Halford's beautiful drawings brings the scenes to life and fun complementary facts will prompt discussion and laughter between readers. How would you choose to travel? Donkey, pedalo, moon buggy? From the small to the big, the familiar to obscure, take your pick from the amazing 80 shown in DK's Around the Way in 80 Ways!
Join a young cave-dweller for a day, as she goes hunting, makes her own stone tools and creates amazing cave art. Learn all about the dangers of life in the Stone Age, what makes a good shelter and what edible plants can be gathered in the wild.
A beautifully illustrated story celebrating the poppy's history.
Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have teamed
up with the Royal British Legion to tell an original story
that explains the meaning behind the poppy.
In Flanders' fields, young Martens knows his family's story, for
it is as precious as the faded poem hanging in their home. From
a poor girl comforting a grieving soldier, to an unexpected meeting
of strangers, to a father's tragic death many decades after
treaties were signed, war has shaped Martens's family in profound
ways - it is their history as much as any nation's.
They remember.
They grieve.
They honour the past.
This book also includes a full-colour, illustrated afterword
that explains the history that inspired the story.
Ù1 per hardback from the sale of POPPY FIELD in the UK will
be paid to Royal British Legion Trading Limited which gives its
taxable profits to The Royal British Legion (Charity no. 219279)
A beautiful celebration of the history of the poppy
Written by the bestselling author of War Horse, Michael
Morpurgo
Includes full-colour illustrations by the award-winning Michael
Foreman
REVIEWS OF POPPY FIELD
""this poignant story is ideal to share with young children
to promote discussion about the impact of war and the nature of
remembrance ... beautifully illustrated"" BOOKTRUST
REVIEWS OF PLEASE WRITE SOON
""An important book authored by two legends of British children’s
literature, Please Write Soon should be required reading
for everyone"" BOOKTRUST
""highly recommended. It doesn't take long to read, but has
a lot to say and has a big impact."" Kids Bookreview
""a poignant and engaging book."" Books for
Keeps
Julia Golding’s award-winning adventure series is perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Katherine Woodfine and Robin Stevens. This Modern Classics edition features special bonus material.
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award.
'I am Cat Royal – Orphan, Adventurer, Actress …
'Reader, you are set to embark on an adventure about one hidden treasure, two bare-knuckle boxers, three enemies and four hundred and thirty-eight rioters. I was brought up in Drury Lane, so I have become accustomed to a life less than ordinary. But this turn of events, I have to say, surprised even me. Follow me, and I will show you in The Diamond of Drury Lane.'
Exciting, funny and packed with adventure … Cat Royal never fails to stir up trouble wherever she goes. Julia Golding’s award-winning adventure series has all the ingredients of a Philippa Gregory book for children aged 9 years and up.
This Modern Classic edition features new cover artwork by Chloe Bonfield and special bonus material:
Q&A with Julia Golding
Journey with Cat through 1790s London
Cat's Slang: the origins of some of the unusual language found in the book
Fascinating facts about the use of special effects in the 18th-century theatre
Have you read all of Cat’s extraordinary adventures?
The Diamond of Drury Lane
Cat Among the Pigeons
Den of Thieves
Cat O'Nine Tails
Black Heart of Jamaica
Cat’s Cradle
Look out for Julia’s fantastic new historical titles:
Mel Foster and the Demon Butler
Mel Foster and the Time Machine
Julia Golding is the author of the award-winning Cat Royal and Girl on the Run series. Julia Golding read English at Cambridge before completing a doctorate in Literature of the Romantic Period at Oxford. She has won the Nestle Children’s Book Prize, the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize and been shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award.
From the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author of Our
Castle by the Sea comes a gorgeously gothic story, perfect
for fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge ...
'My book of the year. This is storytelling so secure and shining
that you can almost feel the glow.' HILARY MCKAY,
COSTA BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE SKYLARK'S WAR
'I absolutely love this book ... Lucy Strange is a wonderful,
accomplished writer whose books stay with you long after you
have finished reading.' NATASHA FARRANT, COSTA BOOK
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF VOYAGE OF THE SPARROWHAWK
'One of my favourite children's books of all time.' MICHELLE
HARRISON, AUTHOR OF A PINCH OF MAGIC
Life is hard for Willa, Grace and Freya, and their three younger
sisters. Six motherless girls working a farm, living in fear of
their cruel father and the superstition that obsesses him - The
Curse of Six Daughters.
With the arrival of the mysterious
Full Moon Fayre, there's a chance for the eldest girls to
steal a moment's fun, but the day the fayre moves on, Grace vanishes.
Willa goes after her, following a trail that leads
into the dangerous Lost Marsh, where it is said a will-o'-the-wisp
lures lost souls into the dark waters of the mire. If Willa
is to survive and reunite her family, she will need to unravel the
secrets her father has kept hidden, and face her own deepest fears
...
The spellbinding new novel from Lucy Strange, author
of The Secret of Nightingale Wood, The Ghost of Gosswater
and the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Our Castle by
the Sea
Perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Frances Hardinge and
Sophie Anderson
Combines dreamy magical realism with a thrilling mystery
MORE PRAISE FOR SISTERS OF THE LOST MARSH:
'The makings of a middle-grade Gothic classic' THE
SUNDAY TIMES
'Spellbinding and utterly atmospheric' THE
I
'Not only is the writing beautiful, but the book is a work
of art' IRISH EXAMINER
'Beautifully written, mysterious and atmospheric ... perfect
autumn reading' KATHERINE WOODFINE
Anxious to solve the mystery of whether his mother is still alive, and keen to follow his uncle's dying wish, Lupus and his friends sail to the island of Rhodes, site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - and base of a criminal mastermind!
Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote.
