Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past

Did you know that Egyptian policemen used monkeys to arrest people?

Evocative and full in scope, The Bible Story Retold in Twelve Chapters is a flowing retelling of the Bible's great stories.

John is a child convict, transported to New South Wales for stealing a shirt.

This beautiful Spanish-language book, translated from the hugely popularLittle People, BIG DREAMSseries, can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers and those learning the language, whetherat home or in the classroom.

This history title from Ladybird is the ideal homework help book for primary school children who are learning about the Victorians at school.

This history book from Ladybird is the ideal homework help book for primary school children who are learning about the ancient Romans at school.

This Ladybird Histories Book is perfect for children learning about the First World War at school.

This Ladybird Histories ebook all about Ancient Egypt is perfect for all children learning about Ancient Egypt and the Egyptians at school, including Ancient Egypt's kings and queens, how ancient Egyptians lived and why they believed in mummification and different Egyptian gods.

This Ladybird Histories ebook all about the Tudors and Stuarts is perfect for children learning about this period of history at school.

Luego del gran exito de Ser como el bamb, Ismael Cala presenta La piata mgica, su segundo libro bilingue para nios.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, SpyIn his New York Times bestseller Bonhoeffer,author Eric Metaxas presents the fullest account of Bonhoeffer's heart-wrenching 1939 decision to leave the safe haven of America for Hitler's Germany.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be elected as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be elected as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Gloria Steinem, the worlds most famous feminist.

Snuggle up together and enjoy this collection of charming and engaging stories written by Gabby Dawnay and selected especially for four-year-olds by literacy experts.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Mary Anning, the mother of paleontology and daring fossil hunter.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Mary Anning, the mother of paleontology, and daring fossil hunter.

Sing along to this catchy rhyme, set to Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, and discover what the residents of Dogtown get up to in this delightful book of first experiences.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestsellingLittle People, BIG DREAMS series, discover thelife of Mohandas Gandhi, the father of India.

Step into the shadows and uncover the centuries-old myths and legends that lie beneath the figure of the vampire, with this magical compendium of facts and fiction.

"Strike – you’re out!

New York City boasts one of the most famous skylines in the world, and the Empire State Building is undeniably the focal point of this incredible view.

Something wicked was brewing in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.

Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe’s ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries.

On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico.

More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies.

It was world-famous sculptor Gutzon Borglum''s dream to carve sixty-foot-high likenesses of four presidents on a granite cliff in South Dakota.

The history of the White House, first completed in 1799, reflects the history of America itself.

Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement.

Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia.

Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule.

As a field reporter in the 1960s, Gloria Steinem worked hard to dig up important stories.

Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match for his ambition.

Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage.

When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the "Corp of Discovery" left St.

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty.

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Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics.

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From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants.

The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii.

Louis Braille certainly wasn''t your average teenager.

Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time.