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

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In A Gentleman of Color, Julie Winch provides a vividly written, full-length biography of James Forten, one of the most remarkable men in 19th-century America.

*Shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Children's Sports Book of the Year Award 2025*Travel to Greece and watch Cynisca, a Spartan princess, become the first ever woman to win at the ancient Olympic Games.

Dieses eBook: "Kleinstadtkinder: Buben & Mädelgeschichten" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

The Octonauts encounter a giant sea monster.

A coral reef has turned white.

This memoir by Forrestine Cooper Hooker details her childhood and young adulthood in the midst of the frontier cavalry.

By exposing the sickening conditions people with mental illness endured in jails, almshouses, and basement cells, Dorothea Dix (1802-1887) single-handedly transformed the U.

In A Gentleman of Color, Julie Winch provides a vividly written, full-length biography of James Forten, one of the most remarkable men in 19th-century America.

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all truePrepare to enter the most dramatic conflict the world has ever seen, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a spine-tingling, heart-stopping adventure.

*A Children's Book of the Year 2021 as chosen by The Times and Daily Mail*Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true'The whistles blew, the cheers went up, and thousands of men were scrambling up into the rolling fields of No Man's Land .

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true'Winter has come; and in a far distant land, a warrior queen is expecting a child.

This story is mainly directed to 6+ years old children and it is composed of 11 illustrations; each constitutes 2 pages (22 pages in total).

Zlata Filipovic was given a diary shortly before her tenth birthday and began to write in it regularly.

Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this 25th anniversary edition of Chinese Cinderella, complete with a special introduction by Julia Eccleshare.

The life story of Anne Frank, from her early happy childhood in Frankfurt, growing up in Amsterdam, her two years in hiding and the last few months of her life in the concentration camps.

Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this epic edition of Treasure Island complete with a bold new cover.

Embark on an epic journey, in the jaw-dropping sequel to the bestselling and highly acclaimed Wolf Road, based on real archaeological discoveries, from award-winning historian and television presenter, Alice Roberts.

The Garden Children's Bible is a great way to get kids to ';toon' into Scripture!

Why is there suffering?

From ancient history to modern times, journey through the past with this picture-packed encyclopedia of curiosities.

From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines.

Shortlisted for Childrens Travel Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2023 On this quest around the world, you will discover lost kingdoms, phantom islands and even legendary continents once sought by explorers but now believed to be mythical.

Revealing little-known facts about the fight to teach evolution in schools, this riveting account of the dramatic 1925 Scopes Trial (aka the Monkey Trial) speaks directly to todays fights over what students learn, the tension between science and religion, the influence of the media on public debate, and the power of one individual to change history.

Sixty remarkable Americans and their inspiring stories are included in this unique book.

Greek myth meets ancient history in an action-packed retelling of the Persian Wars from the Sunday Times bestselling author and co-host of "e;The Rest is History"e; Tom Holland, lavishly illustrated by Jason Cockcroft.

Fort Breendonk was built in the early 1900s to protect Antwerp, Belgium, from possible German invasion.

Get ready to fight for whats right with Stacey Abramsin this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography.

Mind Like Mineis a stigma-busting collection of biographies of some of the great people from history who havelived withmental health conditions.

Mind Like Mineis a stigma-busting collection of biographies of some of the great people from history who havelived withmental health conditions.

In the 21st century, a scientist uncovers their Victorian ancestor's notebook in a box.

Become an eyewitness to the world of Nordic raiders and traders and learn all about the culture and history of Vikings.

'Deary's storytelling is simple, historically accurate and compelling.

Learn about the life of Vincent van Gogh, one of the world's most influential and best-loved artists.

Discover everything you need to become an Overworld explorer with this brand-new handbook!

An introduction to the history of the civil rights movement for kids ages 6 to 9Years ago, American laws were unfair to Black people.

TheNew York Timesbestseller and the Edgar Award for Best Fact CrimewinnerKillers of the Flower Moonis now adapted for young readers.

This highly imaginative and unusual spin on the Little Red Riding Hood is set in the late eighteenth century - a time of big wigs, satin gowns, powdered faces and wicked highwaymen!

Interesting facts that teach kids ages 8 to 12 about American historyKids don't need long, boring textbooks to learn about history.

In "e;The Romance of the Golden Star,"e; George Chetwynd Griffith masterfully weaves a tale of adventure, love, and ancient mysteries.

An inspiring and eye-opening look at the unsung women of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Seit Jahrhunderten beflügeln Einhörner die Fantasie der Menschheit.

Just a hundred years ago, much of the world was unknown - believe it or not!

The fascinating story of the Christiana Resistance--an act of bravery by freedom fighters defending the Black community--told for young adult readers.

The fourth and final volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari s global phenomenon Sapiens, illustrating how rapid advances transform society, reshape capitalism and propel us into the technological age.

Want to know why Victorian doctors never washed their clothes?

Return to Camelot in the much anticipated and funny follow-up to the instant New York Times bestselling and YA Book Prize winning Gwen and Art Are Not in Love.