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

ONE MOMENT CAN CHANGE A LIFE FOREVER.

When it comes to making a difference, there's no such thing as too young!

So long, called the harbourmaster.

I always liked your father he was a lad of spirit.

This digital edition includes the original artwork, has been specially adapted for ebook platforms and is optimized for tablet devices.

It had never seemed important during their boyhood that Simon Carey was for Parliament and his friend Amias Hannaford a royalist.

From the day Cadwan fashioned a sword from a willow wand and composed a victory song for his young mistress, Boudicca, he has loyally charted her rise to Queen.

Drem longs for the day he will win his Warrior Scarlet.

It is seventeenth-century Scotland, and the Covenanters those wanting religious freedom from the dictates of English rule are gathering strength.

Come Away!

Learn to think big and tackle life's tricky questions in this easy-to-understand guide to philosophy.

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade Act, this collection of eleven stories follows the lives of slaves of every kind around the world.

Ben Sterndale's days of freedom are over.

Sail the magical seven seas in Journey to Dragon Island, a swashbuckling pirate adventure by Claire Fayers.

Take to the high seas in Voyage to Magical North, a swashbuckling pirate adventure filled with magic by Claire Fayers.

A fantastic collection of history poems that conjure up the sights, sounds and smells of the past - both the great events and battles, and ordinary day-to-day activities.

Why did the First World War start?

What Are We Fighting For?

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders World War I Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about World War I.

Winner of Best Books with Facts in the 2013 Blue Peter awards, voted for by children.

Join Sir Tony Robinson and the Curiosity Crew as they gallop headlong through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, smelly and disgusting bits!

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders British, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the British!

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Egyptians, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Egyptians!

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Greeks, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining, smelly and disgusting bits about the Greeks!

In Sir Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders Romans, Sir Tony Robinson takes you on a headlong gallop through time, pointing out all the most important, funny, strange, amazing, entertaining and gory bits about the Romans!

Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commons is hilarious collection of fantastic trivia and amazing facts about royalty and rulers of all kinds throughout history, all from the very witty pen of Philip Ardagh.

'I was wrong,' said Captain Flint.

'We're the Demon's Watch, son.

Viking Tales is a historical children's book that recounts legends, myths and sagas of Vikings, their achievements, and the Viking ethos and culture.

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

It's never too early to find out about kings and queens, drawbridges and dungeons, and old castle toilets with this brand new green Early Reader factbook.

Packed with freaky facts and random trivia, this is the perfect guide to everything you ever wanted to know (and lots of things you might never have wanted to know) about KINGS AND QUEENS - Horrid Henry style!

Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men find themselves labeled as outlaws when their adventures land them on the wrong side of the law.

The Great Escape was the most daring and meticulously planned prisoner-of-war breakout of the Second World War.

Resilience shines throughout Michael Gruenbaums riveting memoir (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about his time in the Terezin concentration camp during the Holocaust, in this National Jewish Book award finalist and Parents Choice Gold Medal Awardwinning title, an ideal companion to the bestselling Boy on the Wooden Box.

In these inspirational, exhilarating, and poignant accounts of exploration, 25 female National Geographic explorers reveal their greatest successes, most epic failures, and astonishing adventures.

It was 1964 and black men didn''t fly commercial jets.

In this Level 3 reader, learn all about how archaeologists unearth history, from Egyptian pyramids to Incan roads, and everything in between.

Dig into the amazing past of ancient Egypt in this new Level 3 Reader from National Geographic Kids.

Following up on the best-selling Little Kids First Big Book of Why, the next book in the hit Little Kids First Big Book series features even more of the endless "Why?

Fans of Disneyland, Disney World, and all things Disney are sure to enjoy learning all about the fascinating founder, Walt Disney.

In fighting to pass the 19th Amendment, brave suffragists like Susan B.

In the last few decades, more and more people are going to college to further their education.

In the last few decades, more and more people are going to college to further their education.

In the last few decades, more and more people are going to college to further their education.

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Trader Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to travel to China, staying away from his homeland in Italy for 24 years before returning.