Though early laws prohibited women from becoming soldiers, many women still found ways to serve, even disguising themselves as men to participate in active battle.
Though early laws prohibited women from becoming soldiers, many women still found ways to serve, even disguising themselves as men to participate in active battle.
***SHORTLISTED for the SLA's Information Book Awards 2024***An accessible and important introduction to the British Empire and how it impacted countries and communities across the world, for readers 10+.
Master the art of battling in MinecraftDon your armour, pick up your sword and charge headfirst into the Minecraft Combat Handbook - the only book you need to take your game to the next level.
A new edition of a contemporary classic about war, survival and hope - and what happened to one young girl when an atomic bomb was dropped on her city.
Thirty-three incredible stories of animal heroics from the team that brought you Blue Peter Award-winning SURVIVORSFor as long as there have been wars, animals have been out there saving lives.
An earthquake and the discovery of a mysterious antique mirror unleash forces that jolt sixteen-year-old Addie McNeal back to 1917 Seattle, just as the United States is entering World War I.
In 1944, when her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret changes her mind about the school bully, Gordy, after she discovers he is hiding his own brother, a deserter.
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother, who take opposite sides in the War of Independence, Sarah Bishop flees from the British who seek to arrest her and struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.
An often hilarious and always relevant memoir about one teen boy''s battle with brain cancer and his Starlight Children''s Foundation wish: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia and plead for nuclear disarmament and world peace.
This compelling and important history of the British Empire, told from the perspective of 20 people who lived through it, tells the story of one of the largest and most powerful empires in human history.
Sneak kids ages 8 to 12 behind enemy lines with this book about America's first spiesIf you want to get kids interested in history, the intrigue-filled tales of spies are a great place to start.
Newbery Medalist Avi explores the American Revolution from a fresh perspective in the story of a young Loyalist turned British spy navigating patriotism and personal responsibility during the lead-up to the War of Independence.
From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWIIs most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima.
