History

This book takes the reader back through time, showing what it was like to live in the past. It investigates the whole of human history in a lively and accessible visual style, using detailed text and dramatic images to show how great cities were built...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570916106Author Don RobbFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250075765Author Steve SheinkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Square FishPublisher Square FishWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world.The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were...

Ramona Herdman's Glut is a lush, entertaining, and bittersweet collection of poems about how we live together and find meaning through rules and rituals around food, family, alcohol, work, nature, sex and love. These vividly-realised, nimble poems probe...

The classic introduction to origami paper folding for beginners! Florence Sakade's time-tested origami book for beginners has been given a complete makeover, with an attractive new layout, improved instructions and updated diagrams. These improvements...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429656399Author ,Allison LassieurFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

Read all about the toughest leaders and the biggest battles of all time. From ruthless Roman leaders to brave and courageous soldiers, discover amazing war facts from throughout history. Bursting full of fact-filled text in bite sized chunks and...

Have you heard of the ancient Egyptians? Learn all about this ancient civilisation who lived by the river Nile many years ago. From pharaohs and mummies to hieroglyphics and the pyramids, there are many fun facts to explore! Ancient Egypt is from...

Imagine having 5,000 years of human history's most amazing artworks at your fingertips! Go on a trip through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art without ever leaving your home! Prepare to explore the treasures of the world's civilisations-from ancient...

Oxford International Primary History develops inquisitive and engaged learners through a six-year primary history course. Helping students contextualise historical events, it provides a firm foundation to analyse both local and international history...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580892957Author Jane SutcliffeFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British parents by the thousands chose to send their children out of the country: the wealthy, independently; the poor, through a government relocation program called...

The second spellbinding adventure in Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder's magical Midnight Hour series! 'A fantastic magical adventure featuring a cast of Ghibli-esque characters, a feisty heroine and a hedgehog. I loved...

Take a gruesome trip through time with this grisly compendium of death! From the best way to shrink a head to making a mummy in eight simple steps, and with fascinating facts about botched beheadings, greedy royals and the plague, Hung, Drawn and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375832208Author Mary Pope OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 130gDimensions(mm)...

Designed for parents and elementary-aged students (grades 1-5) to share together, The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times history set builds historical literacy, improves reading and comprehension skills in both fiction and nonfiction, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666350340Author Mari SchuhFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Stone Arch BooksPublisher Capstone Press

Follow the story of a city from an ancient colony to a vast modern metropolis through stunning full-color illustrations.A City Through Time will transport you back to another age, as the award-winning Steve Noon brings the past to life in style...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804910047Author Tom TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Panini BooksPublisher Panini Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Booklist, Starred 2004.Book InformationISBN 9780792261391Author Catherine O'Neill GraceFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher...

A terrifying attack! On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk, more than two thousand servicemen died,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683056515Author Baby ProfessorFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Baby ProfessorPublisher Baby ProfessorWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm *...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level They came in their longships from Scandinavia, stealing gold and spreading fear. From fighting to settling, this is the story of how Vikings shaped the history of...

A veteran freedom fighter and friend of Mandela is forced to break all his loyalties and oppose the ruling ANC party - a party he's been a member of all his life - to confront corruption and venality at the very top. As he faces political attacks and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902407180Author David RossFormat PaperbackImprint Waverley BooksPublisher The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd

Finally, the premier children's resource on Canada is available in a fully revised paperback edition --- bringing up to date this bestselling treasury of information that has long been an essential book for schools, libraries and homes from coast to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award 2011. Nominated for Indiana Young Hoosier Award and Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646112937Author Yung In ChaeFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

Discover the incredible life story of Barack Obama, who became the first African American president of the USA.This popular biography series from DK goes beyond the basic facts, to share with children the true life stories of history's most interesting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647397906Author Andrea BentleyFormat PaperbackImprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge Press

Did you know that the white material on the outside of space shuttles was not metal or glass but actually fabric? Specialised quilts, two inches thick, covered the space shuttles and protected the astronauts from deadly heat and radiation. Jean Wright...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732743144Author Waleuska LazoFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Dreamcatcher PrintPublisher Dreamcatcher PrintWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Orbis Pictus Award 2015 and Cook Prize 2015. Short-listed for Keystone to Reading Book Award (Intermediate) 2016 and Beehive Awards (Informational) 2016 and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593120378Author Kate MessnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA Inc

A perfect board book for today's toddlers, who will grow into tomorrow's leaders! Meet 50 trailblazers from a range of races and ethnicities. Little Heroes of Colour educates and inspires by showing readers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal 2014. Commended for Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2014 and Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912662296Author Asher HoylesFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications Limited

While the Edwardian castles of Conwy, Beaumaris, Harlech and Caernarfon are rightly hailed as outstanding examples of castle architecture, the castles of the native Welsh princes are far more enigmatic. Where some dominate their surroundings as...