Wonders of the anchient world: the true history revealed

This book's hero is Darius Antonopoulos, an artist and apprentice printer who left London in 1605 to visit his ancestral home in Greece. What he found there was to send him on an incredible journey - a quest to discover the Seven Wonders of the World.

Inspiring athletes treasury

Discover the lives of outstanding people, from musicians and activists, to inventors and sports stars. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream

Timelines of everyone

Timelines of Everyone reveals not just the incredible achievements, contributions, and adventures of historical figures, but the lesser-known events that shaped them too, from childhood into old age. Did you know that West African ruler Mansa Musa was the richest person ever to have lived? Or that Hollywood screen legend Hedy Lamarr invented the technology that would one day develop into WiFi? …

The twentieth century

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780746007013

Collation

96 p. ; ill. ; 26 cm

Series Title

The Usborne History of

Call Number

909 CHR t

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