How did untidy doctor change the world? who really invented the radio? And what on earth inspired engineers to try to build a space rocket? Lift the flaps to discover the amazing stories behind some of the world's most ground-breaking inventions.
For the first time, Kingfisher brings its expertise in beautifully-designed, trusted non-fiction to the sphere of learning to read. This new graded reading series will grip children's interest. Developed with literacy experts, the five-level series will guide young readers as they build confidence and fluency in their literacy skills and progress towards reading alone.
Find out about the strict rules of Tudor fashion and why only knight were allowed to wear silk. Discover who Henry Vill's six wives were, and what happened to each of them. See what the Tudors ate and what new foods were brought to England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1.
Simple text captures the excitement of the era, telling how world of Independence traveled up and down the thirteen colonies, touching the lives of everyday people throughout the land. '
The ghastly truth about the wild warrior race who weren't afraid to fight the Romans. The book includes stories about suffering saints, gruesome games for Celtic kids, and the dreadful Druids with their strange sacrifices and terrible trials.
Over two million people lost their lives in the Vietnam War. find out what they were fighting for and how the war turned into the longest military conflict in US history.
'Vile Victorians' gives the reader all the terrible truth about revolting events affecting everyone not so very long ago - from the vile Victorian queen herself, to some vicious Victorian villains.