This title recounts some of the most famous tales of intrigue, heroism and adventure of the First and Second World Wars, providing young readers with an insight into the human stories behind both conflicts. It includes stories that range from the dramatic deeds of soldiers, sailors and airmen on the front line to the rivetting tales of spies and codebreakers. Each story is illustrated with phot…
Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic, they had lots of questions. How many people were aboard the Titanic? Why weren’t there enough lifeboats for all the passengers? How did this “unsinkable” ship sink?
The 20th Century takes you from the last days of the vile Victorian Queen Right up to the nostaligic nineties, with all the amazing changes and incredible inventions that happend in between..and it's not even over yet! Want to know: Who Shocked the world by showing her knickers? how two monkeys and a dog became astronauts? why a posh London restaurant served stewed cat?
A Brief Illustrated History of Warfare charts the history of warfare all the way through from the early charioteers and spear throwers, through Roman legions, knights, and siege machines, through to musketeers and the military arms used in the two world wars, then all the way through to the use of smart weapons today. With stunning full-color images and illustrations, this beautiful book is sur…
Sc Cilandak (Bridging early)