Terrible trenches

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9781407144337

Collation

96 p. ; ill. ; 18 cm

Series Title

Horrible Histories

Call Number

940 DEA t

Over the line

It’s the proudest moment of Jack’s life – his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it’s 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen’s cowardice leads to the formation of a Footballers’ Battalion and Jack has little choice but to join up. The promise of a Cup in Flanders offers a glimmer of hope, but Jack and…

Salt to the sea

Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. But not all promises can be kept . . .

Mr. Moo and the birthday magic

It's Mum's birthday, but Mr Moo has NOTHING to give her. With the help of some magical mayhem, will he be able to find a very special present?

It could have been worse

Mouse is on his way home, when he falls and lands with a bump. Little does Mouse realise that it could have been much worse...

The naughtiest fairy

Trixi loves to play naughty tricks on all her friends, but they've decided that it's time she received a dose of her own medicine! Children will LOVE to read all about Trixi and her fabulous fairy friends in this super-fun picture book, perfect for a magical story-time.

Don't say that Willy Nilly!

Willy Nilly is off to the shop to buy a cabbage. “Yuk!” he says. “Don’t say that, Willy Nilly!” says his mum. So Willy Nilly tries very hard to always say the right thing but somehow he always says it just at the wrong moment. “Don’t say that, Willy Nilly!” he’s told. Will Willy Nilly ever get it right?

500 facts World War 2 history for kids

You don't need a long, boring textbook to learn about history! Starting with the events that set the stage for war and finishing with its aftermath

The War That Saved My Life

So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan—and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands…

Paper wishes: after Pearl Harbor, everything changes for her family

Ten-year-old Manami did not realize how peaceful her family's life on Bainbridge Island was until the day it all changed. It's 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Manami and her family are Japanese American, which means that the government says they must leave their home by the sea and join other Japanese Americans at a prison camp in the desert. Manami is sad to go, but even worse is t…