Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With more than 400 perplexing words to test your wits!
What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates…? Find out all this and more in the Dictionary of Difficult Words. Test your knowledge with more than 400 words to amaze, confuse and inspire budding wordsmiths (and adults). All of the words featured in this book are difficult to
The Race to Space: From Sputnik to the Moon Landing and Beyond…
You know that man has walked on the Moon, but do you know the story of how he got there? With the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing on 20th July 2019, this book celebrates the Space Race rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union. Readers will learn about the neck-and-neck race between the
Wild Animals I Have Known
Meet Old Lobo, a gigantic grey wolf whose death-defying predations on sheep and cattle herds are the scourge of farmers and ranchers in the Currumpaw region of northern New Mexico. This great wolf is just one of the animals whose true stories come to life in this engrossing collection of tales by the celebrated naturalist
The Black Book: What if Germany had won World War II – A Chilling Glimpse into the Nazi Plans for Great Britain
In July 1940, Walter Schellenberg of the German Secret Service drew up a list of 2,694 people believed to be living in Britain, who were known enemies of the Reich. In that month, the Wehrmacht was poised across the Channel ready to hit Britain with blitzkrieg, the terrible and hugely successful tactic that had already
Dinner At Buckingham Palace
Have you ever wondered what Queen Victoria ate for breakfast? Or pondered over George V`s preferences for pudding? Straight from the kitchens of Buckingham Palace, this fascinating collection offers an extraordinary insight into royal gastronomy, featuring exclusive photographs, recipes, anecdotes and menus that span three generations of royal dining.This compilation offers a unique glimpse into
The Boy Who Said Nothing
`IT TOOK ME LONGER TO FORGIVE MY DAD FOR NOT HELPING ME WHEN I WAS TORTURED, THAN TO FORGIVE THOSE SOLDIERS WHO TORTURED ME`Mirsad Solakovic survived a war in which some 300,000 people died, but was left with psychological damage.Mirsad lived through the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian civilians, until his family escaped to the UK.
Edgar Allan Poe and The London Monster
Summer, 1840. Edgar Allan Poe arrives in London to meet his friend C. Auguste Dupin, in the hope that the great detective will help him solve a family mystery. For Poe has inherited a mahogany box containing sheathes of letters that implicate his grandparents in some of London`s most heinous and scandalous crimes – those
Encyclopedia of Animals
Plunge into the diversity of the animal kingdom in this `Encyclopaedia of Animals`. Packed with over 500 creatures, every one is looked at in detail by a natural history expert. From the tiniest sponge to the largest elephant, all entries are gloriously illustrated in this spectacular celebration of life on Earth.Suitable for animal lovers aged
Dictator Literature: A History of Despots Through Their Writing
Literacy, long upheld as a standard bearer for progress, is not always a force for good. Had Stalin`s mother never sent him to the seminary he never would have learned to read and so never discovered the works of Marx or Lenin. Instead he probably would have ended up like his father – a cobbler
Super Scientists
Each `40 Inspiring Icons` title introduces readers to a fascinating non-fiction subject through its 40 most famous people or groups. In this book, 40 of the most inquiring minds in science are waiting to showcase their big ideas. Find out how these scientists spent their lives asking questions and making leaps and bounds in the
The Seven: The Lives and Legacies of the Founding Fathers of the Irish Republic
On Easter Sunday, 23 April 1916, the seven members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood`s military council met to proclaim an Irish Republic with themselves as the provisional government. After a week of fighting with the British army on the streets of Dublin, the Seven were arrested, court-martialled and executed. Cutting through the layers of veneration
Ocean Meets Sky
From the creators of The Night Gardener, comes a stunning new picture book about a young boy who sets sail to find a place his grandfather told him about… the spot where the ocean meets the sky. It`s a good day for sailing.Finn lives by the sea and the sea lives by him. Every time
Common Ground: A Political Life
Justin Trudeau`s candid memoir reveals for the first time the experiences that have shaped him over the course of his life, revealing how his passion for politics took root. From his childhood at the prime ministerial residence of 24 Sussex to his leadership of the Liberal party, Trudeau captures the formative moments of his upbringing,
Five Ideas to Fight for
– Human Rights – Equality – Free Speech – Privacy – The Rule of Law These five ideas are vitally important to the way of life we enjoy today. The battle to establish them in law was long and difficult, and Anthony Lester was at the heart of the thirty-year campaign that resulted in the
Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter and today is one of the world`s favourite artists. As a child, she was badly affected by polio, and later suffered a terrible accident that left her disabled and in pain. Shortly after this accident, Kahlo took up painting, and through her surreal, symbolic self portraits described the pain
If All the World Were…
A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl`s love for her granddad and how she copes when he dies, written by poet and playwright Joseph Coelho. This beautifully illustrated, powerful and ultimately uplifting text is the ideal way to introduce children to the concept of death and dying, particularly children who have lost a
In Blossom
One day, a cat and dog meet on a bench. The cat eats her lunch. The dog reads his book. But the sun twinkles, the breeze blows, and there`s something sweet in the air…This is a beautifully illustrated story of the joys of spring and finding a new friend.
Strange But True: 10 of the World`s Greatest Mysteries Explained
Prepare to have your mind blown! As you explore ten of the world`s greatest unsolved mysteries, you`ll witness a UFO encounter, search for the lost city of Atlantis, tour a haunted house and discover the kraken`s true form. Along the way, you`ll use the scientific method and sharp thinking to separate fact from fiction and
Slide Surprise: Who`s Hiding?
Who is hiding in the jungle? Slide the tab to make your favourite animals appear! `Slide Surprise` is a vibrant new series of board books using innovative sliding mechanisms to create fun, interactive stories about subjects young children identify with. Follow the friendly monkey through the jungle and to the ocean to find animal friends
Little Faces It`s Party Time for Penguin
It`s party time for penguin and all the other arctic animals! Watch as the frosty critters have fun playing party games. But whose party is it really? Exciting paper technology meets playful storytelling in this stunning board book that`s sure to captivate younger children. Simply by turning the page, the clever Venetian paper engineering causes
