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British History Makers: George Stephenson British History Makers: John Logie Baird British History Makers: Isambard Kingdom Brunel British History Makers: Charles Darwin British History Makers: Winston Churchill World History Makers: Erik the Red World History Makers: Gandhi World History Makers: Thomas Edison World History Makers: The Wright Brothers British History Events: The Battle of Hastings British History Events: The Great Fire of London The Roman Soldier Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt Looking Back Myths and Legends Dates With History Events and Outcomes/Documenting the Past Tales of Courage/The History of Warfare Wars That Changed The World Beyond The Horizon/British History Makers In Search of the Past/Britain Through Ages/When I Was Young Gods and Goddesses/My Faith Shakespeare For Everyone Young Heroes Grammar Ray Janine Amos Positive Values Series Contact details Details correct at time of going to print. Any errors please use contact details on back page.

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS George Stephenson Father of the Railways Author: Liam McLean ISBN: 9781842347775 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, Railways, English Age: 8 -12 years George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was an English civil and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the Father of Railways, Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and having a thirst for improvement.

200th Anniversary of the first Passenger Train in September 2025 •In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way. •Superbly illustrated with artwork of people, places and early engines. •A map, time-line and glossary provide essential quick references. Liam McLean has written widely for young readers on a range of subjects, including history, biography and technology.

Image courtesy of The National Railway Museum

His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called ‘Stephenson gauge’, was the basis for the 4-foot8+1⁄2- inch (1.435 m) the standard used by most of the world's railways. Pioneered by Stephenson, rail transport was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century. Built by George and his son Robert, the Locomotion Number 1’ was the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton & Darlington, in late September 1825. George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use locomotives - the Liverpool and Manchester Railway that opened in 1830. Illustrated by various artists

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS John Logie Baird and the Invention of Television Author: Dan Wilde ISBN: 9781842347782 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, Electronics, English Age: 8-12 years

100th Anniversary of the First Public Television Demonstration in 1926

•In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way •Superb illustrations throughout of John Logie Baird, his life and his experiments plus contemporary photographs • Diagrams, a time-line and glossary provide essential quick reference. Illustrated by various artists

John Logie Baird (13 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator. In his London laboratory on 2 October 1925, Baird successfully transmitted the first television picture with a greyscale image: the head of a ventriloquist's dummy nicknamed ‘Stooky Bill’. Baird was so excited he went downstairs and fetched an office worker, 20-year-old William Edward Taynton, to see what a human face would look like, and Taynton became the first person to be televised! Baird who demonstrated the world's first mechanical television system to the public on 26 January 1926 at Selfridges Department Store in London. He went on to invent the first publicly demonstrated colour television system and the first viable purely electronic Colour Television picture tube. In 1928, the Baird Television Development Company achieved the first transatlantic television transmission. Baird's early technological successes and his role in the practical introduction of broadcast television for home entertainment have earned him a prominent place in television's history.

Dan Wilde is a first-time author. His background is in publishing and research.

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS Isambard Kingdom Brunel The Littlest Giant Author: Liam McLean ISBN: 9781842347799 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, Engineering, English Age: 8-12 years Isambard Kingdom Brunel (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history’ "one of the 19th-century engineering giants” and "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution. He helped change the face of the English landscape with his ground-breaking designs and ingenious constructions". He built dockyards, the Great western Railway, a series of steamships including the first purposebuilt transatlantic steamship and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering and earned him the popular name; ‘The Littlest Giant’. •In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way. •Superb illustrations throughout of people, machines, and engineering, Including some contemporary photographs. • Maps, a time-line and glossary provide essential quick references.

Maiden voyage of the Great Western Steamship

Liam McLean has written widely for young readers on a range of subjects, including history, biography and technology. Illustrated by various artists

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS Charles Darwin The Theory of Evolution Author: Brenda Clarke ISBN: 9781842347805 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Age: 8-12 years Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English Naturalist, Geologist, and biologist widely - known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. In a joint presentation with Alfred Russell Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection , in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in agricultural breeding.. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honoured by his burial in Westminster Abbey.

Brenda Clarke is an experienced editor of children’s books. She has written widely for young readers on a range of subjects, especially history.

•In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way. •Superb illustrations throughout of people, places and animals, plus some contemporary photographs. • Maps, a time-line and glossary provide essential quick references.

Map of the Voyage of The Beagle

Illustrated by Christa Hook

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS BRIAN WILLIAMS

WINSTON CHURCHILL ‘It is The Courage To Continue That Counts!’

Brian Williams is a former teacher and former editor of the Children’s Encyclopedia Britannica. He has written widely for young readers on a range of subjects, including history, biography and technology. •In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way. •Superb illustrated with artwork of Winston Churchill plus contemporary photographs. •A time-line and glossary provide essential quick reference. One of the 20th Century's most significant figures, Churchill is generally viewed as a victorious wartime leader who played an integral role in defending liberal democracy against the spread of fascism.

Winston Churchill It is the Courage to Continue that Counts Author: Brian Williams ISBN: 9781842347812 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, Politics, English Age: 8-12 years Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War. and again from 1951 to 1955. For some 62 of the years between 1900 and 1964, he was a Member of Parliament and represented a total of five constituencies over that time. Ideologically an adherent to economic liberalism and imperialism, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party which he led from 1940 to 1955. He was a member, and ‘Home Secretary’, of the Liberal Party from 1904 to 1924.

Illustrated by Martin Salisbury

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS Erik the Red Icelandic Explorer Author: Anne Millard ISBN: 9781842347836 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, Viking, Iceland Age: 8-12 years Erik Thorvaldsson (c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer described in medieval and Icelandic sage sources as having founded the first European settlement in Greenland. Erik most likely earned the epithet ’The Red’ due to the colour of his hair and beard. According to the Icelandic Sagas, Erik was born in the Jaeren district of Rogaland in Norway, the son of Thorvald Asyadsson. Thorvald would later be banished from Norway and would sail west to Iceland with Erik and his family. During Erik's life in Iceland, he married Þjódhild Jorundsdottir and would have four children, with one of Erik's sons being the wellknown Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson who discovered Vinland. Around the year of 982, Erik was exiled from Iceland for three years, during which time he explored Greenland, eventually culminating in his founding of the first successful European settlement on the island. Erik would later die there around 1003 CE during a winter epidemic

Dr Anne Millard fell in love with ancient Egypt when she was only 4 years old and has been studying it ever since. She has degrees in History and Education as well as in Egyptology. She has worked for the Egypt Exploration Society and participated in their excavations in Egypt.

Maps, a time-line and glossary provide essential quick references

Illustrated by various artists

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS Gandhi Great Spirit Author: Brenda Clarke ISBN: 9781842347843 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, India, Biography Age: 8-12 years Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anticolonial activist and political ethicist who employed non-violent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British Rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific ‘Mahatma’ (from Sanskrit, meaning great-souled, or venerable), was first applied to him in South Africa in 1914, but today it is used worldwide. Mahatma Gandhi

Brenda Clarke is an experienced editor of Children’s Books. She has written widely for young readers on a range of subjects, especially history. Illustrated by Roger Payne

•An exciting non-fiction series, particularly useful as quick introductions and for reluctant readers who have difficulty in tackling long narratives. •In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way. •Superbly illustrated with artwork. •A time-line and glossary provide essential quick references.

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS Thomas Edison The Great Inventor Author: Theodore Roland-Entwhistle ISBN: 9781842347966 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: Science, Invention, Biography Age: 8-12 years Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in the scientific fields of electric power generation, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the early electric light bulb, the phonograph and the motion picture camera had a widespread impact on the modern world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. Early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator , which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey where many of his early inventions were developed. He went into business and became wealthy. Edison used his fortune to further his passion for invention. This was realized in experimental mining operations, the first film studio, and the filing of 1093 US patents for inventions.

Theodore Roland-Entwhistle is an experienced author of over 80 books for both Children’s and adults. He has written widely on a range of subjects, especially history. Illustrated by Tony Morris

•An exciting non-fiction series, particularly useful as quick introductions and for reluctant readers who have difficulty with long narratives. •In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way. •Superbly illustrated with artwork. •A time-line and glossary provide essential quick references.

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS The Wright Brothers Pioneers of Flight Author: Theodore Roland-Entwhistle ISBN: 9781842347959 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: Flight, Science, Biography Age: 8-12 years The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of of their ‘Wright Flyer’, an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft, on December 17, 1903, four miles (6 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA. In 1904 the Wright brothers developed the ‘Wright Flier II’ which made longer-duration flights including the first circle, followed in 1905 by the first truly practical fixed-wing aircraft. The brothers' breakthrough invention was their creation of a ‘three-axis control system’ which enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft effectively and to maintain its equilibrium. Their system of aircraft control made fixed-wing powered flight possible and remains standard on airplanes of all kinds to this day.

Theodore Roland-Entwhistle is an experienced author of over 80 books for both Children’s and adults. He has written widely on a range of subjects, especially history. Illustrated by W. Francis Phillips

BRITISH HISTORY EVENTS The Battle of Hastings 1066 Author: Dan Wilde ISBN: 9781842347867 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback Extent: 32pp Category: History, Normans, English Age: 8-12 years The background to the battle was the death of the childless King Edward ‘The Confessor’ in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle between several claimants to his throne. The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the NormanFrench army of William Duke of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson. It was a major turning point in British history and the beginning of the Norman Conquest.

Dan Wilde is a first -time author. His background is in publishing and research.

The battle took place approximately 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Hastings close to the present-day town of Battle in East Sussex. It was a very close struggle but after long hours of fighting it became a decisive Norman victory.. Duke William was then able to be crowned William I King of England at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry will be on loan to the British Museum from April 2026

Illustrated by various artists

•In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way. •Superb illustrations throughout of the battle. • Maps, a time-line and glossary provide essential quick references.

BRITISH HISTORY EVENTS The Great Fire of London 1666 Author: William Care ISBN: 9781842347850 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, Fire, London Age: 8-12 years The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, in the City of London, shortly after midnight on Sunday 2 September and raged until Wednesday 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval part of the city inside the old Roman City wall, while also extending past that boundary to the west. The death toll is generally thought to have been relatively small although some historians have now challenged this belief. The social and economic problems created by the disaster were overwhelming and King Charles II feared a London rebellion amongst the dispossessed refugees. Various schemes for rebuilding the city were proposed, some of them very radical. After the fire, London was reconstructed on essentially the same medieval street plan, which still exists today •In-depth information presented in an engaging and highly accessible way. •Superb illustrations throughout of London, people and the fire. * Maps, a time-line and glossary provide essential quick references.

William Care is a former skills coach and amateur historian. He has recently written widely for young readers on a range of subjects, concentrating on history and biography. The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that started in a bakery in Pudding Lane, in the city of London, shortly after midnight on Sunday 2 September and raged until Wednesday 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval part of the city inside the old Roman City wall, while also extending past that boundary to the west.

Map of the extent of The Great Fire

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A complete history of the Roman army and the development of the Roman soldier and his equipment throughout the centuries of the Roman Empire.

With an introduction by Ian A Richmond M.A.

Illustrations Representative of Roman Military Life with Special Reference to Britain

THE

ROMAN SOLDIER

CHARLES AMEDEE FORESTIER

An invaluable reference on the Roman Army in a single volume. This useful and concise book, concerning the Roman military machine, contains invaluable work on the subject. Featuring 16 stunning colour plate illustrations and hundreds of monotone illustrations of the development of the Roman soldier and his equipment throughout the centuries of the Roman Empire. Anglo-French artist Sir Amédée Forestier, who specialised in the portrayal of historical figures and scenes, drawings are particularly useful to the modern student of the subject since his research references were taken directly from archaeological source material and were executed before the influence of recent illustrator’s interpretations of the ancient world.

Title: THE ROMAN SOLDIER Author & Illustrator: Charles Amedee Forestier Price: £12.99 Format: 210 x 148mm, C Format PB ISBN: 9781842348468 Extent: 144pp Age: 12 years + Rights: World

A description of the intimate daily life of the people Who lived in Egypt 3000 years ago. STEPHEN R K GLANVILLE

Title: EVERYDAY LIFE IN

ANCIENT EGYPT

Author: Stephen R. K. Glanville Price: £12.99 Format: 210 x 148mm, C Format PB ISBN: 9781842348475 Extent: 96 pp Age: 12 years + Rights: World

EVERYDAY LIFE IN NCIENT

EGYPT

A DESCRIPTION OF THE INTIMATE DAILY LIFE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN EGYPT 3000 YEARS AGO

Ancient Egyptian Facts They adored cats. Their national drink was beer. Their 'Book of the Dead' contains 200 magic spells. They invented the horoscope more than 6,000 years ago. They made divorce easy, but would cut off an unfaithful wife's nose. Their goddess of birth was a hippopotamus. Their god of fertility was a crocodile. The largest pyramid took 20 years and 20,000 men to build. It used 2.3 million blocks of limestone and granite, each weighing between 2 and 15 tons

Key Themes of Daily Life Explored in the Book •The House: Explores domestic architecture and the setup of an ordinary home. •Family Life: Looks at the roles of family members and household routines. •The Labourer and Craftsman: Details the hard physical work, farming, and skilled trades that kept society running. •Priests, Scribes, and Civil Service: Examines the administrative and religious backbone of Egypt. •Pharaoh and The Court: Summarizes the role of the king and elite royal life. •The Nile: The river served as the vital source for water, agriculture (wheat, barley, flax), and travel. •Homes and Food: People lived in cool mud-brick houses and ate a staple diet of bread, onions, fish, and beer. •Work and Social Class: Society ranged from peasant farmers and builders to elite scribes and priests.

Stephen Glanville was the Assistant in the Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum.

LOOKING BACK This series presents a broad overview of some of the most fascinating societies and cultures in history. Each title focuses on a particular period in the history of a region, and gives details of the events that helped to shape the life of that region.

Format: 254 x 178 mm Price: £14.99 Extent: 64pp Age: 11 - 16 years Rights: World

With clear informative text, maps, time-line and glossary Features Include chapters on: Governments, religious beliefs, science and technology, the arts, everyday life of both rich and poor.

“These attractive books on peoples in the past are ideal concise accounts for

the classroom or home” School Librarian

Civilisations of Peru: 9781842348109 Imperial China: 9781842347997 India Under the Mogul Empire:9781842348000 Japan Under The Shoguns: 9781842348017 The Near East and Mesopotamia: 9781842347973 The Peoples of North America: 9781842348123 The World of Islam: 9781842348116 West African States Before Colonisation: 9781842347980

Since time began, people have dreamed of strange gods, fantastic beasts, brave heroes and wicked villains. The myths and legends they have told down the ages bring these dreams to life in our time.

ANCIENT EGYPT MYTHS &LEGENDS

MythS & Legends Series Translated by: Abigail Frost Illustrations by: Marcel Laverder Original Version: Bernard Briais Edited by: Gilles Ragache The gods of Ancient Egypt touched the lives of every Egyptian. In human form, they ruled as pharaohs. In animal form, they controlled the sun and the seasons and the flooding of the Nile. Ra, Horus, Osiris, Isis, Anubis and a host of minor gods governed man's journey through life, death, judgement and the afterlife. Thanks to the skill of the Ancient Egyptians, as craftsmen and artists, the stories of gods and people alike have been preserved

ZERO TO TEN FREE READERS Price: £9.99 Extent: 48pp Age: 9 - 16 years Format: 290 x 220 mm Rights: World

Braving violent storms and the traps of Ran the Robber and her nine daughters, the Vikings sailed to the limits of the northern seas. These brave people believed in a strange world peopled with fearsome giants and friendly dwarfs, quarrelling gods and threatening monsters. On stormy evenings they heard the rumblings of Thor's chariot racing across the sky; day and night the wise Odin watched over them from Asgard, home of the gods, while Loki the troublemaker plotted against him, and the valiant Heimdall stood guard at the top of the rainbow Bifrost.

ISLAMIC TALES

From the heights of Mount Olympus, the gods and goddesses looked down at the doings of mortals, and sometimes intervened. A giant in a lion's skin fought terrifying monsters and carried out impossible deeds. The world's greatest heroes fought over the most beautiful woman in the world. One of them wandered the seas for twelve years to return at last to his home. These are some of the wonderful stories the Greeks told. Some are thrilling, some funny, all are fascinating.

ANCIENT GREECE MYTHS &LEGENDS ZERO TO TEN

FREE READERS

ZERO TO TEN FREE READERS

Few people created such mysterious and fascinating gods as those of the Celts: Taranis reigns jealously over the heavens, while Teutatis watches attentively over the Earth. In the dense forests, lives Esus the divine woodcutter and Cernunnos the Stag-god. Druids reverently penetrate the depths of the forest, where their Roman conquerors fear to venture.

Price: £9.99 Extent: 48pp Age: 9 - 16 years Format: 290 x 220 mm Rights: World Ancient Celtic: 9781842348802 Ancient Egypti: 9781842348819 Ancient Greece: 9781842348826 Ancient Viking: 9781842348833

BACKLIST “…informative and well-paced…books are compact and chock full of photographs, maps, pictures and primary source materials…plus the all important glossary. A further plus is the good time-line in each book that puts the date in question in the context of wider historical events.” The Teacher

The books are perfect quick-read introductions to dramatic world events, and equally useful as high-interest / low reading level books

D AT E S W I T H H I S TO R Y

Age: 10 -16 32 Pages Price: £8.99 Rights: World

‘This is an excellent book on slavery which still goes on to this day. Highly recommended.’ 5 Star Amazon review

Price: £12.99 paperback 80 Pages. Age: 11 – 18 Rights: World

Each title in this series presents a two-part investigation of a major event or significant era in world history. A detailed narrative provides an analysis of the immediate significance of events, and their place in the bigger picture, going on to examine the consequences of these events and their impact both on contemporaries and the generations that have followed. Takes a fresh look at history by using documents as the starting point for studying major events or periods in the past. This work draws on a range of sources from diaries and letters to speeches and legal documents. It explores the political situation that provided the breeding ground for world shaping events.

Age 10 - 14

AR Levels 3.4 to 4.2

Price: £11.99 paperback 64 Pages. Age: 11 – 18 Rights: World “These are interestingly selected books and well presented, but the student is not expected PDF eBook. £7.99 to work through lengthy difficult texts. Their significance is well explained in accessible 32 Pages. modern language. The book is likely to fascinate a KS3 pupil but will be a valuable Rights: World research source for KS4 history students.” School Librarian

TALES OF COURAGE

Explorers, Soldiers, and Pioneers – stories of individuals who have shown extraordinary courage. Collections of inspiring stories illustrated with full colour artwork, contemporary prints, and photographs.

Heroes of World War II Explorers of North America Voyages of Discovery Pioneers of Flight

Price: £8.99 Pages: 48 Age: 9+ Rights: World

THE HISTORY OF WARFARE A beautifully illustrated guide to warfare from 1500 BC to 1975 AD. Price: £10.99 96 Pages. Age: 10+ Rights: World

Format: 290 x 220 mm

WARS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

These books offer a fresh look at history’s most momentous wars: their causes, actions and effects. Provides easy to read, yet insightful, outlines of the causes, progress and aftermath of each war. Full colour Illustrations, maps and diagrams Price: £7.99 32 Pages. Age: 10+ Rights: World

BEYOND THE HORIZON TITLES CHARLES DARWIN, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, GAGARIN AND ARMSTRONG, JAMES COOK, LEWIS AND CLARK, MAGELLAN AND DA GAMA, MARCO POLO, AMUNDSEN AND PERRY. ON THE TRAIL OF EVOLUTION

Price: £8.99 Pages: 32 Age: 9+ Rights: World Format: 290 x 220 mm

ON THE TRAIL OF EVOLUTION

This series looks at explorers whose discoveries helped to change the world. Together, the books give a broad overview of 1,000 years of seafaring, exploration and discovery. The books present the background to these amazing voyages. They examine the native societies which the explorers encountered and assess the impact of their discoveries at home and abroad. The text is beautifully illustrated throughout with full colour artwork, maps and photographs. There is also a glossary and index.

CLINT TWIST

Format: 290 x 220 mm

Other Titles: Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill

Price: £8.99 Pages: 32 Age: 9+ Rights: World

British History Makers is a large format series designed to introduce young readers to the lives of the movers and shakers in British history. Each account is really accessible containing all the facts mingled with colourful contemporary accounts of them as well as a magnificent array of photographs and documentary evidence. All accounts not only feature the individual of the title - but also contrast their lives with those of ordinary people.

IN SEARCH OF THE PAST

An imaginative series that focuses on the history of great discoveries, showing how archaeologists and historians gather clues and piece together evidence to give us a picture of how people once lived and how civilisations developed. Price: £9.99 48 pages. Age 10 – 16 Rights: World

BRITAIN THROUGH THE AGES

Formats: 290 x 220 mm

This series provides a fascinating insight into the history of the British Isles.

Price: £8.99 32 pages. Age: 10 – 16 Rights: World Each title features the memories and photographs of a real-life person. Lively narrative text is supported by a wide range of photographs which feature anything from contemporary adverts to pictures of the people with their own families.

Designed specifically to meet the emphasis on British History in the new curriculum, each book is beautifully illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams. As well as containing a glossary and index, each title also includes special features such as quotes from writers of the time and boxes on the historical derivation of language still used today.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG Home Life School Life Shopping Wartime Childhood Price: £8.99 32 pages Age: 9 -12 Rights: World

GODS AND GODDESSES

Price: £8.99 Pages: 32 Age: 9+ Rights: World Format: 290 x 220 mm Price: £6.99 32 pages Age: 5 - 9 Rights: World

M Y FA I T H My Faith titles introduce the young reader to the basic beliefs and rituals of main world religions. The author and photographer have followed the life of young children as they practice their faith with their family. Sensitive questions about the religion are posed by other children, which allows for accurate and clear responses. Special care has been taken to include a contents page and glossary. A clever dual text technique combines running text with speech bubbles drawing in both the less confident and the confident reader. An ideal introduction for young children to different faiths.

Easy To Read Shakespeare

Perfect for the New Curriculum requirement for children to have read two Shakespeare plays between the ages of 11 and 14

Price: £9.99 32 Pages Rights: World

The opening chapter of each title describes how the play fits into his body of Shakespeare’s work. The text is supported by quotes from the original plays, plus character profiles that help with understanding the themes of the play. Each tile contains a biography of Shakespeare and explores the historical context of his times. Accompanied by wonderful illustrations showing key events in the plot or particular character traits. The ideal introduction, revision aid or easy access for anyone studying Shakespeare.

“Look out for titles in this accessible series of Shakespeare’s plays. The books have lively introductions which place the play in it’s setting, politically, historically and culturally. An ideal way of introducing readers to Shakespeare’s works, the titles also provide a valuable revision source.” The Parents Guide

Interest level: 10 to 15 years Reading Age: 9 to 10 years

Also available: Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, Measure For Measure, and Othello

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The Australian and Japanese armies are ﬁghting World War II in the jungles of Papua. Papua is also the home of Mangivar, a ﬁfteen-yearold boy. When he stumbles across a wounded Australian soldier, it is up to Mangivar to take a message to the Australian camp, warning them of an ambush. But the trek to the camp is long and dangerous. Will Mangivar be able to reach the Australian camp? And if he does, will his warning be believed?

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Chloe and Dad lived alone on New Eden Farm, until he fell in love with Tara. Now Tara’s daughter Megan will be Chloe’s little sister, and Chloe hates the idea. When Dad gives Megan a white foal named Starlight, it is more than Chloe can bear. She feels like doing something terrible to Megan, but can she live with herself if she does?

BADU BOYS RULE!

SAYING NO TO NICK

Interest age: 9 to 14+ years Reading age: 9 to 10 years 8 Titles in full colour Price: £7.99

The Young Heroes series is ideal for reluctant readers aged 9 to 14 with a reading age of 9 to 10 years and will create a link between reading enjoyment and reading success.

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Each book follows the structure of a simple novel, with characters, plot, setting, complication and resolution similar to those found in novels written at a higher level. Since each of the nine books has a different set of characters and a stand-alone plot, they can be read in any order. The stories promote an interest in reading by focusing on action and excitement They encompass a range of heroic acts and are written in dynamic everyday language Each text is well supported by illustrations that reinforce and expand the author’s meaning. Rights: (print only) World except Australia, New Zealand

GRAMMAR RAY

A Graphic Guide to Grammar By Andrew Carter Highly entertaining and visual introduction to English Grammar. Children will be able to identify and understand the different parts of speech that make up English Grammar. All six books in the series contain a colourful comic Character to introduce each grammar point, a summary section to review and expand, and a testing section to help check understanding. Nouns and Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Punctuation and sentence construction Price: £8.99 24pp Age 8+ Rights: World

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GOOD FRIENDS

Each title in this unique series contains simple stories, each one showing how potential child conflict situations can be resolved with or without adult help. This is a perfect series for teaching children to look at behaviour objectively, providing them with an opportunity to learn how to solve such problems and be mindful of others. Each title is also modelled on mediation steps recommended by educational psychologists.

Ideal titles for introducing young children to the values of respectable peer behaviour with their friends. Perfect books for sharing with young readers to increase their understanding of other points of view.

Janine Amos has a very strong reputation both in schools and libraries as well as with parents for tackling early life skills issues in a sensitive but informing way.