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CONTENTS IN THIS 2026 CATALOGUE

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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

Page 14 The Holocaust

Page 15 Events and Outcomes/ Documenting the Past

Page 16 Wars That Changed The World/War Machines

Page 17 Crabtree Ancient History/ Young Anglia Historical Fiction

Page 18 Shakespeare For Everyone/ Mystery Mob

Page 19 Cherrytree Image Archive

Page 20 Cherrytree Image Archive

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS

GEORGE

STEPHENSON

FATHER OF THE RAILWAYS

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.

George Stephenson: Father of the Railways

Author: Liam McLean

ISBN: 9781842349342

Price: £7.99

Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original

Extent: 32pp

Category: History, Railways, English Age: 8 -12 years

Pub Date: February 2026

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

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.

Image courtesy of The National Railway Museum

GEORGE

LIAM MCLEAN

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS

DAN WILDE

JOHNLOGIE

BAIRD

AND THE INVENTION OF TELEVISION

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Illustrated by various artists

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

Pub Date: February 2026

100th Anniversary of the First Public Television Demonstration in 1926

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: 9781842349342

Price: £7.99

Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original

Extent: 32pp

Category: History, Engineering, English

Age: 8-12 years

Pub Date: April 2026

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.

•Superbly illustrations throughout of people, machines, and engineering, Including some contemporary photographs.

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

LIAM MCLEAN BRUNEL

ISAMBARD

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS KINGDOM

THE LITTLEST GIANT

Illustrated by various artists

Isambard April Portsmouth, Elizabeth Father civil

Their ingenious history WHO WAS ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL?

Isambard at his dockyard

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS

Charles Darwin The Theory of Evolution

Author: Brenda Clarke

ISBN: 9781842349342

Price: £7.99

Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original

Extent: 32pp

Age: 8-12 years

Pub Date: May 2026

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.

•In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way

•Superbly illustrations throughout of people, places and animals, plus some contemporary photographs

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

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS

CHARLES

DARWIN

THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION

Charles Robert Darwin was born on the 12 February 1809 in Shrewsbury, at his family's home, ‘ The Mount ’ He was the fifth of six children of wealthy society doctor and financier Robert Darwin and Susannah Wedgewood Both his grand-fathers, Erasmus Darwin and Josiah Wedgewood, were prominent anti-slavery campaigners

Charles was to become a famous naturalist, geologist, and biologist widelyknown for his contributions to evolutionary biology

BRENDA CLARKE

WHO WAS CHARLES DARWIN?

CHARLES DARWIN

Darwin’s Sketchbook

Illustrated by Christa Hook

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS

WINSTON

BRIAN WILLIAMS CHURCHILL

‘It is The Courage To Continue That Counts!’

Brian editor

He of technology

•In and highly accessible way

•Superbly illustrated with artwork of Winston Churchill

•A time quick reference

Winston Churchill

It is the Courage to Continue that Counts

Author: Brian Williams

ISBN: 9781842349342

Price: £7.99

Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original

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.

One of the 20th Century's most significant figures, Churchill remains popular in the UK where he is generally viewed as a victorious wartime leader who played an integral role in defending liberal democracy against the spread of fascism.

Their son was to become 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 One of the th century's most well known and significant figures

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on the 30 November 1874 at Belenheim Palace in Oxfordshire His Father was Lord Randolph Churchill and his Mother was Jenny Jerome an American born in New York

WHO WAS WINSTON CHURCHILL?

WINSTON CHURCHILL

Blenheim Palace

Illustrated by Martin Salisbury

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

Erik the Red: Icelandic Explorer

Author: Anne Millard

ISBN: 9781842349342

Price: £7.99

Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original

Extent: 32pp

Category: History, Viking, Iceland

Age: 8-12 years

Pub Date: May 2026

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 well-known 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

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

ICELANDIC EXPLORER WORLD HISTORY MAKERS ERIK THE

DR ANNE MILLARD

RED

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

WHO WAS ERIK THE RED?

Erik Thorvaldsson[ known as Erik the Red, where according to the Icelandic Sagas, Erik was born about the year 950 CE in the Jaeren district of Rogaland, Norway, the son of Thorvald Asyadsson

He was to become a famous 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 and beard

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

Gandhi: Great Spirit

Author: Brenda Clarke

ISBN: 9781842349342

Price: £7.99

Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original

Extent: 32pp

Category: History, India, Biography

Age: 8-12 years

Pub Date: June 2026

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.

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

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

BRENDA CLARKE

GANDHI

GREAT SPIRIT

•An exciting non-fiction series, particularly useful as quick introductions and for reluctant readers who have difficulty in tackling long, unbroken 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

Gandhi was to become an lawyer, anti-colonial activist who employed non-violent the successful campaign for from British Rule known across the world by honorific ‘Mahatma’ (from Sanskrit, meaning great-souled, venerable

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on the 2 October into a Hindu family on the coast of Gujarat His father Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi served as the ‘Dewan’ (chief minister) of Porbandar state

WHO WAS MAHATMA GANDHI?

MAHATMA GHANDI

Gandhi in Britain

Illustrated by Roger Payne

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

Thomas Edison: The Great Inventor

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Thomas Alva October 18 businessman scientific fields sound recording, These inventions, light bulb, the camera had world. He the principles to the process researchers

Early in his operator , inventions. laboratory Jersey where developed. wealthy. Edison passion for 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

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS

THOMAS EDISON

THE GREAT INVENTOR

THEODORE ROLAND-ENTWHISTLE

•A time line and glossary provide essential quick references

MAHATMA GHANDI

EDISON

WHO WAS MAHATMA GANDHI?

WHO WAS THOMAS EDISON?

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on the 2 October into a Hindu family on the coast of Gujarat His father Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi served as the ‘Dewan’ (chief minister) of Porbandar state

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

Gandhi in Britain

THOMAS

The Menlo Lab

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of Flight

Author: Theodore Roland-Entwhistle

ISBN: 9781842349342

Price: £7.99

Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original

Extent: 32pp

Category: Flight, Science, Biography

Age: 8-12 years

Pub Date: December 2026

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 Phillipps

PIONEERS OF FLIGHT

THEODORE ROLAND-ENTWHISTLE

BRITISH HISTORY EVENTS

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

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

Pub Date: July 2026

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

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

•In-depth information is presented in an engaging and highly accessible way

•Superbly 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: 9781842349342

Price: £7.99

Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original

Extent: 32pp

LONDON

Category: History, Fire, London

Age: 8-12 years

Pub Date: September 2026

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

•Superbly illustrations throughout of London, people and the fire.

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

LONDON

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

BACKLIST

THE HOLOCAUST

Kathy Kacer

Illustrated by Gillian Newland

RRP: £7.99 32 pages paperback

Reading age: 9+

Rights: UK and Europe

Once there was a renowned magician called Nivelli, who performed before packed audiences in the grandest theaters of Berlin. Night after night, his fans applauded and called out for more astonishing feats of magic. "Bravo!" they would shout, as Nivelli bowed low with a great flourish. But that was in a different, happier time, before the Jews of Europe were rounded up and sent to concentration camps.

Published January 2020 to coincide with the 75th Anniversary of the Libera&on of Auschwitz

audiences in the grandest theaters of Berlin. Night aXer night, his fans applauded and called out for more astonishing feats of

This is the true story of a young boy on the inside of Auschwitz, whose life is changed by the actions of a prisoner who performs magic for the guards and who the boy later learns was the famous Nivelli

It is never easy reading a book about the Holocaust, especially one targeted speciﬁcally for young readers...The challenge for any writer telling children about this horriﬁc ]me is balance... truth without all the terrifying details. Kathy Kacer rises to this challenge and knows how important it is that children learn about this tragic ]me in history. She manages the daun]ng task to not glorify, sensa]onalize or sugarcoat all the facts... to young people about serious and sad issues...In fact, educators can use books like this as an entry point to discuss what life might have been like for young people at this ]me and use it as a opportunity and a vehicle to draw upon current events for other examples of situa]ons today that threaten the well-being of other ethnic groups.

"Infused with hope and a message about human capacity for good in the face of evil."--Publishers Weekly

"The dark brooding illustra&ons aptly evoke the darkness and inhumanity of the seong. The only spots of colour are the red in the playing cards and the Nazi arm bands. This is an excellent tale to teach children about the horrors of the Holocaust.”

Pnina Bat Zvi and Margie Wolfe

Illustrated by Isabelle Cardinal

RRP: £7.99 32 pages paperback

Reading age: 9+

Rights: UK and Europe

The night that Rachel and Toby's parents are taken away by the Nazis, they give their daughters three gold coins. ‘Use these wisely to help save your lives,’ they tell them. They also ask the girls to promise that they will always stay together.

This compelling true life story follows the girls as they confront the daily horrors of Auschwitz, protecting one another, sharing memories, fears and even laughter. Always together. But when Rachel becomes ill and is taken away by Nazi guards, likely forever, Toby risks her life to use the well-hidden gold coins to rescue her little sister.

"Newland's haun]ng illustra]ons feature an appropriately muted paleMe dominated by light grey, muddy brown, and greyish indigo.

Paired with Newland's realis]c style, the impression of looking at old photographs...A wonderful springboard for discussion about the Second World War and the atroci]es commiMed during the Holocaust, and should be considered an essen]al purchase for every public and school library.”

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

5 Star Amazon review

RRP. £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.

DOCUMENTING THE PAST

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.

THE SECOND WORLD

1939

Christine

RRP. £11.99 paperback

64 Pages. Age: 11 – 18

Rights: World

“These are interestingly selected books and well presented, but the student is not expected to work through lengthy difficult texts. Their significance is well explained in accessible modern language. The book is likely to fascinate a KS3 pupil but will be a valuable research source for KS4 history students.” School Librarian

PDF eBook. £7.99 32 Pages. Rights: World

WARS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

These books offer a fresh look at history’s most momentous wars: their causes, actions and effects. Easy-to-read, yet insightful, outlines of the causes, progress and aftermath of each war. Full colour Illustrations, maps and diagrams

RRP. £9.99 paperback 32 Pages. Age: 10 – 18 Rights: World

WAR MACHINES CRABTREE TITLES DISTRIBUTED BY CHERRYTREE

RRP. £9.99

paperback 32 Pages. Age: 10 – 18

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

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

Paperback £7.99

32 Pages Rights: World

The Best Loved Plays of Shakespeare paperback gie book containing the stories of the most popular plays from Jennifer Mulherin’s Shakespeare for Everyone

The opening chapter of each title describes how the play fits into the 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

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Each title 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.

An extensive introductory chapter sets the work in context and provides a summary of what is known of the life of William Shakespeare in a story format. With key quota@ons from the plays, informa@on about the Elizabethan theatre and how his contemporaries viewed him, this is a must for everyone interested in Shakespeare. Each of the 10 plays featured in the book is colourfully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork that emphasizes key turns in plot and character. At the end of each play there is a detailed analysis of each of the main characters

Myster y Mob and the Man-eating Tiger

The Mystery Mob series has been written specially to develop reading enjoyment and reading stamina Each book follows the story of a gang of six adventurous (sometimes too adventurous) boys as they get into scrapes and unravel mysterious happenings.