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LIAM MCLEAN

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

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 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.

Illustrated by various artists GEORGE STEPHENSON

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

George wanted to know how everything worked and asked his father lots of questions. Even though it was dangerous he went with his father to the mine. Although in those days young children did work underground When he came home he built models of engines and pit shafts that he’s seen from anything he could lay his hands on. This helped his understanding.

Image courtesy of The National Railway Museum

1. Hoist 2. Cable 3. Wheel 4. Sheer 5. False edge 6. Hoistroom 7. Minshaft

When mines ran out of a coal seam the workers could be thrown out of a job. Families often had to move to new towns and villages in search of work

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS DAN WILDE

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

AND THE INVENTION OF TELEVISION

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

John was in full swing now with his ideas for inventions!

He set up a generator to supply the house with electricity. He had built the generator from old bits and pieces including jam jars.

He had the idea of powering the generator by means of a water wheel which he attached to the water main of the house!

“Are you sure this is safe?’ his parents asked, ‘everyone knows that water and electricity don’t mix’.

So John saved up his money and bought a small second-hand oil engine to power the dynamo.

After several trials, some really bad smells, and several burnt fingers he managed to generate a little current.

It was not anywhere near enough to power the house but it was a start! John was learning fast how to work with electricity

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 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.

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS LIAM MCLEAN

ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL THE LITTLEST GIANT

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

Illustrated by various artists ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL

WHO WAS ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL? Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born on the 9 April 1806 in ‘Britain Street’, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. His Mother was, Elizabeth Kingdom, who was English and his Father was, Marc Isambard Brunel, a French civil engineer.

Their son was to become 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.’

Isambard at his dockyard

Maiden voyage of the Great Western Steamship

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 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.

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS BRENDA CLARKE

CHARLES DARWIN THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION

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

CHARLES DARWIN

•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

WHO WAS CHARLES DARWIN? 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 widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.

Darwin’s Sketchbook

Map of the Voyage of The Beagle

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BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS Winston Churchill It is the Courage to Continue that Counts

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Author: Brian Williams ISBN: 9781842347812 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, Politics, English Age: 8-12 years Pub Date: October 2026 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.

WINSTON CHURCHILL

‘It is The Courage To Continue That Counts!’

BRIAN WILLIAMS 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 •Superbly illustrated with artwork of Winston Churchill plus contemporary photographs •A time-line and glossary provide essential quick reference

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.

Illustrated by Martin Salisbury WINSTON CHURCHILL

WHO WAS WINSTON CHURCHILL? 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.

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 20th century's most well known and significant figures.

Winston at Eton College

Blenheim Palace

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS Erik the Red: Icelandic Explorer

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Author: Anne Millard ISBN: 9781842347836 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

DR ANNE MILLARD

E RIK RED ICELANDIC EXPLORER THE

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.

ERIK THE RED

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 hair and beard.

Map of Medieval Iceland

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WORLD HISTORY MAKERS Gandhi: Great Spirit

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

Author: Brenda Clarke ISBN: 9781842347843 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, India, Biography Age: 8-12 years Pub Date: June 2026

BRENDA CLARKE

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

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 MAHATMA GHANDI

WHO WAS 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 Gandhi was to become an lawyer, anti-colonial activist who employed non-violent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India’s independence from British Rule.

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

He is known across the world by the honorific ‘Mahatma’ (from Sanskrit, meaning great-souled, or venerable.

Gandhi in Britain

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 Pub Date: November 2026 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.

BRITISH HISTORY MAKERS WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

THOMAS EDISON THE GREAT INVENTOR

THEODORE ROLAND-ENTWHISTLE

•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 THOMAS MAHATMA EDISON GHANDI

WHO WAS MAHATMA GANDHI? WHO WAS THOMAS EDISON? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on the 2 October into a Hindu family on the coast Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – Uttamchand October 18, of Gujarat.

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Illustrated by Tony Morris The Menlo Lab Gandhi in Britain

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 Pub Date: December 2026

WORLD HISTORY MAKERS

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WRIGHT BROTHERS

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.

PIONEERS OF FLIGHT

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.

•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

THEODORE ROLAND-ENTWHISTLE

THE WRIGHT BROTHERS

WHO WERE THE WRIGHT BROTHERS?

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.

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.

Illustrated by W. Francis Phillipps

Flying above Huffman Prairie

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 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.

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 •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: 9781842347850 Price: £7.99 Format: 210 x 150mm, paperback original Extent: 32pp Category: History, Fire, London Age: 8-12 years Pub Date: September 2026

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.

BRITISH HISTORY EVENTS 1666 THE

LONDON GREAT FIRE OF

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

WIILIAM CARE

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.

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When mines ran out of a coal seam the workers could be thrown out of a job. Families often had to move to new towns and villages in search of work

Map of the extent of The Great Fire

Illustrated by various artists

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 LOOKING BACK

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

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 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.

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RRP. £5.99 paperback 72 Pages. + Age: 9 – 14 Ideal to engage reluctant boy readers aged 7-12

Mystery 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.

The unintimidating format friendly design help motivate boys to pick up a book and continue reading through the whole series.

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