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Nush is maharani of an Indian kingdom. When a divine emerald isstolen from them, Nush stows away to England to ask Queen Victoriafor help. This is her moment to shine – and bring backthe emerald that will heal the kingdom . . .Â
Embark on a captivating exploration into the rise and fall of the rich and colourful Maya civilisation with Blue Peter Award-winning author David Long.
From the Jurassic coastline to the Jacobites and the Stone Age to social reform, learn all about iconic figures, incredible inventions, key events, hidden narratives and buried history in this illustrated chronology of UK history.
Thought history was only in museums? Think again! Join Greg Jenner as he takes you on a trip through the amazing history hidden in the things you use every day. Did you know that the first TV was made out of biscuit tins and knitting needles? Or that the humble paperclip helped lead an anti-war movement? Or that a few hundred years ago it was fashionable to style your hair with cat poo?! Find out the delightful, daft and downright deadly history of your everyday life that your teachers won’t tell you about.
Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are learning about the Stone Age at school. Grandad offers to use his time machine to send them there. Thomas wants to see a sabre-toothed tiger; Scarlett wants to see Stonehenge, but they were thousands of years apart, what should they do? Go back twice of course! The twins have travelled back in time to 40,000 years ago! They must survive in the forest with the help of their new homo-sapiens and Neanderthal friends. A sabre-toothed tiger is nearby and so are the huge woolly mammoths. Then, they travel back to 5,000 years ago. Scarlett is in danger, she’s landed in the sacred site of Stonehenge and angered the antlered priest, will he sacrifice her at dawn? Thomas has joined the young men who are pulling the first enormous stone to Stonehenge.
A mutant potato learns that with great power comes great re-spud-sibility in this second book in the hilariously silly graphic chapter book series from the bestselling creator of the Narwhal and Jelly books.
Sail up the Nile with an ancient Egyptian father and son and discover what daily life was like along the way. Experience the wonderful world of ancient Egypt with the help of countless artificats and paintings. Delight in four-thousand-year-old humour and immerse yourself in the choices facing a teenage boy in Egypt then.
When Finn and Milo find an egg buried in ice, a 65-million-year-oldmicroraptor is brought back from extinction. But wicked scientistswill do anything to get their hands on the boys’ new friend…
Meet the champion Indian batter, Virat Kohli, in this stunning unofficial biography!
Meet the king of English cricket, Ben Stokes, in this thrilling unofficial biography!
Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting, and unpredictable – in fact, it’s absolute chaos! Join Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through ancient Egypt, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert Egyptologist Dr Campbell Price and with illustrations from Rikin Parekh, Greg’s whirlwind tour will cover everything you need to know about the Egyptians and show you what it would really have been like to live through thousands of years of chaotic history.
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