History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)

  • Help the hometown hero

    £6.99

    Solve the puzzles to find out where the story will take you next with this ultimate Pokémon adventure!

  • Mobs in the mansion!

    £5.99

    Emmy and Birch go on an adventure to explore a woodland mansion in this Young Reader book and the only official levelled reader series based on Minecraft, the world’s best-selling video game!

  • The undying of Obedience Wellrest

    £8.99

    Ned works as a gravekeeper with his grandfather. Ned’s odd life is disrupted when graves are disturbed and an attractive young woman, Obedience Wellrest, starts visiting the cemetery. A mystery of science and magic unravels – and no-one is quite as they seem …

  • Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile

    £8.99

    Join historian Dominic Sandbrook as we follow the most famous queen of all from Alexandria to Rome, through doomed love affairs and epic battles, to the serpent’s bite which will change the course of history forever.

  • Alexander the Great

    £8.99

    Alexander of Macedon has one, wild dream: to rule the world. And with his childhood friends and his beloved horse Bucephalas, he sets out from his home in Ancient Greece to do just that. With historian Dominic Sandbrook as our guide, join Alexander on his incredible journey, travelling through the deserts of Egypt and over the snow-capped mountains of Persia all the way to India, defeating all who stand in his way. For anything is possible with the blessing of the gods.

  • Around the world in 80 dogs

    £15.99

    A visual celebration of the huge variety of dogs found across the world, from those you already know and love to those that may surprise you. As the book takes the reader on a journey around the world, it reveals dogs with the most important jobs, breeds with unusual features, record-breaking dogs and more.

  • Lonely Planet kids amazing ancient world atlas

    £14.99

    Unearth our ancient world, continent by continent, with this amazing kids atlas. Explore over 40 historical cultures, societies and civilizations from across the planet. Mind-blowing maps bring history to life and show the rise and fall of mighty empires over time. Plus discover where the remains of our planet’s ancient history can be found today!

  • The treasure hunt

    £14.99

    Discover a message in a bottle that appears to be from the ghost of Captain William Kidd – the infamous pirate and now, it would seem, thief! Follow a breadcrumb trail of intriguing clues left by the treasure-hungry thief as he travels the world attempting to steal great historic artefacts, paintings, gold and more. ‘The Treasure Hunt’ takes you on an epic adventure, where you will find out how to decipher tricky codes and uncover heart-stopping accounts of how famous treasures were lost, found or stolen! Crack the codes to turn the page and travel from country to country. But be warned – some treasures may never be found.

  • Storyland

    £14.99

    Immerse yourself in mist and magic, and discover the heroes and monsters of Britain’s enchanting mythology – from bestselling author of Storyland, now retold for children.

  • Absolutely everything!

    £20.00

    The most remarkable true stories of all time and around the world brought vividly to life – from the Big Bang right up to the present day.

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