Ladybird Histories: Victorians
Ladybird Histories: Victorians

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Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2020-12-01

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 0723291950

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This history title from Ladybird is the ideal homework help book for primary school children who are learning about the Victorians at school. Packed with everything a child needs to know about Victorian life and times, it is perfect for all school project work, with a timeline, glossary and index for easy reference. Fully illustrated and full of interesting bite-size facts, Ladybird Histories: Victorians features information about what people wore, what jobs they did, how they lived, children's lives, and notable people of the period including Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and key social reformers.

Ladybird Histories: Romans
Ladybird Histories: Romans

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Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2020-12-01

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 0723291926

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This history book from Ladybird is the ideal homework help book for primary school children who are learning about the ancient Romans at school. Packed with everything a child needs to know about Roman life and times, it is perfect for all school project work, with a timeline, glossary and index included for easy reference. Fully illustrated and full of fascinating bite-size facts, Ladybird Histories: Romans features information about what people wore, what jobs they did, how they lived, children's lives, and key emperors such as Julius Caesar, Augustus, Constantine and Claudius. There is also interesting information about Roman roads, baths and even Pompeii.

Ladybird Histories: Tudors and Stuarts
Ladybird Histories: Tudors and Stuarts

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Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0723280274

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This Ladybird Histories ebook all about the Tudors and Stuarts is perfect for children learning about this period of history at school. It includes famous kings and queens, how the Tudors and Stuarts lived and why the Great Fire of London destroyed so much of the city in 1666. Packed full of interesting and entertaining details that will delight all readers - from lifestyles, battles, and important people to the influence the past has played on the world around us today. Everything you need to know about Tudors and Stuarts for school homework! Ladybird Histories is a series of titles about periods and people in history that children find especially engaging. Look out for other titles in the series: Ancient Egyptians

Ladybird Histories: Second World War
Ladybird Histories: Second World War

Author: Ladybird

Publisher: Ladybird

Published: 2014-03-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780723277279

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This Ladybird Histories Book is perfect for children learning about the Second World War at school. It looks at the countries that took part, where key battles and campaigns took place, and the impact the war had on ordinary people around the world. It's packed full of interesting and entertaining details that will delight all readers--from lifestyles, battles, and important characters, to the influence that events in history have played on the world around us today--and has everything you need to know about the Second World War for school homework!

Ancient Greeks
Ancient Greeks

Author: Ladybird

Publisher: Ladybird

Published: 2015-02-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780723294436

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"Find out about Greek society, where people lived, what they wore and what they ate and learn about what happened in the Golden Age of ancient Greece"--Page 4 of cover.

The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London

Author: Chris Baker

Publisher: Ladybird

Published: 2016-07-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780241248218

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The Great Fire of London is part of the Ladybird Histories series introducing core topics from history. Children will learn about how the fire started, why it spread so rapidly and how it was eventually put out. All the facts are presented in a clear and engaging way to explain the events of a particular time in history and the order in which they occurred. Each title in the series focuses on the key characters of the time and features colourful illustrations, a timeline and a simple glossary. Places to visit and practical activities are also included. The importance of evidence in history is shown using extracts from writers such as Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn.

Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome

Author: Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

Publisher:

Published: 2015-05-27

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780241187753

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A spectacular and engaging non-fiction Eyewitness guide to one of history's greatest civilizations, Ancient Rome How did the Roman's shape our world? What was life like for the average Roman? Find out in Eyewitness Ancient Rome and discover all about Roman's and their civilization. From powerful senators and emperors to the Roman's ancient gods, you'll have a spectacular view into one of history's most fascinating civilisations. Eyewitness reference books are now more interactive and colourful, with new infographics, statistics, facts and timelines, plus a giant pull-out wall chart; you'll be an expert on Ancient Rome in no time. Great for projects or just for fun, learn everything you need to know about the Roman's with Eyewitness.

Natural Histories
Natural Histories

Author: Brett Westwood

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 2015-10-08

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1473617022

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Prepare to dive to the depths of the sea with 100-foot-long giant squid, travel through space after the meteorites shooting into our atmosphere and join a dangerous expedition to Antarctica to find the Emperor Penguin egg. Discover fleas dressed by nuns, a defeated prince hiding from his enemies in an oak tree and the plant whose legendary screams could drive you mad . . . Accompanying Radio 4's acclaimed six-month series with the Natural History Museum, Natural Histories tells the riveting stories of how our relationships with twenty-five unexpected creatures have permanently changed the way we see the world. Packed full of fascinating science, history and folklore, this beautiful book brings you face to face with nature, in all its wonder, complexity and invention. Fresh from winning the Thomson Reuters prize for Tweet of the Day, Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss have written another imaginative and inspiring book. Each chapter explores a different species or phenomena, often taking a fascinating object in the museum's collection as a starting point. From rock pools and blackberry picking to a shipwreck thousands of miles from land; and from David Attenborough on gorillas to Monty Python on dinosaurs, this is a book for anyone curious about the world we live in. You'll never take nature for granted again.