Retelling key events from Tudor history in an accessible way, pupils will enjoy looking over this book time and time again. The historical tales are retold in Marcia Williams’ distinctive comic book style, with speech bubbles and many humorous details in both the text and illustrations that pupils will love. Topics include the Wars of the Roses, the Spanish Armada, Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America and Henry VIII’s many marriages.
Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medals, this is a comic-style exploration of the story of an Egyptian king and the 20th-century explorer who found him.
Discover the troubles Tutankhamun faced as a young king, his untimely death, and his legacy, which lay hidden for centuries. Pore over his treasures, learn the steps of mummification, and see Tutankhamun’s fascinating story brought to life. Travel through history with Howard Carter on his quest to uncover Tutankhamun’s hidden tomb, his incredible discovery, and our continued hunt to understand and unearth the riches of Ancient Egyptian life.
This engaging book is a fun hybrid between graphic novel, activity book and information text. The story, told in graphic novel form, follows a group of friends who travel back in time and explore Ancient Egypt. At various different points in the story there are relevant puzzles, fact boxes, activities and project ideas. This book has a high visual appeal and is a great addition to your library of Egyptian topic books.
This highly appealing text is a hybrid between picture book and graphic novel. It follows the story of young Leo, who finds himself on an Ancient Greek quest to slay a beast. This modern twist on the myth of Perseus and Medusa is full of all of the delights expected of Greek mythology – monsters, heroes, quests and challenges – while emphasising a new set of values around what it means to be a hero.
Sink your teeth into the weird and wonderful world of Greek mythology with Marcia Williams’ visual retellings of right key stories The dramatic stories are retold in a comic book style, with speech bubbles and many humorous details in both the text and illustrations that pupils will love. Encounter Pandora, Perseus, Athena, Heracles and a host of other heroes and gods too in this collection that make Greek myths easily accessible for children. An accompanying Read and Respond book is also to purchase.
Get to grips with nine intriguing key people from Ancient Egypt as Marcia Williams returns with her distinctive comic-book style to present exciting tales of gods, goddesses and pharaohs.
These stories have plenty of humour and a great visual appeal, proving particularly popular for engaging reluctant readers. Subjects include Cleopatra, Tutankhamen, Ra and Isis.
This highly appealing text is a graphic-novel-style picturebook.
It follows the story of young Arthur, who embarks upon a quest to seek out the help of the Viking gods in relighting a fire before the villagers back home freeze to death. In return for their help, Thor sets his own quest for Arthur to complete.
A highly engaging book that offers an introduction to Norse mythology.
Get stuck into the fascinating world of the Vikings with Marcia Williams‘ comic-style history of the Norse invaders and settlers.
The historic tales are retold in a comic book style, with speech bubbles and many humorous details in both the text and illustrations that pupils will love. Encounter stories of raids, voyages, gods, monsters and fearsome warriors.
This engaging book is a fun hybrid between graphic novel, an activity book and an informational text.
The story, told in graphic novel form, follows a group of friends who travel back in time and explore the period of the Vikings. At various points in the story, there are relevant puzzles, fact boxes, activities and project ideas. This book has a high visual appeal and is a great addition to your library of Viking topic books.
This highly appealing text is a graphic-novel-style picture book
It follows the story of young Marcy, who finds himself on a mission to save her father after he becomes trapped inside an Ancient Egyptian Sphinx. On her journey, Marcy must learn to overcome her fears and challenge evil as she encounters hieroglyphs, Egyptian gods and ancient tombs as she goes about her quest.
A gentle introduction to Ancient Egyptian mythology in the form of an exciting quest narrative.
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