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Frightful First World War

Non-fiction

Discover all the foul facts about the ‘Great’ War with history’s most horrible headlines: Frightful First World War edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary gives us all the facts on the First World War including what the ‘Fat King’ did with food scraps and dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave away top German secrets. It’s all in Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War.

fully illustrated throughout and packed with toe-curling stories- with all the horribly hilarious bits included

with a fresh takeon the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new

the perfect series for anyonelooking for a fun and informative read

Horrible Histories has been entertainingchildren and families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and 2019’s brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie – Rotten Romans.

Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot.

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Diver’s Daughter

Chapter book

A gripping heart-in-your-mouth adventure told by Eve, a Tudor girl who sets out on a dangerous journey to change her life for the better. Voices: Diver’s Daughter – A Tudor Story brings Eve and her mother, who was stolen from her family in Mozambique as a child, from the Southwark slums of Elizabethan London to England’s southern coast.

When they hear from a Mary Rose survivor that one of the African free-divers who was sent to salvage its treasures is alive and well and living in Southampton, mother and daughter agree to try to find him and attempt to dive the wreck of another ship, rumoured to be rich with treasures.

Shakespeare’s Globe (I Was There)

Chapter book

Was There… is a perfect introduction for younger readers into stories from the past, allowing children to imagine that they were really there. I Was There… Shakespeare’s Globe tells the thrilling story of a young boy actor in Shakespeare’s own theatre company. Brilliantly reimagined by My Story author, Valerie Wilding, readers aged 7+ will love this vivid first-hand account of a child’s experience of Tudor times. 2014 is the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth.

A Mummy Ate My Homework

Chapter book

A peril-packed, crocodile-crammed, fun-filled adventure through ancient Egypt! Being whisked back to 1300 BC certainly wasn’t on Henry’s to-do list.

Can he make his way through a new school, odd sports, unexpected friends and deadly pets, Egyptian style?

And will he ever find his way back to the present day?

Laugh-out-loud pictures on every page, a riotously funny story, and cool hieroglyphics to crack from talented author-illustrator Thiago de Moraes, author of Myth Atlas.

Empire’s End – A Roman Story

Chapter book

A gripping Roman adventure told by a young North African girl who sets out on a danger-filled journey to Britain.

When, Camilla, a young North African girl travels with her mother and father from Leptis Magna to Rome in 207 AD, she believes that she is going to the centre of the world. But just a few months later, the little family is dispatched to the very edge of it: Britannica. Tragedy strikes and, left alone with the Empress while her father travels north, Camilla has to navigate the tricky world of of secrets and danger in this cold place she must now call home.

In this heart-stopping adventure based on real historical events, Leila Rasheed shows us a dangerous and intriguing time in Britain that’s sure to fascinate young readers.

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