This series focuses on the extraordinary experiences of millions of British children and their families in World War II. Using primary sources the books cover how everyday lives were dramatically altered by the onset of war in 1939.
Simon Adams Books
Simon Adams is a writer and editor specializing in children's non-fiction and reference books. His expertise spans history, politics, and current affairs, with extensive work on exploration, music, and the arts. He is also an established jazz critic and reviewer, contributing his insightful analysis to family and adult reference works. Adams brings a wealth of knowledge and a clear, engaging style to complex subjects, making them accessible and fascinating for young readers.
Focusing on Elizabethan history, this collection features sixteen essays by Simon Adams that delve into the life and influence of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Through detailed analysis, the essays explore Dudley's political maneuvering, relationships, and his significant role in the court of Queen Elizabeth I, providing a nuanced understanding of the era's complexities and the Earl's impact on historical events.
Explore space, planet earth, plants, animals, history, science, technology, and culture with this wonderfully comprehensive encyclopedia. Useful features include visual factfiles, bulleted facts, charts, world records, bizarre facts and top tens. The book is fully crossreferenced throughout and is packed with diagrams, illustrations and photos, making it a brilliant guide to everything you have ever wanted to know.
Once you pick me up, you won't want to put me down . . . I'm an encyclopedia, but not as you know it. Big books with facts are boring - I'm not. I'm more like a computer game than a book, crammed with funky pages and cartoons. Forget A-Z, just follow my lead and you'll be amazed where you end up! Was Beethoven a punk? Why is 10 to the power of 100 called a googol? How are smelly feet connected to nuclear weapons?I've got it all covered. Read me in bed, read me on the bus, or even in the loo! Just pick me up - go on. I'm exciting, I'm addictive - I'm unputdownable! Curious? Try me!
Children's Illustrated World Atlas
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The Children's Illustrated World Atlas is the essential reference for budding geographers and curious minds.
I WONDER WHY RECORDS ARE BROKEN takes a look at the biggest, the smallest, the highest, the lowest, the fastest, the slowest . . . and many other facts, figures, records and measurements from both the natural world and the various fields of human achievement. A whole host of topics are covered, from science and engineering to sport, history, nature, exploration and space travel.
World War I
- 72 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Be an eyewitness to the 'war to end all wars'From the muddy trenches to the triumph of democracy, discover all about the historic and world-changing events of the First World War. Get the picture using the clip-art CD with over 100 amazing images to download. Then use the giant pull-out wallchart to decorate your room. Great for projects or just for fun, this fact-packed guide and CD shows and tells you everything you need to know about World War I. “I am a big fan of these… They are brilliantly visual” “There isn’t a child that would be able to resist picking that up” Reader Reviews
World War II
- 64 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Text and photos present the key events, battles, weapons, uniforms, and cultural phenomena, such as propaganda, of the Axis and Allies during the Second World War.
Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia
- 363 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Children's Illustrated Internet Linked Encyclopedia (Abridged Edition). RRP 19.99 [Unknown Binding] Alicia Ingty; Ashwin Khurana and Suchismita Banerjee
Archaeology Detectives
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
How do we know what ancient Athens was like or how the Aztecs lived? This question is fully answered, which tells the story of how archaeologists in the past two hundred years have gradually deciphered some of the world's most fascinating ancient sites. Ages 8+ years.
