Sometimes People March by Tessa Allen
Category: Children's History
With a spare, inspiring text and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, this is a timeless and important book for activists of all ages. This hardcover picture book is perfect for sharing and for gifting. Sometimes people march: to resist injustice, to stand in solidarity, to inspire hope. Throughout A ...Show more
Little Guides to Great Lives: Maya Angelou by Danielle Jawando
Category: Children's History | Series: Little Guides to Great Lives Ser.
Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, playwright and civil rights activist. She wrote seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and a long list of plays, films and television shows. Never taking 'No' for an answer, Maya used her voice and her art to overcome pre ...Show more
Murray River Girl by Cathy Hope
Category: Children's History
Until she was 11, Roma was the Murray River Girl. She lived in a tent on the banks of the river with Teddy and her parents. Her best friends were the children of the Barkindji River People and she freely roamed the riverbank and bush with them. The Murray River, Gypsies, travelling circuses, rabbit plag ...Show more
Encyclopedia of Ordinary Living by Stepanka Sekaninova, Scott Alexander Jones (editor)
Category: Children's History | Series: Ordinary World Ser.
Age range 6 to 9 A sequel to Encyclopedia of Ordinary Things, which appeared in Wall Street Journal review. We live in our houses, cook in our kitchens, relax in our living rooms. But how did people live before the invention of the bathroom? What was the bedroom like in ancient times? Did our ancest ...Show more
Tony Hawk : the Autobiography by Tony HAWK and Sean MORTIMER
Category: Children's History
Hawk shares the stories from his life that have helped him become a skateboarding hero. He talks of being a super-competitive child who found peace on a skateboard. Classmates teased him for his interest in an uncool sport, instead of retaliating, he practiced even more. Will inspire readers to stand up ...Show more
Long Walk to Freedom: Illustrated Children's edition by Chris Van Wyk, Nelson Mandela
Category: Children's History
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is the amazing story of a true hero of our times; his famous biography has been specially adapted for children in a beautiful illustrated picture book format. Discover how a little boy whose father called him "troublemaker" grew up to fight apartheid, become South ...Show more
Home: Then & Now by Charles Hope
Category: Children's History
Home and where we live has played an important role throughout all of human history. The homes of today have come a long way from those of the past. Welcome to the fascinating world of Home: Then & Now.
Flags of the World by Sylvie Bednar
Category: Children's History
This title contains all the world's flags in an attractive, informative package. Waving in the wind, a flag may not seem like a code. But hidden in the stripes, stars, suns, moons and colours of the world's flags are the keys to understanding different countries' shared histories and cherished ideals. F ...Show more
Australia Remembers 2 - Customs and Traditions of the Australian Defence Force (HB) by Allison Paterson
Category: Children's History | Series: Australia Remembers Ser.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.A colourful and engaging book for young readers showing the history and origins of some of the Australian Defence Force's customs and traditions. Äustralia Remembers truly stands out like one of the tallest poppies in its field. (Romi ...Show more
Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo by Sufiya Ahmed
Category: Children's History
'A vivid and gripping, superbly told historical adventure' - Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs and The Girl Who Speaks Bear on Rosie Raja: Churchill's SpyIt is the autumn of 1941, and Rosie Raja is back for another action-packed and electrifying adventure. After successfully helping ...Show more
Under the Ashes
Category: Children's History
Eleven-year-old Elizabeth "Littlebeth" Morgan would rather race the boys, chase skunks, and read about bandits than act like a lady. So her parents send her to her maiden aunt in San Francisco to be tamed and refined. But when an earthquake hits and she's separated from her aunt, Littlebeth must use her ...Show more