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Crime and Detection (Usborne True Stories) by Gill Harvey
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories
Contains stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds. This title includes maps, line drawings and notes on sources and further reading.
Desert Adventures (Usborne True Stories) by Gill Harvey
Category: Education | Series: Usborne True Stories
This title includes four new editions in the popular "True Stories" series, each with an arresting new cover. Each book contains thrilling stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds to provide young readers with a truly compelling read. It contains maps, line drawings and notes on sources and fur ...Show more
Everest Adventures (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories
As the world's tallest mountain, Everest has held a special fascination for climbers ever since it was first discovered. Over a thousand men and women have stood triumphant on its tiny summit. But the frozen bodies that litter its dizzy slopes tell another tale of tragedy, misfortune and reckless ambiti ...Show more
Ghosts (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories
This title includes four new editions in the popular "True Stories" series, each with an arresting new cover. Each book contains thrilling stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds to provide young readers with a truly compelling read. It contains maps, line drawings and notes on sources and fur ...Show more
Heroes (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories
Contains stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds. This title includes maps, line drawings and notes on sources and further reading.
Polar Adventures (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories Ser.
Contains stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds. This book contains maps, line drawings and notes on sources and further reading.
Sea Adventures (Usborne True Stories) by Henry Brook
Category: Children's | Series: Usborne True Stories
Contains stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds.
Spies (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories
What are real spies like? Some, like beautiful Mata Hari, are every bit as glamorous as famous fictional agents such as James Bond. But, as you'll see, spies often live shadowy double lives, risking imprisonment, torture and execution for a chance to change history.
The Wild West by Henry Brook
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories (Paperback)
Collections of thrilling adventure stories, all based on actual life events. Ideal for reluctant readers.
True Desert Adventure Stories (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell
Category: Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories
Only the toughest creatures can survive in these most arid, inhospitable areas of the world and the people in this collection of amazing stories are no exception. Full of brave, desperate and foolhardy attempts to conquer the most desolate place on Earth, these stories are bound to amaze and inspire. Ke ...Show more
True Everest Adventure Stories by Paul Dowswell
Category: Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories S.
Amazing, true stories of those who have tried, and often tragically failed, to conquer the worldâÃÂÃÂs highest mountain from MalloryâÃÂÃÂs ill-fated expedition in 1922 to the hunt for his body in 1999. Full of ambition, tragedy and misfortune, this is a real page-turner. Key Features ...Show more
True Polar Adventure Stories (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell
Category: Fiction | Series: Usborne True Stories
From the determination of Shackleton and Scott in the last century to the adventures of modern-day explorers Sir Ranulph Fiennes and BÃÂÃÂÃÂørge Ousland, these exciting stories chart the many courageous attempts to pioneer the icy reaches of the Poles.