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50 Things You Should Know about the Tudors by Rupert Matthews
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: 50 Thing You Should Know About
- Everything you need to know about the Tudors is broken down into 50 bite-sized chunks - Explore this incredible history fromthe early Welsh Tudors to henry VII's succession through to James I Covering the 118 year period of Tudor rule, from 1485 until 1603, this book explores the o ...Show more
50 Things You should know about The Second World War by Simon Adams
Category: Military | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
50 Things you should know about The First World War by ELDRIDGE Jim
Category: Military | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
Football (50 things you should know about) by Aidan Keir Radnedge
Category: Sports and Hobbies | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
A comprehensive guide to football, from its origins and rules to the top leagues, clubs and of course the international competitions. Photographs of the top players, stadiums and managers are accompanied by infographics and up-to-date stats.From world-class star players to dream teams and memorable matc ...Show more
Inventions (50 Things You Should Know About) by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Educational | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
Every aspect of modern life has been shaped by the ideas of ingenious inventors, many of them tinkering away in small workshops or even their garden sheds. Packed with facts and figures, discover the masterminds behind some of the world's most incredible inventions. In the ancient world, philosopher Arc ...Show more
Music (50 Things You Should Know About) by Rob Baker
Category: Children's Educational | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
An all-encompassing introduction to the genres, musicians, instruments and musical events that have shaped the world of music. From the rock and pop of Western youth culture to the haunting sounds of traditional Mongolian throat singers, all humans in all parts of the world make music. Its harmonies aff ...Show more
Surrealism: 50 Works of Art You Should Know by BRAD FINGER
Category: Art and Design | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
This accessible book on the Surrealist movement features paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography, film stills, and architecture, displaying the enormous breadth and variety of Surrealism. The Surrealist movement that developed in Europe following the devastation of World War I swept energetically t ...Show more
The 50 Things You Should Know About the Vikings by Philip Parker
Category: History | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
Divided into five chapters covering the entire history of the Vikings, the book provides a comprehensive exploration of who these peoples were - and who they were not. For while there is no doubt that some Vikings launched bloodthirsty attacks in this period, pillaging communities and plundering treasur ...Show more
The Environment (50 Things You Should Know About) by Jen Green
Category: Children's Educational | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
Earth's varied environments have been shaped by gigantic forces. Volcanoes explode with molten lava from deep in the core, while continental plates rub together to produce violent earthquakes and huge tsunamis. Step inside to explore how our environment works and how we live impacts its changing nature. ...Show more
The First World War (50 Things You Should Know About) by Jim Eldridge
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
50 Things You Should Know About the First World War is the perfect introduction to a tragic chapter in world history, published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. By the time the armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, 65 million men from around the world had joined up to ...Show more
The Human Body (50 Things You Should Know About) by Angela Royston
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: 50 Thing You Should Know About
Discover the secrets of the human body and find out how everything functions! See how the body works its magic to help you move, hear, breathe, grow...and much more. Packed with facts, diagrams, info-graphics and photos, this is the perfect introduction to the amazing human body. The many parts of the b ...Show more
The Second World War (50 Things You Should Know About) by Simon Adams
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
The perfect introduction to the Second World War, this book breaks down six years of conflict into 50 manageable facts. Each year of the war is introduced with a timeline featuring the key events and a map showing where the fighting took place and which countries were involved. All the major events an ...Show more