Each title in the Great Sporting Events series gives a fascinating insight into the great sporting events that thrill sports stars and fans alike. A must-read for all football fans, Great Sporting Events: Football looks at the top football competitions in the world and describes the history behind them, notable events and the personalities that helped to shape the sport.
The History of Gaming (Video Game Revolution)
by Heather E Schwartz
In the 1970s, Atari became the world leader in home video gaming with the Atari 2600. But were Atari the first? And how did video games evolve into the revolutionary, cutting-edge products of today? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this fascinating history of gaming.
As part of our Biographies for Young Readers series for middle-grade readers, this book explains who Jane Addams was and why she caused such a stir in the United States and worldwide. The story follows Addams from her first realization of the unfairness that limited the lives, livelihoods, and health of disadvantaged people in the late 1800s to her becoming one of the most beloved—and most disliked—women of her day. She worked to create a more peaceful, fair world for all people, no matter their...
Pioneers of Equality (African American History) (African-American History (Abdo))
by Jim Ollhoff
Barbie in the 2000s (Barbie Through the Decades)
by Elizabeth Andrews
Australia (Essential Library of Countries)
by Sue Bradford Edwards
This engagingly illustrated book tells in thrilling detail the story of the Carpathia, the small vessel which saved hundreds of people from drowing during the sinking of the Titanic. Written and illustrated by debut Northern Irish artist Flora Delargy, whose grandfather and great grandfather both worked in the Belfast Shipyards where the Titanic was built, this exquisitely illustrated story of quiet bravery tells in rich detail how the little ship Carpathia saved 705 passengers of the Titanic...
ADA Lovelace Creates an Algorithm (Events That Changed Your World)
by Rachel Werner
The story of Queen Elizabeth II, who famously said ‘if I wore beige, no one would know who I was’, told through her clothes and jewellery. The Queen’s Wardrobe is a gorgeous gift to treasure, celebrating a long life devoted to service. This book tells the story of a young princess who grew into one of the world's best-loved and longest-serving royals, touching on wartime truck-fixing, ration-book wedding dress making, splendid gowns, the Crown Jewels, and her trusty wellies.Includes a foreword b...
The Wright Brothers Take Their First Flight (Events That Changed Your World)
by Rachel Werner
1917 saw one of the most dramatic revolutions in world history when the workers of Russia united to throw out their tsar and aristocracy, and formed the first communist state. A century later, this book reflects on the reasons for this revolution, key people, events and its legacy.Illustrated with archive photography, posters and artefacts, and supported by eyewitness accounts, this book explores Russia's century of upheaval. It considers how change affected not only people such as Lenin, Stalin...
Hillary Rodham Clinton (Buddy Books. First Biographies) (First Biographies (Abdo))
by Sarah Tieck
Ready-made high quality KS3 history lessons on the English Civil War – topic booklet perfect for a half term’s work. Give every student access to high quality KS3 History textbook content with this topic booklet on the English Civil War. Chapter 1: James I and the Gunpowder PlotChapter 2: Charles I and ParliamentChapter 3: The outbreak of warChapter 4: Fighting the English Civil WarChapter 5: Trial and Execution • Fits into the school timetable with ease with 5 high...