Craft Topics
5 primary works • 24 total works
Book 1
Book 8
Book 14
Book 16
Book 21
Using illustrations and archive pictures to show how the Egyptians lived, this book also looks at their homes, temples and the different gods they worshipped as well as looking at their homelife and pastimes. There are also step-by-step guides to making Egyptian wigs and jewellery as well as making your own mummy. This book ends with a "did you know" section of facts.
Introduces the various types of dinosaurs, comparing their different feeding habits and care for their young. Includes tips on building lifelike models.
Introduces the characteristics and behavior of medieval knights through a variety of crafts.
Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or a period in British history. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of archive photographs and artworks.
Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or a period of British History. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of colourful maps, archive photographs and accurate artworks. Many pages of activities encourage the reader to enter the world described in the book, and easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams enable him or her to create an artefact from these historic times. Greeks explains the life and times of this ancient civilisation from the earliest beginnings to the rule of Alexander the Great. Topics covered include the original Olympic Games, mythology, the Greek alphabet and children's toys.
This series of fact-packed, highly illustrated books combines history and technology with interesting and relevant craft activities. Each book covers one topic and describes its many aspects through imaginative text and accurate illustrations. Each chapter contains a fun-to-do activity using everyday materials to make articles that bring to life the subject. Each book contains a glossary of new or unfamiliar words, a further reading list, places to visit to learn more about the topic, and an index. KNIGHTS traces the history of these noble defenders of kings and castles, and explains, with the aid of vivid illustrations, the lives and skills of these bygone fighters.
This series of fact-packed, highly illustrated books combines history and technology with interesting and relevant craft activities. Each book covers one topic and describes its many aspects through imaginative text and accurate illustrations. Each chapter contains a fun-to-do activity using everyday materials to make articles that bring to life the subject. Each book contains a glossary of new or unfamiliar words, a further reading list, places to visit to learn more about the topic, and an index. CASTLES gives a broad history of castle-building; explains what castles were for and who lives in them; and includes instructions for readers to make their own castles, characters and fortifications.
This series of fact-packed, highly illustrated books combines history and technology with interesting and relevant craft activities. Each book covers one topic and describes its many aspects through imaginative text and accurate illustrations. Each chapter contains a fun-to-do activity using everyday materials to make articles that bring to life the subject. Each book contains a glossary of new or unfamiliar words, a further reading list, places to visit to learn more about the topic, and an index. PIRATES brings to life the dangerous world of tall ships and high seas in bygone centuries, where cut-throat characters terrorised honest seafarers and robbed them of their gold - and sometimes their lives.
Project Homework is a series of fully illust rated, top quality, information books in paperback for homew ork and project support. Notes inside link each title into t he National Curriculum. Quizzes and games are included insid e the back cover '
Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or a period of British History. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of colourful maps, archive photographs and accurate artworks. Many pages of activities encourage the reader to enter the world described in the book, and easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams enable him or her to create an artefact from these historic times. Victorians explains the life and times of the people who made this the greatest era of the British Empire.
Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or a period of British History. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of colourful maps, archive photographs and accurate artworks. Many pages of activities encourage the reader to enter the world described in the book, and easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams enable him or her to create an artefact from these historic times. Egyptians explains the life and times of the pharaohs and their people, their great buildings and religious and social customs.
Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or a period of British History. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of colourful maps, archive photographs and accurate artworks. Many pages of activities encourage the reader to enter the world described in the book, and easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams enable him or her to create an artefact from these historic times. Vikings describes the voyages of these legendary seafarers, bringing to life their battles, writings and ancient stories.
Each title in this series focuses on a past civilisation or period of British History. The history, geography and way of life are described in lively detail and explained clearly with the aid of colourful maps, archive photographs and accurate artworks. Many pages of activities encourage the reader to enter the world described in the book, and easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams enable him or her to create an artefact from these historic times. World War II describes the outbreak of war and why it happened, plus explains how people lived throughout the period and coped with food shortages, air raids and the influx of American troops prior to D-Day.