Book 15

D-day

by Dennis Hamley

Published 30 July 1998
Bright, page turning stories that bring history to life, with historially accurate information and fact sections to reinforce learning

Book 16

Flying Bombs

by Dennis Hamley

Published 29 October 1998
Sparks provide a wonderful introduction to h istory through beautifully written stories and engaging artw ork. Flying Bombs tells an exciting tale of doodlebugs and b omb disposal towards the end of World War Two. '

Book 25

The Iron Ship

by Dennis Hamley

Published 25 March 1999
Sparks provide a wonderful introduction to history through beautifully written stories and engaging artwork. The Iron Ship tells the story of how Brunel''s mighty ship The Great Britain ran aground in Ireland.'

Book 29

Stage Struck

by Dennis Hamley

Published 29 July 1999
Stage Struck tells the tale of Daisy who has always longed to go on the stage at the music hall. Will her dreams ever come true?'

Book 44

Tunnel Rescue

by Dennis Hamley

Published 28 January 1999
Paddy is helping to build the biggest tunnel ever. It is for Mr Brunel''s Great Western Railway. Tom and Lizzie''s father says it will never be finished. One day it looks like he might be right when there is a disaster in the tunnel.'

Book 45

The Tay Bridge Tragedy

by Dennis Hamley

Published 27 May 1999
The Sparks series looks at history through the eyes of fictional and real-life characters. This tells the tragic story of the Tay Bridge Disaster through an exciting ghost story.'

The Iron Ship

by Dennis Hamley

Published 27 June 2002
The successful Sparks series looks at major events in British history through the eyes of fictional and real-life characters. Each book takes the form of a lively and exciting narrative, which contains a lot of interesting information about each event. The Iron Ship. Brunel's iron ship is stuck high on a beach by Maeve's home. She doesn't realise it, but the great ship is to change her life forever. The Fight for the Vote. Kitty's birthday treat is a trip to the seaside and lunch at a hotel. But when she arrives, a group of suffragettes is protesting outside the hotel, and one of them looks very familiar. Boudicca Fights Back. Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, is furious. She has been insulted by the Romans and has decided she is going to war. Callie's task is to go into Camulodunum and stir up fear and confusion among the Romans. But she's just one small girl against a city of invaders.