What's odd, scary, incredible and wonderful all at the same time? Our planet! Dive into the facts all about our planet's most deadly diseases and their curious cures! You won't believe your eyes... or will you?

Each title in the British History series tells the story of the people and changing landscape of Britain. In The Georgians, find out who Bonnie Prince Charlie was, what happened during the Industrial Revolution, and much more.

Exam board: Pearson Edexcel Level: International GCSE (9-1) Subject: History First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Endorsed for Pearson Edexcel qualifications Follow the tried-and-tested methods of bestselling author Ben Walsh. This book builds the skills required for exam success, helps students to remember all the content and makes History really interesting. The authors have listened to feedback from teachers and students about the challenging aspects of the specification, to ensure that they deliver the support you need. You can rely on this textbook to: > Ensure that History is accessible to all. Straightforward language, manageable chunks of text and plenty of bullet points guide you through the content, which is covered in the amount of depth that students need > Bring historical events, people and developments to life. Ben Walsh is known for selecting memorable sources and extracts that work alongside the narrative to draw out the big concepts within each topic > Focus on what really matters. The features in the book are designed to consolidate students' knowledge of the key points - from 'Focus' boxes and regular 'Knowledge check' questions to end-of-chapter summaries > Break down exam skills into small steps. Activities throughout the chapters and larger 'Focus tasks' teach students how to select, organise and use their knowledge to explain, analyse, evaluate and make judgements > Provide easy-to-follow exam advice. Clear explanations of the exam requirements, analysis of what a good answer might look like and handy tips help students to feel confident and prepared This book covers the following units: Historical investigations > Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905-24 > The USA, 1918-41 Breadth studies > Changes in medicine, c1848-c1948 > China: conflict, crisis and change, 1900-89 > The Middle East: conflict, crisis and change, 1917-2012

This workbook: targets key misconceptions and barriers to help your students get back on track addresses areas of underperformance in a systematic way, with a unique approach that builds, develops and extends students' skills gets students ready for the new GCSE (9-1) assessments with exercises focused around exam-style questions provides ready-to-use examples and activities, aligned to the Pearson Progression Map, freeing up your time to focus on working directly with students fits around your needs, being flexible as part of an intervention strategy or for independent student work addresses an area of difficulty in each unit with a unique approach, to develop and extend students' skills.

The revision series for Pearson Edexcel GCSE History Designed for hassle-free, independent study and priced to meet both your and your students' budgets, this combined Revision Guide and Workbook is the smart choice for those revising for Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History and includes: A FREE online edition One-topic-per-page format 'Now Try This' practice questions on topic pages Exam skills pages including Worked examples with exemplar answers Exam-style practice pages with practice questions in the style of the exams Guided support and hints providing additional scaffolding, to help avoid common pitfalls Full set of practice papers written to match the specification exactly With FREE Pearson Revise App Take control of your revision and confidently prepare for exams anywhere, anytime. View all revision topics in one place, take quick quizzes, track your progress and link to the Revision Guide for more in-depth study. You will be able to enter the code from the book into the free app to unlock online pages from revision guide. (Available for Pearson Edexcel GCSE Maths, Science, History and Business from September 2020.)