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Packed with facts and tantalising anecdotes from experts and bursting
with colour photographs, learn all about Ancient Egypt in this fresh
take on the subject.
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to optimise your experience.
It’s time to learn everything about Ancient Egypt!
Each book in the National Geographic Kids Everything series has more
than 100 pictures, an explorer’s corner with from-the-field anecdotes
and tips, fun facts throughout, maps and infographics, an illustrated
diagram, a photo gallery, cool comparisons, a behind-the-scenes
photograph, an interactive glossary, and more.
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Ancient Rome
(Hardcover)
Fiona Macdonald, Rupert Matthews, Philip Steele
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Discovery Miles 2 280
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This simple, engaging text presents all the information in bitesize
paragraphs, whilst feature panels provide incredible facts,
cartoons, quizzes and fun activities.
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 from the icy waters
of the North Atlantic. 'A visual feast [...] Exquisite artwork
[...] A triumphant debut'- The Observer, Best Picture Books 'A tour
de force - a gripping account [..] spare, well-judged text and
delicate but powerful illustrations'- The Guardian 'I don't often
cry while reading non-fiction, but this powerful story, beautifully
told, brought me to tears [...] one of my books of the year'- Irish
Examiner With the approaching 110-year anniversary of the ship's
sinking, Rescuing Titanic and its story of the Carpathia offers a
fresh perspective on the incident from an author-illustrator
uniquely connected to the story. In the middle of the night, the
Carpathia received a distress call from the sinking Titanic. The
intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight
into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could. Follow
the Carpathia as it risks everything to navigate remote,
treacherous ice fields in the dark and come to the rescue of
passengers on the world-famous ocean liner. Along the journey, you
will learn all about Morse code, navigation tools, the different
roles of the crew, how the ships found each other, and
by-the-minute details of exactly what happened on this cold and
fateful night. The illustrations set the scene and take the reader
into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic. Beautiful
full-bleed illustration and vignettes give great detail about how
everyone on the ship made their own contribution and showed true
bravery. Rescuing Titanic shows that a glimmer of hope can be found
even in great tragedy and that heroes are not always big and
mighty, but can also be small and unassuming. This is the debut
book in the Hidden Histories series, which explores with beautiful
illustrations and vivid details the untold parts of stories we
thought we knew.
Discover all the foul facts about the Woeful Second World War with
history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the
Woeful Second World War are ready to uncover, including: why the
blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty what really
happened in Dad's Army and how to make a rude noise with a gas
mask. * fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible
stories - with all the horribly hilarious bits included * with a
fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for
fans old and new * the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun
and informative read * Horrible Histories has been entertaining
children and families for generations with books, TV, stage show,
magazines, games and 2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories:
the Movie - Rotten Romans. Get your history right here and collect
the whole horrible lot. Read all about it!
Designed for secondary school and college student research, this
work is a readable history and ready-reference guide to the
Holocaust based on the most recent scholarship. It provides the
reader with an overview of Nazi Germany's attempt to exterminate
world Jewry. Fischel, a leading authority on the Holocaust,
combines narrative description, analytical essays, a timeline of
events, lengthy biographical profiles, and the text of key primary
documents relating to the Nazi plan for the "Final Solution" to
help students gain a comprehensive understanding of the causative
factors and major events and personalities that shaped the Nazi
genocide. A glossary of key terms, selected tables, and an
annotated bibliography of recommended further reading will aid
student research. Topical essays designed for the student and
general reader provide an accessible historical overview and
analysis of Hitler and the Jews, the racial state, genocide, the
"Final Solution," and resistance to the Nazis. Fischel explains the
factors that led to the Holocaust, the implementation of the
decision to exterminate the Jews, the response of the free world
and the Papacy, the role of "righteous gentiles" who risked their
lives to save Jews, and the resistance of the Jews to their fate
under the Nazis. Biographical sketches provide valuable information
on the key personalities among both the Nazis and Allies, and the
text of key primary documents brings the Nazis blatant plan for
genocide to stark reality. In providing valuable information,
analysis, and ready-reference features, this work is a one-stop
resource on the Holocaust for students, teachers, library media
specialists, and interested readers.
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