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Military Ships and Submarines (Hardcover): Mari Schuh Military Ships and Submarines (Hardcover)
Mari Schuh
R740 R601 Discovery Miles 6 010 Save R139 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Where The Poppies Now Grow - The Complete Collection of 4 Books - Where The Poppies Now Grow/The Christmas Truce/Flo of the... Where The Poppies Now Grow - The Complete Collection of 4 Books - Where The Poppies Now Grow/The Christmas Truce/Flo of the Somme/Peace Lily (Paperback)
Hilary Robinson
R1,091 R874 Discovery Miles 8 740 Save R217 (20%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Childhood friends, Ben and Ray, find their innocent war games become real as war rages around them. Set during the First World War, in simple rhyme, the Where the Poppies Now Grow series of four books takes readers on a journey of friendship set against a changing landscape of innocence, of war and then finally, of peace. The books encourage children to understand the importance of remembering. All four are written in simple verse, have been used with children of all primary years. Artwork is intricate in historic detail. Where The Poppies Now Grow has been nominated for several awards including Kate Greenaway Medal 2015, Carnegie Medal 2015 Shortlisted for Hampshire School Book Award 2014 Finalist Educational Book Award - Education Resources Award 2015. Ideal resource for Remembrance, PSHE and SMSC and History, Art and Literacy.

The Korean War Explained for Children - Pocket History (Paperback): George Joshua The Korean War Explained for Children - Pocket History (Paperback)
George Joshua
R178 Discovery Miles 1 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
World War II - From the Rise of the Nazi Party to the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb (Hardcover): Diane Taylor World War II - From the Rise of the Nazi Party to the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb (Hardcover)
Diane Taylor; Illustrated by Samuel Carbaugh
R597 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R103 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Why did the world find itself immersed in another global conflict only two decades after World War I? World War II: From the Rise of the Nazi Party to the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb introduces kids ages 12 to 15 to the political, military, and cultural forces that shook the globe from 1939 to 1945 and beyond. Germany suffered terribly after World War I, due to the harsh repercussions imposed on the country with the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. Hitler and the Nazi party, with their extremist views on racial superiority and their eagerness to erase certain ethnicities and cultures through systemic murder, found a country ready to rise up and conquer weaker nations. Totalitarianism wasn't limited to Germany, however. The Axis countries of Italy and Japan also saw opportunities to overcome surrounding nations. The early events of the 1940s convinced the Allied countries of France, Britain, Russia, and the United States to join forces against the aggressor nations. World War II invites middle school students to examine the events leading up to, during, and after WWII and the repercussions of these events on populations around the world. Readers learn about Germany's invasion of Poland and the resulting domino fall of events that engaged several countries and eventually caused the deaths of 60 million people, including 40 million civilians. They also see how the dark side of Hitler's ideology was always present, eventually resulting in the Holocaust, the systematic murder of 11 million people, including 6 million Jews and other populations. Through primary sources, essential questions, and engaging text, readers gain a comprehensive understanding of the politics, the economics, the strategy, and the human experience of this global conflict. They also work to find comparisons and parallels between the world as it was before and during WWII and as it is now. Investigative activities, including deconstructing patriotic songs of the era and examining maps of Europe, Asia, and Africa during different time periods serve as jumping-off points for further critical thinking and explorative inquiry as kids delve into the legacy of World War II. What did the world learn from World War II? Could World War II ever happen again? World War II is one book in a set of four that explore great events of the twentieth century. Inquire and Investigate titles in this set include The Vietnam War; World War II: From the Rise of the Nazi Party to the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb; Globalization: Why We Care About Faraway Events; and The Space Race: How the Cold War Put Humans on the Moon. Nomad Press books in the Inquire & Investigate series integrate content with participation, encouraging older readers to engage in student-directed learning as opposed to teacher-guided instruction. This student-centered approach provides readers with the tools they need to become inquiry-based learners. Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Consistent with our other series, all of the activities in the books in the Inquire & Investigate series are hands-on, challenging readers to develop and test their own hypotheses, ask their own questions, and formulate their own solutions. In the process, readers learn how to analyze, evaluate, and present the data they collect. As informational texts our books provide key ideas and details from which readers can work out their own inferences. Nomad's unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers. Soon they'll be thinking like scientists by questioning things around them and considering new approaches

NATO (Hardcover): Tyler Gieseke NATO (Hardcover)
Tyler Gieseke
R905 R735 Discovery Miles 7 350 Save R170 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
War in Ukraine (Hardcover): Tamara L Britton War in Ukraine (Hardcover)
Tamara L Britton
R903 R733 Discovery Miles 7 330 Save R170 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Code Girls - The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II (Hardcover, Young Readers ed.): Liza... Code Girls - The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II (Hardcover, Young Readers ed.)
Liza Mundy 1
R494 R416 Discovery Miles 4 160 Save R78 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Rebel in Auschwitz (Hardcover): FAIRWEATHER Jack A Rebel in Auschwitz (Hardcover)
FAIRWEATHER Jack
R606 R554 Discovery Miles 5 540 Save R52 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

With exclusive access to previously hidden diaries, family and camp survivor accounts, and recently declassified files, critically acclaimed and award-winning journalist Jack Fairweather brilliantly portrays the remarkable man who volunteered to face the unknown in the name of truth and country. This extraordinary and eye-opening account of the Holocaust invites us all to bear witness. Occupied Warsaw, Summer 1940: Witold Pilecki, a Polish underground operative, accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands interned at a new concentration camp, report on Nazi crimes, raise a secret army, and stage an uprising. The name of the camp -- Auschwitz. Over the next two and half years, and under the cruellest of conditions, Pilecki's underground sabotaged facilities, assassinated Nazi officers, and gathered evidence of terrifying abuse and mass murder. But as he pieced together the horrifying Nazi plans to exterminate Europe's Jews, Pilecki realized he would have to risk his men, his life, and his family to warn the West before all was lost. To do so meant attempting the impossible -- but first he would have to escape from Auschwitz itself...

Voices from the Second World War - Witnesses share their stories with the children of today (Paperback): Voices from the Second World War - Witnesses share their stories with the children of today (Paperback)
1
R440 R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Save R69 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A unique, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War, published in association with the award-winning children's newspaper First News.

A powerful, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War. Contributors include a rear gunner who took part in sixty bombing raids, a Jewish woman who played in the orchestra at Auschwitz, a Japanese man who survived Hiroshima and Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children by setting up the Kindertransport program from Czechoslovakia. Many of the interviews were conducted by children, and the book is being published in association with award-winning children's newspaper First News.

A History of US: War, Terrible War: A History of US Book Six (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition): Joy Hakim A History of US: War, Terrible War: A History of US Book Six (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Joy Hakim
R491 R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Save R79 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Riveting, moving, and impossible to put down, War, Terrible War takes us into the heart of the Civil War, from the battle of Manassas to the battle of Gettysburg and on to the South's surrender at Appomattox Court House. Follow the common soldiers in blue and gray as they endure long marches, freezing winter camps, and the bloodiest battles ever fought on American soil. Off the war fields, War, Terrible War captures the passion and commitment of abolitionists and slaveowners alike in their fiery debates throughout the land. With profiles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Jefferson Davis, soldiers on both sides, slave owners, abolitionists, average citizens, and others, War, Terrible War is the compelling story of a people affected by the horrors of war during this tragic and dramatic period in A History of US. About the Series: Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again.

Athena: The Story of a Goddess (Hardcover): Imogen Greenberg Athena: The Story of a Goddess (Hardcover)
Imogen Greenberg; Illustrated by Isabel Greenberg 1
R545 R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Save R93 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Discover the adventures of Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, war and courage. From her extraordinary birth - sprung from the head of her father, in the midst of a thunderous headache - to her refusal to take no for an answer. Find out how she inspired powerful gods, goddesses and humans and the terrifying fate of those who dared to cross her path.

Follow Athena as she competes against her bad-tempered uncle; watch as she turns her enemy into a spider and join her as she keeps Odysseus safe on his remarkable journey home.

Prepare to be amazed as you uncover the story of one of the most fearless ancient goddesses, and the tales of a world where humans, gods and goddesses could meet. Illustrated and written by the brilliantly talented sister duo, Isabel and Imogen Greenberg, this is a story of daring for goddesses-in-the-making.

Eyewitness World War II (Hardcover, Revised edition): Dk Eyewitness World War II (Hardcover, Revised edition)
Dk
R514 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R69 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks - A Day That Changed America (Hardcover): Amy Maranville The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks - A Day That Changed America (Hardcover)
Amy Maranville
R768 R623 Discovery Miles 6 230 Save R145 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Spotsylvania Stump - What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Civil War (Paperback): John Micklos Jr The Spotsylvania Stump - What an Artifact Can Tell Us about the Civil War (Paperback)
John Micklos Jr
R230 R189 Discovery Miles 1 890 Save R41 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Secrets of Navajo Code Talkers (Hardcover): Rachael L Thomas Secrets of Navajo Code Talkers (Hardcover)
Rachael L Thomas
R748 Discovery Miles 7 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
No Better Friend (Young Readers Edition) - A Man, a Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World... No Better Friend (Young Readers Edition) - A Man, a Dog, and Their Incredible True Story of Friendship and Survival in World War II (Paperback)
Robert Weintraub
R249 R211 Discovery Miles 2 110 Save R38 (15%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

No Better Friend tells the remarkable story of Royal Air Force technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met in an internment camp during WWII. Judy was a fiercely loyal animal who sensed danger and instinctively mistrusted anyone in enemy uniform. Their relationship deepened throughout their imprisonment. The prisoners suffered severe beatings which Judy would interrupt with her barking. The dog became a beacon for the men, who saw in her survival a flicker of hope for their own. Judy was the war's only canine POW, and when she passed away in 1950, she was buried in her Air Force jacket. Williams would never own another dog. Their story--of an unbreakable bond forged in the worst circumstances--is one of the great undiscovered sagas of World War II.

Code Name Pauline - Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent (Paperback, annotated edition): Pearl Witherington Cornioley Code Name Pauline - Memoirs of a World War II Special Agent (Paperback, annotated edition)
Pearl Witherington Cornioley; Edited by Kathryn J. Atwood
R399 R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Pearl Witherington Cornioley, one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters, shares her remarkable story in this firsthand account of her experience as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Told through a series of reminiscences-from a difficult childhood spent in the shadow of World War I and her family's harrowing escape from France as the Germans approached in 1940 to her recruitment and training as a special agent and the logistics of parachuting into a remote rural area of occupied France and hiding in a wheat field from enemy fire-each chapter also includes helpful opening remarks to provide context and background on the SOE and the French Resistance. With an annotated list of key figures, an appendix of original unedited interview extracts-including Pearl's fiance Henri's story-and fascinating photographs and documents from Pearl's personal collection, this memoir will captivate World War II buffs of any age.

The Somme (Hardcover, Illustrated edition): Sarah Ridley The Somme (Hardcover, Illustrated edition)
Sarah Ridley
R678 Discovery Miles 6 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For many people the word 'Somme' sums up the carnage and futility of the First World War. The failure of Allied forces to achieve their objectives at such a huge cost in human lives has resonated in military circles for the past 100 years. This book tells the story of the battle and its wider repercussions, and analyses its importance to the overall outcome of the First World War. The Somme investigates the build-up to the battle, why leaders thought the action was necessary and what they thought it would achieve. It looks at the forces involved, including the 'Pals' battalions - patriotic friends who fought, and more often than not died, together. Although not a straightforward timeline, the book outlines the actual course of the battle beginning on 1 July 1916 and the impact of the continuing slaughter on both sides. Quotes from those who took part offer a glimpse of what it must have been like to be there, and maps show how little was actually achieved in terms of a breakthrough. Poetry, art and music inspired by the Somme campaign bring the soldiers' harrowing experiences to life. Suitable for readers aged 11 and up.

Military Aircraft (Hardcover): Mari Schuh Military Aircraft (Hardcover)
Mari Schuh
R741 R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Save R139 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beasts and the Battlefield Pack A of 4 (Hardcover): Lisa M Bolt-Simons, Charles C Hofer Beasts and the Battlefield Pack A of 4 (Hardcover)
Lisa M Bolt-Simons, Charles C Hofer
R1,575 R981 Discovery Miles 9 810 Save R594 (38%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Armour designed like fish scales. Aeroplanes that fly like birds. Camouflage that blends in like a chameleon. Tiny drones that look like hummingbirds! Animals and nature have inspired armies for thousands of years. Yet, the future may hold the most promise. Using biomimicry, military forces are developing many new animal-inspired technologies to help keep us safe. Rich in STEM and STEAM content, the high-interest titles in Beasts and the Battlefield bring old and new nature-based science to life.

Japanese Americans (Paperback): Steven Otfinoski Japanese Americans (Paperback)
Steven Otfinoski
R281 R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Save R50 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
World War I - Frontline Soldiers and Their Families (Paperback): Nick Hunter World War I - Frontline Soldiers and Their Families (Paperback)
Nick Hunter
R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
World War I (Paperback): Dk World War I (Paperback)
Dk 1
R254 R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Save R44 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

From pre-war Europe to women in wartime, discover fascinating facts about all aspects of World War I. With the 100th Anniversary of the end of the war in 2018, DKfindout! World War I helps kids discover what caused the conflict and what were the most important battles. The DKfindout! series will satisfy any child who is eager to learn - and keep them coming back for more!

Discover key World War I facts and hear from veterans firsthand, DKfindout! World War I is packed with key facts, fun quizzes and incredible images of World War I. This book is a must have for budding historians.

Silver award winner in the MadeForMums Awards 2017 children's books series category.

Private Peaceful (Hardcover): Michael Morpurgo Private Peaceful (Hardcover)
Michael Morpurgo
R503 R408 Discovery Miles 4 080 Save R95 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the enemy lurks in the darkness, Thomas struggles to stay awake through the night. He has lived through the terror of gas attacks and watched friends die by his side. But in the morning, Thomas will be forced to confront an even greater horror.
As the minutes tick by, Thomas remembers his childhood spent deep in the countryside with his mother, his brothers, and Molly, the love of his life. But each minute that passes brings Thomas closer to something he can't bear to to think about--the moment when the war and its horrific consequences will change his life forever.

I Miss You! - A Military Kid's Book About Deployment (Paperback): Beth Andrews I Miss You! - A Military Kid's Book About Deployment (Paperback)
Beth Andrews; Illustrated by Hawley Wright
R325 R240 Discovery Miles 2 400 Save R85 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Military families face stressful times that are unique to the military lifestyle. One of the most challenging situations, both for children and parents, is when a father, mother, or sibling is deployed for military service and must be away from the home. Children often experience sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, and loneliness, and they do not understand their own feelings or know how to express them. This book is designed to help children especially, but also their parents, during such difficult times. Based on many years of experience as a social worker, who has assisted military families experiencing stress, author Beth Andrews has created an excellent tool for allowing children and their loved ones to deal with the many emotions caused by deployment. The text and illustrations encourage children to discuss their feelings and to draw their own pictures to express themselves. The accompanying parents' guide is designed to validate parents' feelings and give them ways to help their children cope. Guided by this approach, a parent or caregiver can help their children understand why one of their parents or a sibling had to leave home, identify their reactions, cope with their feelings in a positive way, be assured that they are not alone, and try new activities to help themselves adjust. At a time when military families are asked to make many sacrifices in the service of their country, this reassuring book will be a welcome resource.

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