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24 Hours In The Stone Age
Join a young girl as she goes hunting, makes her own stone tools and creates amazing cave art. Learn all about the dangers of life in the Stone Age, what makes a good shelter and what edible plants can be gathered in the wild. Eye-catching ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Hardback
Amelia Earhart’s Final Flight
On June 1, 1937, famous pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, took off in their small plane. Earhart’s goal was to make a record-breaking flight around the world. On the last part of the flight, they approached Howland Island to ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.8
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
Ancient China
Uncover some of the most chilling practices in ancient China. This book explores all the gruesome details, from rituals and rites to battles and sieges, with a detail that young readers will love! Prepare to be horrified by the customs and culture of...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Ancient Egypt
Uncover some of the most chilling practices in ancient Egypt. This book explores all the gruesome details, from rituals and rites to battles and sieges, with a detail that young readers will love! Prepare to be horrified by the customs and culture of...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.3
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Henry Hudson And The Murderous Arctic Mutiny
English explorer Henry Hudson had long searched for a quicker, northern sailing route from Europe to Asia. Three previous expeditions had failed. In 1610, he embarked again to find the fabled Northwest Passage. But when icy waters stranded Hudson and...
- Book Cover : Hardback
Hercules Vs Thor
It's a battle of the famous strongman versus the great protector. The Roman god Hercules is known for his tremendous strength and determination. Norse god Thor is fearless and commands lighting, thunder and storms. If these two heroes were to go ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Hardback
Home Again: Stories About Coming Home From War
Produced in partnership with The Royal British Legion for the 75th anniversary of VE Day.Â
A child evacuee, a Bletchley Park codebreaker, a rebel fighter, an Indian Army soldier...
Each inspiring and authentic story helps to bring the end of ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.4
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
How Rights Were Won
We all have rights. But the rights we have now were not always protected. For hundreds of years, brave men and women have fought and even died to win the rights that we now enjoy. These are their stories.
- ATOS Book Level : 5.8
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Loki Vs Hermes
It’s a battle of the clever troublemaker versus the great thief. The Norse god Loki loves creating chaos wherever he goes, showing his power by stirring up trouble for the gods. The cunning Greek god Hermes serves as a messenger to the gods and ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.6
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Hardback
Mary Anning Breaks New Ground
In 1811, while exploring the cliffs near Lyme Regis, England, 12-year-old Mary Anning made the find of a lifetime. There in the rocks was the skeleton of a strange creature. Mary's find was later named Ichthyosaurus, a reptile that lived more than ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
My Survival: A Girl On Schindler’s List
Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family – along with all the other Jewish families – into the ghetto in Krakow, Poland. Rena worked as a slave laborer with scarcely any food and watched as friends and family were sent...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.5
- Points Value : 3.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Nancy Wake: Fearless Spy Of World War II
In the early 1940s, during World War II, Germany’s Nazi regime expanded into neighbouring European countries. In France, groups of anti-Nazi citizens, known as the French Resistance, fought to stop Germany’s reign of terror. A brave woman named ...
- ATOS Book Level : 3.8
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh
Born in Britain to Indian and Egyptian parents, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was a prominent suffragette and campaigned for the women’s right to vote.
- ATOS Book Level : 5.3
- Points Value : 6.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
Scott Of The Antarctic’s Deadly Race To The South Pole
In 1910, Sir Robert Falcon Scott led a team of Englishmen racing to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Amidst freezing temperatures and raging winds, Scott and four others made it to the pole only to find that another team had beaten them ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Hardback
Sophie Scholl: Daring Activist Of World War II
During World War II, Germany’s Nazi forces stormed across Europe, committing horrific crimes against Jewish people and others. In 1942, 21-year-old Sophie Scholl formed a student-led, anti-Nazi organization called the White Rose. Their goal: to ...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.2
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Aztec Empire
Uncover some of the most chilling practices of the Aztecs. This book explores all the gruesome details, from rituals and rites to battles and sieges, with a detail that young readers will love! Prepare to be horrified by the customs and culture of ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.1
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Extraordinary Life Of Mary Seacole
A doctress
An activist
An inspiration
Mary Seacole is now known for her medical work in the Crimean war, and as a brilliant woman who combated the racial prejudice she experienced in her lifetime. But for a long time her story was lost.
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- ATOS Book Level : 6.5
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Greely Expedition’s Fatal Quest For Furthest North
In 1881, US Army Lieutenant Adolphus Greely and his crew set sail for the Arctic. Their mission was to collect scientific data on the polar climate. They also had a second, secret goal: to achieve Furthest North, the record for highest latitude ...
- Book Cover : Hardback
The Mary Celeste Ghost Ship
In 1872, the Mary Celeste merchant ship set sail from New York, bound for Italy. About a month later, it was spotted adrift in the ocean. The crew had vanished. The ship’s charts were found scattered, and crew members’ belongings were still ...
- ATOS Book Level : 4.2
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Maya Civilization
Uncover some of the most chilling practices of the Maya. This book explores all the gruesome details, from rituals and rites to battles and sieges, with a detail that young readers will love! Prepare to be horrified by the customs and culture of the ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.1
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Mount Everest Disaster Of 1996
On 6 May 1996, dozens of excited climbers set off to scale Mount Everest and reach the highest point on Earth. On the morning of 10 May, the skies were clear. The summit was in sight. But hours later, a terrible storm hit. Eight climbers died as they...
- Book Cover : Hardback
The Roman Empire
Uncover some of the most chilling practices of the ancient Romans! This book explores all the gruesome details, from rituals and rites to battles and sieges, with a detail that young readers will love! Prepare to be horrified by the customs and ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.2
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Roman Empire And It’s Impact On Britain
The Roman Empire and its Impact on Britain is a fascinating account of British history from a period that begins with the invasion of the Romans on Britain in 55BC to AD410, when they finally left. The book describes how Roman settlers have ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.1
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
The Tragic Trip Of The Donner Party
In the spring of 1846, the Donner and Reed families joined a wagon train bound for California in the hope of finding a better life. But when the party took an untested shortcut, it set them down a tragic path. As they crossed the Sierra Nevada, heavy...
- Book Cover : Hardback
The Viking And Anglo-Saxon Struggle For England
The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England is a fascinating account of British history from a period that begins when the Vikings arrived and attacked Lindisfarne in 793, through to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when the Normans were ...
- ATOS Book Level : 5.8
- Points Value : 0.5
- Book Cover : Paperback
