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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
Bronze Age & Iron Age: Hill Forts
What are hill forts? Who built them and why? What was life in a hill fort like? Hill forts are walled places that were built during Prehistoric times. These walled places, or enclosures, were built on high ground and had high walls, fences and ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
Celtic Courier
Form an orderly queue! Get your special edition copy of the Celtic Courier today! Bursting with news and features, including headline news, religious news, farming news, food and drink, fashion highlights, arts and entertainment, property, handy ...
- Book Cover : Hardback
Dangerous Diets
Did you know that Ancient Egyptian priests ate food that damaged their hearts? Or that Elvis Presley took pills to stay asleep just to stop himself from eating? Throughout history, people have turned to strange and often unappealing diets. From ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.4
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Hardback
Escape From The Blitz
I Was There... Escape From The Blitz is the vividly imagined tale of young Betty as she is evacuated from her home in London to the home of the formidable Lady Florence Musgrave. Betty must get used to life in the country, but she's got a secret - a ...
- 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
Murderous Make-Up
Did you know that a Roman woman was executed for selling poisonous lipstick that women kissed their husbands to death with? Throughout history, people have turned to strange and often unappealing make-up in a quest for beauty. From geishas to ...
- ATOS Book Level : 6.5
- Points Value : 1.0
- Book Cover : Hardback
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
Super Slashers
Dinosaurs once ruled this land. But what were they called? How did they hunt? And how did they survive? Suitable for ages 9-13.
- 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