Author: David Long

From sacred cats to the invention of toothpaste, Blue Peter Award winning author David Long takes readers on an intriguing investigati...

Spectacular Vernacular: London’s 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings reveals the stories behind the capital’s strangest and most enigmatic buildings. ...

Illustrated by World Book Day 2022 Illustrator Allen Fatimaharan! Step back in time to Ancient Rome and meet some of the many people who lived, wor...

The streetscape of London’s historic square mile has been evolving for centuries, but the City’s busy commercial heart still boasts an extensive ne...

Illustrated by World Book Day 2022 Illustrator Allen Fatimaharan! Step back in time to Ancient Egypt and meet some of the many people who lived, wo...

From a hot air balloon to holidays on the moon, award-winning David Long captures the astonishing true stories of advances in aviation. From the Wr...

People love hearing about a grisly murder; gasping at the gory details, wondering about the motives, deducing who did it. This macabre fascination ...

Embark on a captivating exploration into the rise and fall of the rich and colourful Maya civilisation with Blue Peter Award winning a...

When the first passengers climbed aboard the earliest ever underground train in 1863, it would have been impossible to imagine how the London Under...

Astonishing real-life rescue missions from on, under and above the earth from the award-winning team behind Survivors and Heroes.How far would you ...

Where can you eat dinner under the sea? Which country has the most pyramids? Can a church become a swimming pool?Including a stunning central gatef...

Did You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as ‘a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could c...

Discover the exciting and dangerous lives of spies and secret agents from Blue Peter Award-winning David Long and rising star Terri Po.A single spy...

Embark on a fascinating foray into the lives of the Ancient Romans in this second instalment of David Long’s What it was like to be… series. ...

Delve into London's architectural curiositites and discover the unexpected gems waiting around every corner.London is full of extraordinary, enigma...

Take an incredible journey through the streets of London and see beautiful buildings as you've never seen them before! An elegant horizon of histor...

Astonishing real-life rescue missions from on, under and above the earth from the award-winning team behind Survivors and Heroes.How far would you ...

From traders to raiders, embark on an incredible voyage through Viking life and history in the first in an exciting new series from bestselling non...