Author: John Farndon

An exploration of mankind's greatest-ever ideas, from the author of the bestselling Do You Think You're Clever?Where would humanity be now without ...

It' the year 1518 the height of the Aztec Empire and Ten Vulture is learning to become a priest - and a deadly warrior. On his adventures he has to...

At the age of five Takeshi joins other youngsters to train as a noble samurai fighter. Join him in action as he fires arrows at the gallop fights w...

Plague looks at the most frightening diseases and epidemics in the history of medicine. These include the bubonic plague or Black Death, its effect...

People have always got sick so have always needed doctors. But while most doctors tried to help their patients sometimes their methods were weird d...

Invisible microbes cause sickness by setting up home in our bodies and multiplying - fast Follow the hunt for these tiny killers over thousands of ...

300 Fantastic Facts Science explores the fascinating scientific world. Readers aged 7+ can discover how magnets work, which great minds have helped...

The world goes dark for Jamie Flynn one day in 1717 when he's snatched from the quayside to join the crew of the fearsome Blackbeard. Join him on b...

102 BRILLIANT THINGS TO DO Expand your world, learn new skills, discover hidden talents, get to know nature, help other people, share ideas, feel g...