History & The Past: General Interest (Children's/Teenage)

In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. Or did he? Look at all the facts and discover the fiction through primary sources, infograph...

Join Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific explo...

'In a strange, vast and wonderfully imagined museum, an apprentice sculptor and student scientist must solve a murder. Julia Golding has written a ...

'The brilliant and entertaining illustrations in this series enliven a clear and enjoyable text that should stimulate serious thought about the wor...

A wonderfully written, sweeping narrative history of the United States that will help Americans discover the land they call home.American History f...

Meet Martin Luther King, Jr. and discover the story of his life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography - narrated by King himself. A ser...

A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 6+, developed in consultation with the British Museum.Tom's not only lost in time, ...

A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 6+, developed in consultation with the British Museum.Tom's not only lost in time, ...

  Mac B. and his arch-nemesis are facing off at the Video Game World Championships! But first, Mac B. needs to crack an unbreak...

Hiya! Alison Hammond here! I love getting to know all about different people and I'll tell you a secret . . . sometimes people we don't know much a...

Hop in a time machine with Wally and join in with the fun through history! Includes games, puzzles and searches set through the ages from the days ...

Unearth the secrets of our natural world with The Lore of the Land, a richly illustrated compendium of folklore and wisdom from the land, skies and...

'This beautifully drawn book is a delightful launchpad for home learning' – Sunday TimesTold in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction pi...

Journey through the most exciting periods of history in this fun and fact-filled search book. From stone-age cavemen and ancient Egyptian mummies t...

Most famous as the painter who created the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci is also one of history’s greatest geniuses – he was a mathematician, archit...

Anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela's journey from political prisoner to president of South Africa is an in...

Anne Frank was an ordinary girl living in extraordinary times. Forced to go into hiding to escape the Nazis’ persecution of Jews in World War II, A...

Travel back in time to discover the extraordinary lives of the ancient Egyptians in this accessible introduction to this historic civilization.Anci...

Travel back in time to discover the extraordinary lives of our ancestors in this accessible introduction to the Stone Age.The Stone Age was a very,...