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

In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis-years before any other scientist publi...

Hear ye, hear ye! Get ready to learn all about the most powerful court in the United States.Ever since it was established in 1789, the United State...

Travel back to Ancient Greece to see magnificent marble temples, bustling market places, and to find out about Ancient Greek cities, armies, myths ...

An interactive way of finding out about the images, motifs and colours typical of Celtic art. It features designs that are taken from stone carving...

One of the most iconic characters in childrens literature Hergés classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the...

From the author of HORRIBLE HISTORIES... Welcome back to the strange town of Wildpool... There''s a new mayor in Wildpool (th...

  A gripping first-hand account of life back home during World War Two. Britain has been fighting the Second World War for f...

  Tail-wagging tales of real-life Rebel Dogs! Get your paws on the stories and secrets of some of history's most heroic hounds...

Discover all the foul facts about the history of the highlands with history's most horrible headlines: Scottish edition. The mas...

  Home Again tells twelve moving tales of homecoming, centred around VE Day. With a foreword by Forces Sweetheart, Dame Vera L...

What do you know about the Maya people? Explore the incredible history of South America during this time and find out how Maya people lived, work...

In this delightfully original take on nonfiction, bestselling author Dave Eggers tackles one of the most famous architectural and natural monuments...

This stunning picture book biography of Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson is a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor award.In this lush, acclaimed...

Did you know that the US Star-Spangled Banner was designed by a 17-year-old school boy? Or that the Brazilian flag shows a star constellation of th...

The Great Fire of London destroyed the homes of almost 90 per cent of London's population. Could it have been prevented? From the outbreak of the...

Discover all the foul facts about these famous invaders in history''s most horrible headlines: Vicious Vikings edition. The master...

An illustrated celebration of human error covering 19 of the most significantly life-changing or random discoveries: from the invention of firewor...

Discover the answers to fascinating questions in these new titles from the History Detective Investigates series. Follow Sherlock Bones on the dete...

Through touching rhymes and vivid illustrations (and a heap of help from the letter H), H is for Harvey portrays the struggles and heartaches of th...

Texas Chili? Oh My! has now been translated into Spanish! ÀChili Texano? ÁAy Dios! is a retelling of the beloved fairy tale The Three Little Pigs-T...

Sisters in Blue tells the story of two young womenone Spanish, one Puebloanmeeting across space and time. Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda, New Mexicos...

A struggle over a bowl of popcorn begins another time-travelling adventure for Nick, Jackie and Hannah. When Mr. Barringtons trunk magically appear...

A sparklingly funny cautionary tale about the perils of greed from a multi-award-winning picture book maker! Onc...

Born in 1642, Sir Isaac Newton is famous for creating the foundations of modern science and our understanding of how the universe works. Newton''s ...

Every four years, the world celebrates one of the most exciting contributions of the Ancient Greeks: the Olympic Games. That, of course, is not all...

How did teddies get their name? When were yo-yos first made? What were the Teletubbies? From toy cars to Barbies, Rubik's cubes to Fortnite, the to...