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

Around 1,200 years ago the legendary voyaging Norsemen set sail to raid and trade - the Viking Age had begun. Step back in time to find out what Vi...

This book is designed to support younger readers by giving them overtly adult material but where the language has been calculated using a reading a...

A perfect tool for young readers as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, Veronica Chamberss inspiring collection of profilesalong with Senator C...

Read all about it! Get your special edition copy of the Viking Express today! Like a Viking warrior's muscles, it is bulging with news and features...

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 tim...

Can you imagine a time when the punishment for stealing was death by hanging? Or when a person had to plunge their arm into boiling water to prove ...

Isis and Osiris have never trusted their brother Set. When Set hosts a huge banquet for Osiris, Isis is worried. Osiris falls for Set's trickery, a...

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...

Which Anglo-Saxon places or remains still exist in the UK today? And what do they tell us about how the Anglo-Saxons lived? This book takes a tour ...

This book describes the changing power of the British monarchy, from William the Conqueror in 1066 to the present day. Organized by royal dynasties...

Once a skinny and weak child, Italian Gino Bartali rose to become a Tour de France champion and one of cycling's greatest stars. But all that seeme...

You can learn all about the inhabitants of the frozen north, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 350 exciting pictures. You can discover the ori...

Milestones of Flight takes readers soaring through the high points of American aviation: from the Wright brothers and their competitors to the mili...

The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. Its also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expans...

This brand-new series puts readers in the shoes of famous historical figures during their childhoods, with an emphasis on the gruesome and ghastly ...

You are the son of a Mayan soothsayer, living near the city of Copan in about AD 710. Becoming a soothsayer yourself means you could become an impo...

Bring the Stone Age back to life with DKfindout! Find out how early humans hunted a woolly mammoth, made fire, and created cave paintings in this f...

Ancient Rome was packed full of daring, clever and ruthless men and women. But who was the toughest nut of all? Bursting full of entertaining and ...