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

Would you rather be a pharaoh or a pharaoh’s servant? Cleopatra or Queen Hatshepsut? Only you can decide! Advent...

Science is everywhere! Join us to shine a light on all things STEM with essential scientific literacy skills. From understanding the scientific met...

Clothes tell stories of power, of oppression, of celebration and of tragedy - discover the lives of 16 strong women through the clothing of their t...

A new series of illustrated books specifically designed for children in elementary education, narrating the stories of those great historical figur...

A 2015 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book and a 2015 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez...

This Coretta Scott King Honor Book provides a much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history. The poignant story, based on the m...

Truth or Busted's History title explores popular myths and legends about world history in a light and humorous way that kids will find unputdownabl...

Read all about Early Britons with the Fact Cat! The Stone Age to Iron Age period was a time of great change in British history. Discover the wonder...

Travel back to the time of the stone, bronze and iron ages! What was Britain like over 6000 years ago? Who lived on the island and what was it like...

Did you know that the chocolate bar you can pick up from any corner shop used to be a precious and exotic food that only aristocracy could afford? ...

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...

Written for young children, Delhi Thaatha is a biography of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a much-loved teacher and world-renowned philosopher who s...

Gilbert du Motier became the Marquis de Lafayette at a young age, but he was not satisfied with the comforts of French nobility—he wanted adventure...

REMEMBERING THE FALLEN OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR takes a fascinating and detailed look at how servicemen killed during the First World War were commem...

As World War Two came to an end, another war began to sweep the globe. But instead of being fought by armies and aircraft carriers, the Cold War wa...

The inspiring story of one of America’s greatest presidents The fifth book in the Making of America series, Franklin D. Roosevelt examines the l...

Find out about the world of Vikings with these fun, interactive first non-fiction books!Learn about the Vikings in Britain, who they were and where...

Maya Angelou was an African-American author, poet, playwright and civil rights activist. She wrote seven autobiographies, three books of essays, se...

Discover incredible black men and women from around the world in My First Heroes: Black History! Push, pull and slide the scenes to find out about ...

Find out about the incredible ancient civilizations of the Americas, right up until the Spanish conquest. Discover the monumental pyramids and moun...

A sparky non-fiction guide to the Viking world, told by the hero of Tony Bradman’s bestselling novel Viking Boy.Take a real-life tour of the everyd...