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Through energy, imagination, courage or determination, the individuals featured in this collection had a unique impact on the world. Among the nine remarkable people are Christopher Columbus, William Shakespeare, Lord Nelson, Florence Nightingale and Anne Frank.

Written in consultation with a literary expert, this simple story for new readers follows Mr Happy as he attempts to cheer up Mr Grumble, with a little help from Mr Strong. Age 3+

The award-winning Find Out series introduces a range of topics, from the human body to animals and the solar system. Brief texts and hundreds of photographs and diagrams present key facts, with a glossary of special terms, and most of the titles also include an interview with an expert. Age 6+

The award-winning Find Out series introduces a range of topics, from the human body to animals and the solar system. Brief texts and hundreds of photographs and diagrams present key facts, with a glossary of special terms, and most of the titles also include an interview with an expert. Age 6+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

The award-winning Find Out series introduces a range of topics, from the human body to animals and the solar system. Brief texts and hundreds of photographs and diagrams present key facts, with a glossary of special terms, and most of the titles also include an interview with an expert. Age 6+

From the relatively unknown Aurora of Polar Bears, through the more familiar Caravan of Camels and Shiver of Sharks, to a Zeal of Zebras, these A–Z flash cards introduce the idea of collective nouns as well as the alphabet. Printed on sturdy card and using colourful, stylized artwork, they are decorative as well as functional. Slightly off-mint. Age 2+.

This collection of murder and mayhem includes histories of Boudica, Vlad the Impaler, the French Revolution, Roman emperors, Vikings and the demise of Rasputin. Age 10+

Delving into the grisly business of trials, torture and execution, here are the stories of doomed victims, including Joan of Arc, Julius Caesar, Guy Fawkes and the outlaw Jesse James. Age 10+

Rings, moons and atmospheres are the focus of this simple guide to the solar system’s furthest planets: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Each planet is explored with the help of illustrations, diagrams, and images from Voyager 2 and the Hubble Telescope. Off-mint. Age 12+

This illustrated beginner’s guide to Benjamin Franklin highlights the polymath’s most significant achievements, including his theory of the ‘electrical fluid’, the invention of the lightning conductor and his mapping of the Gulf Stream. Slightly off-mint. Age 8+

Presenting the events that have shaped our world, from the earliest civilizations to the Second World War, as bite-size facts and things you ‘need to know’, this introduction to human history is generously illustrated with images from the British Library collection.Age 8+

Michael Rosen conducts a guided tour of Charles Dickens’s life and work, from his poor childhood to his successful one-man shows. He explains his influence, inspirations and appeal, introducing classic characters such as Scrooge and Miss Havisham. Age 7+

Nicolas Soames presents the biographies of a varied group of men and women who changed the course of history. Figures covered include Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, da Vinci, Washington and Gandhi. Age 12+

The journeys of some of history’s most intrepid explorers, including Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Captain Cook and the Apollo Mission astronauts are revealed here, partly told in the words of the men themselves. Age 12+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Ideal for helping with school projects, the Eyewitness series explores the natural world and human history. Topics include dinosaurs and oceans as well as periods and events from Ancient Egypt to the Second World War, with illustrations and concise text explaining hundreds of facts and figures. Age 9+

Progressing from counting and numbers in the world around us to simple geometry and showing data in pictograms and bar charts, this clearly written (in large type) and very colourful book is designed to support curriculum teaching for Reception and Key Stage 1, and to provide a solid basis for learning mathematics. Age 4–7

This book offers an interactive way for children to learn 300 key words of Spanish, grouped into themes such as food, animals, shopping and travel. With colourful illustrations throughout, it includes 100 repositionable stickers to use as a learning aid around the home.

Developed by teachers and educational consultants to support the Early Years Literacy and Numeracy Curriculum, this set comprises two workbooks, a word/number spinning game and a sheet of gold star reward stickers, all presented in a fabric book bag. Age 3+

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An excellent classroom resource, this pack contains eight double-sided A3 posters and an information leaflet explaining how Hadrian’s Wall was built, how it might have looked and how it functioned.

This set of eight A3 images shows seaside holiday scenes ranging from Victorian bathers at Broadstairs to Blackpool beach in the 1950s. The pack includes a ‘fascinating facts’ sheet and details of the photographs.

From Brunel’s steamship, Great Eastern, under construction in 1857 to a panorama of St Pancras station in 1895, the eight photographs in this collection are selected from the National Monuments Record and highlight developments in transport in the 19th century. Age 9+

Aiming to help children become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, each workbook in the engaging Brain Boosters series comprises interactive puzzles and brainteasers to teach numeracy and logic skills and practice questions to test the learning. Age 6+

Aiming to help children become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, each workbook in the engaging Brain Boosters series comprises interactive puzzles and brainteasers to teach numeracy and logic skills and practice questions to test the learning. Age 6+

Here is the book for the child who wants to out-statistic friends with encyclopaedic dinosaur knowledge. With bite-sized information and illustrated throughout, there are facts about longest legs, deadliest claws, and how much the last T-Rex sold for at auction.

Dividing five biscuits between three of you, counting the wheels on lorries, multiplying on your fingers... Written for parents, this collection of simple games and activities introduces mathematical topics such as subtraction, fractions and multiplication, all without mentioning the M word. Age 9+