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Silk Road

Silk Road (EPUB ebook)

By Ceceri, Kathryn

Shedding light on a legendary passage between the Mediterranean Sea and China, this overview outlines the history, geography, and people of the Silk Road region. Spanning from Roman times until the Age of Exploration, this noteworthy route helped spread different forms of technol ...

ISBN 9781619300644
Available in EPUB
Language en
Published by Independent Publishers Group
Interest Age 9-12 years
Series Build It Yourself series
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Warrior King to Great King: The Story of Alexander the Great
  

Warrior King to Great King: The Story of Alexander the Great (EPUB ebook – 1st edition)

By Gilmour, Raewyn

Alexander continues to fascinate readers of all ages, and they will find that this book covers all the main questions raised by his life, his person, and his campaigns. Part 1 covers Alexander's early life in Macedonia, his upbringing and education, followed by an account of his ...

ISBN 9781877332777
Available in EPUB
Language en
Published 1 June 2010 by Polygraphia Ltd
Interest Age 5-16 years
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Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth (Hardback)

By Malam, John

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Sojourner Truth was a black woman whose parents had been captured in Africa and sold as slaves in America. In this biography which is one of a series, Sojourner's life as a slave is described as well as how she spent the rest of her life in freedom speaking out against slavery, r ...

ISBN 9780237519728
Published 25 January 2000 by Evans Publishing Group
Interest Age 0-6 years
Series Tell Me About
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Trade, Colonization and Industry 1750-1900

Trade, Colonization and Industry 1750-1900 (Hardback)

By Dargie, Richard

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A series that describes the history of Britain from the Roman conquest to today, and explains the historic origins of our ethnic and cultural diversity

ISBN 9780749681975
Published 1 August 2008 by Hachette Children's Books
Interest Age 12-15 years
Series History of Britain
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Solving the Mysteries of Ancient Rome

Solving the Mysteries of Ancient Rome (Hardback)

By Hanbury-Murphy, Trudy

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Unlike traditional approaches to history, this new series describes archaeologists as detectives of the past and shows how they work to solve mysteries of ancient cultures and civilisations by literally 'Digging Into History'

ISBN 9780749694944
Published 1 July 2010 by Hachette Children's Books
Interest Age 9-11 years
Series Digging into History
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Solving the Mysteries of Pompeii

Solving the Mysteries of Pompeii (Hardback)

By Samuel, Charlie

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This series shows archaeologists as detectives of the past and how they work to solve mysteries of ancient cultures and civilisations by literally 'Digging Into History'

ISBN 9780749694951
Published 1 July 2010 by Hachette Children's Books
Interest Age 9-11 years
Series Digging into History
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Solving the Mysteries of the Pyramids
 

Solving the Mysteries of the Pyramids (Hardback)

By MacDonald, Fiona

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This series shows archaeologists as detectives of the past and how they work to solve mysteries of ancient cultures and civilisations by literally 'Digging Into History'

ISBN 9780749694968
Published 1 July 2010 by Hachette Children's Books
Interest Age 9-11 years
Series Digging into History
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Solving the Mysteries of Stonehenge

Solving the Mysteries of Stonehenge (Hardback)

By Gray, Leon

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This series shows archaeologists as detectives of the past and how they work to solve mysteries of ancient cultures and civilisations by literally 'Digging Into History'

ISBN 9780749694975
Published 1 July 2010 by Hachette Children's Books
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Michael Faraday

Michael Faraday (Hardback, New title)

By Ross, Stewart

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Telling the story of Faraday's life from his childhood to his position as Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, this book looks at the impact of his discoveries on world history. It also explains the science behind his investigations into electricity, magnetism and ele ...

ISBN 9780750239394
Published 8 August 2002 by Hachette Children's Books
Interest Age 12-15 years
Series Scientists Who Made History
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The Persona Book: Curriculum-based Enrichment for School Librarians and Teachers
 

The Persona Book: Curriculum-based Enrichment for School Librarians and Teachers (Paperback)

By Lallier, Katherine Grimes; Marino, Nancy Robinson

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This text seeks to immerse students in history by having them choose a literary or historical figure and participate in events as that person, and create projects based on the character's life. A list of recommended personas is provided.

ISBN 9781563084430
Published 15 May 1997 by Inbooks
Interest Age 13-18 years
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