History and the past Books

The Must-Own Insider's Guide to the Gaming Sensation! Brawl Stars is one of the latest real-time multiplayer gaming phenomena to captivate players all over the world. Players team up in threes to navigate mazes, shoot at enemies, and collect colorful gem...

Age range 5 to 9Discover the mystery of science with Future Geniuses!Join Valentia, the little scientist, and her cat, Plank, as they learn why Plank can never seem to catch the laser he loves to play with.To do this, they must shrink down to the...

Age range 5 to 9 Discover the mystery of science with Future Geniuses! Little Doctor Valentina is back with a brand new adventure! This time, join Valentina as she explains the concept of genetics, using her adorable puppy, Mendel, as...

Age range 5 to 9Come along with Valentina, the astronaut, on this incredible journey to Mars and become a space genius!Up past the exosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere, we will find outer space and learn the answers to some big questions.What is the...

Age range 9 to 12Discover the scientific secrets of Harry, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, and more in J. K. Rowling's universeMovie-goers and young readers the world over have been spellbound by the tales of The Boy Who Lived. J. K. Rowling's stories have...

Age range 5+Dig in to your favorite Minecraft jokes!All your favourite Minecraft jokes are now in one place! This collection of three titles from the Jokes for Minecrafters series brings you over two thousand puns, one-liners, and wisecracks about all...

All-Encompassing Workbooks for Minecrafters! This giant kid-friendly workbook features well-loved video game characters and settings to encourage kids to learn important school subjects. Colorfully illustrated pages bring their most beloved video game to...

From the author of Hacks for Minecrafters comes the updated 1.13 guide to using command blocks in the world of Minecraft! If you want to be the best at Minecraft, you've got to read up on the latest tricks. This book is packed with full-color screenshots...

Age range 9+Ravenclaws the world over will find their place in The Unofficial Harry Potter Jokes Book: Raucous Jokes and Riddikulus Riddles for Ravenclaw. This third book in the series dives deeper into this magical universe, poking fun of every...

Age range 9+This fourth and final book of the Unofficial Harry Potter Joke Book series will continue the silly jokes, funny art, and hilarious one-liners specific to the most underrated house of all, and to the wider wizard world.Jokes include...

From the bestselling author of Hacks for Minecrafters and Hacks for Minecrafters: Master Builder comes the most encompassing guide ever to combat in the world of Minecraft. Now in paperback for the first time and completely revised and updated! With more...

A New York Times bestseller, now in paperback for the first time and completely revised and updated! With more than 100 million registered players, Minecraft has taken control of gamers all over the world. With Hacks for Minecrafters, you'll be able to...

Age range 7 and upWhether you are a hardcore gamer ready to master the latest game, a newbie to the world of Roblox, or a parent trying to find out more about it, this book is the essential guide to all things Roblox. You'll learn the basics and...

Ages 7 to 10 yearsBattle, build, and explore with hours of activities for fans of Minecraft!Explore new biomes, battle ferocious mobs, and build dazzling new structures wherever you are-whether on a long car trip or at the beach. This vibrant, fun book...

Find out how gum became everyone's favorite chewing candy in this fact-filled nonfiction book, part of the How It Happened! series.Baseball stadiums, movie theaters, underneath your desk at school-gum is everywhere. But how did this gluey glob become...

Find out how sneakers took over the world in this fact-filled nonfiction book, part of a series about the stories behind cool objects!From going to school to shopping at the mall, sneakers are one of the most comfortable ways to get around. But how did...

Age range 6 to 12Create, prevail, change the world...like a GIRL! This celebration of international girl power honours a multitude of women who made a difference. Once upon a time, "like a girl" was an insult. Not anymore! In every walk of life,...

Age range 6+Obsessed with Wii, Nintendo, X-Box, and PlayStation? Meet the inventor whose work made them all possible: Ralph Baer, creator of the first home video game system! Today, the video game industry keeps growing, with ever more platforms...

Age range 5 to 9Holidays are FUN - and this entertaining nonfiction picture book introduces kids to 14 celebrations from around the world!Across the globe, every country has its special holidays. From Brazilian carnival and Chinese New Year to France's...

Nikola Tesla was a physicist, scientist, electrical engineer, and world-renowned inventor whose accomplishments faded into oblivion after his death in 1943. Tesla was undeniably eccentric and compulsive; some considered him to be somewhat of a "mad"...

In simple and easy to understand language along with stunning, full colour illustrations, this book takes the reader through the acts of how to pray and the intentions behind them. It also features facts about prayer and common questions children may...

The classic introduction to origami paper folding for beginners!Florence Sakade's time-tested origami book for beginners has been given a complete makeover, with an attractive new layout, improved instructions and updated diagrams. These improvements...

All About Indonesia is a book for children that takes them on an adventure through one of the world's largest and most culturally diverse countries.Along the way, kids are introduced to Indonesian culture and history, the food, the language, and the...

From the deepest heart of the Moghul palace, tucked away in purdah, her face hidden by veils, one princess came to rule all of Moghul India. She introduced efficiencies, encouraged trade, and made possible a great flowering of the arts...

Njinga, the Warrior Queen, fought fiercely to keep her people from slavery. Yet she engaged in slave trading herself, performed human sacrifices and - some believed - even murdered her nephew, feasting on his heart...

The last empress of China, Cixi fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West, while cloistered inside her lavish Forbidden City, ignoring the needs of her people. But was the Dragon Empress evil or just out-of-touch? Gorgeous...

Discover, or rediscover, a 'time machine' which takes the reader back into the past. It depicts the history of one particular piece of land in Sydney from 1788 to 1988 through the stories of the various children who have lived there. It aims to teach the...

The most remarkable true stories of all time and around the world brought vividly to life – from the Big Bang right up to the present day. Embark on a journey across millennia and around the world, from the latest understanding of the origins of the...

This empowering collection brings together 50 Goddess' from Nut, the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of the Sky to Medusa to Papatuanuku the Maori Earth Goddess. Tales of powerful female figures have been told since the beginning of time and this collection...

In the beginning, about 13.8 billion years ago, the Universe started with a bang. Travel through time and space to learn how the world has evolved from the Big Bang onwards! From the creation of the stars, through the evolution of plants and animals, the...

Travel back in time to Ancient Egypt with this new children's matching game, developed in partnership with the British Museum. Locate and match up the pairs to learn more about how the Egyptians lived. Why did they shave their heads but wear wigs, use...

Marvel at the intricate mosaics, splendid treasures, and ingenious inventions of Ancient Rome and learn the stories they tell about one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known. Step back in time 2,000 years to visit the powerful Roman...

A highly illustrated, fun and easy-to-read guide to politics in the modern world. An informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government, and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained...

From the steps of the pyramids to the wreck of Titanic, see people, places, and moments from history brought back to life Imagine if you could travel back in time and walk the streets of the past. Where would you go first?  Incredible History turns...

Discover the history of our world as you've never seen it before. Transform your view of history with this groundbreaking visual encyclopedia of the events of the past. From the disciplined armies of ancient Rome and the lives of ferocious samurai...

THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL remains the single most poignant true-life story to emerge from the Second World War. In July 1942 Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. Anne was thirteen...

When Adeline Yen Mah's mother died giving birth to her, the family considered Adeline bad luck and she was made to feel unwanted all her life. Jung-ling's family considers her bad luck because her mother died giving birth to her. They discriminate...

rom the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes the next volume in the incredible story of the human race, for younger readers. Something really strange happened 10,000 years ago, and it changed everything. Why did millions of people...

*From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers.* We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end...

A comprehensive, up-to-date, world history reference book for families This stunning visual guide explores and explains the defining eras, key moments, and outstanding people that have made history. In the same series as the New Children's...