The Story of Chocolate for kids
January 25, 2025 7:27 pm Leave your thoughtsThe fascinating history of chocolate, from its origins in the rainforests of Central America to shops and factories everywhere.
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The story of Mother Teresa
January 31, 2025 1:23 pm Leave your thoughtsAgnes (later to become Mother Teresa) was born in Skopje, North Macedonia. She was raised to love God and love others above all else, and from an early age, she knew she wanted to dedicate herself to religion, so she became a nun. She was fascinated by stories of missionaries helping people and wanted to do the same. She travelled to Ireland, and then to India, where she worked hard to help all those around her. She taught in a school, but realised she could do more, and so she founded a hospital in an old temple, where she fed and cared for the poor and the sick.
The Story of Salt
March 6, 2025 12:54 pm Leave your thoughtsThis picture book explores every aspect of salt: The many ways it's gathered from the earth and sea; how ancient emperors in China, Egypt, and Rome used it to keep their subjects happy; Why salt was key to the Age of Exploration; what salt meant to the American Revolution; And even how the search for salt eventually led to oil.
The Story of the French Revolution
March 4, 2025 9:15 am Leave your thoughtsReturn to the tumultuous days of the French Revolution with this captivating tale of adventure and courage. Join Harry Sandwith, a young Englishman, as he accepts a job as a companion to the sons of a French marquis. Follow Harry and his aristocratic friends as they're swept from their idyllic life at a country estate to the riotous streets of Paris and the very gates of the Bastille. Can Harry rescue the marquis' family from imprisonment and certain death at the hands of the merciless mob?
The truth about The Mayflower
February 5, 2025 9:18 pm Leave your thoughtsIn 1620, the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and made friends with Wampanoag people who gave them corn. RIGHT? WRONG! It was months before the Pilgrims met any Wampanoag people, and nobody gave anybody corn that day. Did you know that the pilgrims didn't go straight from England to Plymouth? No, they made a stop along the way--and almost stayed forever! Did you know there was a second ship, called the Speedwell, that was too leaky to make the trip? No joke. And just wait until you learn the truth about Plymouth Rock.
The Vietnam War (2 Books)
February 18, 2025 9:46 pm Leave your thoughtsDescribes the factors that led to the Vietnam War and the events of that conflict, discussing the purported attack on American warships in the Gulf of Tonkin, the Tet Offensive, and protests against the war.
The World’s Greatest Canal in China through 2500 years
February 17, 2025 7:46 am Leave your thoughtsThis beautifully illustrated children's history book spans 2,500 years and more than a thousand miles along China's Grand Canal. With stunning, panoramic illustrations and lively, engaging text, China Through Time brings key periods and turning points in the canal's history to life.
Timeline: Our World
December 12, 2024 8:14 am Leave your thoughtsA big visual introduction to the history of our world for children, young and old. Travel through time with this cleverly illustrated 80-page journey of our planet’s culture and events, from the Big Bang to the iPod and into the future. Take a trip across the timeline of world history, past dinosaurs, Vikings, Aztecs and spaceships, wars and disasters, artists, explorers and leaders, mythology, politics and inventions.
When Blacks ruled the world
February 20, 2025 12:52 pm Leave your thoughtsOn further exploration, startling information came to light, not only about the African continent but also about how historians and researchers over the ages have manipulated theories to deliberately degrade the otherwise rich and influential heritage of Africa. This book discusses important yet unknown truths about the ancient Black civilizations and how they spread around the world, how the people and the beliefs of the African people have influenced different religions and how the Africans spread out into the world taking their knowledge, culture, art and architecture where ever they went. African history has helped shape and mold other civilizations over time without any due credit being given for it.
When women started wearing pants
January 30, 2025 8:13 am Leave your thoughtsOnce upon a time (but not that long ago), girls only wore dresses. And only boys wore pants. Until one day, a young girl named Mary had an idea: She would wear whatever she wanted. And she wanted to wear pants!
Wild Mustangs of the American West, The American Bison, The National Parks, The Transcontinental Railroad, The Great Chicago Fire, The Challenger Disaster, Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes (7 Books)
February 14, 2025 12:56 pm Leave your thoughtsLearn how wild mustangs were first introduced to America and how they still roam free today.
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February 20, 2025 7:35 am Leave your thoughts
World history in chronological order
February 18, 2025 7:31 am Leave your thoughtsThis is the story of the history of the world, in clear, accessible date charts, backed up by short features on important themes. Arranged in columns according to geographical area, the reader can find out — at a glance — what was happening in different parts of the world at the same time. This is the book to help you fill in the missing pieces in the jigsaw of world history.
World Museums and Exhibits
February 17, 2025 10:29 am Leave your thoughtsOpen up this treasure trove of wonders to visit 43 museums and 50 exhibits! Discover the most fascinating and mysterious objects found in museums, from star attractions to unsung exhibits. With Molly Oldfield, research elf of hit television show QI, unearth the astonishing stories of how these treasures were created, found and finally displayed. Travel back in time to discover an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, encounter China's mysterious Terracotta Army, sail the seas in a Viking ship, take flight in the world's first aeroplane, defend World War Two Britain in Churchill's siren suit, journey to the Moon with Neil Armstrong in the Apollo 11 Command Module and even play in a World Cup Final wearing Pele's victory shirt.
Zheng He, the Great Chinese Explorer & the creator of paper (2 Books)
January 31, 2025 1:44 pm Leave your thoughtsIn the West, legendary explorers like Christopher Columbus, Ernest Shackleton and Sir Edmund Hillary are a recognized part of our history. But in China, that legend belongs to the great explorer Zheng He (1371–1433), who lived during China's renowned Ming Dynasty. When he was a child, Zheng He dreamed of foreign lands, his imagination was inspired by the travels of his father and grandfather and the wonderful items they brought back from trading trips to the West. A simple but exotic porcelain vase in cobalt, a color not found in China at the time, drove Zheng He to discover the origins of this unique color—and become one of the most famous explorers in China's history.
