Children's / Teenage general interest: History & the past

How on Earth do you play a bass that's 3.5 metres tall? How can you play a theremin without touching it? Can you turn a cave's stalactites into an organ? (Spoiler alert: yes, you can!) Including a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal the family tree of musical instruments, this book...

Did you know that the first people who settled on the grey-green islands of Great Britain were Black? How about that some of the Roman soldiers who invaded and even ruled Britain were Black, too? After that there were Black Tudors, Georgians and Victorians. In this easy-to-read, chronological jou...

Tova Friedman was just five years old when she and her mother were sent to a Nazi labour camp. She turned six in Auschwitz. At 12 she was on her way to America, ready to start a new life and tell her tale of survival. From the destruction of the Jewish ghetto in central Poland, where she lived as...

Discover 20 inspirational stories about world-changing women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). From ancient Mesopotamia to present-day Kenya, you'll see how female scientists and inventors throughout history have turned their ideas into important inventions and discoveries tha...

An in-depth look at the rich and fascinating, but often unreported, history of the African continent through the ages. From prehistoric Africa, through ancient Egypt to the African kingdoms, the slave trade, colonialism and countries' struggles for independence, right up to the modern-day contine...

Chris Haughton takes readers on an illuminating journey through the evolution of knowledge and communication. We are used to technology improving all the time. Next year we will have better phones, cars, and technology. What is it that makes technology improve rather than stay static or even fall...

History is full of brave knights, fearsome queens, legendary explorers and epic stories passed down through the ages. But how much of what we think we know about history is true? And how much is just a fib? Athena Kugblenu - comedian, podcaster and writer on CBBC's 'Horrible Histories' - discover...

This title showcases the greatest achievements of ancient civilisations, peoples and iconic figures from history. From the Nubians to the Native Americans, and the Akkadians to the Aztecs, our predecessors have pioneered a plethora of wonderful and wacky inventions, technologies and practices. Th...

A fascinating and informative journey back in time to find out what it was really like to live in the Viking age.

Spoken word artist George the Poet brings together an incredible roster of Black British poets in this important and exciting new anthology, exploring people, moments and events from Black British history.