Geographic: Great Britain

This anthology contains poems and short stories on the subject of animals and the countryside by well-known authors like Ted Hughes, Joan Aiken, Gillian Cross, Jamila Gavin, Margaret Mahy and Jacqueline Wilson.

Recovering from breast cancer, in the throes of getting divorced and with her daughters leaving home, Tessa Cunningham finds herself moving in her frail 95-year-old father. In the months that follow, his unexpected wisdom and irrepressible ebullience help heal Tess's pain.

Somalian pirates have kidnapped the son of a Russian oligarch. He has tried everything to get the boy back. Now he needs the one man who can succeed in the mission - ex-SAS trouble-shooter, Nick Stone.

This series brings to life recent history through the experiences of six people and includes archive and personal photographs. The books explore different views of topics such as childhood, music, and family life.

This series brings to life recent history through the experiences of six people and includes archive and personal photographs. The books explore different views of topics such as childhood, music, and family life.

Michele Hanson grew up an 'oddball tomboy disappointment' in a Jewish family in Ruislip in the 1950s - a suburban, Metroland idyll of neat lawns, bridge parties and Martini socials. This hilarious and wonderfully evocative memoir charts Michele's childhood and coming of age in a Britain that was ...

London, 1649. Oliver Cromwell is running the country, and a law targeting unmarried mothers threatens the life of glovemaker Rachel Lockyer. This is her story.

'The Vicious Vikings' is packed with frightening facts about these vile invaders - and their savage Saxon enemies - from cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to the suffering slaves.

'Terrible Tudors' gives the reader all the grizzly details of Tudor life for everyone - from cruel kings and queens, to poor peasants and common criminals.

This title follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to brave Boudicca and the poor old peasants. Find out what Romans wore under their kilts, how ancient Britons made their hair spikey, and why rich Romans needed a vomitarium.

This text provides a key in words and pictures to recognising and understanding architectural styles and the effects of changing religious practice on churches from Saxon times to the 20th century.

This text looks at how World War II affected Britain. It covers topics such as defending Britain, the battles in the sky, early warning systems, air-raid shelters, and life on the home front.

This series focuses on the countries that shape and influence our modern world. Each book examines physical features, daily life, industry, media, leisure, and much more.

Clothes and Food provides a wide range of poems, stories, songs and texts to develop learning in these important areas of a young child's life.