Robert Louis Stevenson

Fiona Macdonald

Presenting a story of Jim Hawkins' adventures with a crew of mutinous pirates as they try to recover a fortune in buried treasure, this work fits into Key Stage 2 English and supports Key Stage 3 English. It helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

Treasure Island

David Salariya

Whisky

A Very Peculiar History

Cats

A retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde told in graphic novel format.  In the murky streets of Victorian London, a vicious killer is on the prowl. The killer is Mr. Hyde. And why does Henry Jekyll, a respected doctor, try to protect him? The work also contains information about Robert Louis Stevenson's life and the film versions of the work.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

David Antram

Martina Fischer

Begegnungen, auf die du gut verzichten kannst

Zum Glück lebst du nicht im Mittelalter!

Philip Steele

This reference book includes everything you need to know about the history of the British Isled. It reviews thousands of years of culture, events and political intrigue, and follows changes in industry, architecture and exploration.

British History

Penko Gelev

Uses the graphic novel format to introduce children to many of the world's greatest literary works while also including a brief biography summarizing the author's life, a list of his or her important works, a time line of historic events that helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index.

Charlotte Brontë

Retells in graphic novel format an adaptation of Brontèe's story about an orphaned young English woman who accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysterious and remote Mr. Rochester.

Jane Eyre

Discusses the myths and legends of the Celts, including Balor, CuChulainn, and Ceridwen.

Celtic Myths and Legends

Whether it's a Viking pirate wielding axe and shield or Irish duo Anne Boony and Mary Read in cunning disguise, you know you're in trouble if they're in this book. Captions and speech bubbles bring the illustrations to life while 'Vital Statistics' fact boxes fill you in on all the details. Features a full glossary and index.

Top 10 Worst Nasty Pirates You Wouldn't Want to Meet!

Daivid Salariya

Join this book's voyage of exploration to find the world's Top 10 Worst Nasty Pirates. Bold, brave, and adventurous, pirates were exciting heroes. However, these glamorous raiders were also brutal robbers and bloodthirst mass murderers. At different times, and in different places, they were known by many different names.

You Wouldn't Want to Meet!

Top 10 Worst Nasty Pirates

Presents an overview of the causes, principal events, and outcome of the Protestant Reformation.

The Reformation

Myths and legends reveal much about a culture, including its most prized values and significant beliefs. Fables may feature animal characters, but they offer morals for real life. This fascinating book is bursting with 100 facts about the stories that have been handed down by different cultures around the world as well as accompanying images, quizzes, and activities, including crafts. Not only is each bite-sized topic interesting in itself, but readers will find connections to modern life, such as the origin of Valentines Day. These myths and legends offer unique opportunities for a truly entertaining and educational reading experience.

Myths and Legends

Imagine that the baby you longed for began her life in a manner worthy of a science-fiction movie. The birth of Louise Joy Brown on July 25, 1978, affected the future of millions of people who would finally fulfill their dream of becoming parents -- and of those born through similar techniques. Discover the events that led to what is now an almost routine procedure for infertile couples, and learn how the subsequent medical advances developed into life-saving technology for other health ailments. Book jacket.

The First Test Tube Baby

Discover what it was like to build the Taj Mahal in this new Danger Zone title. Become an ordinary, hard-working, poorly-paid labourer, living in north India around 1632 as you decide to embark on a journey to Agra to work on a vast new building project. This book explores the past and present of the Taj Mahal, explaining how and why it was built and much, much more. Featuring full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail, this is a fascinating new addition to the Danger Zone series.

Avoid Being a Worker on the Taj Mahal!

The world's myths are filled with characters, creatures, and stories that have fascinated people for thousands of years. This series mixes dramatic retellings and non-fiction information to give a full picture of a culture's myths. This book explores the gods, goddesses, heroes, villains, tricksters, and quests that make Egyptian myths and legends so compelling.

Egyptian Myths and Legends

Presents legends and facts about ten mythical animals and monsters found in different countries around the world, including the Kraken, Cyclops, Minotaur, Yeti, and Medusa the Gorgon.

Murderous Mythical Creatures You Wouldn't Want to Meet!

[UNK] How to be is an entertaining new series exploring some of the most difficult occupations of the past from the perspective of an applicant for the job. [UNK] The book is packed with facts and investigates all aspects of your life as a Samurai - including training, weaponry and armour, and life on campaign - showing how you will learn to serve your shogun and follow the code of the warrior. [UNK] The book features illustrations of contemporary characters and artefacts to elucidate the text. [UNK] Informative captions, a quiz, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal educational text. [UNK] [Illegible] [Illegible] the guidelines for the National Literacy Strategy at Key Stage 2, promoting literacy in primary school classrooms. [UNK] Helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-1-[Illegible], promoting 'positive attitudes to learning', 'knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the world' and 'skills in literacy'.

How to be a Samurai

Provides an illustrated survey of the construction and history of the Colosseum, the enormous oval amphitheater that has stood in Rome for 2,000 years. Reprint.

The Roman Colosseum

Describes the illnesses, plagues, diagnoses, and treatments during the Middle Ages.

Fiona Macdonald

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