Summary:From hunter-gatherers in the Ice Age to technological innovators in modern times, this book provides a short introduction to the world's history. Lively text introduces historical concepts such as civilisation, empires, revolutions, religion and democracy, while bite-size narrative accounts describe the people and events that have shaped our world
Summary:When her parents divorce, a sixth grader struggles to understand that sometimes people are unable to live together
Summary:While practicing for their next baseball game, thirteen-year-old friends Rabi, Miguel, and Joe discover that the nefarious activities of the Delbe, Iowa, meatpacking plant have caused cows to turn into zombies
Summary:Discover the stories of 101 extraordinary women of our time. Featuring an international selection of female figures, this carefully curated collection highlights those who have achieved significantly in their fields, ranging from science and politics to sport and the arts. Empowering and inspiring accounts of female pioneers include the likes of JK Rowling, Rosalind Franklin, Beyonce Kn…
Summary:Describes the life and travels of Alexandra David-Neel, who became a scholar of Buddhism and Tibet in the early twentieth century and trekked thousands of miles to reach Llasa, the Tibetan capital
Summary:The further adventures of Paddington as he visits the dentist, decides to become a detective, and tries to repair the neighbor's trousers
Summary:A collection of twenty stories about little Milly-Molly-Mandy and her family
Summary:New friends Nilly and Lisa help eccentric professor Doctor Proctor to develop his latest invention, a powder that makes one fart, making them very popular at school, but someone is planning to steal the industrial-strength formula for evil purposes
Summary:New adventures await Doctor Proctor, Lisa, and Nilly as they try to protect Oslo, Norway, from invading aliens, enormous snakes in the sewers, seven-legged Peruvian sucking spiders, and sinister waffle irons