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

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bock, Janna. Series: Story Behind the Name. BIC Classification: YNH; YQA; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 246 x 193 x 5. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Capstone Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479571666
ISBN
9781479571666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.89

Hardback. Includes removable maps, documents, letters, and other ephemera. Num Pages: 48 pages, photos & illus. BIC Classification: YNH; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 295 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589808942
ISBN
9781589808942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 172 pages, 42 illus & 2 maps. BIC Classification: YNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870335204
ISBN
9780870335204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 16 b/w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: YNH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 230 x 182 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870335341
ISBN
9780870335341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Have you ever wondered who invented Lego, Mr Potato Head, or toy trains? This book presents fascinating stories behind these toy inventions and many others. It shows you why the see-saw was popular with the Romans, how the Slinky was used during the Vietnam War, and the reason Raggedy Ann has a red heart on her chest that says "I love you." Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: YNH; YNV. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250034090
ISBN
9781250034090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. In the spring of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln travels through Washington, DC, after finally winning America's bloody Civil War. In the midst of celebrations, Lincoln is assassinated at Ford's Theatre by a famous actor named John Wilkes Booth. What follows is a thrilling chase, ending with a shoot-out and swift justice for the perpetrators. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 5AL; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250044297
ISBN
9781250044297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. Catastrophes, both natural and man-made, have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. In ten chapters about well-known disasters such as the great Chicago fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and hurricane Katrina, the author explores the causes and effects as well as the local and global reverberations. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 202 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Square Fish
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250050663
ISBN
9781250050663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. This Coretta Scott King Honor Book provides a much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history. The poignant story, based on the memoir of Maritcha Remond Lyons, shows what it was like to be a black child born free and living in New York City in the mid-1800s. Num Pages: 56 pages, Full-colour images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 255 x 255 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419716263
ISBN
9781419716263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: YNC; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570917158
ISBN
9781570917158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; YNH; YRG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580893497
ISBN
9781580893497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, Colour Throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 289 x 238 x 14. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580893701
ISBN
9781580893701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.68

Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YNH; YNND; YNNR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 242 x 263 x 16. Weight in Grams: 709.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623540487
ISBN
9781623540487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.06

Hardback. Follows Kulski, 10-year-old Boy Scout when WWII begins, as he is recruited into clandestine Polish Underground Army by his Scoutmaster, undertakes secret mission into Warsaw Ghetto, is captured by the Gestapo, sentenced to Auschwitz, rescued, fights in the Warsaw Uprising and ends as a 16-year-old German POW. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 141 black & white halftones, 12 maps. BIC Classification: YNH; YNJ; YXZW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Aquila Polonica Publishing United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607720157
ISBN
9781607720157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.06

Paperback. Many people believe Hitler was the personification of evil. In this biography, James Cross Giblin penetrates this facade and presents a picture of a complex person-at once a brilliant, influential politician and a deeply disturbed man. Cross explores the forces that shaped the man and the social conditions that furthered his rapid rise to power. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 257 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544455917
ISBN
9780544455917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.42

Paperback. In the tradition of Black Elk's Vision, this is the only children's book about Buffalo Bird Woman, a Native American gardener Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; 5AG; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 255 x 257 x 7. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419718380
ISBN
9781419718380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.78

Num Pages: 160 pages, 4 Page Photo Insert. BIC Classification: 1HBS; YNH; YNM. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 146 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic Kids United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426307089
ISBN
9781426307089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: YNH; YX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 283 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jewish Lights Publishing United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893361478
ISBN
9781893361478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.65

hardcover. A unique non-fiction picture book about the growth of Washington, D.C., during the early to mid-nineteenth century, as told through the fascinating journal entries of former slave Michael Shiner (c. 1804-1880). Num Pages: 96 pages, Archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JH; 5AL; YBCS; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 262 x 257 x 16. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419707339
ISBN
9781419707339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.98

hardcover. Searching for Sarah Rector brings to light the mystery of Sarah Rector. At the age of eleven, Sarah was famously hailed as "the wealthiest coloured girl in the world.". Even so, she was powerless and in the whirlwind of drama--and danger--she had disappeared. Out of a trove of primary documents, Bolden pieces together the events of Sarah's life. Num Pages: 80 pages, black-and-white and colour archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJP; 5AL; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 14. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419708466
ISBN
9781419708466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.30

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Astra Young Readers
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620910320
ISBN
9781620910320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.79

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