History Books

The Maya were an advanced civilisation that built magnificent cities in the rainforests of Central America. Find out about Mayan numbers, bloodlett...

Exam board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Make AQA GCSE History more accessible, enjoyable an...

Visit a sandy beach, add crabs and starfish to rockpools, see sea birds and puffins fly high in the sky and lots more in this fascinating sticker b...

A guide for beginner readers to Ancient Greece and the lives of its citizens. Find out how far the Greek Empire spread, how it was governed, what p...

Discover birds who survive winter against all odds in this poetic, gorgeously illustrated picture book Snowflakes whirling, snow-flocks swirling, s...

This is an innovative flap book offering a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of a busy castle. Amid the hustle and bustle, find flaps beneath f...

This is a fascinating flap book packed with essential information about the First World War, from the start of the conflict in 1914, to its resolut...

Explore ten of the world's most awesome mountain ranges!From the Rockies to the the Great Dividing Range, discover some of the most famous and impo...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about Dark Knights and Dingy Castles, including why one nutty knight chopped off his own finger, ...

Which genius ideas and inventions began with the Maya? What did they develop that we use to this day? In this book, aimed at readers aged nine a...

Today, more people want to know how to make a meaningful difference to what they care about. But for that, traditional approaches to learning often...

In 1666, London's citizens woke to see the skyline above their city's cramped wooden houses ablaze. The Great Fire of London is a hauntingly beauti...

Samuel Pepys is famous for the diary he wrote 400 years ago. The diary tells us about lots of important events such as the Great Fire of London and...

Travel back to the time of the stone, bronze and iron ages! What was Britain like over 6000 years ago? Who lived on the island and what was it like...

Delve deep into the mysteries of Earth's geography to reveal the hidden secrets of life on our planet. This title includes double page spreads on m...

Find out all about the first Britons, nomadic hunter-gatherers who came from mainland Europe to settle in England bringing wooden spears, flint han...

Neil deGrasse Tyson has become one of the most recognisable and respected figures in science. In this adaptation of his "genuinely accessible" (Sum...

Take a trip back in time to the age of the Romans in this volume, designed both for children studying history for the first time and those investig...

'Hi, I'm Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome.'In this hilarious and informative book filled to the brim with eye-opening, kid-friendly facts ...

One little boy who loved the idea of flying became the first person to set foot on the moon. On 20 July 1969 Neil Armstrong made history, his 'gi...

The only KS3 History series for high-ability students

Are you ready for an evolution revolution? Let Professor Robert Winston take you on a journey of discovery through evolutionary science and the way...

*Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller*The Pebbles on the Beach was first published in 1954. This newly reissued edition includes a foreword by Robert Mac...

In this informative book on recycling for children, you will find everything you need to know about our environment. The good, the bad, and the inc...

This children's history book has everything you need to know about medieval castles, including knights, jousting, sieges, drawbridges, and forts. ...

Silver award winner in the MadeForMums Awards 2017 children's books series category. Find out all about the wonders of planet earth! DKfindout! E...

Scientists often take a leaf from nature when devising inventions. Find out more and let your imagination soar:Discover how nature has inspired som...

What if you could look back in time and meet everyday children just like you, but from a totally different world? How We Lived in Ancient Times is ...

An award-winning picture book about the Emperor penguin's parenting. The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic main...

Although it is impossible to show everything that has happened in history on one poster, this one shows the rise and fall of the great empires and ...

This board book version of Mahatma Gandhi - from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series - introdu...

A complete narrative history of the weird and wonderful world of Underground Comix-now in paperback!In the 1950s, comics meant POW! BAM! superheroe...

Discover all the foul facts about the history of swashbuckling buccaneers with history's most horrible headlines: Pirates edition. ...

Too many popular histories seek to establish heroes, pioneers and martyrs but as Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller argue, the past is filled with queer peo...

___________A Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2022'Fascinating... You'll learn more about the psychological workings of Nazism by reading this sup...

How is The Colour Code different to other books on colour? Well, the short answer is that it is a whole lot more fun - not least because it is exte...

'I have always been fascinated by that charismatic hero of the Resistance, Josephine Baker, but it turns out I didn't know the half of it. Lewis' s...

'A daily love letter from a brave young woman to her adored father . . . immensely evocative of wartime Britain, extremely well edited, and occasio...

Now an eight-part docuseries on Apple TV+ featuring Kim Kardashian, Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Wanda Sykes, Megan Thee Stallion and mor...

In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and ...

British Summer Time Begins is about summer holidays of the mid-twentieth century and how they were spent, as recounted to Ysenda Maxtone-Graham in ...

'This book brings history alive' BERNADINE EVARISTOWITH A BRAND NEW FOREWORD FROM ZADIE SMITH'Black England is a book that will be relevant for eve...

Engage, support and develop confident historians This Student Book covers the key knowledge for Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Option 13...

Content covered: Challenges to the Catholic Church The English Civil War Changing ideas: 1660-1789 The Slave Trade The British Empire The In...

'Entertaining and engrossing' Sean CarrollPress the snooze button on your alarm once too often and you soon remember the importance of good timekee...

Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics' most exciting new travel writers National Geographic**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS DOLMAN ...

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER'The best single-volume account of the Barbarossa campaign to date' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking w...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A master at setting the pulse racing' Daily Mail'A fine feat of storytelling . . . will surely become the last ...