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True Stories of Survival (Usborne Young Reading) by Paul Dowswell
12.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Usborne Young Reading
A new paperback ediiton of this guide to survival in extreme conditions and inhospitable environments, fully illustrated with a mix of photos, comic strip art and step-by-step diagrams. Learn how to find north, make a fire, send signals, evade dangerous animals, escape if you're trapped in a car, cope w ...Show more
True Stories of the Second World War by Paul Dowswell
14.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: True stories | Reading Level: From 8 To 99
Recounting the stories of some of the most heroic, devastating and pivotal moments of World War II, this book gives young readers a strong sense of the suffering, but also the bravery involved in the war. It also gives an understanding of the experiences which may have affected their grandparents. From ...Show more
True Survival Stories by Paul Dowswell
12.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Usborne paperbacks | Reading Level: From 9 To 99
Read the real stories of people who have stared death in the face and lived to tell the tale. From shark attacks to exploding spacecraft, find out what separates the living from the dead when catastrophe strikes
Usborne War Stories by Paul Dowswell
19.99 NZD
Category: Military | Series: True Stories
Recounts some of the most famous tales of intrigue, heroism and adventure of the First and Second World Wars, providing young readers with an insight into the human stories behind both conflicts. This title includes stories that range from the dramatic deeds of soldiers, sailors and airmen on the front ...Show more
Wolf Children by Paul Dowswell
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
It is July 1945, Hitler's Third Reich has fallen, and Berlin is in ruins. Living on the edge of survival in the cellar of an abandoned hospital, Otto and his ragtag gang of kids have banded together in the desperate, bombed-out city. The war may be over, but danger lurks in the shadows of the wreckage a ...Show more
World War I (History Through Poetry) by Paul Dowswell
21.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: History Through Poetry
This book looks at the curriculum history of World War I, through a series of poems from the time. Each poem covers a different topic such as daily wartime living, life in the trenches and attitudes towards patriotism and religion. The backgrounds to each poem and poet is given, together with an explana ...Show more