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Ancient China (Tales of the Dead) by Stewart Ross
29.99 NZD
35.00 (14% off)
Category: Children Non Fiction
A gripping graphic novel reveals a plot to kill the emperor. Read a story of murder and intrigue at the court of the first Emperor of China and find out what life was like in an empire that lasted longer than any other in history. Every page is packed with illustrations, facts and detailed cross-se ...Show more
Ancient Egypt: Tales of the Dead by Stewart Ross
35.00 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
A history book with a difference. In a world of traitors and thieves, who would you trust? Nakht is just a simple scribe in the temple of Sobek, the crocodile god. When a poor slave girl calls on his help, he is thrown into a murderous plot involving stolen treasures, mysterious curses and the pharaoh h ...Show more
Ancient Greece (Tales of the Dead) by Stewart Ross
35.00 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Tales of the Dead
Meet Kinesias, Athens' top athlete at the Olympics in 416BC. Read on as his Spartan rival attempts to sabotage him with his devious tactics. Follow the action and discover what it was really like to live in this land of legends and gods. A chilling, thrilling novel guaranteed to keep you on the edge of ...Show more
Ancient Rome (Tales of the Dead) by Stewart Ross
29.95 NZD
35.00 (14% off)
Category: Children Non Fiction
Meet Juba, a North African soldier hit by an arrow while defending his village against Roman forces. Read on as his children are captured and sold as slaves before ending up in the place every slave dreads - the Colosseum. Follow the action and discover what it was really like to live in the time of the ...Show more
Dear Mum, I Miss You by Stewart Ross
14.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
The story of evacuation during the London Blitz. Grace is determined to stay in London with her mother, but when their Battersea home is bombed during an air raid, she agrees to stay with her mysterious aunt. The volume is part of a series which seeks to bring the past alive.
Egypt in Spectacular Cross-Section by Stewart Ross & Stephen Biesty
27.95 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
Following on from his internationally bestselling book on Rome, master illustrator Stephen Biesty brings his magic touch to the subject of ancient Egypt. It is over 3200 years ago in ancient Egypt, in the reign of the great god-king Rameses II. And for 11-year-old Dedia, a great adventure is about ...Show more
Famous Lives: Mozart by Stewart Ross
42.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Famous Lives S. | Reading Level: From 7 To 11
Stewart Ross explores the life story of Austria's most famous composer Mozart, through a combination of simple text, photographs, captions and quotation panels. It should be a useful resource for the national literacy strategy and for Key Stage 2 National Curriculum History.
Greed, Seeds and Slavery by Stewart Ross
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade Act, this collection of eleven stories follows the lives of slaves of every kind around the world. Join African Queen Jinga as she unites the tribes of Ndongo against the invading Portuguese. Watch John Blanke as he becomes the firs ...Show more