Our World in Pictures The History Book
37.00 NZD
Category: History
A museum in a book, this collection of treasures from the past brings history to life, from Stone-Age tools to smartphonesFrom ancient history to modern times, journey through the past with this picture-packed encyclopedia of curiosities. Explore galleries of intriguing objects from ancient civilization ...Show more
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber, David Wengrow
75.00 NZD
Category: History
A breathtakingly ambitious retelling of the earliest human societies offers a new understanding of world history. For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrifi ...Show more
Big Ideas from History: A History of the World for You by The School of Life
50.00 NZD
Category: History
The present can loom very large in a child's mind: all the crises and challenges of the modern world can feel overwhelming and at times dispiriting. This book is a big history of the world, from the beginnings of the universe to now, which places the reader at its centre. It encourages them to think abo ...Show more
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds; Ibram X. Kendi
30.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning
A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America This is NOT a history book.This is a book about the here and now. A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.A book about race. The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to cre ...Show more
The Secret Elephant by Ellan Rankin
22.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
Discover the unbreakable bond between a baby elephant and her keeper in this heartfelt narrative set against the backdrop of World War II. As war looms on the horizon, things are changing at the zoo. Before, screeching monkeys dangled in trees, roaring lions sunbathed on the dusty ground and sniffling ...Show more
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
38.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Ever wondered how we got from nothing to something? Or thought about how we can weigh the earth? Or wanted to reach the edge of the universe? Uncover the mysteries of time, space and life on earth in this extraordinary book - a journey from the centre of the planet to the dawn of the dinosaurs, and ever ...Show more
Incredible History Wonders of the World: The Past Brought Back to Life
48.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Incredible History
From sunset at Stonehenge to the steps of the Forbidden City, see the wonders of the world and the people who built and used them brought back to life in stunning detailImagine if you could travel back in time and visit the wonders of the world. Where would you go first? Incredible History- Wonders of t ...Show more
Questions I Am Asked about the Holocaust: Young Reader's Edition by Hedi Fried, Alice E Olsson (translator)
30.00 NZD
Category: History
A young readers edition of the bestselling book from Auschwitz survivor Hedi Fried that answers questions about the Holocaust.Hedi Fried was nineteen when the Nazis arrested her family and transported them to Auschwitz. While there, apart from enduring the daily horrors at the concentration camp, she an ...Show more
The Second World War (Usborne Young Reading Series 3) by Conrad Mason
13.00 NZD
Category: Learning to Read | Series: Usborne Young Reading Series 3
A new title in Young Reading, Series Three. Aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. A fascinating look at The Second World War and its causes and effects across the world.
The Second World War (#1 Adventures in Time) by Dominic Sandbrook
25.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Adventure Time Ser.
Travel back to a world at war, with the thrilling children's history series 'Everything was ready. The air was thick with excitement. This was D-Day . . . Prepare to enter the most dramatic conflict the world has ever seen, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a spine-tingling, heart-stopping adve ...Show more
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
30.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Bryson
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him.A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got ...Show more
Tales of World War II by Hattie Hearn; Neon Squid; Margarida Esteves (Illustrator)
30.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Tales Of Ser.
It's the Second World War as you've never seen it before - discover the hidden stories of incredible human spirit during the world's darkest hour.Everyone knows what Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill were doing during World War II, but what about ordinary people? In this beautif ...Show more