Aotearoa Lost Worlds by Dave Gunson
20.00 NZD
Category: Dinosaurs
Aotearoa New Zealand has changed dramatically in its size and nature throughout prehistory. It has also seen a great diversity of animals and plants - dinosaurs, great sea reptiles, the largest-ever bird of prey, supergiant penguins, crocodiles, early mammals and giant moa - most of them unique to these ...Show more
The Cold War: A World History by Odd Arne Westad
30.00 NZD
Category: History
As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR and the near-total collapse of most of their rivals created a uniq ...Show more
Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley, Jr.
23.00 NZD
Category: General Graphic Books | Series: Show Me History!
A fascinating and entertaining biography of Amelia Earhart, in graphic novel format. When Amelia Earhart became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, she immediately became an American icon and a subject of endless fascination for generations to come. In Amelia Earhar ...Show more
Behind Enemy Lines (Graphic Great Escapes) by Matt Chandler
18.00 NZD
Category: General Graphic Books | Series: Great Escapes of World War II
Join Lieutenant Robert Grimes as he evades the Nazis with the help of a resistance group known as the Comet Line. From a daring jump from a doomed B-17 bomber to white-knuckled dashes between Comet Line safe houses, this story doesn't just ell you about Grimes' amazing flight to freedom. It drops you be ...Show more
World War II (The Definitive Visual Guide) by Richard Holmes
60.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Definitive Visual Guide
This is the definitive visual history of the people, politics and events of the epic conflict that shaped the modern world, World War II. From the build-up of hostility in the years leading up to the war, through to the reverberations still felt in the aftermath, this is a compelling, accessible and imm ...Show more
100 Things To Know About History by Various
23.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: 100 Things to Know
An eye-catching information book filled with one hundred interesting facts to learn from history: who really discovered America, who were the kings and queens we hear a lot about on TV, why America invaded Canada, and lots of other random facts to make history a fun subject!
World War II (Visual Ecyclopedia) by DK
30.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Visual Encyclopedia
World War II: Visual Encyclopedia profiles the soldiers who served, as well as key events and the technology of war. Find the facts about the most cunning strategists, the longest battles, the fastest fighter planes, and much more in this spectacular visual dictionary. Key information is available at a ...Show more
You Wouldn't Want to Be in the Trenches in World War I! by Alex Woolf
25.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: You Wouldn't Want to Be...
It's August 1914. You are 16-year-old Tommy Atkins, living in London. Set against a backdrop of the war just broken out in Europe, find out what your life was like after joining up and being sent to the trenches. From sharing your bed with rats and lice to a diet of bully beef, bread and biscuits, disco ...Show more
A History of the World in 25 Cities by Tracey Turner
37.00 NZD
Category: History
A stunningly illustrated big book of maps, exploring how people have shaped cities and how cities have shaped history. From the walled city of Jericho built over 10,000 years ago, to the modern-day metropolises of Tokyo and San Francisco, discover how 25 cities from across history and around the planet ...Show more
Inventions (Usborne See Inside) by Alex Frith
23.00 NZD
Category: Lift-the-Flaps | Series: Usborne See Inside
This title tells the wonderful, mysterious and often funny stories behind famous inventions. Flaps reveal lovingly detailed artwork to show the hidden workings inside inventions. Carefully researched text explains the differences between discovery, invention and innovation, and how these three aspects u ...Show more
The Middle Ages: A Graphic History by Eleanor Janega
28.00 NZD
Category: History
The Middle Ages: A Graphic History busts the myth of the 'Dark Ages', shedding light on the medieval period's present-day relevance in a unique illustrated style.This history takes us through the rise and fall of empires, papacies, caliphates and kingdoms; through the violence and death of the Crusades, ...Show more
The Ancient Olympics (The Timekeepers) by S J King
18.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: The Timekeepers
The Timekeepers are a secret organisation of kids who keep the course of history on track - and history needs them - a villain called DeLay is set on causing chaos! When the hands on their special watches start to spin backwards, the Time Keepers know that DeLay has been up to no good, and it's up to th ...Show more