It’s never too early for pupils to start understanding the inherent difficulties in the study of history – the importance of knowing whence one’s information is coming, and untangling the vested interest of the various parties concerned at every stage. Franklin Watts’ Secret History series looks at the issues underlying some of the world’s most devastating and complex conflicts, setting them out with admirable clarity and even-handedness, so readers are encouraged to analyse the data and come to their own conclusions. Simon Adams’ scholarly yet accessible exploration of the Iraq War dodges none of the controversial questions, and all of the propaganda; it may be aimed at children, but frankly, many adults would do well to put it on their reading list, too.
Pig's back in this incredible fourth diary told in an original, hilarious and unforgettable voice and packed with Pig's own drawings. This is fresh and silly laugh-out-loud humour…
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Phoenix has no desire to spend his summer at a stange house, with a cousin he barely knows. But when he finds a secret letter written by his mother, Elvira, shortly before she…
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Kelpies, selkies and trows – oh, my! Scottish folklore (and specifically, Robert Kirk’s The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies) is the basis of the latest novel by…
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Tales of dysfunctional family units are hardly a rarity amongst books aimed at the 9+ age group – however, Simon Mason’s wonderful lightness of touch makes this novel…
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The Wrong End of the Dog JacketPhilip ‘Beardy’ Ardagh has a way with words; or, quite possibly, they have a way with him. In either case, the results are a delight. Along the…
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