Books
History & the past: general interest (Children’s/YA)
A Picture History of Great Explorers
By Gillian Clements
Paperback, AUS $19.95, NZ $24.99
A fun, informative and chronological guide to the history of world explorers.
A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet
By Kathryn Lasky
Illustrated by Paul Lee
Paperback, AUS $15.95, NZ $17.99
This is the story of a young woman who became the first Black poet in America.
Angelmonster
By Veronica Bennett
Paperback, AUS $16.95, NZ $19.99
A powerful story about Mary Shelley, author of "Frankenstein", and the thin line between love and obsession.
Archie's War: A Child's Guide to The Great War
By Marcia Williams
Hardback, AUS $29.95, NZ $34.99
A fascinating scrapbook insight to the First World War, as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
Before They Were Famous: Pocahontas: The Prophesy of Doom
By Caroline Corby
Paperback, AUS $14.95, NZ $16.99
Pocahontas: A Princess Betrayed tells the thrilling story of a young Native American girl who saved the first English colony in Virginia and shaped the destiny of her people for ever.
Before They Were Famous: William the Conqueror: Nowhere to Hide
By Caroline Corby
Paperback, AUS $14.95, NZ $16.99
A thrilling historical adventure in the Before They Were Famous series, telling the story of the young William the Conqueror.
Black Ships Before Troy
By Rosemary Sutcliff
Illustrated by Alan Lee
Paperback, AUS $14.95, NZ $16.99
Here is Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, brought to life by Rosemary Sutcliff with all the skill of a master storyteller.
