Colours of History - How Colours Shaped the World (Gifford Clive)(Paperback / softback)

Colours of History - How Colours Shaped the World (Gifford Clive)(Paperback / softback)

WINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD BEST BOOK WITH FACTS 2019! A vibrant exploration of the stories behind different colours, and the roles they've played throughout history. Each double-page spread looks at a different shade, accompanied by vivid, imaginative

Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped World History - Patrick Roberts

'A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world'—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesFrom the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made. To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies

Short, Illustrated History of... Inventions (Gifford Clive)(Paperback / softback)

A curated, illustrated collection of the best examples of human achievements and discoveries in

How Iceland Changed the World - The Big History of a Small Island (Bjarnason Egill)(Paperback / softback)

The untold story of how one tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic has shaped the world for

Land : How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World - Simon Winchester

From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back. In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced southward from the Kansas state line and westward from the Arkansas boundary to stake

Splendid Exchange - How Trade Shaped the World (Bernstein William L.)(Paperback / softback)

As globalisation wobbles into world crisis, a vividly written, brilliantly original history of world trade, the first for a generation: 'A Splendid Exchange is a splendid book.' New York TimesSHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES / GOLDMAN SACHS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE

Get Ahead in Computing: Computing and Coding in the Real World (Gifford Clive)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the exhilarating world of information technology. Ideal for young readers studying KS2 Computing in

Robot World (Gifford Clive)(Paperback / softback)

All the facts and features around robots any tech fan could

Colours Aloft! (Kent Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

Colours Aloft!, the sixteenth Richard Bolitho novel, bears all the hallmarks of its best-selling predecessors. September 1803Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho finds himself the new master of the Argonaute, a French flagship taken in

New Green History Of The World - The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations (Ponting Clive)(Paperback / softback)

Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's

Tim Hopgood's Wonderful World of Colours (Hopgood Tim)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the world of colours with Tim Hopgood's gorgeous artwork. The book introduces the concepts of mixing colours to create new ones and features a stunning fold-out

How Many Friends Does One Person Need? - Dunbar's Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks (Dunbar Professor Robin)(Paperback / softback)

We are the product of our evolutionary history and this history colours our everyday lives - from why we kiss to how religious we

Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History (Mintz Sidney W.)(Paperback)

A fascinating persuasive history of how sugar has shaped the world, from European colonies to our modern diets In this eye-opening study, Sidney Mintz shows how Europeans and Americans transformed sugar from a rare foreign luxury to a commonplace necessity of modern life, and how it changed the

Colours - A Drawing Book Inspired by Art (Ranaldi Giovanna)(Paperback / softback)

Full of information on how to see colour and use it in your own artwork. Colours is a short course in unlocking your creative self, ideal for budding artists of all

Shooting Up - A History of Drugs in Warfare (Kamienski Lukasz)(Paperback / softback)

A vividly written account of how drugs have shaped the history of warfare, based on prodigious

Written World - How Literature Shapes History (Puchner Martin)(Paperback / softback)

The true story of literature -- of how writing changed civilizations, cultures and the history of the

War that Ended Peace - How Europe abandoned peace for the First World War (MacMillan Professor Margaret)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive history of the political, cultural, military and personal forces which shaped Europe's path to the Great

Infinitesimal - How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World (Alexander Assoc. Prof. Amir)(Paperback / softback)

The epic story of the origin of

1913 - The World before the Great War (Emmerson Charles)(Paperback / softback)

'If Downton Abbey still colours your impression of what Britain was like on the cusp of the First World War, 1913 could be a useful corrective' Scotsman2018 marks the centenary of the end of the Great

Mythbusters: Animal Errors (Gifford Clive)(Paperback)

Myth Busters: Animal Errors takes readers on a wild ride through the natural world in search of-the truth Have you been told a goldfish only has a three-second memory? Or that ostriches bury their head in the sand? Think again Conspiracy theories, popular trivia, old wives' tales, common

Voices in the Park (Browne Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Anthony Browne's world-renowned artwork is full of expressive gorillas, vibrant colours and numerous nods to Magritte and other artists, while being uniquely Browne's own

Beneath the Night - How the stars have shaped the history of humankind (Clark Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky. 'Excellent

All the Colours of Night (Krentz Jayne Ann)(Paperback / softback)

Two psychics plunge into a dark world of deadly secrets in this second installment of the Fogg Lake trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann

Treasure at the Top of the World (Mantle Clive)(Paperback / softback)