Adams
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Language
English
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Description
Collingwood went to sea as a 13-year-old and died at sea aged 62 - he literally gave his life to the Navy. Based on original log books and diaries, this biography details his life story, from the American War of Independence to the victory over Napoleon's navy.
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Series
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy volume 1
Publisher
Macmillan Digital Audio
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
The intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent begin in the first volume of the 'trilogy of five', Douglas Adams' comedy sci-fi classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, read by Stephen Fry. On 12 October 1979 the most remarkable book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor (and Earth) was made available to humanity - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house...
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Series
Publisher
Orion Children's
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Join the Railway Rabbits: Barley, Mellow, Bramble, Bracken, Berry, Fern and Wisher Longears in their adventures. There are fun and games for Bracken when he meets some mischievous otters who are causing mischief along the riverbank.
15) Believe
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
At London 2012, Nicola Adams made history. The flyweight boxer - nicknamed the smiling assassin - becamethe first ever woman to win an Olympic Gold medal for boxing. In Rio 2016, with the nation cheering her on, she did it all over again.Growing up in Leeds, Nicola stumbled into boxing in her local sports centre while her mum was at aerobics. Age 13 she decided that she would win an Olympic Gold: nobody was going to stop her. Years of relentless training,...
16) World War II
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Series
Language
English
Description
The books that show you what others only tell you. From how everyday items were used in the war effort, to why many Japanese soldiers would rather die than face capture: let your child discover all about the historic and world-changing events of the Second World War.
19) Tudor
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
This guide to Tudor England covers one of the most significant periods in history, featuring Henry VIII and his six wives, the Spanish Armada, the execution of Mary Queen of Scots and what people ate before the potato came to England.
Author
Publisher
Arrow Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
It's July 1942, and twenty-three year old nightclub singer Kate Watson has made a home for herself in bombed-blitzed London. A motley crew of friends has replaced the family she's not spoken to in years. That is until the evening Kate's sister Sarah walks back into her life. Sarah has a favour to ask: she needs Kate to return home to Dorset for one month to look after her daughter, Lizzie. Reluctantly Kate agrees, even though it means facing the troubled...