Put on your ruff and step into the sixteenth century for a unique glimpse into the dramatic life of the infamous queen. Marys story is told from the perspective of her young servant Alec.
This is the first book that offers educators suggested approaches for teaching young adult literature in tandem with the most commonly taught works of Shakespeare.
Troy would rather kill soldiers in his computer game than write an essay for the Anzac Day competition. But when his mum comes home from Nanna Elsie's with old photos and a journal from Gallipoli, he is transported to the horrors of a real battlefield. Whose journal is it and what is in it that makes Troy have a change of heart about writing the ......
Growing Up Under Occupation, a Child's Tale of Courage, Risk and Resista
An adventure story, set in war-time, where the main protagonist is a child. Although a fictional account, the story is set in a real historical context and many of the events are based actual first-hand testimony.Set in a rural town in south west France during 1940 to1944, the story examines the impact of the occupation by foreign invaders on ......
"Promise to remember me" was the only thing that the mysterious woman had ever said to him. She had appeared from nowhere one day, when the hunter had been alone during the long winter months. Just as suddenly she had disappeared, but the hunter was sure he would keep his promise and see her once again. Join world-renowned storyteller Joseph ......
With just 80 soldiers, Captain Fetterman boasted that he could defeat the entire Lakota nation. In 1866, after the Civil War, he would get his chance against Lakota chief Red Cloud. Fetterman's failure forced a negotiated peace treaty conceding every demand by the Lakota!
Laid by the great Thunderbird's wife, could Stands-by-Herself's strange rock hold the key to her people's survival? Filled with vibrant and colorful illustrations, this book brings to life the by gone age of the unspoiled West.
Ages 6 to 9 years. Young children will enjoy the wise mans timeless stories. Two men of opposing views asked separately Am I not right, Hodja? The wise man agreed with both men. The wise mans wife caught him out: "You said both of them were right. One of them must be wrong, mustnt he?" "You are also right, my dear, responded Hodja". Hodja lived ......