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Children’s / Teenage: True stories told as fiction
Brand: Barrington Stoke Ltd
From the horrors of the slave trade to a book that changed the world, Catherine Johnson celebrates the incredible life of Olaudah Equiano in this gripping true story. Born in what is now Nigeria in 1745, Olaudah Equiano's peaceful childhood was brou..
$11.66
ISBN: 9781838109998Publisher: Peahen PublishingImprint: Peahen PublishingPublished date: 24 Feb 2022Language: EnglishWeight: 76gHeight: 210mmWidth: 147mmSpine width: 6mm..
$12.85
Brand: Orca Book Publishers
Un enfant essaie de comprendre la vie d'un homme qui vit sous un pont. Sa mère répond patiemment à ses questions et lui explique comment des personnes peuvent suivre des parcours si différents. Le garçon remarque les similarités entre l'homme et lui..
$24.18
Brand: Gestalten
We all love the Shawshank Redemption; the story of a man who successfully escaped from a prison. But as they say, life is stranger than fiction and there have been events which can even put the movies to shame. It's amazing to see what prisoners go ..
$21.25
Brand: Walker Books
Take to the skies with the beautifully told tale of Sophie Blanchard - a woman meant for the air - as she discovers the incomparable sensation of flight.Behold the story of Sophie Blanchard, an extraordinary woman who is largely forgotten despite he..
$12.04
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships.In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating sear..
$20.64
Brand: Adventure Publications
The True Story of a Peregrine Falcon's Rehabilitation Maggie has just learned to fly when she crashes into the side of a building. She falls to the ground, alone and injured. Who will help her? As told with real photographs, this true story explains..
$19.69
Brand: Hachette Childrens Group
The extraordinary true story of a young girl's courage in the face of violence and extremism, and an incredible testament to what can be achieved when we stand up for what we believe in. This illustrated adaptation of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala..
$10.52
Brand: Random House
The true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who, plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer, turned the situation to his advantage to become one of the world's greatest ballet s..
$11.51
Brand: Allen Unwin Childrens Books
Yvonne Edwards was just six years old when the first nuclear bomb of the British nuclear tests was detonated in 1956. The consequences of these tests which continued until 1963 had a devastating and lasting effect on her life and that of her family...
$12.07
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
In early 1968 the grisly on-the-job deaths of two African-American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, prompted an extended strike by that city's segregated force of trash collectors. Workers sought union protection, higher wages, improved saf..
$18.86
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing
'The story of a family of remarkable women, Marie Curie and her Daughters is a truly fascinating and inspiring read' BookTrust Imagine someone told you that your dream could never come true. What would you do? Meet Marie Curie. Shy and reserved, she..
$18.58
Brand: Walker Books
The true story of Mary Seacole, the "Celebrated Heroine of the Crimean War".Over two hundred years ago in Kingston, Jamaica, a little girl called Mary watched as her mother selected a bottle of medicine for a sick British soldier. This marked the be..
$12.21
Me and My Cystic Fibrosis ISBN: 9781909515260Publisher: Fiona WoodheadImprint: Fiona WoodheadPublished date: 05 Nov 2021Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 20Weight: 110gHeight: 211mmWidth: 209mmSpine width: 4mm..
$10.14
Brand: Sleeping Bear Press
The Berlin Airlift was a humanitarian rescue mission that utilized British and American airplanes and pilots to fly in needed supplies to West Berlin in 1948. This is the true story of a girl called Mercedes who lived in West Berlin during the Airli..
$23.18
Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
Inspiring young animal lovers to get up close to roaring lions and the real-life challenges they face is what Mission: Animal Rescue: Lions is all about.With fun and amazing adventure stories, gorgeous photography, hands-on activities, fascinating i..
$13.30
Brand: Random House
MORE ABOUT BOYcontains a wealth of new photos, facts and writings about Roald Dahl and his childhood, together with the original text and illustrations from his much-loved memoir.As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl.There was..
$18.17
Brand: Award Publications
Laura loves adventure and has a big dream. But is her plan to cycle 7,000 kilometres across South America without any money - relying on the kindness and goodwill of the people she meets - too much, even for her? Laura's incredible journey begins in..
$11.98
Brand: Random House
A wonderfully written and engaging teenage memoir: read all about Jacqueline's problems with her family, her first love, her school life and her friends. Read extracts from her real diaries and the stories she wrote as a teenager; learn all about th..
$11.89
Brand: Scholastic Corporation
The astonishing true story of a girl who survived the Holocaust thanks to Oskar Schindler, of Schindler's List fame. Rena Finder was only eleven when the Nazis forced her and her family - along with all the other Jewish families - into the ghetto ..
$10.06
Brand: Stripes Publishing
Be inspired by the lives of trailblazers past and present in this fun and factual biography series! How did Neil Armstrong become the first person to set foot on the moon? Long before that astonishing day in 1969, Armstrong was already dreaming of j..
$11.25
An exciting look at the extraordinary life of a man who exerted a major influence on the path of world history This exciting new biography looks at the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela, and explores his influence on the path of world history. Fr..
$14.53
Brand: Random House
Eleven-year-old Arn is walking through the countryside in Cambodia. His whole town is walking with him. They're walking into one of the most tragic moments of history: the Killing Fields.Music will save him. Hope, luck and kindness will save him. Th..
$12.53
From Picasso, who changed the art world forever, to Malala Yousafzai, the brave teen who was shot for advocating education for girls, the 50 kids profiled in Never Too Young! will inspire and empower young readers. Some, like Anne Frank, Ruby Bridge..
$17.12