Alex Woolf

Sort the truth from the lies with the Fact or Fake series packed full of unbelievable, mind-boggling facts! This high-interest series for children aged 9-11…

Help your child to develop their growth mindset as they discover how real mathematicians look at the world and how they think. Children's brains are…

Help your child to develop their growth mindset as they discover how real artists look at the world and how they think. Children's brains are…

Help your child to develop their growth mindset as they discover how real engineers look at the world and how they think. Children's brains are…

Help your child to develop their growth mindset as they discover how real computer coders look at the world and how they think. Children's brains…

Help your child to develop their growth mindset as they discover how real scientists look at the world and how they think. Children's brains are…

Did you know that the plain-looking bags you use to brew a steaming mug of tea are steeped in fascinating history? This simple drink has…

Did you know that the little white grains that sit in your salt cellar have an amazing story to tell? The simple condiment has caused…

The little grains you use to sweeten your food every day have an amazing story to tell. Like many other foods, sugar has a fascinating…

Did you know that the chocolate bar you can pick up from any corner shop used to be a precious and exotic food that only…

What developments in government and society, industry, exploration and discovery, science and technology, art, architecture and literature, medicine, communication and transport were there in the…

Since 1900, the world has undergone many changes and seen some huge technological leaps. War became far more deadly during the modern era and tens…

What developments in government and society, food and farming, architecture, science and technology, art and literature, medicine, education and entertainment were there in the medieval…

What developments in government and politics, food and farming, architecture, science, art and medicine were there in the ancient civilisations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, and…

What developments in government and politics, food and farming, architecture, science, art and medicine were there in the classical world of the Ancient Greeks, Celts…

Find out what life was like in Britain before the National Health Service was introduced in 1948? How has medicine progressed since the Victorian times?…

Find out how the holidays of British families have changed dramatically in the past 150 years as foreign travel has become easier, cheaper and more…

The Holocaust is one of the most shocking events of the 20th century and one that continues to resonate today. Its Nazi perpetrators showed no…

What's it really like to live in Indonesia? Come and experience a day in the life of ten-year-old Eva from Soya; from the moment she…

What's it really like to live in India? Come and experience a day in the life of twelve-year-old Rajiv from Delhi; from the moment he…

You can learn a lot from what archaeologists and historians have uncovered about the past, but what would the people who actually lived at the…

If you ever wanted to know how Killer Sharks survive in the wild, find out in this fascinating book about survival. Different sharks will use…

This title gives readers an in-depth look at death and disease in medieval times. You can find out what ordinary people did when they fell…

This book gives readers an in-depth look at education in medieval times. You can learn about the different kinds of schools and discover why the…

Follow a traveller's diary of an expedition to the frozen North Pole! Find out how to gear yourself up for the trip, about the animals…

Children will be able to see the homes people lived in, how they cooked, how they furnished and decorated their homes, and how they spent…

We see what life was like for school children in the past. What lessons did they have, what did their classrooms look like and how…

Photographs from The National Archives will show what life was like during World War One. What were conditions like in the trenches, what did they…

Follow a traveller's diary of a trip along the entire length of the Amazon, discovering all about the unusual animal and plant life, landscape features,…

Much of the evidence we have of past times comes from the buildings people left behind. Their homes, villages and towns give us clues that…