Off With Their Heads!: All the Cool Bits in British History

by Martin Oliver, Andrew Pinder (Illustrator)

Overview

Off With Their Heads! is the exciting history of Britain in easy to digest, bite-sized chunks, which is sure to inspire a love of history that will last a lifetime. A perfect learning companion to help all school children get to grips with British history. Contents include: 'Rules to remember the rulers of Britain', 'Become an expert on the inventions of the Industrial Revolution', 'Be wise to the bloody battles of the Hundred Years War', 'Get to grips with the gunpowder plot' and 'Learn a poem to understand the events leading up to WW1'

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780550497
Publisher:	Michael O'Mara Books
Publication date:	11/20/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Since starting his career as an author, Martin Oliver has written over 20 books for children covering subjects as wide-ranging as pirates, pharaohs and puzzle adventures. He's also written two titles in the popular Knowledge series, Dead Dinosaurs and Groovy Movies (Scholastic Publishing) Martin lives in Teddington, near London, with his wife, Andrea, and their two daughters, Katie and Isabelle. The Boys Book 2 was his first title for Buster books.
Andrew Pinder lives in Mallorca and works as an illustrator, painter and muralist. He has had numerous one-man exhibitions in Mallorca and has work in various public and private collections. He has illustrated many children's books, in Catalan, Spanish and English. For Buster Books, Andrew has illustrated the Dorkius Maximus books and the 'Laugh-a-lot' joke book series, which has sold over 300,000 copies in the UK, as well as Dinosaur Doodles and other titles in MOM's bestselling Doodle series.

Editorial Reviews

"A lighthearted overview of British history." —Publishers Weekly

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