Most Popular Books by Paul Dowswell

Este libro ilustrado para niños y jóvenes provee información sobre muchos aspectos del estudio del espacio exterior incluyendo telescopios, viajes espaciales, astronautas, satélites artificiales, estrellas, planetas, y otras maravillas del universo.

Seconda guerra mondiale. Marijke vive nei Paesi Bassi. Yvie a Londra e Tomasz in Germania. Ma il desiderio di vivere, il rifiuto di arrendersi e la ribellione contro la malvagità impediscono loro – ragazzi che in circostanze normali sarebbero stati solo questo, ragazzi – di restare a guardare e lasciarsi sopraffare. Invece, essere giovani nel 1944 per loro significa combattere, rendere il mondo un posto migliore e darsi la possibilità di un futuro. La graziosa Marijke, armata solo della sua macchina fotografica, entra nella Resistenza olandese; Yvie impara l’arte della sopravvivenza a scuola e nella vita, in una Londra devastata dai crateri delle bombe, e Tomasz, condannato dai nazisti a lavorare in una fabbrica sotterranea delle bombe V2, si lancia in un’impresa coraggiosa che muterà la storia sua e di molti altri, fra cui il soldato tedesco Rolf. Una notte, nei boschi olandesi illuminati dagli incendi e attraversati dai convogli dell’occupazione nazista, si incrociano i destini di Marijke e Tomasz e poi quello di Yvie mentre le famigerate V2 piovono dal cielo a incenerire Londra.

Contains thirty-three true stories of survival, heroes, and spies from throughout history.

This book uses the words of poems, ballads and popular rhymes to reveal Victorian ideas of war and wealth, sport and science, empire and industry. It looks closely at the poets and their poetry, and at the world they describe.

Winston Churchill''s political career spanned over 50 years, during which time he was alternately at the centre of power and out of favour. He is most remembered for his inspirational leadership in World War II and his rousing speeches urging Britain to fight on. This book reveals the influences that shaped his life and career and looks at his strengths and weaknesses.

This story is designed to help beginner readers grasp the important link between sounds and the letters that represent them. Helps to build reading confidence Supports early learning skills Includes advice on how to teach your child

Recounts famous ghostly visitations and stories of haunted places.

(Bag) This kit includes two spy ears so you and a friend can communicate in whispers and nobody else can hear you. It also comes with a secret agent badge with a place for your photograph and your secret agent name. Includes two different stick-on moustaches

Explores the ways in which humans, both past and present, decorate their bodies. Examines religious, social and cultural reasons. Explores use of body art in extinct and surviving cultures and civilizations.

Presents information about ancient Greek civilization and history by using a mock tabloid newspaper format.

A look at key inventions that have shaped the way we live. It investigates inventions in the area of transport, and follows the development and progression of items within this area. It also discusses life before the inventions, their impact, key players, and their mistakes and successes. There are biography boxes of key people, bad inventions boxes for particularly disastrous inventions that didn''t work, key date charts and how it works diagrams.

A look at key inventions that have shaped the way we live. It investigates inventions in the area of entertainment, and follows the development and progression of items within this area. It also discusses life before the inventions, their impact, key players, and their mistakes and successes. There are biography boxes of key people, bad inventions boxes for particularly disastrous inventions that didn''t work, key date charts and how it works diagrams.

A lighthearted look at hazardous types of weather including tornadoes, hurricanes, monsoons, sandstorms, and blizzards, as well as startling scientific and historical weather facts and how each type of weather is formed.

Through detailed case studies, this series presents the theory and practical application of crime solving through the use of forensics. The history of forensics is examined, from its earliest beginnings with the discovery of fingerprint analysis to the development of DNA testing. Each title includes up to 10 real-life case studies showing how forensic techniques have helped to solve murders, thefts, fakes, hoaxes, and more. Features include eyewitness testimony and descriptions of techniques used in case studies, including step-by-step analysis and gritty, real-life images.

A poem can tell us a great deal about the moment in history when the poet put pen to paper. This book uses the poetry of World War I to examine issues of patriotism, propaganda, religion, the role of women and life on the Western Front. It looks closely at the poets and their poetry, and the world they describe.

From firefighters battling with a nuclear reactor to a helicopter rescue team on board a fast-sinking ship, this is a collection of stories about men and women whose extraordinary courage has captured the imagination of millions.

From shark attacks and blazing airships to exploding spacecraft and sinking submarines, these are real stories of people who have stared death in the face and lived to tell the tale. Find out what separates the living from the dead when catastrophe strikes.

A collection of thrilling adventure stories, based on actual life events, this book is ideal for reluctant readers.

Illustrated account of the major events associated with the Second World War.

Biography of Paul McCartney, former Beatle and prolific songwriter, now also patron of the arts and British knight.

This pack contains four titles that each take a look at key inventions that have shaped the way we live. The volumes cover the areas of computers, science, space and medicine, and follow the development and progression of items within these areas. They also discuss life before the inventions, their impact, key players, and their mistakes and successes. There are biography boxes of key people, bad inventions boxes for particularly disastrous inventions that didn''t work, key date charts and how it works diagrams.

Each title provides in-depth background information and detailed descriptions of an important event in history, while considering the causes and effects, the issues at stake, the people involved, the aftermath, and consequences.