New Releases by Sarah Ridley

Easy-to-read, informative guides to life in ancient times.

Using photographs from British history as the starting point, the titles in this series explore what it was like to live in a certain era.

Uses photographs from British history as the starting point for the topic

Using photographs from British history as the starting point, the titles in this series explore what it was like to live in a certain era. Simple questions are featured allowing children to think more about what is going on in the photographs.

Packed with facts and incidental information, this series presents easy-to-read guides to life in the ancient times.

Packed with facts and incidental information, this series presents easy-to-read guides to life in the ancient times.

Describes the process used to create aluminum cans, from the drilling and processing of bauxite rock to produce aluminum to the shaping and painting of the can.

Describes the process used to create glass jars, from the combination of sand, glass, and quartz or the crushing of recycled glass to the molding of the molten glass.

Describes the steps taken when producing a paper bag, from cutting down trees and the creation of pulp to the rolling and cutting of the final product.

Designed to support the early science curriculum, How It''s Made describes the technology behind everyday objects. Clear facts and full-color photos guide young readers through the step-by-step development of each object. Then the entire process, from raw materials through production, is summarized in a fun "Follow It Through" feature at the end of each book.

This book tells the story of the rubber tire from Liquid latex to vulcanizing.

This book describes the entire process, from raw materials through production, for making a cotton T-shirt.

Describes how wooden planks are made from trees and how these planks are shaped and pieced together to form chairs.

Describes how cocoa beans are harvested and processed to form chocolate used to make candy bars and other treats.

Features a detailed examination of one of the most disastrous wars in history. This book is packed with information and photographs. Timelines and quotes put events in context and help to personalise them.

A princess in a portrait by the famous American painter, James McNeill Whistler, tells how he transforms the dreary room where she hangs in his wealthy patron''s house in London into the spectacular Peacock Room.