Showing titles in Historical

April, Henry, and Toad have finally found April and Toad's father, Professor Abner Jefferson. He's hiding in a barn in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Revolutionary War is about to start! But April and Toad can't even think about getting their father home to modern-day New York... yet. Because...

Join brave little Nell and her beloved companion Cave Bear in this second delightful adventure from renowned illustrator Martin Brown (The Horrible Histories). Praise for NELL AND THE CAVE BEAR: "A charming and comforting read" The Scotsman "Ideal for newly independent readers" Booktrust Nell...

Das magische Baumhaus bringt Anne und Philipp zu einem Baseballspiel in New York. Mit Hilfe von magischen Baseballkäppis verwandeln sich die Geschwister in Balljungen und erleben ein besonderes Spiel in der Geschichte des Sports: Jackie Robinson spielt im Jahr 1947 als erster schwarzer Spieler...

It's 1918, and the Great War is entering its final phase. In Northern France, young Aimee has just found out that her mother is part of a spy network working with the British. After reluctantly befriending Marius, a German boy who has been left behind by his countrymen, she must try to help him get back behind German lines while evading traitor she has helped to discover.

Reise mit Anne und Philipp im magischen Baumhaus. Rätselhafte Abenteuer in fremden Welten und längst vergangenen Zeiten erwarten dich auch in dieser Folge! Eigentlich sollen sich Anne und Philipp bei einem Traumurlaub an der mexikanischen Küste einmal so richtig erholen, aber dann begehen sie...

River-Song's father, Chief Sits-and-Thinks, is growing old and sick, but he trusts in her to lead their people as they face changes. Her best friend has become her rival as they compete to marry the big chief's son. But as River-Song proves herself to him, she begins to see he isn't the man she thought. Then she must use her gift of words when a wandering band of braves seek a new home with them.

Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? The fifth installment in the Great Escapes series has arrived—perfect for fans of the I Survived series! London, 1716. Lord William Nithsdale has been found guilty of treason after fighting alongside the other...

Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? The third installment in the unputdownable Great Escapes series is here—perfect for fans of the I Survived series! Civil War, 1863. Virginia. Union soldiers Colonel Thomas Rose and Major A. G. Hamilton were...

A gripping historical fiction friendship story that will grab everyone by the heartstrings and never let go. A giant, a dwarf, and three doomed circus animals . . . By her fourteenth birthday, Babe Killingsworth measures 6ʹ9ʺ and weighs 342 pounds. In 1896, what other options does a giant have...

In der Reihe "Abenteurer unserer Zeit" erzählen wir euch diesmal über Wyatt Earp und Doc Holliday - die zwei berühmt-berüchtigten Revolverhelden des Wilden Westens. In der ersten Folge hört ihr "Wyatt Earp räumt auf" und "TOMBSTONE!".

In der Reihe "Abenteurer unserer Zeit" erzählen wir euch diesmal über Buffalo Bill - den berühmtesten Büffeljäger der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika im 19. Jahrhundert. In der zweiten Folge hört ihr "Wie aus Bill Cody Buffalo Bill wurde" und "General Custers Ende am Little Big Horn".

Ein rätselhaftes Schloss taucht plötzlich aus dem dichten Nebel auf. Philipp und Anne stockt der Atem. Wo hat sie das magische Baumhaus dieses Mal hingewirbelt? Was mag sich hinter den steinernen Mauern wohl verbergen? Und wo ist der geheimnisvolle Ritter, der kurz zuvor ihren Weg gekreuzt hat?...

Philipp und Anne reiben sich den Sand aus den Augen. Wohin sind sie dieses Mal mit dem magischen Baumhaus gereist? Da erblicken sie eine große Menschenmenge, die auf den Eingang einer Pyramide zuwandert. Sie müssen im alten Ägypten sein! Und dort sind sie schon bald dem Geheimnis der Mumie auf der Spur.

Twins John and Ambrose Clark find themselves aiding the patriots once again as they help work on a top-secret submarine that could end the war … and also look for a way to rescue their captured older brother. Based on the real Bushnell's Turtle, book two of the American Revolutionary War...

Prince Valiant helps his father reclaim his throne in the kingdom of Thule, fights alongside King Arthur, and is made a knight of the Round Table in recompense for his bravery and wit. Bored by the peace he helped to create, Val decides to do battle with the Huns, whose forces are descending on...

Ein wahrer Schatz für alle "Land of Stories"-Fans und Märchen-Verliebte! Chris Colfer erzählt in eigenen Worten all die Märchen nach, die seiner Bestseller-Reihe "Land of Stories" zugrunde liegen: "Dornröschen", "Die Schöne und das Biest", "Rapunzel", "Die Schneekönigin", "Die Geschichte vom Pfefferkuchenmann", "Pinocchio" und viele weitere. Eine wahre Schatztruhe für Fans der Bestseller-Reihe, die hier die Figuren wiederfinden, die sie aus den Abenteuern kennen – Jack, Goldlöckchen, Rotkäppchen, Froggy, die gute Fee – und die Märchen nachhören können, aus denen sie stammen.

Someone is planning to kill George Washington, and young Phoebe Fraunces is trying to save his life. Phoebe gets a job as George Washington's housekeeper, but her real job is to work as a spy. She listens and watches very carefully, and she meets her father every day to tell him what she has...

When a pair of unruly fictional pirates escape out of their book into Victorian London, 11-year-old Odelia Hardluck-Smythe's lonely life is turned upside down. Captain Blunderfuss and Cook are rude, dangerous and obsessed with marzipan fruits, but they could be the answer to all her prayers. Pirates mean treasure, and poor fatherless Odelia could really do with some of that. Unfortunately, there's more to treasure than buried chests of rubies and diamonds, as Odelia's about to discover the hard way.

Young Thomas Monroe was bred for the sea. At his first chance he sets off on a merchant’s ship, but Thomas gets more of an adventure than he’d expected when his ship is captured by the pirates whose treasure map he stole! He somehow must keep himself and his captain alive and beat the pirates to their treasure. Meanwhile, hundreds of years in the future, Jim Monroe—Thomas’ descendant—is also in desperate need of that treasure, or he and his mother will lose the family land. Embark on this thrilling tale of piracy and derring-do, Douglas Wilson’s first foray into children’s fiction.

When Caro Monday's mother disappears on one of her jaunts, she has no choice but to go and stay with a miserable woman that she's never met. Not only that, but she's told that her beloved rabbit, His Nibs, is not allowed to go with her. Luckily, Caro's not one for following rules. With her rabbit in hiding and her wild behaviour getting her into trouble as soon as she walks through the door, Caro is only going to find herself in deeper water. In the lining of her suitcase is a small but extraordinary painting of a starling – a painting that some dangerous art thieves are hunting down!