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From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII. Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British...

From the palaces of Austria to the mirrored halls of Versailles, Marie Antoinette led a charmed life. She was born into royalty in 1755 and married the future king of France at age 15. By 21, she ascended to the throne and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of masquerade balls, sky-high wigs, and extravagant food. But her taste for excess ruffled many feathers. The poor people of France blamed Marie Antoinette for their poverty. Her spending helped incite the French Revolution. And after much public outcry, in 1793 she quite literally lost her head because of it.

In 1934, Irene Curie, working with her husband and fellow scientist, Frederic Joliot, made a discovery that would change the world: artificial radioactivity. This breakthrough allowed scientists to modify elements and create new ones by altering the structure of atoms. Curie shared a Nobel Prize with her husband for their work. But when she was nominated to the French Academy of Sciences, the academy denied her admission and voted to disqualify all women from membership.

Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spend his time contemplating the mysteries of the universe. When the plague broke out in London in 1665 he was forced to return home from college. It was during this period of so much death that Newton gave life to some of the most important theories in modern science, including gravity and the laws of motion.

Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visions telling her to join forces with the King of France. By the time she was a teenager, she was leading troops into battle in the name of her country. Though she was captured and executed for her beliefs, Joan of Arc became a Catholic saint and has since captured the world's imagination.

Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland almost five centuries before Christopher Columbus even set sail! "Leif the Lucky" and the other fierce, sea-fearing pirates were accomplished navigators who raided foreign lands for resources, hunted for their food, and passed down Old Norse myths from one generation to the next.

On the 16th of December, 1944, in the frozen forests of the Ardennes, the German army attacked American Allied forces, launching a final bid to turn the tide of World War II. Thus began the long, hard slog of a battle that was nicknamed by the media as the Battle of the Bulge. Lasting more than...

This spirited retelling brings us Shakespeare’s cast of immortal characters with excerpts from the original dialogue told in a way that young listeners can grasp....

Dive into a realm where Norse gods and giants clash, fearless warriors brave the seas, and magical creatures roam the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology. Say goodbye to boring books—this is Viking mythology like you’ve never heard it before.

Welcome to Greece! Gaze at the crumbling walls of ancient ruins. Cross the Aegean Sea to a volcanic island. Learn about the people, places, and traditions of the country where the Olympic Games began.

On May 31, 1988, President Ronald Reagan stood before a packed audience at Moscow State University. He delivered a speech that would go down in history, as it was the first time an American president had given an address about human rights on Russian soil. The importance of this speech was largely overlooked at the time, yet the following year, in November 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, and the Soviet Union began to disintegrate, leaving the United States the sole superpower on the world stage.

How did Zeus come to rule the sky? How did Poseidon become the god of the sea? Learn all about the myths and legends of Greek mythology in this dramatic history.

Na de grote verwoestingen van de Eerste Wereldoorlog heerste er enige tijd groot optimisme dat de wereld in vrede en veiligheid zou kunnen leven en safe for democracy kon worden. De verdragen die na die oorlog werden gesloten, waren buitengewoon veelomvattend en het resultaat van zeer lange onderhandelingen door zeer veel partijen. Het interbellum was allesbehalve een periode van democratisering en wereldvrede. In de meeste Europese landen kwamen autoritaire regimes aan de macht, terwijl na enige tijd 'wereldvrede' ook een illusie bleek.

Goddaughter to the Queen of England. Human rights activist. Librarian and author. Former slave . . . These ten inspiring children grew up in a time when slavery was still legal in most of the world and people who looked like them weren't expected to become important. But they did! To answer that, we'll have to go back in time and meet the ten aged ten, where their stories truly began . . .

Get ready to hop on a mythical time machine and journey to ancient Wales–where dragons roar, heroes rise, and magic weaves through every tale! Buckle up—we're diving into a world of mighty dragons, prophecies of destiny, and enchanted lakes where magical swords await. It's a place where knights, bards, and even fairies have stories to tell—if you're brave enough to listen! Say goodbye to boring history and step into a treasure trove of legends that will make you laugh, gasp, and maybe even believe in magic!

The Anglo-Saxons were people from Northern Germany who came to Britain in waves and quickly established their own kingdoms between the time of the Romans and the Normans. At first glance, it may seem like the Anglo-Saxons did not contribute much to British history. They didn’t even have a writing system until Christian missionaries arrived!

Vor über 1000 Jahren landen die Wikinger schwer bewaffnet mit ihren Schiffen auf Holy Island. Es ist der Beginn einer sagenumwobenen, spannenden und blutigen Zeit unserer Geschichte. Auf ihren Beutezügen machen die Nordmänner die Weltmeere unsicher und verbreiten Angst und Schrecken: Ivar der Knochenlose überfällt York, Ragnar Lodbrok plündert Paris und Sven Gabelbart erobert England. Doch die Wikinger sind auch Händler und große Entdecker: Hrafna-Flóki gibt Island seinen Namen, Erik der Rote besiedelt Grönland, Harald der Harte reist bis nach Konstantinopel und Leif Eriksson entdeckt Amerika – lange vor Kolumbus.

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you were born into another time period? What about the Middle Ages? Would you have been lucky and lived as a knight, a lord or lady, or even a king or queen? Or would you have been like the majority of peasants and lived a tough life of hard labor? Did everyone live in castles? What did people do for work? And for fun? Did knights really fight dragons? You’ll find out the answers to these questions and so much more in this incredible audiobook on medieval Europe.

Stone-henge er Englands største og mest berømte oldtids-minde. Det er et mystisk sted, der er bygget af nogle meget store sten. Arkæo-loger mener, at stenene var en slags kalender, som viste Solens gang hen over himlen. I denne bog kan du læse historien om Stone-henge gennem flere tusind år. Du kan også læse nogle af de gamle fortællinger, der er knyttet til Stonehenge: Om gamle konger, trold-manden Merlin og de mystiske druider.

I 1912 var Titanic verdens største og dyreste skib.

Ingen mennesker troede, at Titanic kunne synke. Alligevel sank skibet, da det ramte et is-bjerg ude i Atlanter-havet. 1507 mennesker mistede livet.

I denne bog får du hele historien om Titanic, lige fra skibet blev bygget, til det forliste i april 1912.