Heinemann Profiles: Paul McCartney by Paul Dowswell
$38.95 NZD
Category: Biography, YA,children | Series: Heinemann Profiles S. | Reading Level: From 9 To 99
A biography of Paul McCartney, telling his life story and exploring his aims and achievements. It includes primary written and pictorial sources and analysis of the evidence, and examines perceptions of the subject over time.
Alfred the Great by Andrew Matthews
$12.95 NZD
$16.99 (23% off)
Category: Biography, YA,children | Series: Famous People, Famous Lives S.
Each title in this series tells the story of a man or woman whose dedication to their chosen cause led to changes that affect all our lives today. Each includes a vivid description of the world in which the famous person lived. This book shows how the life of this early English king is really the histor ...Show more
Heinemann Profiles: John Lennon by Paul Dowswell
$38.95 NZD
Category: Biography, YA,children | Series: Heinemann Profiles S. | Reading Level: 9+
A biography of John Lennon, telling his life story and exploring his aims and achievements. It includes primary written and pictorial sources and analysis of the evidence, and examines perceptions of the subject over time.
Joan of Arc by Lili Wilkinson
$19.00 NZD
$21.99 (13% off)
Category: Biography, YA,children
Joan of Arc left home when she was fifteen. At sixteen she led the French army to victory. At nineteen she was burned to death at the stake. Angel or witch? Saint or heretic? Messenger from God or crazy teenager? Who was Joan of Arc? A true coming of age story about one of the most intriguing women in h ...Show more
Rubies In The Snow by Kate Hubbard
$18.99 NZD
Category: Biography, YA,children
'Today is my birthday. I'm ten. It's also the first day of this diary, a present from Papa and Mama . . .' It is June, 1911. Ten year-old Anastasia is, in many respects, an ordinary sort of girl. But she has been born into the Romanov family, who have ruled Russia for centuries - a family whose world is ...Show more
Charlotte Bronte: The Girl Who Turned Her Life into a Book by Kate Hubbard
$14.95 NZD
Category: Biography, YA,children | Series: History Files S.
This is the story of a rector's daughter, who triumphed over unrequited love and family tragedy to take her place as one of the world's greatest and most popular writers.
Ned Kelly: Gangster Hero of the Australian Outback by Charlie Boxer
$14.95 NZD
Category: Biography, YA,children | Series: History Files S.
Ned Kelly graduated from cattle thieving through robbery to the murder of three policemen. This is the story of his life, and of how, despite being a known murderer, he also became one of Australia's greatest national heroes.
Black Dress by Pamela Freeman
$25.00 NZD
$26.00 (3% off)
Category: Biography, YA,children
She is old now and dying but once she was young - young and poor and smart and drawn desperately to another life. This is the story of an unconventional young woman who was born into a time and a religion bound by convention. What Mary McKillop did with her life is part of history.
Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner, During Thirty Years at Sea by Julian Breure
$16.50 NZD
Category: Biography, YA,children
An exciting new series based on Australian history, adventure stories with ships, guns, and privateers. Ages 8+.