The Birds of Flanders Fields is a moving historical fiction story set during World War I in 1916. Two birds, Lucky and Buffy, live on opposite sides of No Man’s Land surrounded by trenches, explosions, and danger. As the war continues, the birds try to understand why humans are fighting and hope to bring comfort and peace to the soldiers below. Through emotional storytelling and detailed illu…
History Hackers: Victorian Venture follows a group of young explorers known as the History Hackers who use their curiosity and problem-solving skills to travel back in time to Victorian Britain. In this adventure, the team must help with a challenge tied to life in the Victorian era — such as factory life, child labour reforms, inventions of the Industrial Revolution, or everyday Victorian so…
History Hackers: Viking Voyage follows the History Hackers, a curious and adventurous group of young explorers who travel back in time to the age of the Vikings. In this exciting voyage, the team encounters Viking longships, Norse culture, daily life on and off the seas, and must work together to solve a historical challenge — such as helping a village, learning Viking skills, or uncovering c…
Through Iron Eyes: An Anglo-Saxon Adventure takes readers on a journey back in time to the Anglo-Saxon period in early England. The story follows a young character who experiences life in a village, learning about daily routines, traditions, and challenges faced by people during that era. When unexpected danger or conflict arises, the character must show bravery and quick thinking to overcome t…
Narrated by Joey, a farm horse sold to the army at the outbreak of World War I, War Horse follows his harrowing journey through the battlefields of Europe. Joey experiences both kindness and cruelty as he passes through the hands of British and German soldiers, all while holding onto the hope of being reunited with Albert, the boy who raised him. This powerful novel blends historical realism…
Robbie McLeod and a wolf cub, both orphaned, venture far from their birthplace, a land of rebellious fighters and vicious redcoats. There is little constancy in Robbie's adventurous life, save for the companionship of his wolf. But when at last Robbie finds a place where he can peacefully make his home, he knows in his heart that the wolf must find his own natural home too . . .
In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all.
Abigail loves Mondays, and so does the rest of class 305. That's the day Mr. Caruthers asks them cool questions about history. Today Mr. C asks, "What if Abraham Lincoln never freed the slaves?" Abigail and her friends are ready to put their thinking caps on. But this time Mr. C wants them to do more than put their heads together-he wants them to travel back in time! Turns out the "What If?" q…
Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers–-a comic masterpiece that catapulted its 24-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle &, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf …
When news breaks in England in 1897 that gold has been discovered in the Canadian Klondike, Lord Evelyn Luton, a veteran explorer, resolves to set sail at once for the goldfields. This thriller charts the attempts of Luton and his men to reach the Klondike despite set-backs and freezing cold.