The next title in the Would You Believe series, this book charts the fabulous exploration of education throughout history. Young educationalists get a real taste of the story behind schools and education as we examine the amazing teaching practices and types of schools which existed past and present. Readers will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful educational practices that our ancestors employed, and explore some unusual teaching methods which take place today. Find out about Neolithic cave school, the charity boarding school in Dickensian times, England, where pupils shared their boarding rooms with chickens and turkeys, or the one room school in Nebraska where the handful of pupils ride to school on horses.

Young readers will get a real taste of the story behind the story of entertainment as we examine the wonderful methods used to entertain in the past and present. Readers will learn about the often amazing and unusual practices that our ancestors employed, such as a cat piano, as well as music made from cheese drums or a sea organ in the present day! Includes fascinating facts about the circus and puppetry around the world how digital technology has changed the face of entertainment.

Through Time: London follows the story of the historic capital from its Celtic origins right up to the present including the settlement of the Romans, the Anglo-Saxon era, the Viking invasion, and the growth of medieval London in Norman times. The book explores major events in London's history, such as the plague, the Blitz and preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Кого грамота спасала от смертной казни? Как изготовить лодку из водорослей? Для чего велосипеду нужен парус? Как шпагоглотатели умудряются не порезаться? Когда в городах появились дорожные пробки? Где флейты делали из человеческих костей? Жители какого города вместо кошек держали дожа ручных хорьков? Вы не поверите, но потрясающие сенсации окружают нас в повседневной жизни. Случались они и в былые времена. В этой книге собраны потрясающие воображение истории о городах и транспорте, правдивые рассказы о необычных школах и школьниках, а также невероятные факты о впечатляющих зрелищах.

What are codes for and who uses them? How do you make a code, how do you break a code? If you think only spies and soldiers use codes, you're wrong! Find out how codes have been used throughout history, from Ancient Egypt through to the Cold War in this enthralling non-fiction book by award-winning author, Richard Platt. What are codes for and who uses them? How do you make a code, how do you break a code? If you think only spies and soldiers use codes, you're wrong! Find out how codes have been used throughout history, from Ancient Egypt through to the Cold War in this enthralling non-fiction book by award-winning author, Richard Platt. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts. Ideas for guided reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Would You Believe in Mexico people picnic at granny's grave?! is a wonderful account of family life, throughout history and all over the world. Welcoming a new child into a family, growing-up and leaving home, marriage and death, are all covered in this book. What makes a family a family? We learn that family can mean all kinds of things to different people around the world. A family can have one, two, three or more parents — some might have no parents at all, like the founders of Rome who were raised by a wolf! Some families are large with lots of step-relations and others are small, like in China where parents are restricted to having only one child. Family can mean much more than simply being related by blood for children adopted or for step-families. Learn where you fit into your family and find out how to make a family tree. How might a typical Eskimo family be different to yours? How did the ancient Egyptians celebrate growing up and what does it mean to be born into a famous family? How have families throughout history dealt with the death of loved ones? Some cultures choose to mourn their loss and others to celebrate life. Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this fascinating read.

A fascinating account of the world of work from prehistoric times to the present day. Covering so much more than the 9 to 5 this book looks at all kinds of work from child labour and slavery to high powered or highly dangerous jobs. Learn about the machines replacing humans in the workplace and the communities who don't even have a concept of what work is. What happens when work is scarce or people are forced to work against their will? And how many people's dreams of leaving work behind come true.

Find out about the four legged friends of the Aztecs, bloomers and the bike revolution and how the Wright brothers got it right! Read this book from start to finish for a social history of transport or dip in and out for fascinating and often hilarious facts. The informal style of writing is supported by wonderful illustrations and photographs throughout; this is a book that will engage and inform children of 8 years and above.

Young readers will get a real sense of how towns and cities have developed all over the world. Find out about medieval towns and the extreme cities in the jungle and polar regions. What is suburban bliss and why are some of our cities dying? Read this book from start to finish for a riveting social history or dip in and out for some fascinating and often hilarious facts. The informal style of writing is supported by wonderful illustrations and photographs throughout; this is a book that will engage and inform children of 8 years and above.

Fashion lovers and young historians can discover the amazing stories behind the clothes we wear as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international fashions past and present. Readers will learn about the often ridiculous clothes our ancestors wore such as tighter than tight herringbone corsets or posing tricorne hats, as well as a nod to equally ridiculous fashion influences and personalities of the present day.

Young historians and chefs get a real taste of the stories behind food we eat as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international cuisine past and present. Readers will learn about the often disgusting yet utterly fascinating foods that our ancestors ate such as maggot cake or rotten fish, as well as those that are still eaten around the world today — grasshopper stew anyone? Includes food myths, eating taboos and how archaeologists discover what Neolithic man ate.

Young scientists get a real taste of the story behind the medicine as we examine the amazing practices used in medicine past and present. Readers will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful medical practices that our ancestors employed such as using leeches, eating snail shells or body snatching, as well as those that are still used around the world today — who needs an anaesthetic anyway?! Includes alternative therapies and major medical discoveries that changed the face of medical practice.