Philip Steele
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Description
Philip Nicholas Steele is an author, chiefly of children's non-fiction. Steele was born in Dorking, Surrey, England. He attended Felsted School and University College, Durham, graduating in Modern Languages in 1971. In the 1970s he worked as an editor for various book publishers in London including Hodder and Hamlyn. He has written on a wide range of topics, especially in the fields of history, junior biography, peoples and cultures. Many of his books are illustrated international co-editions, published in various languages, while others are aimed more specifically at the British market. Philip Steele has also written adult books dealing with the history and landscape of North Wales. Source: wikipedia
Books
Pirates
In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family's Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.
British history
Here is the essential reference book for anyone with an interest in British history. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this illustrated volume describes and analyses people and events that have shaped and defined life in Britain and the impact British history has had on the rest of the world.
The Greek news
Presents a "special edition" of a Greek newspaper which spans the years 1500 to 146 B.C. and contains articles about history, politics, feasts, fashions, theater, gods, and wars.
Insects
Planes
Describes some of the external and internal workings of such craft as an airship, a helicopter, a jumbo jet, and a microlight plane.
Wonders of the world
Describes the construction of each of the Seven Wonders of the World and relates them to similar structures in ancient and modern times.
Deserts
Joseph and his coat of many colours
Retells the Bible story in which Joseph's jealous brothers sell him into slavery in Egypt, where due to his ability to interpret dreams, he is made governor of the country.
Boats
Describes the functions and inner workings of various kinds of boats, including the rowing boat, cargo boat, and racing yacht.
Afghanistan
Collection of declassified documents and memoirs of former Soviet officials examining Soviet policymaking, military operations, and lessons learned from the last war in Afghanistan.
Joseph and his brothers
Race and crime
This timely book offers a critical examination of issues in the headlines concerning racial bias, crime, and police violence. Race and Crime shines a light on biases and assumptions that link race with crime in the media, and encourages readers to reflect on these biases in the information they consume daily. Readers are asked to consider the roles that policing, prisons, immigration, and the media play in enforcing racism, and to examine their effects throughout history, which include hate crimes in the forms of slavery, genocide, and police violence. Through debate sidebars, critical thinking questions, and real-world case studies, this title goes beyond media headlines to encourage students to critically explore important issues surrounding race and crime in their communities, nations, and the world.
Oliver Cromwell
Ancient Rome
Wind
Describes the various types of winds and their effect on mankind.