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The book highlights all the most important figures of the period, as well as focusing on the military and political strategies of both sides and the influence of the wider world on the conflict. The text is lively and clearly presented with fact panels providing fascinating extra pieces of information and background stories.

Everything you need to know about space is condensed into 50 bite-sized chunks.

HISTORY. The perfect introduction to the Second World War, this book breaks down six years of conflict into 50 manageable facts. Each year of the war is introduced with a timeline featuring the key events and a map showing where the fighting took place and which countries were involved. All the major events and battles are covered as well as entries on the home front, weapons and the cost of war giving a comprehensive and international introduction. Events are recounted in succinct and easy-to-understand text while photographs bring the past vividly to life and fact panels provide facinating snippets of extra information. Ages 9+

Discover the secrets of the human body and find out how everything works! Understand how the body functions to help you move, hear, breathe, grow ... and much more. Packed with facts, illustrations, infographics and photos, this is the perfect introduction to the amazing human body.