Books with author Belinda Gallagher (editor)

MINI ENCYCLOPEDIA - BRITISH HISTORY is the mini/pocket book crammed with masses of knowledge about culture, industry and exploration across the British Isles. Interesting bulleted facts for easy understanding. Color-coded sections help children to navigate the book. Brilliantly detailed illustrations and photos support learning. This compact, comprehensive children's encyclopedia uses clear, bulleted facts and incredible info panels to explain everything from Viking raiders to royal rulers and amazing architecture. Every topic is supported by photographs, realistic artwork, maps and detailed diagrams, and color-coded sections make navigation through the topics easy and quick. Timelines are included on every page to document key events over thousands of years. The ultimate British history book for kids, Mini Encyclopedia British History is small enough to slot into school bags, making this a fantastic resource for school projects and homework at key stage 2. Chapters and topic examples of Mini Encyclopedia British History: The Ancient Islands 500,000 700 BC: The Lonely Hunters, The First farmers and Metal and pottery Celts and Romans 700 BC AD 446: Masters of Iron, Roman Invasion and The Fall of Rome Raiders and Settlers AD 446 1066: The Age of Arthur, Saxon Swords, The Making of Scotland, Wales and England Castles and Knights 1066 1509: Hastings 1066, The Feudal System and The Hundred Years War Palaces and Players 1509 1714: A Tudor Palace, The Spanish Armada and Cavaliers and Roundheads A World Power 1714 1901: The House of Hanover, The Napoleonic Wars and The Factory Age The Modern Age 1901 2013: Votes for Women, The Second World War and The Cold War Fascinating facts to spark curious minds: Julius Caesar: The conqueror of the Gauls and southern Britons was one of the most brilliant generals the world has known. Born in about 100 BC , his military campaigns made him the most powerful man in Rome. In August 1348 a new disease appeared at the port of Weymouth, in the southwest of England. It was known as the Pestilence, later as the Black Death. This terrible plague, spread by rats and their fleas, had already devastated Central Asia and Europe. Explorers such as Captain James Cook (1728 1779) opened up the world to the Europeans. Navigators charted unknown coasts and discovered new lands. They made geographical, botanical and other scientific discoveries that brought about a new understanding of the world.

Classic Treasury Fairy Stories is a bestselling fairy story book, full of magical fairy tales by well-known authors including Louisa M Alcott and E Nesbit. A perfect story time book to read to young kids or enjoyed independently by confident readers aged 7+. Specially commissioned artwork and page decorations with every story to delight young readers. Suitable for shared reading with young children or reading alone for confident readers. With 384 pages, children will be occupied for many hours with a variety of stories from different eras and cultures. Kids will become mesmerised by the beautiful illustrations, encouraging an enthusiasm for reading. Every chapter is a collection of fairy stories, creating many fairylands for children to get lost in. Kids aged 7 10 can enter a magical land where fairies flutter among flowers, wishes come true and things are not always as the seem. Chapters and stories inside Classic Treasury Fairy Stories: Enchantments chapter includes A Midsummer Night's Dream, retold by E Nesbit Children and Fairies chapter includes Eva's Visit to Fairyland by Louisa M Alcott Fairy Helpers chapter includes Farmer Mybrow and the Fairies by William H Barker Magic and Mischief chapter includes The Fairy Fluffkins by Michael Fairless Visitors to Fairyland chapter includes Bill Beg, Tom Beg, and the Fairies by Sophia Morrison I Wish, I Wish chapter includes Christmas Every Day by W D Howells An extract from Eva's Visit to Fairyland: Down among the grass and fragrant clover lay little Eva by the brook-side, watching the bright waves, as they went singing by under the drooping flowers that grew on its banks. As she was wondering where the waters went, she heard a faint, low sound, like far-off music. She thought it was wind, but not a leaf was stirring, and soon through the rippling water came a strange little boat.

STICKER PLAYBOOK - DIGGER is a double-sided play mat for toddlers, with a fantastic illustrated short story about a building site, learning activities and 50 reusable vinyl stickers. Sticker activities develop your child's ability to problem solve. Illustrated story route helps your child to discover new, fun words. Engaging illustrations by renowned children's artist, Simon Abbott. Perfect for folding out on the floor, young children will enjoy playing and learning with Sticker Playbook Digger, one of our top sticker books for toddlers. On one side, a simple story accompanies an illustrated route that children can interact with using the stickers, which include spades, cones and construction workers. The play mat can be turned over for kids to complete the sticker activities, covering words, colours, shapes and numbers. Both long concertina pages feature wonderfully detailed illustrations by Simon Abbott for young children to explore. Story extract from Sticker Playbook Digger: Diggers scoop up earth with their buckets to make big holes in the ground. The dumper truck tips a heavy load of rubble into a pile. Fun word, color, shape and number activities for kids: What colors are the bulldozer, digger and truck? Place the color word for each one. Match up the pictures of things you might see on a building site with the correct word stickers words include bricks, crane and worker. How many safety hats are there? Find the correct number sticker.

CLASSIC TREASURY FIRST POEMS is one of our most popular poem books for kids aged 4+. A bumper compilation of famous works, modern masterpieces and anonymous poems from around the world, this book is a must-have introduction to verse for kids and is sure to be a hit with young poetry fans. Each poem has been specifically selected for the age group. Amazing artworks illustrate every poem to draw in young readers. A wonderful gift for children to start reading at a young age. In Classic Treasury First Poems, kids can explore the delightful poems to suit all moods, sparking a love of both reading and writing. There are four chapters, some containing over 50 poems, that each focus on a particular content, style or purpose, For example, 'Fun and nonsense' contains 'riddles to solve and limericks to laugh at'. Chapters and poems inside Classic Treasury First Poems: Fun and Nonsense chapter includes Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll, The Old Man in a Tree by Edward Lear, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee Enchanted Lands chapter includes A Fairy's Song by William Shakespeare, The Land of Counterpane by Robert Louis Stevenson and an extract from The Mermaid by Alfred Lord Tennyson All the Day Long chapter includes Good Morning by Robert Browning, From Night by William Blake and A Cradle Song by W B Yeats A Wonderful World chapter includes an extract from To a Butterfly by William Wordsworth, Seal Lullaby by Rudyard Kipling and I am His Highness' Dog by Alexander Pope A sample poem, The Old Man in a Tree: There was an Old Man in a tree Who was horribly bored by a bee; When they said, 'Does it buzz?' He replied, 'Yes, it does! It's a regular brute of a bee!'

Delve into the lives of six of history's most celebrated personalities with these outrageously funny biographies. Discover the secret inspiration for Shakespeare's plays, how Caesar made a fatal mistake and why barnacles were key to Darwin's theory of evolution. Illustrated with color cartoons and bursting with facts, these humorous accounts prove that the truth really is stranger than fiction.

STICKER PLAYBOOK - PIRATE SHIP is a double-sided play mat for toddlers, with a fantastic illustrated short story about a treasure hunt, learning activities and 50 reusable vinyl stickers. The story can be read like a normal book, allowing you to share the experience with your child. Folds out into a play mat with a story route for kids to follow. Sticker activity pages and stickers promote active learning. Perfect for folding out on the floor, young children will enjoy playing and learning with Sticker Playbook Pirate Ship, one of our most popular sticker activity books for kids. On one side, a simple story accompanies an illustrated route that children can interact with using the stickers, which include sharks, flags and treasure. The play mat can be turned over for kids to complete the sticker activities, covering words, colors, shapes and numbers. Both long concertina pages feature wonderfully detailed illustrations by Simon Abbott for young children to explore. An extract from Sticker Playbook Pirate Ship: The captain holds a map. 'X' marks the spot where the treasure is buried. With no time to lose, the pirates set sail. The ship sails close to a whirlpool. Fish and other sea animals swirl round and round in the water. "Steer away!" shouts the captain. Fun word, color, shape and number activities for kids: Find the stickers of the objects and place them on their matching shapes. For example, 'The flag is a rectangle'. Match up the pictures of things you might see on a pirate ship with the correct word stickers words include cannon, parrot and captain. What colors are the sparkly jewels? Place the color word for each one.