Books with author Helen Greathead

Secrets, stories, and other cool stuffWith colourful trails themed around everything from history and sport to culture and nature, we take kids on a walking tour with a difference to reveal amazing factsk and intriguing tales that aren't on the tourist routes. Packed with insider secrets and awesome stories Fun, colourful and fact-filled city walkthroughs Kids can explore each city from their own sofa

Tough Jobs! is a new narrative non-fiction series covering popular historical topics through a variety of colourful jobs in a down-to-earth, readable style, with plenty of toilet humour! Each chapter features a double page fact spread and there is a glossary at the end. In Gladiator you are taking lessons in gladiatorial combat at the Colosseum itself! Experience what it's like to try out gladiatorial gear and weapons and to learn some tricks of the trade. But it's not all fun and games. What will happen when you get the chance to witness a real, live fight? You'll find it's a tough job being a gladiator.

If it was possible to run as fast as a cheetah, would you? Or would you rather be able to fly? Readers are faced with this dilemma and many more in this book. Facts and true stories about each scenario help readers make tough choices as they read and envision what it might be like to be bitten by a great white shark or eat a scorpion. Full-color, up-close photographs engage readers imaginations as they weigh the pros and cons of each choice, practicing decision-making skills useful beyond the pages of this book.

If it was possible to run as fast as a cheetah, would you? Or would you rather be able to fly? Readers are faced with this dilemma and many more in this book. Facts and true stories about each scenario help readers make tough choices as they read and envision what it might be like to be bitten by a great white shark or eat a scorpion. Full-color, up-close photographs engage readers imaginations as they weigh the pros and cons of each choice, practicing decision-making skills useful beyond the pages of this book.

Both the ocean floor and the moon are dangerous places. The water pressure deep underwater is 1,000 times greater than the pressure at sea level. On the moon, humans cant survive without a spacesuit and provisions. How could you choose between visiting these places? Throughout this book, readers weigh their options of visiting perilous places such as the Mariana Trench and risky events such as running with the bulls. Exciting facts about each option are presented alongside full-color photographs, highlighting the thrill of each. Readers use decision-making skills to chooseonly to find another tough choice on the next page!

Running any marathon takes months of training and a bit of courage. Tackling that distance on the Great Wall of China takes the event to another level! Readers encounter incredible sports events, such as the luge and the skeleton, and choose which they would rather try. Facts about each inform the tough questions readers ask themselves in order to make the choice, helping them to exercise their decision-making skills. Full-color photographs and an action-packed design aid readers choices by illustrating the exciting sports, extreme athletes, and odd sports from around the world.