HISTORY Ladybird
An Adventurer’s Guide to Ancient Egypt Isabel Thomas, Yas Imamura (illus) 11th January, hb, £14.99, 9780241471876 Interactive introduction to Ancient Egypt for children aged 5+, packed with beautiful illustrations and awe-inspiring facts.
Little Brother Books
The World of Dinosaurs by Jurassic Explorers 2024 Edition 1st September, hb, £9.99, 9781915788092 Delve into the prehistoric world of dinosaurs with Jurassic Explorers. Young kids can get their fill of dino fun. Full of dinosaur data, activities, themed puzzles and cool crafts.
Little Island Books
Black and Irish Leon Diop,
Briana Fitzsimons, Jessica Louis (illus) 1st October, pb, £11.99, 9781915071231 A landmark publication for teenagers and young adults: the first exploration of Black and Irish identity. Inspirational essays about figures from the arts, media, sport, and business, including Ruth Negga, Emma Dabiri and Dami Hope.
Macmillan Children’s Books
Black History for Every Day of the Year David Olusoga, Yinka Olusoga, Kemi Olusoga (illus) 28th September, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529066203 Unique and vital celebration of Black history by award- winning historian and broadcaster.
National Geographic Kids
Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths Kenny Curtis, Jillian Hughes, Javier Espila (illus) 19th September, hb, £12.99, 9781426375965 From the creators of National Geographic Kids’ wildly successful Greeking Out podcast, this lively tie-in book delivers a clever tongue-in-cheek retelling of 20 Greek myths.
Noodle Juice
What is History? Katie Rewse (illus), Sarah Walden 19th October, hb, £9.99, 9781915613288 Asks big questions such as “Who studies history?”, “Who should you believe?” and “Whose stories haven’t been told?” Sixth title in the Little Book Big Idea series.
Norton Young Readers
Virginia Wouldn’t Slow Down Carrie A Pearson, Nancy Carpenter 22nd September, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781324003939 Delightful and distinctive picture book about Virginia Apgar, who invented the eponymous test for evaluating newborn health that’s used worldwide every day.
The Beatles Couldn’t Read Music? Allison Steinfeld (illus), Dan Gutman 3rd November, pb, eb, £6.99, 9781324053026 From the bestselling author of My Weird School a new entry in the cheerful and engaging biography series centred on high-interest historic figures.
Nosy Crow
Find Tom in Time: Shakespeare’s London Fatti Burke (illus) 3rd August, hb, £12.99, 9781839945151 Fun search-and-find puzzle book for children, developed in consultation with the British Museum. Tom’s not only lost in time, he’s lost his cat, too.
The Plot Against the Emperor
Andy Seed, James Weston-Lewis (illus) 3rd August, hb, £12.99, 9781839947087 Learn to read Latin in this puzzle mystery story. Featuring messages, mazes, logic puzzles and more.
4th January, hb, £12.99, 9781839948367 What was a Roman legion? How did soldiers train for battle? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this gruesome guide to life in the Roman army.
Particular Books
Adventures in Time: The Fall of the Aztecs Dominic Sandbrook 26th October, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780241552193 Discover the lost world of the Aztecs in the latest instalment in the hit children’s history series.
Penguin SERIES
Adventures in Time Dominic Sandbrook pb, eb, £8.99, 978014199 The Six Wives of Henry Viii
5th October, 4284 Journey back to the world of the Tudors. Alexander the Great 2nd November, 4307 Join Alexander the Great on a journey to the end of the world. The First World War 7th September,4314 Travel back to the trenches. The Second World War 7th September, 4338 Travel back to a world at war.
Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile 2nd November, 9197 Journey back to Ancient Egypt.
Fury of the Vikings 5th October, 9203 Travel back to a vanished world of conquest and terror.
Prestel
Wheels Tom Schamp 5th September, hb, £18.99, 9783791375533 No one knows who invented the wheel, but in the creative hands of illustrator Schamp young readers will have great fun learning about all the ways wheels have rolled through history.
Puffin
Roman Soldiers Tegen Evans, Tom Froese (illus)
Roots of Happiness Susie Dent 5th October, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780241573198 Lovingly illustrated book from bestselling author highlights 100 joyful and often unknown words and phrases from our language and other languages from around the world.
Scholastic Non-Fiction
Signs of Survival Joshua M Greene, Renee Hartman 4th January, pb, £7.99, 9781338753356 Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable—together. This is their true story, a memoir of the Holocaust.
A History of the World (According to Cats!) Kimberlie Hamilton, Jocelyn Kao (illus) 14th September, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780702318351 Discover secrets, stories and facts about history’s most fascinating felines. Young historians may never look at the past in quite the same way again.
SERIES
Horrible Histories Terry Deary pb, eb, 97807023 With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Deary fans. Incredible Incas (newspaper edition) Martin Brown (illus) 4th January, £6.99, 25793 Horrible History of Britain and Ireland (newspaper edition) Martin Brown (illus) 12th October, £10.99, 26516 Horrible History of the World (newspaper edition) Martin Brown (illus) 14th September, £9.99, 26530 Angry Aztecs (newspaper edition) Martin Brown (illus) 14th September, £6.99, 26547 Horrible Histories Special: Wicked Words (newspaper Edition) Philip Reeve (illus) 14th September, £7.99, 30292 Smashing Saxon 4th January, £6.99, 31015
I Survived 11: The Battle of D-Day, 1944 Lauren Tarshis 4th January, pb, £9.99, 9781338317381 This instalment in the New York Times bestselling series shines a spotlight on the Normandy landings, just in time for the 80th anniversary.
Escape From Stalingrad Andy Marino 5th September, pb, £7.99, 9781338858563 From the author of Escape from Chernobyl comes
another fast-paced historical thriller about a city caught between an enemy army and its own brutal government.
Sterling
Dare to Question Jasmine Stirling, Kelly Malka (illus) 17th August, hb, £12.99, 9781454934578 Stirling’s suspenseful retelling of the dramatic final “yea” that changed the history of women’s rights brings the past to life for young readers.
Templar
Around the World in 80 Inventions Matt Ralphs, Robbie Cathro (illus) 12th October, hb, £16.99, 9781787419315 Take off on a marvellous journey of discovery to explore 80 incredible world-changing inventions from ancient times to the 21st century.
Thames & Hudson
Bright Stars of Black British History JT Williams, Angela Vives (illus) 28th September, hb, £16.99, 9780500652923 Presents the extraordinary life stories of 14 Black Britons who have made noteworthy achievements in the worlds of literature, theatre, journalism, politics, medicine, sport and music.
Sky High! Jacek Ambrozewski 19th October, hb, £25, 9780500653418 The first book on aviation history of its kind, covering everything that flies in one spectacular comic album about our conquest of the skies.
Union Square Kids
How It Happened! Pizza Paige Towler, WonderLab Group 23rd November, hb, £12.99, 9781454945000 Fact-filled book is a deep dish on pizza culture, history and science.
Walker Books
Kings and Queens Marcia Williams 3rd August, hb, £12.99, 9781529512755 From medieval monarchs to the newly crowned King Charles III, join award- winning author-illustrator
Absolutely Everything! Andy Forshaw (illus), Christopher Lloyd 3rd August, hb, eb, £20, 9781804660751 The most remarkable true stories of all time from around the world brought vividly to life, from the Big Bang right up to the present day.
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on an entertaining guide to every king and queen of the nation.
Welbeck Children’s Books
Story of Now: Why We Need to Talk About the British Empire Sheila Janmohamed, Laura Greenan (illus) 3rd August, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781803381442 Examination of the modern and historical culture of Britain and the Commonwealth which encourages children to discover and celebrate their own stories and the ways we are connected.
Interview With Van Gogh and Other Astonishing Artists Andy Seed, Gareth Conway (illus) 17th August, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781783128334 Fun take on history, featuring interviews with Van Gogh, William Blake, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Renoir, Monet and more. Plus bonus facts about key events in each artist’s life.
Weldon Owen Children’s Books
The Magnificent Book of Treasures: Vikings Stella Caldwell, Eugenia Nobati (illus) 7th September, hb, £14.99, 9781915588241 Board a longship for a voyage of exploration, see the fearsome weapons and armour used by warriors, and marvel at mysterious picture stones, ingenious inventions and mythical tales.
What on Earth Books
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