"This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, as Hitler's campaign of hatred toward Jews and political dissidents took hold. The narrative starts in 1938 and follows the children as they journey to foster families in England for the duration of the war, return to Prague afterward in an unsuccessful search for their parents, and eventually connect with Nicholas...

Provides an introduction to the life of Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War II.

Uses the letters of the alphabet to provide an account of Queen Elizabeth's annual holiday, known as a "royal progress."

"A true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII."--Provided by publisher.

Describes clothes and crafts throughout the nineteenth century, highlighting changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution and new technological developments.

A bewitching collection of stories, poems and snippets of fairie lore from Great Briatin and Ireland that are influenced by writers and artists from the Victorian era.

"A nonfiction manuscript for young readers about a group of Allied spies and codebreakers that cracked the Nazis's infamous cypher, allowing them to read secret military messages and turn the tide of World War II. During WWII, as the Germans waged war, every Nazi plan, every attack, was sent over radio. But to the Allies listening in, the messages sounded like gibberish. The communications were encoded with a powerful cypher-unless you could unlock...