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Assassination in Sarajevo by Alex Woolf
34.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Days That Shook the World S. | Reading Level: From 11 To 99
Describes the events on the day of 28 June 1914, when the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assassinated in Sarajevo. This book recounts the run up to the assassination, before describing how it was carried out and looks at its legacy.
D-Day 6th June 1944 - Days That Shocked the World by Sean Sheehan
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Days That Shook the World S.
Describing the D-Day landings in World War II, this book shows why it happened when it did - and looks at its consequences in the wider context of 20th Century history.
Days That Shook the World: Hiroshima by Jason Hook
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Days That Shook the World S.
Describes the bombing of Hiroshima in moment-by-moment detail. This work looks at the lead up to the day, explaining how and why it came about and the implications of what happened in the context of 20th century history. It also includes real life accounts in moment-in-time boxes which act as a freeze f ...Show more
Days That Shook the World - The Dream of Martin Luther King by Liz Gogerly
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Days That Shook the World S.
Describes Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech", the events that led up to it and the impact it had.
Days That Shook the World: the Kennedy Assassination by Liz Gogerly
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Days That Shook the World S.
This high-drama history book describes the build up to, and gives a moment-by-moment account of, the day of US President John F. Kennedy's assassination. It explores the background and the aftermath, using this single event as a window on to a broader perspective of 20th century history.
Russian Revolution H/B by Paul Dowswell
34.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Days That Shook the World S. | Reading Level: From 11 To 14
Looks at how, in 24 hours, the Bolshevik revolution in Russia would have an impact on world history. This work gives an account of the Russian Revolution. It starts by looking at events leading up to 25 October 1917 and then focuses in on the actual day, telling the story of the revolution in a minute-b ...Show more
The Dream of Martin Luther King by Liz Gogerly
34.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Days That Shook the World S.
Describes the significant role that Martin Luther King played in the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s America and the legacy of his struggle for equal rights for black Americans. This book looks at the lead up to his famous "I have a dream" speech, when he described his dream of black and white people co- ...Show more
The Moon Landing by Paul Mason
34.99 NZD
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Days That Shook the World S. | Reading Level: From 11 To 14
Explores the background and the aftermath of the moon landing of 20 July 1969, using this single event to act as a window onto a broader perspective of twentieth century history. This work looks at the race for space, building up to actual lift off, then tantalizingly asks 'What if it hadn't happened?' ...Show more
The Wall Street Crash (Days That Shook the World) by Alex Woolf
19.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Days That Shook the World
This title describes the day of the Wall Street Crash in 1929 and the devastating effect it had on the economy of the United States. It looks at the events leading up to "Black Tuesday" and at what happened to the millions of people who had invested their money in the stock market. Real life accounts ar ...Show more
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