Neil Grant

A remarkable and gripping story about one refugee boy on a desperate journey from Afghanistan, and the Australian boy who befriends him. Each step becomes a heartbeat and I feel the distance between Omed and me closing. I remember when I first met him-when he had showed me what bravery meant. How he had stood up for what he believed. In the end that had been his undoing. This compelling story of two young men introduces Omed, an Afghani refugee who,...

Traces the voyages of four English explorers who attempted to chart a new route to the Near East by sailing west. Includes John Cabot, Martin Frobisher, Francis Drake, and Henry Hudson.

Describes a variety of record-breaking people and places, including the largest palace, the tallests buildings, the first explorers to reach the poles, and the first space walk.

This is a year by year review of events which made headline news around the world.

The history of Palestine from the 1917 Balfour Declaration through the 1947 partition into provinces.

The sea is inside his blood. Cursed, or blessed, on both sides. When sixteen-year-old Rudra Solace dredges up a long-hidden secret in his father's trawl net, his life in the sleepy fishing village of Patonga shifts dramatically. It is not long before Rudra is leaving Australia behind, bound for India on a journey of discovery and danger. A wonderfully compelling tale of belonging and loss, of saltwater and mangroves, of migration and accepting change;...

"The civilization of ancient Egypt lasted for about 3,000 years. Here young readers can get an intriguing introduction to Egypt and the Nile in a handy survey of the people and activities of long ago. How were the pyramids built? This book shows how the stone blocks were raised one by one and even offers drawings of a stonemason's tools and measuring devices. Want to know about Egyptian religion? Or how they dealt with death and burial? How about...