Great Fire Of London: Great Events
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The great events of British history are part of our shared heritage and it is important that children know the facts behind the famous dates from a young age. In this series, Gillian Clements tells the stories of some of these events through a lively combination of text and illustration (including some speech bubbles, labelled maps etc). In this way she makes history child-friendly and accessible but still manages to incorporate, wherever possible, primary source material (such as eyewitness accounts and documentary evidence). THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON retells the events leading up to the fire of 1666 and its consequences. THE GUNPOWDER PLOT looks at the reasons for the plan to blow up the houses of Parliament in 1605, and the key figures involved including Guy Fawkes. Each book has been thoroughly checked by a history educationalist for accuracy, language levels and appropriate content, and a timeline and glossary are included. These simple, gently-humorous stories give readers the information they need and encourage the development of a real sense of history and how it works.
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Gillian Clements is an established author-illustrator with a particular reputation for illustrated non-fiction. Her books include The Illustrated History of the World and The Truth About Castles. She studied illustration at Brighton and lives in Herefordshire.
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In 1666 London was already a big city. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
In 1666 London was already a big city. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book for my six-year-old grandson. He had been inspired at school by work on the Great Fire. Someone had come to speak to the children and had really made the topic live. James also adores books so I browsed Amazon for a history book that he would be able to read and assimilate himself. This proved the perfect product! He loved the drawings and the well-presented detail which was perfect for his age group. As the Fire of London is on the syllabus for Year 2, I would strongly recommend this book for any enthusiastic pupil. I only wish that History had been so well taught in my day!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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My 6 year old grandson is `doing' the Great Fire of London next term. This book seems ideal - written for a child of his age but seems to give all the relevant facts. I just hope he gets good marks!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The Great Fire of London (Great Events)
Great book I bought it for my 6 year old son who enjoyed it but also understood it. Short enough to keep them entertained but told the whole story accurately.
Great book I bought it for my 6 year old son who enjoyed it but also understood it. Short enough to keep them entertained but told the whole story accurately.
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The Great Fire of London (Great Events)
Bought for a six year old who enjoyed reading the story which seemed a reasonable portrayal of the event. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Johnny Robbo
Ideal for KS1 topic
Written in story form, this is accessible as a history topic source book for most of our children in Year 2. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Titchywitch
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