Books

Beginning History: The Great Fire Of London

Liz Gogerly, Author

Paperback

Series: Beginning History

Imprint: Wayland

Publication date: September 12, 2002

Category: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9780750237895

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This book combines good quality artwork and contemporary illustrations with simple, well-written text. Young readers will discover how the fire started, what devastation it caused and will be able to compare fire-fighting in 1666 to the present day.

Photos of artefacts and original illustrations help bring the topic to life.

Reviews

In the Beginning History series, text level and content correspond with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's key stage 1 units, and the spreads have large, dispersed text and bold captions. The books approach history using pictorial, photographic, archaeological and even some written evidence.

TES Teacher

...help budding historians get a genuine feel for a particular era.

BBC History, January 2003

This excellent little book tells the story simply but without condescension and explains some of the causes and after effects. It is well illustrated with photographs, drawings and contemporary engravings. The quotations from people living at the time are well chosen and bring the books to life...splendid value.

Carousel Magazine

Liz Gogerly

Liz Gogerly is a former teacher and has been writing children’s books about geography, history and PSHE for over twenty years. Biography and telling stories about real people is her speciality. In 2020 she won the SLA award for ‘Heroes that Help Us From Around the World’. She publishes adult biographies under the name Liz Flavell. Liz loves music, dancing, cooking, cats and kids.