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Blast Through the Past: An Intrepid History of Explorers

Izzi Howell, Author

Paperback

Series: Blast Through the Past

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: March 14, 2019

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

ISBN: 9781445149325

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Blast Through the Past takes a look at some of the most influential jobs (legal or otherwise!) and gets under the skin of of the most famous and infamous, the cleverest and the barmiest people who have shaped history.

Take a chronological look at knights, spies, ancient warriors, explorers and more, and discover if you have what it takes to be a pirate on the high seas, an undercover agent or a fearsome gladiator.

Blast Through the Past is a series aimed at children aged 8+.

Reviews

Blast Through the Past is a series which will really appeal to children: it's engagingly presented and is very reader-friendly ... The lively layout will entice children into the book, where they will find easy to read text accompanying lots of illustrative material that makes history fascinating

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Izzi Howell

Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children’s books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize in 2020.