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Izzi Howell, Author
Series: Need to Know: History
Imprint: Wayland
Publication date: August 13, 2026
Category: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781526331205
Series: Need to Know: History
Imprint: Wayland
Publication date: March 25, 2027
Category: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781526331212
Find out about the life in the past with this first introduction to the Second World War. Need to Know introduce key topics for children aged 6 plus, featuring facts, fantastic photographs and diagrams. The books also include quizzes and project ideas and are book banded.
Contents The Second World War / Quizzes / Projects
Titles in the Need to Know series: Ancient Egypt / Anglo-Saxons / The Greeks / The Maya / Prehistoric Age / The Romans / The First World War / The Second World War / Shang Dynasty / The Vikings
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.