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Famous Firsts: First Men to Conquer Everest by Ben Hubbard
Category: Educational | Series: Famous Firsts Ser.
A gripping illustrated account of how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history by being the first men to conquer Mount Everest.For years, climbers and explorers had dreamed of being the first to reach Mount Everest's treacherous, icy summit. On 29 May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay finall ...Show more
MBS The Rise to Power of Mohammad Bin Salman by Ben Hubbard
Category: Biography
The gripping, untold story of how Saudi Arabia's secretive and mercurial new ruler rose to power. Even in his youth as a prince among thousands of princes, Mohammed bin Salman nurtured sweeping ambitions. He wanted power - enough of it to reshape his hyper-conservative, insular Islamic kingdom. When his ...Show more
Plague: A History of Pestilence and Pandemics by Ben Hubbard
Category: Educational
Plague examines history's most destructive pandemics including The Black Death (Bubonic Plague), The Great Plague of London, the 1918 Spanish Flu, HIV/AIDS and more. It uses a narrative structure to describe the causes, events and eventual cessation of each outbreak. It features case stories of those a ...Show more
Survivors: Inspiring True Stories of Survival by Ben Hubbard
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Fifteen amazing stories of survival against the odds, focussing on positive outcomes of natural disasters and accidents from recent history.Prepare to be amazed by these incredible tales of human strength and determination in the face of disaster. Read 15 amazing survival stories, and let the exciting n ...Show more
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