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Avoid Being Leonardo Da Vinci! by Jacqueline Morley
$20.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: The Danger Zone
Leonardo da Vinci was a great inventor, military engineer, scientist, botanist and mathematician, as well as an accomplished painter and sculptor. In this Danger Zone title, readers will learn all about the life of the man who painted the most famous picture in the world, who designed the first-ever fly ...Show more
Avoid Being Sir Isaac Newton! by Ian Graham
$22.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: The Danger Zone
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the most famous scientists of his age, in fact, many people think he was the greatest scientist of any age. He was a remarkable man and the laws of nature that he discovered caused a revolution in science and technology, but his obsessions, quarrels, loneliness and secrets ma ...Show more
Avoid Being a Roman Soldier by David Stewart
$22.50 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Danger Zone
The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and narrative approach encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding their understanding of what life would have been like being a Roman Soldier. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduct ...Show more
Avoid Being a Samurai! by Fiona MacDonald
$21.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Danger Zone
Strap on your elaborate armour and fearsome face mask, but be prepared for years of training! It takes self-discipline and wits to become a true Samurai. The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding their un ...Show more
Avoid Being a Skyscraper Builder by Malam, John
$22.50 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Danger Zone
As a builder during America's Great Depression, you'll take any job you can get. But you'd better have a good head for heights, because you're about to start work on what will be the nation's pride and joy: the Empire State Building! This book explores the dizzying and sometimes deadly task of building ...Show more
Avoid Being a Suffragette! (The Danger Zone) by Fiona MacDonald
$21.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Danger Zone
The spread of female suffrage is one of the success stories of the 20th century, but it was not achieved without a great deal of hardship. Eyewitnesses tell the story from both sides of the Atlantic, and we learn that even today there is still some way to go. The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and ...Show more
Avoid Being a Tudor Actor in Shakespeare's Theatre! by Jacqueline Morley
$22.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: The Danger Zone
With the plague still hanging loose in the air of 16th century London, the populace could do with cheering up. The man for the job is a new playwright on the scene, William Shakespeare. You start work at his theatre, but soon realise it won't be easy. It'll take an excellent memory, a penchant for weari ...Show more
Avoid Being a Worker on the Taj Mahal! by Fiona MacDonald
$20.00 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History | Series: The Danger Zone
Discover what it was like to build the Taj Mahal in this new Danger Zone title. Become an ordinary, hard-working, poorly-paid labourer, living in north India around 1632 as you decide to embark on a journey to Agra to work on a vast new building project. This book explores the past and present of the Ta ...Show more
Avoid Being on the First Flying Machine! by Ian Graham
$22.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: The Danger Zone
Man has always dreamed of being able to fly like the birds, but by the end of the nineteenth century this dream was becoming a reality due to inventors such as Orville and Wilbur Wright. This title in the popular Danger Zone series features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate tec ...Show more
Avoid Climbing Mount Everest! by Ian Graham
$22.50 NZD
Category: Sports and Outdoor Activities | Series: Danger Zone
As an enthusiastic climber, you are delighted when you receive the call to climb the most intimidating peak, the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest! But the team must plan ahead, as many have died climbing Everest and their bodies are still there. Or are they? Many mysteries still surround this formi ...Show more
Avoid Meeting Typhoid Mary! by Jacqueline Morley
$22.00 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History | Series: The Danger Zone
This title in the very popular Danger Zone series explores the life and times of Typhoid Mary. Read about her early beginnings as a young girl travelling alone from Ireland to New York, her time on an island in a hospital being used to test all kinds of drugs, and how she passed typhoid fever from one p ...Show more
Avoid Working On the Statue Of Liberty! (The Danger Zone) by John Malam Illustrated by David Antram
$21.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: The Danger Zone
The year is 1871 and you are about to be involved in the building of America's most famous landmark - the Statue of Liberty! Find out the hard way what was it like to help design, commission and construct what was the world's tallest monument, from Liberty's French conception to its completion in Americ ...Show more