Winner of the Clark C. Spence Award from the Mining History Association!While the histories of gold, silver, and copper mining and smelting are well studied, lead has not received much scholarly attention despite a long history of both Native American and European desire for the ore. Over time, native peoples made lead ornaments in molds; French and American settlers used lead to form musket balls; red lead became an important production element for flint and crystal production; an...

A fascinating insight into how the Allies learned about the capabilities and limitations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force and Japanese Army Air Force through flight testing and evaluation of enemy equipment.In the Pacific War's early years, Japanese air power was dominant. The only way for the Allies to defeat their enemy was to know it. This made the task of maintaining productive intelligence gathering efforts on Japan imperative.Establishing Tech...

Brian is a very smelly bear, But he doesn't seem to care! All the animals are sick of Brian's stinky stench. How can they get rid of his terrible smell? It's time to come up with a clever plan to eliminate the rotten pong once and for all! Includes audio for read-along fun.

In 1938, the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, acting under the requirements issued by the Kaigun Koku Hombu for a Navy Experimental 13-Shi Carrier Borne specification for a dive-bomber to replace the venerable 'Val' aboard carriers.The resulting D4Y Suisei ('Comet'), codenamed 'Judy' by the Allies, was initially powered by a licence-built German Daimler-Benz DB 601 inline engine as used in the Bf 109E. Despite making an inauspicious combat debut durin...

Entering service during the Sino-Japanese War, the Nakajima B5N (code-named 'Kate') excelled and went on to achieve surprising and dramatic successes in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.It also contributed to the sinking of the US aircraft carriers USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea, USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway, and USS Hornet at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Its replacement, the Nakajima B6N 'Jill', while a ...

All Rock wants to do is celebrate his 3 billionth birthday with his friends. But who will come to his party?It's been a long few years since Rock joined the planet in something called the Big Bang. Since then, he's seen a few friends come and go, but now that it's his 3 billionth birthday, he just wants to celebrate with his best friends, Gary the Dinosaur and Worm.But Worm is always busy, and Gary the Dinosaur hasn't responded. Will Rock have anyone at his party?A ...

Cats of all shapes, colours and sizes star in this playful picture book, but which of them is the biggest?From tiny kitten Pippa, who loves to explore slippers, to Paisley the Persian cat, who loves cardboard boxes, and Dave the Devon Rex, who is DEFINITELY not related to the T. rex, this book contains a bunch of adorable cats.Each is special in its own way, but only one of these lovable fluffballs can be the biggest. A fun surprise at the end of the book r...

Have fearsome fun with this screamingly silly story – perfect for fans of The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!Jake is baking a birthday cake for his best friend Sam. But his sweet treat turns monstrous when his friends help out – spider legs, rotten eggs, slugs and slime are definitely not in Jake's recipe book! Sam could be in for a very smelly surprise . . .From the brilliant author and illustrator team behind Pirate Pete and His Smelly Feet

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • MORE THAN A MILLION COPIES SOLD • Get ready for kindergarten with this picture book of rhyming poems that shows kids what to expect from their first year in school—includes a sticker sheet for interactive fun!“Kindergarten, here I come…I’m checking off the listOf everything I need for school.Let’s see… what have I missed?”Celebrate all the familiar moments of kindergarten with th...

This spick and span crew of pirates have had enough of Pete's pongy feet! So he's been ordered to walk the plank. But it turns out that hungry sharks didn't like the smell of cheese either. What will the pirates do without Pete's feet to keep those snappy sharks away?Have fun sticking the cheesy scratch and sniff stickers to the pirates in this riotous, rhyming romp!Pirate Pete and His Smelly Feet is the first Macmillan picture book for Lucy Rowland and Mark Chambe...

Dogs of all shapes and sizes star in this delightful book, but which of them is the biggest? It’s up to you to decide…Children aged 3-5 can meet dogs big and small, with all sorts of unique and special features, in this playful picture book.From tiny Chihuahua Agnes who loves to burrow beneath cushions, to Holly the Collie, who loves chasing her tail, this book contains a pack of adorable dogs. Each is special in their own way, but only one of these lovable...

Tom and Sophie Nightingale live on a barge with their zookeeper dad and vet mum, and as many animals as you can get on a small boat. Surely there's no room for any MORE animals in their life? But then there's a bat in peril, an owl on the prowl and an outbreak of night-terrors for the zoo's nocturnal residents. Tom and Sophie must stage a moonlit vigil to discover what's going on!An animal-packed caper written with the help of the brilliant team at London Zoo.