Ladybird Books
Simple Chemistry
[Safety] The beginning of chemistry Chemists today Equipment for your chemistry laboratory Testing things The moving moth balls experiment What is carbon dioxide? Hard water Dissolving Evaporation Solutions Mixtures Unsaturated, saturated and supersaturated solutions Desert chemistry Crystals in nature Growing crystals A crystal garden Acids and alkalis Dyes Mordants Dyes and dyeing Paper and paint …
Simple Mechanics
[Population and progress] The first machines The lever The shadoof The balance Making a see-saw balance Making a sensitive balance Making a straw balance Finding the balancing point What is gravity? Finding the centre of gravity of awkward shapes Tricks with gravity More about levers The inclined plane The wedge The pulley Cranes Lifts The …
A First Book of Saints
Saint George Saint Andrew Saint David Saint Patrick Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Christopher Saint Margaret of Scotland Saint Joan of Arc
The Story of Lighthouses, Lightships and Lifeboats
Inside front cover: Colour schemes: Making lighthouses visible by daylight For the safety of ships The earliest beacons The Pharos of Alexandria Roman lighthouses Monks, wreckers and the ‘Wolf’ The first rock lighthouse (Eddystone) / Winstanley’s two lighthouses More about the Eddystone A lighthouse on stilts A heroic deed: Grace Darling How lights developed More …
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The Story of Our Churches and Cathedrals
Inside front cover: Ground plan of a typical cathedral Ground plan of a village church Periods of English Church Architecture Stories in Stone Saxon Churches Saxon Towers Norman Architecture Norman Walls and Towers Triforium and Clerestory Norman Roofs, Crypts and Windows Early English Architecture The Flying Buttress Pillars and Cloisters The Decorated Period The Great …
Robin Hood and the Silver Arrow
The Beggar Spy Robin and the Potter The Silver Arrow
Robin Hood and the King’s Ransom
Robin meets Allen-a-Dale The Wedding of Allen-a-Dale An Unexpected Guest (King Richard)
Robin Hood outlawed
Robin becomes an outlaw Robin meets Little John Robin meets Friar Tuck
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
The rescued falcon (the story is told from the perspective of Bran, a falconer’s son) King Arthur and Sir Lancelot The Great Hall The Knights of the Round Table The adventure begins The Black Knight’s tree A spell is cast Sir Lancelot to the rescue The hermit in the forest In Camelot
Exploring Space
Inside front cover: How a rocket is propelled Sputnik 1 Three Stage Rocket for Satellite Launching Storybook Space-flight Fireworks and Weapons Driving the Rocket Escaping from the Earth Out into Space Round the Earth Space Rockets are Big Steering the Spaceship No Brakes on a Rocket The Astronaut in Flight Return to Earth Stations in …