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Auslander by Paul Dowswell
$18.99 NZD
$19.99 (5% off)
Category: Children
When Peter's parents are killed, he is sent to an orphanage in Warsaw. Then German soldiers take him away to be measured and assessed. They decide that Peter is racially valuable. He is Volksdeutscher: of German blood. With his blond hair, blue eyes, and acceptably proportioned head, he looks just like ...Show more
Eleven Eleven by Paul Dowswell
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children | Reading Level: 11+
Set during the final 24 hours before the armistice at 11 a.m. on 11th November 1918, the story follows a German storm trooper, an American airman and a British Tommy. Their destinies converge during the death throes of the first ever conflict to spread across the globe. War becomes incredibly personal a ...Show more
Red Shadow by Paul Dowswell
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children
Russia, 1940. Fifteen-year-old Misha's life is about to transform when his father is offered a job in Stalin's inner circle. They move into a luxurious apartment in the Kremlin, but doubts about the glorious new Russia quickly surface. Misha realises that the secret police can do whatever they like. His ...Show more
Sektion 20 by Paul Dowswell
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children | Reading Level: From 12
Alex lives in East Berlin. The cold war is raging and he and his family are forbidden to leave. But the longer he stays the more danger he is in. Alex is no longer pretending to be a model East German, and the Stasi has noticed. They are watching him. Alex is told that further education will be blocked ...Show more
The Story of the First World War by Paul Dowswell
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: The Story of
This is a fascinating account of one the most destructive conflicts the world has ever known, published in association with the Imperial War Museums. It looks at the causes of the war, its great battles and catastrophes, as well as how the war affected nations and people all over the world. It features ...Show more
The Story of the Second World War by Paul Dowswell
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children
An account of the Second World War, that is published in association with the Imperial War Museums. It examines the causes of the war, its great battles and catastrophes, as well as how the struggle affected nations and people all over the world. It also features vivid illustrations, original photograph ...Show more
The Story of the Second World War by Paul Dowswell
$25.99 NZD
Category: Children
A far-reaching account of the story of the Second World War, written from a genuinely international perspective, showing how the war affected nations and people all over the world. Black and white and hand-coloured photographs give an atmospheric period feel.
True Stories of Everest Adventures (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell
$12.99 NZD
Category: Children | Series: True Stories
A collection of real-life stories: extreme cold, perilous danger and daring exploration, including several stories of tragedy the mountain's slopes. Includes maps, a glossary of mountaineering words; further resources - including photos, video clips and a virtual climb of Mount Everest - are available v ...Show more
Wolf Children by Paul Dowswell
$16.99 NZD
Category: Children
It is July 1945, Hitler's Third Reich has fallen, and Berlin is in ruins. Living on the edge of survival in the cellar of an abandoned hospital, Otto and his ragtag gang of kids have banded together in the desperate, bombed-out city. The war may be over, but danger lurks in the shadows of the wreckage a ...Show more
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