The Victorians (All You Ever Wanted to Know About)
Author(s): Jane Goodwin
This title looks at all the significant individulas and events of the Victorian era: Shaftesbury, Owen, Fry; Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Great Exhibition; Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and the Crimean War; Stephenson, Brunel; Livingstone, Kingsley and world exploration; Bell and the telephone. It also looks at the changes to work and transport: the factory system and working life for men, women and children; the growth of industrial towns, ships and seafaring, rail travel, seaside holidays and entertainment; the impact of railways and the building of factories on the local area.
Product Information
All you need to know about this key era in history, in a handy-sized format.
Jane Goodwin read English at Swansea University and then pursued a career in education. She has been a teacher for 12 years and is interested in how children develop as literate members of the community.
General Fields
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- : Hachette Children's Books
- : Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
- : 0.106
- : 31 January 2015
- : 204mm X 145mm X 203mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 February 2015
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jane Goodwin
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 941.081
- : 48
- : Colour & b/w