The Victorians (All You Ever Wanted To Know About)

Author: Jane Goodwin

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Price : $16.99 AUD
ISBN : 9780750292740
Publisher : Hachette Children's Books
Imprint : Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
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Weight (g) : 0.106
Publication date : 31 January 2015
Dimensions : 204mm X 145mm X 203mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 16.99
Availability date : 01 February 2015
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Author : Jane Goodwin
Series : All You Ever Wanted to Know About
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Edition : 1
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Dewey classification : 941.081
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Pages : 48
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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.

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All you need to know about this key era in history, in a handy-sized format.

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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.

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