BookLife Publishing Catalogue 2022

DISASTROUS DEATHS If you’ve been looking for a compilation of stupid, comical deaths from throughout history, look no further. Disastrous Deaths is the set of books for you. Find out just how these unfortunate people met their sorry ends… Were they taken out by an awful accident? Maybe they had a run-in with some atrocious animals. Were they foiled by their own blundering bodies? Perhaps some frightful food was the reason for their demise. No matter the cause of death, you’ll be left hoping that you don’t go the same way... AVAILABLE AS PAPERBACK 8–11y

£12.99 Author: Mignonne Gunasekara Rights: World Ex. USA & Canada Age: 8–11y 210 x 297mm 32 pages, Paperback PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 2020

LIFE LONG AGO Life was different long ago; but how? Jump back in time to experience the lives of children in Roman times, or the Stone Age. What did they eat? How did they defend themselves? What happens if you try and storm a Norman castle? Ready to find out all this and more? Let’s go! £12.99 Author: Robin Twiddy Rights: World Age: 5–7y 219 x 219mm 5–7y

24 pages Hardback

PUBLISHED: MAY 2019

Attacking a Norman Castle 978-1-78637-549-0 Building a Roman Fort 978-1-78637-547-6 Launching a Viking Raid 978-1-78637-550-6 Living in a Stone Age Settlement 978-1-78637-548-3 Living in a Buddhist Monastery 9781839274671 Ruling in Ancient Egypt 9781839274688

Frightful Food HB: 978-1-83927-087-1 PB: 978-1-83927-815-0

Blundering Bodies HB: 978-1-83927-088-8 PB: 978-1-83927-816-7

Awful Accidents HB: 978-1-83927-086-4 PB: 978-1-83927-817-4

Atrocious Animals HB: 978-1-83927-089-5 PB: 978-1-83927-814-3

THE NASTY PAST £13.99

210 x 297mm 32 pages Hardback PUBLISHED: MARCH 2019

I CAN BE... Be bold like Boudicca, as adventurous as Amelia Earhart and super sporty like Usain Bolt! Inspire little minds as you explore the achievements and lives of key figures from the past and present. How did Galileo make important discoveries and how did Frida Kahlo overcome hardship? This series will inspire you to be whatever you want to be. 7–9y

7–12+y

Author: John Wood Rights: World Ex. USA & Canada Age: 7–12+y

Today is exciting, the future is bright, but the past – well, the past was nasty. Go back in time and explore the gruesome lives of everyday people in history.

£12.99 Author: Shalini Vallepur Rights: World Ex. USA & Canada (Trade rights available), South Korea * Age: 7–9y 210 x 297mm 32 pages, Hardback PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 2019

War 978-1-78637-593-3

Crime 978-1-78637-594-0

Disaster 978-1-78637-592-6

Disease 978-1-78637-591-9

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO If the ancient Romans were so mighty, why did their empire fall? If the ancient Egyptians were so powerful, why aren’t they still around? And whatever happened to all those clever ancient Greeks? Get ready to learn about the side of history that isn’t always talked about – the fall of the greatest empires and civilisations of the world. Find out what happened in history’s darkest hours. £13.99 7–9y

I Can Be... Adventurous 978-1-78637-838-5

I Can Be... Bold 978-1-78637-841-5

I Can Be... Brainy 978-1-78637-837-8

Author: Kirsty Holmes Rights: World Ex. USA & Canada Age: 7–9y 210 x 297mm

32 pages Hardback PUBLISHED: DECEMBER 2019

I Can Be... Creative * 978-1-78637-840-8

I Can Be... Heard * 978-1-78637-839-2

I Can Be... Sporty 978-1-78637-842-2

The Ancient Egyptians 978-1-78637-887-3

The Ancient Greeks 978-1-78637-885-9

The Romans 978-1-78637-884-2

The Shang Dynasty 978-1-78637-886-6

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