Best Selling Books by John Malam

Part of the Accelerate series, Super Structures describes world-famous, human-built structures from the Great Pyramid at Giza to the International Space Station. Different construction techniques and types of building materials are discussed, and it shows how buildings and their uses have changed through time.

Illustrations and text describe the hard life of mammoth hunters in the ice age, including many of the tools and implements they used.

It's cold living in the Ice Age -- Darkness! A visit to a sacred cave -- Magic! The mammoth hunters' dance -- Weapons! A mammoth hunter's toolkit -- Shelter! Mammoth bone houses -- A last! You see mammoths -- Kill! You catch the mammoth -- Danger! Attacked by rivals -- Buried! Disposing of the dead -- Feast! Mammoth for dinner -- Long march! Crossing the land bridge -- America! You reach a new world.

The Journey of a... series looks at how common products end up in our homes, starting with the raw materials and ending with the finished product. This title looks at the journey of a bar of chocolate, examining how and where the cocoa beans are grown, how they are harvested, how they are turned into chocolate, and how the chocolate is packaged, transported and distributed to shops, and eventually eaten!

An overview of World War I, from its beginning in 1914 to armistice in November 1918.

From werewolves and vampires to ghosts and witches, prepare to unearth the legends and mysteries surrounding some of the most feared monsters in the world. Each title is packed with artwork and legendary stories.Tales of monsters from around the world.Fantastic original artwork.Monster profiles.

From werewolves and vampires to ghosts and witches, prepare to unearth the legends and mysteries surrounding some of the most feared monsters in the world. Each title is packed with artwork and legendary stories.Tales of monsters from around the world.Fantastic original artwork.Monster profiles.

"First published in 2010 by Miles Kelly Publishing."

Uncover the secrets behind the world's lost towns, tombs, shipwrecks and treasures and find out how archaeologists discovered these priceless finds.

A simple look at the tragedy in Pompeii.

Explores different animals from very long ago.

Find out about man's attempts to fly, from Leonardo da Vinci to SpaceShipOne, in the non-fiction title Flying Machines. This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school.

These activity books make learning fun - children create their own picture book as they find out about dinosaurs. Read the captions in the eight-page booklet and, using the labels beside each sticker, choose the dinosaur that best fits in the space available. Don't forget that your stickers can be stuck down and peeled off again. You can also use the dinosaur stickers to decorate your own books, or for project work at school. Hours of fun!

Provides information about mummies, explaining the natural and man-made processes by which they are created, discussing why the Egyptians made mummies, examining mummies around the world, and introducing modern mummies such Lenin and Eva Peron.

Uncover the secrets behind the world's lost towns, tombs, shipwrecks and treasures and find out how archaeologists discovered these priceless finds.

Learn about the legends and mysteries that surround mythical creatures with the guides in this series. Hunt down the most fearsome dragons, explore the fairy world, follow the history of giants and discover the most famous monsters in the world.

From the burial ships of Anglo-Saxon England to the opening of Tutankhamun's perfectly preserved tomb, read about famous lost tombs throughout the world.

Originally published: Brighton, UK: Salariya Book Co., 2009

The year is 1871 and you are about to be involved in the building of America's most famous landmark - the Statue of Liberty! Find out the hard way what was it like to help design, commission and construct what was the world's tallest monument, from Liberty's French conception to its completion in America 21 years later. The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding their understanding of how one of the world's most famous landmarks came to be built. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of non-fiction texts for young readers.

The Journey of a... series looks at how common products end up in our homes, starting with the raw materials and ending with the finished product. This title looks at the journey of a cotton t-shirt, examining how and where the cotton is grown, how it is harvested, how it is turned into fabric and then made into clothes, and how the finished t-shirts are packaged, transported and distributed to shops, and eventually worn!

Learn the legends and mysteries asscoiated with witches.

Age 9-11. True stories of the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean Sea, from 1690 to 1730, including Blackbeard (Edward Teach) and others.

The perfect book for young dinosaur lovers, this interactive atlas is full of colourful maps that reveal where dinosaurs lived during different periods of prehistory, plus vibrant scenes that describe their habitat. Sprinkled with stunning dinosaur icons and stickers to decorate the maps and scenes, the colourfully illustrated atlas is crammed with interactive fun. With a dinosaur spotter's guide and quiz; a fold-out poster of dinosaur fossils; a card model of a dinosaur to build and play with; plus over 150 cool stickers, this is a fun and engaging introduction to the world of dinosaurs!

Presents advice for planting and caring for wildflowers, catnip, strawberries, tomatoes, fava beans, and pumpkins and provides instructions for creating a butterfly farm, a cat toy, and tasty treats.

This volume is part of a biography series exploring the lives and achievements of important inventors and pioneers of science. As well as providing the life story of Florence Nightingale and an analysis of her work, this book places her achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes: a look at the ongoing impact of Nightingale's work; quotes and writings from the newspapers and journals of the time; and information about the men and women who affected her life and work.

Combines artwork, photographs, and factual information to explore the actions of William Kidd and other pirates.

A light-hearted introduction to the life and training of a Roman gladiator.

"Eight years of fighting, lasting from 1775-1783, saw Britain's thirteen colonies on the East Coast of America transformed into a new nation. This book charts the progress of the Revolutionary War from a few scattered protests to a bloody armed conflict that left many thousands dead and changed the face of the globe."--dust jacket.