Best Selling Books by John Malam

Explains the history of singing and dancing, including how musical notes were invented, how nursery rhymes were handed down, and how music and dance will continue to influence us in the future.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

Explores different animals from very long ago.

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.

A lighthearted look at what building a skyscraper would be like.

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

A simple look at the tragedy in Pompeii.

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 book, and examines where the ideas come from, how the author writes the book, the role of a publisher, how a book is illustrated, and how the book is printed and sold.

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!

Learn the legends and mysteries asscoiated with witches.

From the foundation of the mighty Aztec empire in Mexico to its destruction by Spanish invaders 200 years later, this history book includes such sections as: who were the Aztecs; the empire of the Aztecs, Organising the people; everyday life of the Aztecs; religion and rituals; and, the end of the Aztec world.

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.

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.

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

Describes ancient Egyptian mummies and the art, religion and writing which surround them.