The Great Fire of London
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Great Fire of London
By (Author) Susanna Davidson
Illustrated by Rick Fairlamb
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Usborne Publishing Ltd
19th October 2015
1st September 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes
Educational: History
942.1206
Physical Properties
Hardback
64
Width 144mm, Height 202mm, Spine 11mm
220g
Description
A simple and dramatic introduction to the Great Fire of London in 1666 - what caused it, how it spread, how it was put out and how the city was rebuilt. Colourful illustrations on every page help bring history to life, along with maps and photographs of historical evidence and simple informative text. Ideal for homework and school projects - the Great Fire of London is now a compulsory National Curriculum topic for history at Key Stage 2.
Author Bio
Susanna writes fiction and non-fiction for Usborne. Her favourite things to write about are small monsters and talking animals. She used to live in London but now lives in a cottage on the edge of some woods. She is only sorry there are no bears or witches in them.
