How many children know that thanks to Guy Fawkes and the other Gunpowder Plotters, we now have an annual celebration on 5th November of their failure to blow up the Houses of Parliament?

If you want your young children to know more about this landmark event in British history, How dow we know about the Gunpowder Plot? is ideal. Aimed at children in the 5 to 7 year old age group, this Key Stage 1 book tells the story in a simple and easy to understand style.

The book starts with the reasons behind the Gunpowder Plot and then continues with the preparations and then how it was discovered.

As with the other books in this series, children are introduced to the concept of sources in a chapter called 'How do we know?' where contemporaneous accounts and drawings are shown together with historical records.

To round off this excellent book, there is a Timeline and Glossary of selected words from the text that young children might not know.

Just like the other "How do we know...?" books published by Heinemann Library this book has beautiful and colourful illustrations on every page with just a few lines of text, making it ideal for young children just learning to read.

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Quick Facts

Title: How do we know about the Gunpowder Plot?

Authors: Deborah Fox

ISBN: 0431123306

Age Range: 5 to 7 year olds

Price: £8.99 (UK)

Pages: 32

Publisher: Heinemann Library

Published: July 2002 (UK)

Copyright © 2002 by Carol Fisher. All Rights Reserved

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