Usborne Beginners History 10 Books Collection Set Castles, Vikings PAPERBACK

Usborne Beginner’s History: 10 Books Set is a paperback collection of colourful, simple information books for beginner readers. Covering a range of early civilisations and historical periods, the set introduces key questions about how people lived, what they built and believed, and what everyday life may have been like.

Across the ten titles, readers can explore topics such as archaeology and ancient discoveries, life in castles, and the worlds of the Vikings, Romans, Celts, Ancient Greeks and Egyptians. The collection also looks at the Stone Age and Iron Age, including how people lived, farmed and worshipped, and the hill forts where they made their homes.

Included titles

• Digging Up the Past
• Castles
• Vikings
• The Maya
• Romans
• Celts
• Ancient Greeks
• Egyptians
• Iron Age
• Stone Age

Key details

• Publisher: Usborne
• Series: Beginner’s History
• Format: paperback
• 10-book collection set

Synopses

Digging Up the Past

Explains how ancient objects become buried, who uncovers them, and what can be found. Designed as a colourful information book for beginner readers.

Castles

Looks at who lived in castles and what life was like there. An informative introduction to the world of castles.

Vikings

Explores what it was like to be a Viking, including homes, feasts, boats and gods. Introduces further aspects of Viking life.

The Maya

Asks who the Maya were, where they lived, and why they built tall stone temples.

Romans

Introduces the ancient Romans through questions about where they ate, shopped and washed, and what they did for fun.

Celts

Considers who the Celts were, including the hilltops where they lived. Also looks at how Celtic warriors made themselves appear frightening in battle.

Ancient Greeks

Find out about Ancient Greece, including what people wore, ate and did for fun. Also introduces some of the best-known philosophers and mathematicians of the period.

Egyptians

Explores who the ancient Egyptians were, why they built pyramids, and how mummies were made.

Iron Age

Charts the history of Iron Age people and how they lived. Covers farming methods, the gods they prayed to, and the hill forts where they lived.

Stone Age

Follows the history of Stone Age people and how they lived.