Historic Royal Palaces - Böcker

The royal crowns are missing ­– and the coronation is just seven days away! Join D.I. Snoopwell and her assistant (that’s you!) on a thrilling puzzle-packed mission to crack codes, solve castle mysteries, and uncover the culprit. With a new case to tackle each day, you’ll unravel secrets from the past, meet six curious suspects, and learn fascinating facts about castles and treasure. Can you solve the conundrum before the big day?Seven days. Six suspects. Two missing crowns. Can you crack the case?The crowns are missing. The clock is ticking. The castle holds the clues.

Meet royal animals from across history in this fact-packed sticker activity book made in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces. With fun activities and 150 plastic-free stickers!In partnership with Historic Royal Palaces, this sticker activity book will take you to some of the most stunning palaces in the United Kingdom, and tell you the stories of their lesser-known inhabitants – the animals! Marvel at the Tower of London's famous ravens and discover how strange animals including polar bears, elephants and lions once lived there! Draw your own crest complete with lions, dragons or unicorns and learn all about the royal family's famous pets. With fun activities and sticker pages to fill in and 150 plastic-free stickers to choose from, children will be entertained for hours while learning all about the palaces' amazing animals and the history of how they got there.

"Unique stories that will thrill readers of all ages [...] alongside stunning black-and-white illustrations from Pam Smy." - Books for KeepsWith a foreword from 'First Lady of the Paranormal' Yvette FieldingThe unusual creak of a floorboard, a flash of light in the dark, the eerie breeze from a closed window … We’ve all heard tales of phantoms and spooks haunting old buildings – but how many can be traced back to real people, real places and real history?From a maze that has the power to eat you alive to a haunted painting with a terrifying secret, and ravens with a taste for revenge, these spine-tingling stories of ghosts, ghouls and unexplained events bring history to life in the eeriest way imaginable!Created in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces, this stunning and spooky collection features eleven gripping stories from bestselling, award-winning and rising-star authors including Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Alexia Casale, Joseph Coelho OBE, Larry Hayes, Jim Helmore, Catherine Johnson, Sophie Kirtley, E.L. Norry, Jasmine Richards, Imogen Russell Williams and Sam Sedgman.With atmospheric illustrations by award-winning illustrator Pam Smy, a foreword from the ‘First Lady of the Paranormal’ Yvette Fielding (Ghost Hunters, Blue Peter) and an afterword by Hampton Court Palace’s Chief Historian, Tracy Borman OBE, this unique collection is sure to keep readers of all ages up long past their bedtimes ...