Valerie Wilding – författare

* Transdisciplinary theme: Sharing the planet * Unit of Inquiry: How we use things

Visit 20 different homes around the world in this vibrant and colourful follow up to This Is Our World and Celebrate With Us!. The tour is truly global, as we explore a terraced house in the UK before zipping over to a houseboat in the Netherlands. Then, it's a quick jump to a high-rise apartment in Tokyo, before travelling to a cave house in Tunisia. Our guides are children who tell us about their unique homes and surrounding environments, opening a door into diverse cultures around the world.Gorgeous illustrations by Asa Gilland fill the homes and their inhabitants with warmth and humour, accompanied by Valerie Wilding's entertaining and informative text.This is the ideal book for young children who long to travel the world and see how other people live.

Find out about all sorts of delicious food eaten across the globe with this fascinating title in the critically acclaimed This Is Our World series!By turning the pages of This Is Our World: Our Favourite Food, you will embark on a culinary adventure through twenty different countries. From meals cooked in an underground oven in Fiji, to sweet mini pancakes served in the Netherlands, there are so many dishes to discover.The vibrant artwork illustrated by Åsa Gilland brings every page to life, while the engaging text written by Tracey Turner makes information accessible and fun. By celebrating a variety of food, we can learn more about customs and cultures all over the planet.This is both a beautiful gift book and a highly-accessible home reference, sure to inspire young readers with an interest in the world around us.

From a feast for monkeys in Thailand to gifts from Grandfather Frost in Ukraine, twenty children from around the world introduce us to their favourite feasts, festivals and celebrations.

Visit 20 different homes around the world in this vibrant and colourful follow up to This Is Our World and Celebrate With Us!. The tour is truly global, as we explore a terraced house in the UK before zipping over to a houseboat in the Netherlands. Then, it's a quick jump to a high-rise apartment in Tokyo, before travelling to a cave house in Tunisia. Our guides are children who tell us about their unique homes and surrounding environments, opening a door into diverse cultures around the world.Gorgeous illustrations by Asa Gilland fill the homes and their inhabitants with warmth and humour, accompanied by Valerie Wilding's entertaining and informative text.This is the ideal book for young children who long to travel the world and see how other people live.

Meet twenty children from around the world as they tell us about the feasts and festivals they enjoy and the religions and customs they follow.This Is Our World – Celebrate With Us!, written by Valerie Wilding and illustrated by Åsa Gilland, is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed This Is Our World. It’s a vibrant and colourful celebration of our planet’s cultural diversity – an unforgettable journey that brings the people, customs and religions of twenty places to life for young readers.The tour is truly global, as we journey from Eid al-Fitr in the UK to the Hanami cherry blossom festival in Japan, from Christmas Eve in Poland to the Festival of the Sahara in Tunisia, via Diwali in India, Australia’s indigenous Barunga festival, Rosh Hashanah in New York, the Day of the Dead in Mexico, and much more.This is both a beautiful gift book and a highly-accessible home reference, sure to foster an interest in the wider world, in travel, in diversity, and in cultures and religions.

In 1939, on a royal tour of Dartmouth Naval College, Princess Elizabeth(later Queen Elizabeth II) meets the dashing Prince Philipof Greece. Immediately they begin a correspondence, as war breaksout across Europe, where Philip is sent to serve in the Navy.Elizabeth convinces her father the King, despite his reservations,to allow her to sign up to the war effort and joins the Women'sAuxiliary Territorial Service. Serving her country, driving trucksand fixing cars, Elizabeth wonders, will she ever see her princeagain...?

Cleopatra is an iconic figure and one of the most powerful women inhistory. The last pharaoh of Egypt, and often depicted as a greatbeauty, she was renowned for her liaisons with the world''s mostpowerful men, including Gaius Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Thisfictional retelling of her life is a dramatic and thrilling story.Lives in Action is a series ofnarrative biographies that recount the lives of some of the key figuresin history. Page-turning, thrilling plots that read like fiction willkeep the most reluctant reader hooked.

Cleopatra is an iconic figure and one of the most powerful women inhistory. The last pharaoh of Egypt, and often depicted as a greatbeauty, she was renowned for her liaisons with the world''s mostpowerful men, including Gaius Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Thisfictional retelling of her life is a dramatic and thrilling story.Lives in Action is a series ofnarrative biographies that recount the lives of some of the key figuresin history. Page-turning, thrilling plots that read like fiction willkeep the most reluctant reader hooked.

A funny and feminist non-fiction picture book celebrating 15 feisty queens from around the world and throughout history -with a foreword by historian and Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley

Who needs a Prince Charming when you're busy running the world?From ancient empresses and warrior queens, to fearsome pirates and modern-day monarchs, Fabulously Feisty Queens explores the lives and legacies of history's most powerful women.Made of stronger stuff than beauty and grace, discover just how bright, brave, brilliant and clever the world's female rulers have been throughout the centuries.With a foreword by historian and Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley and illustrations by Pauline Reeves.

The incredible true story of a young and brilliant Princess who grew up to become our Queen Elizabeth, the longest-reigning monarch. Once, a very long time ago, there was a little Princess called Elizabeth (or Lilibet as her family liked to call her) who loved to play and have fun with her horses, dogs and little sister, Margaret. But when she was ten years old, her life changed forever.From growing up during the Second World War and training as an army mechanic, to celebrating VE day with the people of Britain and marrying Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh - the man she truly loved - this is the amazing true story of a little girl who became Queen Elizabeth II.With fantastically fun, charming and playful illustrations by Pauline Reeves, this picture book is the perfect way to explore Queen Elizabeth II's life and legacy with younger readers.