Rachel Corcoran – illustratör

The story of a pilot who broke records and made history.AMELIA EARHART broke flying records, wrote best-selling books, launched a fashion label and fought for the rights of female pilots everywhere. Her disappearance, in the midst of her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, is one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries, and today she is remembered as not only the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but for being a bold, brace and adventurous woman who fought tirelessly for what she believed.Extraordinary Lives is a bold, inclusive biography series shining a light on modern and historical figures. Entertaining, accessible and educational, they are the perfect introductions to these amazing people and their achievements. Collect them all!Michelle Obama Malala Yousafzai Stephen Hawking Neil Armstrong Katherine Johnson Anne Frank Mahatma Gandhi Rosa Parks Mary Seacole Coming in 2020:Greta ThunbergAlan TuringFreddie Mercury Serena Williams Steve Jobs Amelia Earhart Nelson Mandela

Ameila Earhart was:A pilot A record-breaker An inspirationAmeila Earhart broke flying records, wrote best-selling books, launched a fashion label and fought for the rights of female pilots everywhere.Her disappearance, in the midst of her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, is one of history's greatest unsolved mysteries, and today she is remembered as not only the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean, but for being a bold, brace and adventurous woman who fought tirelessly for what she believed.Explore other extraordinary lives:The Extraordinary Life of Stephen HawkingThe Extraordinary Life of Michelle ObamaThe Extraordinary Life of Katherine JohnsonThe Extraordinary Life of Mahatma GandhiThe Extraordinary Life of Alan Turing The Extraordinary Life of Serena WilliamsThe Extraordinary Life of Nelson MandelaThe Extraordinary Life of Greta ThunbergThe Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela

The further adventures of Lily: life as a maid in Lissadell House is always interesting, but with her friendship with Maeve under strain, a war in Europe starting and uncertainly about her future, she needs all her wits about her! This latest installment in the popular series also sees Lily finally on her way to realising her dream of becoming a teacher.Nellie's older sister, Johanna, starts walking out with Harry the footman, and is extremely worried when he enlists and goes off to fight in World War I. He send letters to the girls from the front and tells them all about the Christmas Day truce in 1914 … but then a telegram comes. Harry is missing, presumed dead.  Will he return to Lissadell, safe and sound?Meanwhile, when Isabelle, the children’s nurse, becomes unwell Lady Mary asks Lily to work with the Michael and Hugh Gore Booth in the afternoons until they are ready to go away to boarding school. On a visit home, Lily meets the Master, who tells her that Miss O’Brien is courting a young man – and if she marries, there will be an opening for a Junior Assistant Mistress in the school. He assures her that her current level of education will be enough, and that once she is old enough, he’d be happy to appoint her.

Dublin 1911When Eliza Kane and her brother Jonty move from the leafy suburbs of Rathmines to a tenement flat on Henrietta Street they are in for a shock. Pigs and ponies in the yard, rats in the hallways and cockroaches or ‘clocks’ underfoot!When they meet their new neighbour, Annie, a kind and practical teenager and her brothers, and a travelling circus comes to town, offering them both jobs, helping Madam Ada, the bee charmer, and Albert the dog trainer, things start to look up.When a tragedy happens in the tenements, Eliza, Jonty and their new friends spring into action.A tale of family, friendship and finding a new home, with touch of magical bees!

Step inside the fairy door and discover the inner workings of the secret fairy world in this ultimate compendium.  The Fairy World has been hidden from sight for centuries – but finally, the fairies are ready to welcome one very special visitor!  This is an extraordinary tour of the fairy realm, laying bare sparkling secrets, including:  How fairy dust is made The many different jobs of the fairies How fairies get their wings How they travel between our world and theirs  . . . and much more! With Evander Acorncup as your guide – Guardian of the Great Fairy Tree – it’s time to explore a world where even the air around you shimmers with fairy dust . . . Featuring a lavish, foil-embossed cover and ribbon marker, this is the ultimate book to capture the true magic of fairies. For more magical stories in the Secrets from series, discover Secrets from the North Pole.