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• Victorian Schools (Life in the Past)
• The Victorians (Homework Helpers)
• Vile Victorians
• The Victorians (Craft Topics)
• The Victorian Age 1837-1914
• Queen Victoria and her Amusements(Dead Famous)
• Chimney Child: A Victorian Story
• Mill Girl (My Story)
• My Story: The Hunger
• Avoid Being a Victorian Servant
• Old Fashioned Farm Life Coloring Book
• Victorian Farm DVD
• Life In Victorian Britain DVD

Victorian Schools (Life in the Past)

by Mandy Ross (Author)

This title provides children studying history at primary school level with an overview of Victorian schools and schooling. Other books in the same series explore Victorian toys, Victorian homes and holidays at the seaside during Victorian times.

The Victorians (Homework Helpers)

by Louise Armstrong (Author)

Arranged in encyclopedia or dictionary format, this book aims to be an aid for anyone tackling homework, but it is a useful informative book to provide background information on the Victorian period. With suggestions for words to use in your homework, quotable primary source material and bitesize case studies, it is easy to digest and informative. Keystage 2.

Vile Victorians

by Terry Deary (Author), Martin Brown (Illustrator)

In Vile Victorians you can discover the full story, including:

• Murderers who wouldn't hang

• Dredger men fishing for the dead

• Stag hunting in Paddington Station

It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: · What vile Victorian parents called their children? · Who had a gruesome glass eye for every occasion? · When the first public loo was flushed? Discover all the foul facts about the Vile Victorians - all the gore and more

The Victorians (Craft Topics)

The Victorians by RACHEL WRIGHT (Author)

A brilliant series that combines both historical facts with interesting and relevant ideas for craft activities

Mill Girl (My Story): A Victorian Girl's Diary, 1842-1843

(Key Stage Two historical fiction) (Paperback) by Sue Reed (Author)

In spring 1842 Eliza is shocked when she is sent to work in the Manchester cotton mills - the noisy, suffocating mills. The work is backbreaking and dangerous - and when she sees her friends' lives wrecked by poverty, sickness and unrest, Eliza realizes she must fight to escape the fate of a mill girl...

Although this is a fictional account it is based on fact and is written in an appealing and readable manner.

Chimney Child: A Victorian Story

(Key Stage Two historical fiction) (Paperback) by Laurie Sheehan (Author)

Vic has a miserable life as a chimney sweep; a cruel master, scraped knees and elbows that never heal, filthy working conditions and not enough to eat. Then, one day, some valuable jewels are stolen from a house where Vic is working. Albert, the pampered son of the big house chases Vic but is nearly drowned in the Thames. Vic saves him only to be caught by the police and end up in Newgate Prison. When all seems lost, Albert manages to untangle the mystery of the stolen jewels and Vic is freed and introduced to the famous Dr Barnardo. But there’s a twist in the tale when Vic’s big secret is revealed!

The Victorian Age 1837-1914

(British History)

The "British History Series" tells the story of the people and changing landscape of Britain. It aims to bring people and events to life and set them in a historical context. This title explores the Victorian Age and readers can find out, amongst other things, why there was a famine in Ireland, how Darwin developed his theory of evolution, what happened in the scramble for Africa, and how the Titanic sank.

Queen Victoria and her Amusements
(Dead Famous)

by Alan MacDonald (Author), Clive Goddard (Illustrator)

You've probably heard of Queen Victoria... She's dead famous for marrying a chap called Albert, wearing black clothes - all the time, and for saying "We are not amused". But have you heard that Queen Vic went on her holidays in disguise, was best pals with her Scottish servant and loved playing cards...for money?

Chapter headings are:

Introduction
Timeline : Young Victoria
'We are Young' - Little Drina
'We are Queen' - Learning to rule
Timeline : Victoria and Albert
'We are a family' - At home with Albert
'We are doing our duty' - Victoria at work
Timeline - Victoria alone
'We are in mourning' - Dead Albert lives
'We are an Empress' - The British Empire'
'We are Proud' - Glorious Victorians
'We are old' - The Jubilee years
'We are departed' - The end at last

My Story: The Hunger

An Irish Girl's Diary 1845-1847

by Carol Drinkwater

It's 1845 and blight has destroyed the precious potato crop leaving Ireland starving. Phyllis works hard to support her struggling family, but when her mother's health deteriorates she sets off in search of her rebel brother and is soon swept up in the fight for a free and fair Ireland...

Avoid Being a Victorian Servant

by Fiona MacDonald
Illustrated by David Antram

This title can be used as a background approach to wider issues in Victorian times, such as class divides, daily life and the position of men and women in late nineteenth-century society. The humorous, cartoon-style illustrations make learning fun, and encourage young readers to engage with the central character. Informative captions, a comprehensive glossary and an index make this title an ideal and fun introduction to the conventions of non-fiction text. It is relevant to Key Stage 2 history and helps to achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14. Fiona Macdonald studied history at Cambridge University and at the University of East Anglia. She has taught in schools and colleges and has written numerous books for children. David Antram was born in Brighton in 1958. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time artist. He has illustrated many children's non-fiction books.

Old Fashioned Farm Life

Coloring Book
Nineteenth Century Activities on the Firestone Farm at Greenfield Village

Illustrations by AG Smith
Text by Peter H Cousins

Life on a farm before the advent of tractors relied on horsedrawn equipment and the skills and labour of many people. 43 ready-to-be-coloured drawings set the scene of 19th century farm life, and although this is an American book the rural activities are not that dissimilar from those in the UK and include butter making, apple pressing, the water pump and sheep shearing. A short text accompanies each picture.

Victorian Farm DVD

Historical documentary series VICTORIAN FARM challenged a group of experts, including a food historian and two archaeologists, to rediscover the skills and tools of the mid-19th century and run a mock-Victorian farm in Shropshire.

Life In Victorian Britain [DVD]

A profile and exploration of life in Victorian Britain. Narrated by Terry Molloy.