20TH CENTURY HISTORY MAKERS is an important new series of biographies aimed at introducing older children to the most important historical figures of the 20th century. Through lively, straightforward text and both black and white and colour photographs, young readers can find out about the events of the subjects' lives and how they impacted - for both good and evil - on the world at large. Throughout the books, boxes, panels and maps help out the running text, highlighting important events, concepts and key facts. This combination of narrative and feature provides information essential to the understanding of the subject, and really gives a sense of time and place.

 

This book features in the following series: 19Th Century History Makers, Twentieth Century History Makers .

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Hachette Children's Group .

Emma Johnson is a freelance children's editor and writer, with particular expertise in education, history and current affairs. Her most recent work includes writing Medieval Town and Country Life for Franklin Watts and biographies for Dorling Kindersley's Makers of the Millennium series.