See Inside the History of Britain

See Inside

by Rob Lloyd Jones, Barry Ablett (Illustrator)

With stunning illustrations and over 60 flaps to lift, children can explore plague-ridden London, the British Empire, a Victorian factory and other key events in Britain’s incredible history. Scenes include “The Middle Ages”, “Tudor Times” and “Britain at War”. A “Famous People” section at the back of the book features Britons of note such as Oliver Cromwell, Emmeline Pankhurst and The Beatles.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Picture Books

16 pages, Board Book

First published February 3, 2015

About the author

Rob Lloyd Jones was born in San Francisco but grew up in London. He studied Egyptology at University where he learnt hieroglyphics, and often goes on digs with the Egypt Exploration Society. He is a senior editor at Usborne, for whom he has written over thirty books – mostly historical non-fiction, but also adaptations of classics such as JEKYLL AND HYDE and THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. Rob is also a volunteer reading helper at a primary school in Clerkenwell and wrote episodes of the children’s TV show ‘Bernard’s Watch’ for Carlton Kids. He lives in south London with his wife Sally, and 14-month-old son Otis.

Reviews

[Ella]

A fantastically informative yet engaging in child friendly book about the key events in British history. Every page is covered in interesting and detailed illustrations with multiple flaps to reveal the insides of houses, trains and more information. Great book to have in a classroom in KS1 and KS2 for children to use to search for information or for general interest.

[Rosie]

The 4 stars are really for the illustrations. I love a fun illustrated book with fun flaps to look under for more pictures and information.

A nice way to introduce kids to a very basic, brief overview of British history. A few hiccups with some of the sentences missing or double printing a few words, but this is for the artwork, more than the text.