All About: The Victorians

By Jane Goodwin

This title looks at all the significant individulas and events of the Victorian era: Shaftesbury, Owen, Fry; Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and the Great Exhibition; Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and the Crimean War; Stephenson, Brunel; Livingstone, Kingsley and world exploration; Bell and the telephone. It also looks at the changes to work and transport: the factory system and working life for men, women and children; the growth of industrial towns, ships and seafaring, rail travel, seaside holidays and entertainment; the impact of railways and the building of factories on the local area.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750292741
• ISBN13: 9780750292740
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Wayland
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6