Pauline Francis, Books - Hertfordshire

Books for younger readers Drakes's Drummer Boy Mill Publishing 1998 A Tudor Sea Story for younger readers: Will becomes a drummer boy and sails around the world with Francis Drake - and the drum saves their lives more than once.	The Little Giant Mill Publishing 2001 The story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the man who designed bridges, tunnels, trains and ships - and inspired the engineers who came after him.	Books for older readers Winner of the 2008 Highland Book Award 12+ Raven Queen Usborne Publishing Ltd 2007 Raven Queen weaves a mesmerising tale of love and tragedy based on the life of Lady Jane Grey, all too often remembered as just a line in a history book. I have been interested in Lady Jane Grey ever since I was a girl - but she was always just a line in a history book: the unlucky Nine Day Queen. How did she feel when her parents beat her? What did she think when she was forced to become Queen through a loveless marriage? How would she have felt if she had met her soul - mate and fallen in love? I wrote Raven Queen to try to get to know her better. My research took me into a time of bewildering religious change: from a world dominated by Henry the Eighth who steered England away from the Roman Catholic Church, to a Protestant England ruled by his son, Edward - and back once more to a Roman Catholic England when Edward's sister, Mary, became Queen after his death. Jane was a spirited and inspirational young girl whose life was sacrificed when she was only sixteen to satisfy a lust for power. If you visit Bradgate Park, where the ruins of her home still stand, you will see that flowers are always left at her grave on the anniversary of her death. A World Away Usborne Publishing Ltd 2008 A World Away is a bold and beguiling story of love and separation, set against the tragedy of the first settlers in the New World.
Fast Track Classics Evans Publishing Ltd. Current series A quick way into the classics, these 48 page books retain all the strength and flavour of the original stories. Choose from Horror Classics; Animal Classics; Adventure Classics and Science Fiction Classics.	The Television Man Mill Publishing 2001 The story of John Logie Baird, who experimented with a hat box, a knitting needle, an old electric motor, a photo-cell and a dummy to make television possible.
Sam Stars at Shakespeare's Globe Frances Lincoln Publishing 2006 Sam thinks that the Globe Theatre is the most magical place he's ever seen. He longs to work for England's greatest writer, and when he cheekily tries to act, Master Shakespeare gives him a job. But is he ready for the role he wants most - the star-crossed lover Juliet? Has he got what it takes to be the finest player in England?