Aberdeen is not a boastful city, preferring to wear its many distinctions lightly.

Which of its institutions produced

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Nine-year-old Secret Agent Jack Stalwart defeats pirates, rescues fine art & tracks down the crown jewels as he travels around the world in Elizabeth Singer Hunts action-packed books.

This collection of 14 books offers much more than the usual heroic adventures youd expect as each book is set in a different country that is highlighted on a world map. The stories are also complemented by fantastic educational material that will engage young readers who are interested in new & exciting countries.

This series will appeal to children aged 7 & over.

Titles in this collection:
• The Hunt for the Yeti Skull: Nepal
• The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur: USA
• The Pursuit of the Ivory Poachers: Kenya
• The Theft of the Samurai Sword: Japan
• Peril at the Grand Prix: Italy
• The Deadly Race to Space: Russia
• The Quest for Aztec Gold: Mexico
• The Search for the Sunken Treasure: Australia
• The Mission to Find Max: Egypt
• The Puzzle of the Missing Panda: China
• The Secret of the Sacred Temple: Cambodia
• The Fight for the Frozen Land: Artic
• The Caper of the Crown Jewels: Great Britain
• The Mystery of the Mona Lisa: France

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781782959014
• Author: Elizabeth Singer Hunt
• Publisher: Penguin
• Format: Paperback
- Box Set
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 12cm



























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Using specially commissioned computer graphics, never-before-seen archive footage & interviews with aviation experts, these three incredible programmes bring to life the Secret Aircraft of World War II. Episode 1: Allied
- Behold the genius & ingenuity of innovators on both sides of the Atlantic. From the CHANCE VOUGHT FLYING PANCAKE that could take off vertically to perhaps the biggest secret project outside the building of the A-bomb
- Churchill's plan to build a fleet of giant aircraft carriers made from ice. Episode 2: Luftwaffe
- Hear the story of the tiny HE 162 jet interceptor, built in deep underground caves & flown by pilots from the Hitler Youth, & the amazing HORTEN FLYING WING jet bomber designed to attack New York. Plus, we reveal the plans for a jet version of the STUKA DIVE BOMBER & how it might have impacted the battle for the Eastern Front. Episode 3: Russian
- History has overlooked the unimaginable hardships Russian aircraft designers faced under the rule of Joseph Stalin. This programme reveals how Soviet aircraft designers independently discovered jet & rocket technology.



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The secret American destiny is to create a political World State that can legislate to abolish war, famine, disease & poverty. To prepare the ground for this new order America needs to project an all-embracing vision of unity that can unify humankind. ...

Inspired by the real life story of Pablo Fanque
- the first Black circus owner
- & featuring fun facts about the magical creatures

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Some of our most intriguing history is missing. Perhaps there has been a conspiracy, a cover-up? Or maybe some stories have been lost, forgotten or were just too embarrassing to talk about at the time? But now they are back, revealed in all their glory: secret passages, events, societies, loves, identities & even dark secrets of the grave. After much sleuthing, Justin Pollard takes us into undisclosed historical waters to discover why the city of Burlington isn't on the map; how ' Agent Pickle' saved the lost treasure of Bonnie Prince Charlie; what Sir Thomas Overbury knew in 1613 that got him murdered with a poisoned enema & how Virginia Woolf sweet-talked her way aboard HMS Dreadnought dressed as Abyssinian Prince. Secret Britain will also reveal the tragic love story behind the Rolls Royce mascot; how agent Garbo managed to get an MBE & an Iron Cross; the sinister properties of the Hand of Glory; the lost smuggling ship Peggy; the Mystery Runner of Nos Galan; the extraordinary history of the Fairy Flag of Dunvegan; London's only Nazi war memorial & the secrets of the WWII Monopoly board. This book has 316 pages & is 12.9 x 2.3 x 19.7 cm ...

Some of our most intriguing history is missing. Perhaps there has been a conspiracy, a cover-up? Or maybe some stories have been lost, forgotten or were just too embarrassing to talk about at the time? But now they are back, revealed in all their glory: secret passages, events, societies, loves, identities & even dark secrets of the grave. After much sleuthing, Justin Pollard takes us into undisclosed historical waters to discover why the city of Burlington isn't on the map; how ' Agent Pickle' saved the lost treasure of Bonnie Prince Charlie; what Sir Thomas Overbury knew in 1613 that got him murdered with a poisoned enema & how Virginia Woolf sweet-talked her way aboard HMS Dreadnought dressed as Abyssinian Prince. Secret Britain will also reveal the tragic love story behind the Rolls Royce mascot; how agent Garbo managed to get an MBE & an Iron Cross; the sinister properties of the Hand of Glory; the lost smuggling ship Peggy; the Mystery Runner of Nos Galan; the extraordinary history of the Fairy Flag of Dunvegan; London's only Nazi war memorial & the secrets of the WWII Monopoly board. The size of this book is 20.5cm in height & 13.5cm wide with 316 pages ...

In the heart of Ireland's County Mayo, in the midst of the rugged countryside lies a mysterious farm called Knocknakil. Concealed for centuries, the farm's guardian Jim slowly divulges its secret history, swallow holes & passage ways to his nephew Graham, preparing him for the trials ahead. ...

Psychological thriller starring Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow & Robert Mitchum. Leonora (Taylor) is an aging prostitute mourning for her dead daughter. The unbalanced Cenci (Farrow) comes to believe that Leonora is her own dead mother, & the two women ...

During the Second World War a great secret was kept from the Nation
- & the enemy. Unknown to a war-torn Britain, another war
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