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Set in a brutal, chaotic Scotland of the near future, it's business at any cost for the people who live there. Archie Henderson has rewilded his vast Highland estate, filling the mountains and woods with wolves and bears. But when a young man is killer by a bear on the reserve, DI Rhona Ballantyne investigates. The death is not all it seems.

At 10 years old David Livingstone was sent to work in a cotton mill. He knew he had to escape. It was a desire that would take him very far from home. This is the incredible story of the tough man of Victorian Britain who would stop at nothing in his determination to explore Africa.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a man with a brilliant brain for design, and never tired of building new and exciting things - the deepest tunnel, the longest bridge, the fastest train.

Four teenagers attempt the most dangerous sabotage mission of World War II in this gripping thriller, based on real events.

Antislavery campaigner, author, diplomat and political statesmen, Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest men of his age. A former slave himself, Frederick fought publicly against slavery and was an inspiration in the fight for social and political change. Written by Amanda Mitchison, find out about this life-long battle to fight for equality.

This is the story of Alexander Selkirk, Scottish mariner and adventurer, who was delighted to be rescued by passing sailors after four years alone on a Pacific island. The story tells how Selkirk came to be stranded on the island in 1705, and how he survived - the story of the real Robinson Crusoe. Ages 10+.

This is the story of David Livingstone, a tough man of Victorian Britain who would stop at nothing in his determination to be the first white man to explore Africa, even if it meant dragging his wife and children along with him. He trekked hundreds of miles through dangerous territory braving terrible illness and pain. Ages 10+.