Richard Brassey

Richard Brassey

  • 5 stars across 23 books
Richard Brassey is the author and illustrator of a host of colourful and original non-fiction books for children, among them the bestselling NESSIE THE LOCH NESS MONSTER and THE STORY OF SCOTLAND, which won the TES/SALTIRE SOCIETY AWARD. He lives in Essex. Visit his website at http://www.richardbrassey.com.
4th March 2021

Greyfriars Bobby

The famous classic Scottish tale based on the true story of a dog's lifetime devotion to his master, first published in ... MoreGreyfriars Bobby

(4 reviews) Review
1st May 2012

The Story of the Olympics

A brilliant introduction to the history of The Olympics, from the traditional games of Ancient Greece, to their revival ... MoreThe Story of the Olympics

(3 reviews) Review
5th April 2012

The Queen

Between April and July 2012, extensive celebrations will celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queen's reign. Following t... MoreThe Queen

(2 reviews) Review
10th April 2014

The Story of the World Cup

This is a colourful history of the World Cup from the author of THE STORY OF THE OLYMPICS. From the first tournamen... MoreThe Story of the World Cup

(1 review) Review
20th March 2003

Henry VIII

The life of Henry VIII is a wonderful subject for Richard Brassey to interpret through his comic, colourful pictures and... MoreHenry VIII

(1 review) Review
15th March 2001

The Story of Ireland

Comic, colourful and succinct, with short text-bytes, lots of pictures and jokey captions, this is a brilliant introduct... MoreThe Story of Ireland

(1 review) Review
6th April 2000

Greyfriars Bobby

This version of Eleanor Atkinson's novel, for the younger child, tells the story in pictures of the loyalty of the littl... MoreGreyfriars Bobby

(1 review) Review
3rd August 2009

Nelson

Flora and Annie are off to stay with their grandparents for the summer. The girls will travel on their own from Cape Tow... MoreNelson

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5th October 2009

The Story of Ireland

We are going on a long mysterious journey to find out what we can about the Island of Ireland… The Story of Ireland beg... MoreThe Story of Ireland

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5th June 2014

The Story of World War One

It began 100 years ago. They said it would be over by Christmas. They were wrong! Read about the tanks and trenches, b... MoreThe Story of World War One

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