This title explores the rise of crime in Victorian times. Throughout the book, the canine history detective, Sherlock Bones, helps the reader find clues in newspapers, photographs, paintings, artefacts and other primary sources. These give the reader enough evidence to present a project on Victorian crime and to answer questions such as: why did people turn to crime?; what crimes did they commit?; and how were they caught? Throughout the book there are mysteries and puzzles to solve on these questions and more. A useful text for 7-10 year-olds, providing support for Key Stage 2 History National Curriculum where pupils study Victorian Britain. It approaches the study of history through historical enquiry, using different sources of information which is also a requirement of the Key Stage 2 History National Curriculum.
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Peter Chrisp is an experienced author of information books for children, specialising in history. He has written more then seventy books, with several titles on the Middle Ages. The consultant, Professor Malcolm Barber, has been a lecturer in medieval history for over thirty-five years. He has written many books and articles on medieval subjects, including '
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