KS3 History by Aaron Wilkes: Renaissance, Revolution & Reformation Student Book (1485-1750) - Softcover

...the cartoon illustrations and the 'stop to think, relate this to yourself' type questions are very engaging, especially for the younger user...The overall layout and use of primary information sources is very effective, as are the 'work' sections. The book is an easy read with mission objectives clearly set out, sections which reinforce the key words and information, it also shows the gory stuff too, children love that. I liked the fact that analytical skills are greatly encouraged throughout, I learned one or two things along the way too, the information is presented in a colourful, exciting, easy to imagine yourself there, manner. (TES Review Bank)

This is a fabulous, child-friendly history book. It is my 11-yr old's school history text book and she loves it so much that I bought her a copy of her own and intend to build up the range for her. The facts are all in there but presented in a fun, light-hearted manner with great diagrams - the gruesome after-effects of the beauty treatm

Aaron Wilkes is an experienced author and history teacher at Castle High School, Dudley. James Ball is an ex-journalist and retrained history teacher based in the West Midlands.