Fabulous new double CD audio collection! Alexander the Great, Queen Elizabeth I, Abraham Lincoln, Christopher Columbus, Horatio Nelson, William Shakespeare and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart all changed the world in which they lived. This lively history of fifteen great personalities introduces a new series in the Junior Classics range. Presented with classical music which brings the periods to life.

Disc 1
Christopher Columbus - The Man Who Found America
'Tierra! Tierra!' The First Voyage - 06:11
The Second Voyage - 07:32
The Third Voyage - 03:19
The Fourth Voyage - 04:03

Elizabeth I - Queen of England (more info)
1588 - Tilbury - 07:21
The Young Queen - 04:03
The Spanish Armada - 03:41

William Shakespeare - All the world's stage (more info)
All The World's A Stage - 05:56
A New Breed Of Playwright Was Writing Plays - 05:55
A New Theatre - The Globe - 07:19

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Great Composer
A Child Prodigy And A Genius - 06:34
Mozart As A Teenager - 05:13
A Composer And Pianist Travelling In Europe - 02:54
1791 - The Last Year Of His Life - 02:51

Disc 2
Lord Nelson - England Expects Every Man Will Do His Duty
The Fatal Musket Ball - 06:49
Nelson's First Big Sea Battle - 07:02
The Battle Of Trafalgar - October 21 1805 - 04:11

Charles Darwin - The Origin of the Species
A Book That Was To ChangeThe World - 08:08
Life And Views In Victorian England - 04:20
Publication Of On The Origin Of Species - 04:57

Florence Nightingale - The Lady with the Lamp
The Barracks Hospital, Scutari 1854 - 04:11
Florence Nightingale Gets Down To Work - 04:02
The Lady With The Lamp - 03:39

Abraham Lincoln - The American President who freed the slaves
Fountain Hughes Speaks - A Former Slave - 03:11
Abraham Lincoln - A Kentuckian Lawyer, Six Foot Four Inches - 04:33
'Honest Abe' Is Elected President Of The USA - 02:48
The End Of The Civil War - 02:31

Anne Frank - A Diary of Hope
Into Hiding - 05:41
A Diary And New Friend - Kitty - 03:58
Time Passes Slowly - The Diary Grows - 05:19
Discovery - The Nazis Arrive - 03:04

Suitability: Suitable for home, school or homeschool

Level: Approximately Ages 8-12, although younger children who take an interest in history may also find this enjoyable

Also available: Volume 2