Imagine if your kids could have history lessons from one of the UK's leading writers...this term, they can!

Peter Ackroyd has achieved worldwide acclaim for his novels, poetry, biography, history and literary criticism. Now, for the first time, he is turning his attention to writing for children. The first in his new Voyages Through Time series, The Beginning and Escape From Earth contain a wealth of factual information to complement extraordinary narrative.

Learn more about the books, read our enhanced extracts from The Beginning and Escape from Earth, and learn all about the author here.

Learn about space, dinosaurs and much more with our fantastic educational resource sheets. Click on the links below to download (you will need Acrobat Reader in order to view the resource sheets, you can get it here.)

The Beginning resource sheet
Escape from Earth resource sheet

Plus liven up your computer with our fabulous Voyages Through Time screensaver. To download the screensaver click here. Once downloaded double click on the Setup.exe file and follow the instructions on screen. The screensaver will automatically be saved into the display settings of your control panel.