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.

 

This book features in the following series: The History Detective Investigates, The History Detective in .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Peter Chrisp is a highly experienced and entertaining author of information books for children - specializing in history.