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The Wright brothers' glider

Digby and his sister learn all about the life and works of the Wright Brothers, after they discover their model glider at an antiques market.

Shakespeare's quill

Digby and his sister, Hannah, learn about the life and plays of William Shakespeare after they discover one of his feather quills at a busy antiques market.

Leonardo's palette

Digby and his sister learn all about the life and works of fifteen-century artist and sculptor, Leonardo da Vinci, after they discover the artist's palette at an antiques market.

Armstrong's moon rock

Digby, a young collector of interesting objects, finds a moon rock brought from the moon by Neil Armstrong in Mr. Rummage's stall at the antiques market, which inspires the proprietor to tell Digby and his sister all about the life and adventures of the first astronaut to set foot on the moon.

Marco Polo's silk purse

Digby and his sister learn all about the life and works of thirteenth-century explorer, Marco Polo, after they discover his silk purse at an antiques market.

Queen Victoria's diamond

2009
Digby and his sister Hannah learn about life in the time of Queen Victoria after rummaging through the antiques at Mr. Rummage's stall and finding objects that each tell a historical tale about the nineteenth century.

Mozart's wig

2009
Mr. Rummage introduces Digby and Hannah Platt to the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart after Digby finds Mozart's wig in Mr. Rummage's stall at the antique market; and describes Mozart's childhood, education, touring across Europe, operas, and more.

Marco Polo's silk purse

2008
Digby and his sister learn all about the life and works of thirteenth-century explorer, Marco Polo, after they discover his silk purse at an antiques market.

Shakespeare's quill

2008
When ten-year-old Digby and his sister Hannah find William Shakespeare's feather quill in a stall belonging to Mr. Rummage at the local antiques market, Mr. Rummage tells the children all about the life and works of William Shakespeare. Includes sidebars with information on Elizabethan times.

Cleopatra's coin

2008
Teaches about the life of Cleopatra through a story in which Digby and his sister, Hannah, discover a coin that belonged to the famous Egyptian queen.

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