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Browsers and young students alike will enjoy these lively question and answer books with their unique mix of realistic illustration and engaging cartoons. The enticing questions will amaze, amuse and

Epic: Scientists focuses on some of history's most remarkable scientists, from Archimedes, Alhazen and Galileo, to Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Marie Curie. The book gives a brief biography of

An icon of the Industrial Revolution, railroads were essential to the progress of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Today’s trains travel at speeds up to 268 miles per hour, and the limits continue to be pushed. Trains: A Complete History provides an excellent overview of the train models that were groundbreaking in their respective eras. The scope of progress comes to life on these pages—from the 1830 Best Friend of Charleston, whose passengers were to said to have traveled “on the wings of the wind” at a whopping top speed of twenty-five miles per hour, to the 2012 hybrid-powered Japan Railway HD300, which uses 36 percent less fuel than traditional trains and travels at speeds up to seventy miles per hour.Complete with a detachable collection of press-out model train pieces, Trains: A Complete History is the two-in-one book that will have train enthusiasts young and old tooting their horns and hollering, “All aboard!”

An important, high-end geography series that takes an in-depth look at some of fastest-developing countries and cities in the world.

An important, high-end geography series that takes an in-depth look at some of fastest-developing countries and cities in the world.

The world is a fascinating place, and I Wonder Why Countries Fly Flags uses some irresistible questions to get kids thinking about the world beyond their doorstep. From the basics on what makes a coun

Describes the history of slavery in the United States and the fight for African American civil rights, and explains how to analyze primary documents regarding these historic issues.

Presents an introduction to World War I, including its causes, the nations participating in the war, and the war's impact on the world, and explains how to analyze primary documents from this time per

Beautiful two-page spreads introduce young readers to the history of the worldA's mariners and their most memorable sea voyages. Here are the ships, the men, the trade routes they established, and th

Children and adults alike will be awestruck as a stunning three-dimensional medieval world unfolds before their eyes! The sliding castle gate on the front cover serves as an entrance into a world fro

The world's most trusted nonfiction series is now available with a CD of clipart included in the hardcover edition that compliments a fact-filled title full of spectacular photographs and illustration

Presents the history of ancient Mesopotamia, describing the succession of civilizations that existed there and examining the most significant aspects of religion, agriculture, trade, art, writing, and

Marie Curie was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes for science, and her work still influences our understanding of physics, medicine, and chemistry. Born Marja Skodowska in Poland in 1867,

Intricate and meticulous illustrations bring history to life in this wide-ranging castle tour that covers both the majestic splendour of the great halls and the hardships of living in a feudal societ

This reluctant reader-friendly series applie an image-led, facts and stats approach to the most impressive fighters in history

Know It All takes the topics children most want to read about and tells them everything they want to know.

An important, high-end geography series that takes an in-depth look at some of fastest-developing countries and cities in the world.

Introduces the world's most fascinating, fast-paced cities and how they grow and function, including suburbs, shanty towns, and high-rise business districts.

This is the slide-out, lift-up, see-through story of world-famous trains and railroads! Legendary Journeys: Trains unfolds the enthralling history of trains and railroads as they spread across the glo

An addition to the best-selling Eyewitness series examines the wide variety of precious objects that have been considered valuable commodities and the prizes of greed, conquest, crime and adventure ov