Take a look at the wackier side of history!Did the Maya really invent hot chocolate? Why did they have pointed heads? And did the Maya civilisation really disappear?With an engaging question and answe
Take a look at the wackier side of history!Why did Viking houses smell of fish (eew)? Did they really have horns on their helmets? And were the Vikings really the vainest people in Europe?With an enga
Take a look at the wackier side of history!Why did the first pyramids fall down? How did Tutankhamun die? And what really happened to the pharaoh's brain? Discover the answers to these questions and m
Take a look at the wackier side of history!Who were the Shang people? Why did they LOVE mud and moths? And just what made the Shang such fearsome warriors? A Question of History: The Shang Civilisatio
The ancient Greeks were skilled builders, artists and inventors, and one of the best ways to discover how they lived is by studying the artefacts they made. Just as ancient objects enable us to step b
Today, the Indus Valley Civilisation is known mainly through the ruins of its cities and the artefacts its people made. Ancient objects enable us to step back into the world of the people who made the
The ancient Romans were skilled builders, artists and inventors, and one of the best ways to discover how they lived is by studying the artefacts they made. Just as ancient objects enable us to step b
The Shang were skilled builders, artists and craftsmen, and one of the best ways to discover how they lived is by studying the artefacts they made. Just as ancient objects enable us to step back into
Examines life in the Islamic world during the European Middle Ages, including the origin and spread of the faith, government, warfare, scholarship, medicine, commerce, the arts, and Islamic influences
The At Home With...series uses a fascinating magazine-style approach to reveal what fashionable life was like at the time of the Vikings! Find out all about the invasions and raids in their struggle f
Discusses popular magic tricks and how they are done, including sawing someone in half, levitation, escapes, and making the Statue of Liberty disappear, and examines miracles and other situations that
From the team who created the award-winning title HOW TO MAKE A UNIVERSE WITH 92 INGREDIENTS, HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD WITH A BALL OF STRING is a completely unique and imaginative take on history for c
Follows the voyages of a nineteenth-century Englishwoman, focusing on her journey throughout West Africa which helped shape European perceptions of African cultures and British imperialism.
"Takes readers through the life story of influential English archaeologist and traveler Gertrude Bell. Bell explored what is now the Middle East and played a significant role in the creation of modern
"This fascinating book follows the travels of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado on his quest to find the fabled Cities of Gold in what is now the Southwestern United States. Histo
