Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Columbus as an example.

Tells the story of Abraham Lincoln and looks at what was happening all around the world in his time

Text and cutaway illustrations depict how people lived and worked inside a medieval castle

Illustrations and text introduce early readers to the the training, duties, and lifestyle of a samurai; and also describes the culture and traditions of ancient Japan

Today, going to the dentist is usually a safe and painless experience. In past centuries, that wasn't always the case. Read and learn how lucky we are to live in modern times.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would be like to live without the toilet and describes how people managed to dispose of their waste in the past.

Describes the causes, events, people, and legacy of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Imagine talking to those you love over a cell phone, knowing that when they hang up, they will face certain death in a heroic fight against terrorism. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and an empty field in Pennsylvania -- killing...

Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.

Uses a newspaper format to present the inventions, lifestyles, climate changes, and progress in hunting and farming of the Stone Age