Platt, Richard

Presents an introduction to primates, focusing on apes and monkeys, looking at how they live in the wild, how they fight, feed, get around in trees and on the ground, breed, and raise their families, and examining the ways in which primates resemble humans.

Various kinds of spiders, including the black widow, tarantula, and water spider, describe their physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats.

Full-color photographs, illustrations, and digital imagery focus on every aspect of a castle including the great halls, towers, turrets, and passageways; and contains a large fold-out poster.

Explores the world of pirates, from the Viking raiders to the buccaneers of the Spanish Main.

Tells the stories of some of history's most notable explorers and shares little-known facts about their experiences.

The fictional diary of a ten-year-old boy who, in 1716 sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead.

Presents information about men and women spies throughout history as well as about the tools and equipment they used in espionage and intelligence service.

Presents an illustrated history of Beijing, China, from the time of the Mongol invaders to the city today.

A collection of movie stills and highlights from Disney's film "Pirates of the Caribbean," with profiles of the characters and description and fold-out of the Black Pearl.