Explains the stories and principles behind some the world's greatest structures, including the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Great Wall of China, the Eiffel Tower, and the Brooklyn Bridge.
Recounts ten historic treks, including Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, the Vikings' sail to America, and the First Crusade, with hints for finding various people in the illustrations.
Detailed cross-sections show a city from the Stone Age to the twentieth century, including the structures which are raised and torn down, the people who inhabit the city, and an accumulating underground collection of artifacts.
Surveys various prisons throughout time, including the Tower of London, the Bastille, and Alcatraz. Includes brief biographies and illustrations of nine famous prisoners and challenges the reader to find them in the larger illustrations.
Follows the epic journey of a family who set off for America to seek their fortune. Detailed cross-sections vividly show each method of transport the family use on the 11,000 kilometre trek from Bohemia to California in 1849.
