juvenile literature

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about the maiden voyage and sinking of the Titanic.

Discusses the significance of some of the harvest festivals around the world and describes how they are celebrated.

Collection of one-page biographies with accompanying illustrations of some of the more influential stars of rock music, such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly.

Describes the geography of rivers including their power to erode and form deltas and the formation of waterfalls, rapids, and canyons. Includes experiments and other activities.

Explains the characteristics of oceans and the forces and principles which act upon them, demonstrating with experiments and models.

Describes many familiar inventions, foods, customs, tools, toys and games, fasions, and more that originated in ancient Egypt.

Describes the samplers stitched by girls in colonial America and explains what these samplers tell about the lives of their makers. Includes simple projects.

A simple introduction to food chains and webs, featuring both herbivores and carnivores and discussing energy, food production, and decomposition in various ecosystems.

Introduces biomes, describing the main kinds and discussing their location, climate, and plant and animal life, as well as those developed by humans.

Discusses colonial life in America, depicts a year in the life of a fictional colonial family, and presents projects and activities, such as butter churning, candle dipping, baking bread, and playing colonial games.