history

Traces the history of the airplane from 400 B.C. when Archytas of Greece experimented with small gliders, to the high-tech developments of the twenty-first century.

Presents an overview of the discovery of penicillin, including information on how its bacteria killing properties was a turning point in medicine when it was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe the history of toilets and the disposal of human waste.

Briefly tells the story of the Statue of Liberty, from when the idea was born, how the statue was built, and information about the creator.

The author describes her journey in 1933, at the age of seven, with her mother and two sisters from their village in southern China to the U.S. and recalls important moments from their first eight years in America.

Presents a humorous, easy-to-understand introduction to criminal investigations and punishment through history.

Presents an annotated text of Dr. Seuss's classic story, "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Cat in the Hat Returns, " containing the complete text and art of both books, along with essays by Seuss, photographs, and page-by-page annotations.

Bhupinder, a schoolboy in a small village in India, learns about Rajasthan and the Rajput warriors who protected that large, magnificent state many years before, then later finds himself helping to defeat an entire Moghul army. Includes facts about daily life in India and a recipe for Lassi.

Describes how inventions such as the cotton gin transformed America from an agricultural country to an industrial one, and led to both problems and opportunities.

Provides information about early kicking games, focusing on the development of soccer, and looks at how the sport has been popularized in the Olympics and in countries around the world.