history

Presents readers with a historical perspective and comprehensive picture of the government and social class in colonial America along with the cultural, political, and social events that characterized this given era.

An illustrated overview of exploration and discoveries in geography since ancient times that provides information about the Vikings, Marco Polo, Chinese explorers, Henry the Navigator, Spanish conquistadors, and more.

Profiles a selection of one hundred scientists of significant influence and accomplishment.

Provides an account of the racially-motivated bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, which resulted in the deaths of four children, and discusses how the tragedy spurred the passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights legislation.

A discussion of food and cooking in ancient Greece, providing information about the foods available to the people of Greece, looking at Greek homes and how different foods were prepared, and describing food-related celebrations. Includes recipes.

A discussion of food and cooking in ancient Egypt, providing information about the foods available to the people of Egypt, looking at Egyptian kitchens and how different foods were prepared, and describing food-related celebrations. Includes recipes.

Shares the stories of scientists throughout history who have contributed to the field of space exploration, and provides information about developments in the field.

Contains subject time lines and a time line running throughout the pages, along with historical facts, illustrations, and photographs, that provide information about key events and significant individuals during the Industrial Revolution.

Contains subject and chronological time lines, along with historical facts, illustrations, and photographs, that provide information about key events and significant individuals in the Muslim world from 600 to 1600.

Presents an illustrated discussion of medieval weapons that covers spears, swords, bows and arrows, shields, armor, fighting machines, and gunpowder.