Back in time

Describes life in pre-Columbian Americas, covering how people lived and worked, the foods they ate, and what children did for fun.

Describes life in pre-Columbian Americas, covering how people lived and worked, the foods they ate, and what children did for fun.

Describes life in ancient Rome, covering how people lived and worked, the foods they ate, and what children did for fun.

Describes life in ancient Mesopotamia, covering how people lived and worked, the foods they ate, and what children did for fun.

Describes life in ancient Greece, covering how people lived and worked, the foods they ate, and what children did for fun.

Describes life in ancient China, covering how people lived and worked, the foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Discusses how influential rulers changed the country throughout the centuries and the effect of ancient Chinese inventions on the course of human history.

Information-packed text and full-color imagery will transport readers to ancient Egypt, as they discover what it was like to live and work in this harshly beautiful place. Readers will also gain an understanding of how environment can shape belief as they find out about the Sun god Ra and life in the desert thousands of years ago.

Walk through the agora in Athens, train for battle in Sparta, and watch athletes compete in the Olympic Games in honor of Zeus, the king of the gods. Welcome to ancient Greece! Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how ancient Greece influenced philosophy, government, art, architecture, language, and more in the Western world throughout millennia.

Travel back thousands of years to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the world's first cities developed. Welcome to ancient Mesopotamia! Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how ancient Mesopotamians created the wheel, irrigation systems, written language, and other groundbreaking inventions that altered the course of human history.

Travel back thousands of years to ancient China, one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how influential rulers changed the country throughout the centuries and how ancient Chinese inventions altered the course of human history.