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The ingenuity evidenced during the Renaissance was not just limited to the fine arts. A number of scientists and inventors also made astonishing breakthroughs in astronomy, medicine, physics, and more. Readers examine the scientific revolution, profiling Isaac Newton, Galileo, and many others who transformed the scientific and mechanical worlds.

Text and illustrations describe the different tools and skills needed to build a castle.

"Describes life for people in countries under occupation by German and Japanese soldiers during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

A detailed and illustrated study of sixteenth-century life during a military siege that is based upon a compilation of a number of actual battles.

Discusses the Kindertransport, including the people who organized the operation, how the transports worked, the children's lives who escaped on a transport, and how ten thousand children were saved from the Holocaust.

An introduction to medieval foods and cooking, featuring text and cartoon illustrations, and describing what people ate and how food was prepared during the Middle Ages.

An introduction to medieval knights and knighthood, featuring text and cartoon illustrations and describing the training and duties of a knight during the Middle Ages.

Looks at how knowledge and inventions were discovered and how they spread to other parts of the world from Europe during the Renaissance, 1485 to 1714, discussing firearms, clocks, navigation, oil paint, arithmetic, distilled alcohol, and other topics.

Presents a history of the Christian church during the Renaissance period from 600 to 1500 A.D.

An introduction to city and town life during the Renaissance that discusses trade, architecture, monarchs, politics, religion, and other related topics.