history

This title looks at adventure world records and gives information related to the types of records broken and the people who have earned them. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, a glossary, and an index.

A trivia book about the world's strange and mysterious happenings that have baffled experts for years.

"Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl"--Provided by publisher.

"History is the most dangerous place on earth. In each chapter of [this book], [the author] explores how to survive one of history's greatest threats: getting eaten by dinosaurs, being destroyed by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, succumbing to the lava flows of Pompeii, being devoured by the Donner Party, drowning during the sinking of the Titanic, falling prey to the Black Death, and more. Using hindsight and modern science to estimate everything from how fast you'd need to run to outpace a T. rex to the advantages of different body types in surviving the Donner Party tragedy, [he] gives you a detailed battle plan for survival, helping you learn about the era at the same time"--Provided by publisher.

Features a collection of history jokes for young readers.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. She was only the second woman appointed to the court. Ruth was also the first Jewish woman to take on the role. Find out more in Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the titles in History Makers: Past and Present. This series profiles significant history makers throughout time. Each book explores the life of a well-known individual and provides an overview of that person's life and achievements.

Presents original limericks on a wide range of history and science topics accompanied by comic-book-style illustrations and explanatory text.

Even early readers need to become familiar with primary sources, though that term may be unfamiliar to them. They have heard about speeches, autobiographies, diaries, letters, and similar nonfiction resources, though. In this important introduction to primary sources, readers will discover how these first-hand accounts help them learn about people, events, and time periods. They'll also realize they can create their own primary sources for future generations to learn about them! The primary source is an indispensable concept as students hone research skills in the elementary classroom.