Contains articles that provide information on various aspects of colonialism and expansion around the world since the mid-fifteenth century; arranged alphabetically from F to O, with sidebars and illustrations.
Provides facts about Europe, highlighting some of the continent's amazing natural features, plants, animals, and peoples; and including photographs and maps.
A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to re-steal several priceless paintings and save fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop's father, himself an international art thief, from a vengeful collector.
Explains why the Great Depression occurred in the 1930s, features excerpts from speeches, letters, diaries, and other primary source materials that provide insights into the events of the worldwide economic slump, and includes photographs and opinions from historians.
A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to re-steal several priceless paintings and save fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop's father, himself an international art thief, from a vengeful collector.
From her home in Lidice, Czechoslovakia, in 1942, eleven-year-old Milada is taken with other blond, blue-eyed children to a school in Poland to be trained as "proper Germans" for adoption by German families, but all the while she remembers her true name and history.
In the early 1990s, a boy with a mysterious past and the woman who cares for him endure a five-year journey across the war-torn Caucasus and Europe, weathering hardships and welcoming unforgettable encounters with other refugees searching for a better life.
Full-color photographs, drawings, and illustrations depict the works of painter, scientist, philosopher, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci and the times in which he lived including the Renaissance church, architecture, fashion, and astronomy.
Explores what life was like in Europe during the Middle Ages covering such topics as eating and drinking, sex and love, hygiene, healthcare, crime and punishment, table manners, recreational activities, and more.
