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Pizarro and the Incas

Examines the life and exploits of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro, and describes his desire for gold that led him to conquer the Inca Empire of South America.

The life of Alexander the Great

2006
Presents a graphic novel of the life and military conquests of Alexander the Great who became king of Macedonia after the assassination of his father, Philip II in 336 B.C.

The life of Julius Caesar

2006
Presents a short graphic novel on the life and reign of Julius Caesar, and describes his military and political leadership, his relationship with Cleopatra, his assassination, and his legacy.

The life of Anne Frank

2006
Presents stories from the life of Anne Frank in graphic novel form, beginning with the rise of the Nazis in pre-World War II Germany, and continuing to her death in a concentration camp.

The race to the South Pole

2006
A graphic novel that describes the 1911 race to the South Pole by two groups of explorers--one led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and the other by British captain Robert Scott.

The building of the Great Pyramid

2006
Presents an account of the building of Egypt's Great Pyramid, in graphic novel form, and includes background on ancient Egypt and the life of a pharaoh.

The life of Christopher Columbus

2006
Looks at the life of Christopher Columbus, the fifteenth-century Italian explorer credited with the discovery of America. Presented in graphic novel form.

The discovery of T. Rex

2006
Tells the story of the hunt for carnivorous dinosaurs in Wyoming and South Dakota during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the discovery of Tyrannosaurus bones, the famous "Bone Wars, " and the controversy over the discovery of "Sue" in the 1990s.
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