Randolph, Joanne

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.

A photo-illustrated look at some examples of extreme weather, such as droughts and supercell thunder storms, and how and why they form.

A photo-illustrated look at some examples of extreme weather, such as droughts and supercell thunder storms, and how and why they form.

Diagrams and full-color photographs and illustrations, paired with accessible and informative text, showcase how the heart works and what its job is in the human body.

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.

Follow prehistoric nomadic hunters as they cross the Bering land bridge from Asia and become the Americas' first inhabitants. Join archaeologists as they examine artifacts, such as spear points and fabrics, and ancient mounds to learn more about the earliest Paleo-Indians in North America. Then travel to Central and South America to uncover how the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas lived before the arrival of the Europeans.

Hear a rousing speech at the forum; watch gladiators battle for their lives at the Colosseum; enjoy some stuffed dormice, olives, and figs; and catch a chariot race at the Circus Maximus. Welcome to ancient Rome! Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also explore some other cities of the Roman Empire and discover how influential rulers changed the world throughout the ages.

Travel back thousands of years to the northeast corner of Africa along the Nile River. Welcome to Ancient Egypt! 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 history, how mummies were created, and who constructed the pyramids.