Bruce, Julia

Contains illustrations and descriptions of a wealth of supernatural creatures from around the world, including fairies and little people, witches and wizards, demons, zombies, werewolves, unicorns, dragons, mermaids, and many others, and looks at their appearance in stories, legends, myths, and movies.

Briefly explores the landscapes, climates, crops, industries, architecture, and cultures of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa, providing illustrations.

Explores the agriculture, architecture, and engineering of ancient civilizations in such places as Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China, providing illustrations.

Explores the daily lives of populations around the world between the eleventh and nineteenth centuries, such as the Vikings, medieval Europeans, the samurai, and gold rush miners in California, providing illustrations of average cities and villages.

Describes a typical voyage from Portugal to India during the 1500s, discussing the route, passengers, crewmembers, navigation, storms, privateers, and other related topics.

Describes the successful planning and implementation of laying siege to a castle, discussing soldiers and their weapons, castle defenses, undermining a tower, and other related topics.

Describes what was necessary to survive a winter during the Ice Age, discussing tools, weapons, warmth, hunting, shelter, and other related topics.

An illustrated exploration of how the Romans extended their empire and built cities, roads, and aqueducts.