Park, Louise

Recounts the events and circumstances surrounding the fateful night in April, 1912 when the "unsinkable" "Titanic" went down in the north Atlantic, killing more than 1,500 people.

Photographs, illustrations, and facts describe the "Titanic" and how it sank.

Photographs, illustrations, and facts describe life in Ancient Greece.

Space cadets Addie, Miya, and prickly Olivia are sent to the planet Rednessis which has been plunged into total darkness, and somehow they must manage to work together to avoid the native reptaliens and solve the problem--especially since they are short a flashlight and a pair of night goggles.

Ten-year-old Star Girl, Adelaide Banks, of the Space Education and Action School, and her friend Miya, Astron Girl, are sent on a mission to the planet Aquare, where the underwater life forms are being poisoned by a purple goo--they must find the source and somehow stop it, even though the substance dissolves their special survival suits.

Addie, officially known as Star Girl, is having some trouble fitting in at the Space Education and Action School, but she hopes her second mission will be a success--she and Grace (Comet XS), who does not trust her, must seek out the source of the pollution that is poisoning the intelligent vine aliens on the planet Plantagan.

Ten-year-old Adelaide Banks is the new girl at the Space Education and Action School, and for her first mission is to investigate why Planet Polare's ice is melting and putting its alien life forms in danger--but in addition to dangerous aliens and a lethal environment, she also has to contend with her bullying roommate, Valentina, who is also on the assignment.

Featuring fact boxes and Web sites, this book explores the different types of gladiators of ancient Rome, including the weapons they used for protection and the arenas they fought in.

Describes eleven ancient cities, including the Empire of the Sun in Mexico, the Million People's City in China, and the City of Temples in Cambodia.

An introduction to life in the Middle Ages, covering farming, battle, knights, weapons, and entertainment.