Growing Up

Describes the family life, education, urban development, recreation, and emergence of teenagers in Great Britain during the prosperous 1950's.

Describes what life must have been like for children in Ancient Rome.

Explains what life was like for children growing up in Japan around 1853.

Simple text and photographs describe the first day at a new school and encourage readers to think critically about going to school.

An introduction to hospitals that describes what they are, and discusses what it is like to be a patient, why people go to hospitals, what happens if someone needs an operation, how to behave while in a hospital, and other related topics.

Baby Polar Bear goes fishing with his mother and learns that a leap to safety can save his life.

Frightened by stinging hornets, a baby elephant is comforted by his mother who takes him to the river for a bath.