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Presents an illustrated biography of Christopher Columbus, documenting his travels across the Atlantic to the New World. Compares his accomplishments to his darker deeds, including his enslavement of native peoples.

A biography of the Tibetan spiritual and political leader.

Florence Nightingale revolutionized the world of medicine by emphasizing cleanliness, hot, nutritious food, and organization in hospitals. What began as an attempt to make army hospitals safer and more effective became her lifelong mission.

A reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when a selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl.

An illustrated biography of Su Dongpo, Chinese poet, civil engineer, and statesman, whose appreciation for nature and justice were evident in his works and led him to experience both triumph and adversity in eleventh-century China.

Presents ten animal stories, each containing a moral lesson, including the importance of being humble, the dangers of being too proud, the importance of generosity and sharing, and how everyone, no matter how small, has a part to play in life.

A poor boy who longs to paint is given a magic brush that brings to life whatever he pictures.

A brief biography of a young apprentice, living during the fifth century, B.C., who became a master carpenter and one of China's greatest artisans.

In each illustration of a dinosaur, the reader is asked to find a small version of the same dinosaur hidden in the larger picture.