history

"Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl"--Provided by publisher.

"History is the most dangerous place on earth. In each chapter of [this book], [the author] explores how to survive one of history's greatest threats: getting eaten by dinosaurs, being destroyed by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, succumbing to the lava flows of Pompeii, being devoured by the Donner Party, drowning during the sinking of the Titanic, falling prey to the Black Death, and more. Using hindsight and modern science to estimate everything from how fast you'd need to run to outpace a T. rex to the advantages of different body types in surviving the Donner Party tragedy, [he] gives you a detailed battle plan for survival, helping you learn about the era at the same time"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses how this holiday began and the spooky ways people have fun with it.

"In this nonfiction book filled with history, science, facts, and stats, readers can discover how pizza became the world's favorite comfort food"--Provided by publisher.

"Early fluent readers will learn about different types of pet fish, including how and why people first kept them as pets and how they spread around the world"--Provided by publisher.

"A picture book biography . . . of WNBA Seattle Storm basketball player Sue Bird"--Provided by publisher.

If you think making your bed and doing your homework is tough, imagine what it must have been like in ancient Egypt. From making your own toothpaste to learning how to read and write hieroglyphics, being a kid was hard. Learn all about this tough time to be a kid.

"It can be hard for today's kids to imagine life 500 to 1,000 years ago. Did kids go to school? What did they do for fun? This book answers these questions and more about what childhood was like during the Middle Ages! The text covers family life, what kids wore and ate, how they were educated, and what games they played"--Provided by publisher.

"British astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington photographed the 1919 solar eclipse to prove Einstein's theory of general relativity by demonstrating that the sun's gravity could pull and bend light"--Provided by publisher.

You see books at school, at libraries, and at home. But who invented books? What materials are used to make a book? How do books make it onto shelves around the world? These questions and many more will be answered in this book about books.