Macdonald, Fiona

Discusses equal opportunity primarily with respect to employment, but also with respect to education, political participation, and other matters of legal status.

Provides one hundred facts about some of the world's most famous myths and legends, and includes illustrations, cartoons, and quizzes.

A biography of the famous English sailor, explorer, and battle commander who became a national hero after helping to defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Looks inside a Viking town, examining what it was like to live and work in a busy, bustling center of long-distance trade. Includes information on architecture, culture, religion, dress, travel and trade.

Explores the role of food in cultures around the world, discussing its production and preparation, the methods by which it is distributed, the types of food people eat, food festivals and problems, the use of food in religious ceremonies, the ways people eat, and other topics.

Explores the purpose and meaning of homes and shelters in cultures around the world, discussing building materials, social differences, safety, families, special shapes, homes that change, and other related topics.

With fact boxes and sidebars offering additional information, this book introduces scary journeys into the unknown, from Roswell, New Mexico, where space aliens are said to have crash-landed on a remote ranch to the collapse of the civilization that built the Moai of Easter Island.

With fact boxes and sidebars offering additional information, this book introduces killer animals, from the mosquito to the great white shark.

A photo-illustrated overview of ancient Egypt, mummies, archaeology, and mummy conservation presented through fictional journal entries about the excavation of an underground tomb. Also includes a glossary and list of further resources.