Macdonald, Fiona

Surveys inventions throughout history in relation to the needs, skills, and technologies of the people living at particular times.

Describes in text and illustrations how people in Europe lived and worked during the three centuries between 1200 and 1500.

Describes what life was like in medieval dungeons during the late fifteenth century, as seen through the eyes of the jailer.

Explores the history and lives of ten of the most ruthless rulers of history, including Cleopatra, Ivan the Terrible, and Henry VIII, and includes humorous illustrations, fact boxes, and sidebars.

Cartoons and facts combine to describe the life of Mary Queen of Scots, discussing her childhood; escape to France; the death of her father-in-law, mother, and first husband; marriage to Darnley; kidnapping; abdication of the throne; imprisonment in England; and execution.

Teaching history from a child's perspective gives students a real-ilfe sense of life among Egyptians. Includes archeological artifiacts, timelines, six in-depth sidebars and activities such as language and number learning, poems, crafts and recipes.

Illustrations and text introduce early readers to the the training, duties, and lifestyle of a samurai; and also describes the culture and traditions of ancient Japan.

Discusses the life and accomplishments of Albert Einstein and what was happening around the world during his lifetime.

A biography of astronomer Edwin Hubble, who proved that the universe contains many separate galaxies.

Presents a graphic-novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of Dr. Henry Jekyll and his alter-ego, the sinister Mr. Hyde.