Rome and the ancient world

From the days of the first nomadic hunters to the present, The Illustrated History of the World set covers the entire sweep of history and offers a highly illustrated portrait of global development. It is the perfect starting point for students who wish to investigate the diversity of peoples and places throughout history and across the world.The set gives young people a balanced, global view o…

The Usborne Internet-linked ancient world

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ISBN/ISSN

0439785030

Collation

96 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

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Call Number

930 CHA

Discovering prehistory

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ISBN/ISSN

1899762388

Collation

45 pages : illustration ; 30 cm

Series Title

How It Works

Call Number

930 WOO

Ancient civilizations

Who built the first cities? Did people really fight wild animals? Who developed the most effective weapons? Who had the worst punishments? Find the answers to these and other intriguing questions while you explore the great civilizations of the past.

Explore the world of ancient civilizations

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ISBN/ISSN

1899762159

Collation

45 pages : illustration ; 30 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

930 SPE

Journey through ancient civilizations

A colorful tour of the ancient world East and West passes through Sumer, Persia, China, and Rome, among other great civilizations and empires, helped along by a free, full-color pull- out time line.

The encyclopedia of early people & civilisations

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ISBN/ISSN

9781856055161

Collation

176 pages : illustration ; 29 cm

Series Title

The new world of knowledge

Call Number

930 EAR

Harry Houdini : master of magic

This biography recounts the life of Harry Houdini from his boyhood through his years as an escape artist and master showman.

Who was Harry Houdini?

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life that kids will really want to know about and illustrated throughou…

Leonardo da Vinci : a nonfiction companion to Monday with a mad genius

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. How did Leonardo da Vinci become interested in flight? What are some of his most famous paintings? Do his scientific ideas measure up to what we know today? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide.