Here is an original and exciting new look at the fascinating world of ancient people and their ways of life. Detailed real-life photographs of tools, weapons, jewelry, clothing, and even the remains of the people themselves, offer a unique "eyewitness" view of how human life changed during its first four million years. See the tools used by the first farmers, the oldest surviving food, the weap…
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…
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.
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.
This biography recounts the life of Harry Houdini from his boyhood through his years as an escape artist and master showman.