The mystery of the young pharaoh’s death is only one of the puzzles that modern science has helped solve. Thanks to forensics — the scientific way of examining physical evidence — we now know what killed Napoleon and whether Anastasia survived the massacre of the Russian royal family.
Plants might start out as leafy things growing in the earth, but they can come into our lives in unexpected ways. And believe it or not, some have even played an exciting role in our world’s history.
An illustrated description of walls around the world and their significance, from the Great Wall of China to the Berlin Wall.
Shows readers how humans have developed various means of communication — from cave paintings and heiroglyphics to today’s newspapers and television.
After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes.
A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with collages featuring newspaper clippings of modern events from World War I through the Persian Gulf war.
Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.
A brief history of the Great Wall of China, begun about 2,200 years ago to keep out Mongol invaders.
An introduction to the history, geography, and culture of China through brief descriptions of the day-to-day lives of a variety of children.
A certified letter follows its intended recipient all over the world as the postal service attempts to catch up to him.