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…
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 w…
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.
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…