This title helps you learn about the legendary Norse raiders, with 15 step-by-step projects and more than 350 exciting pictures. You can step back in time to the age of the seafaring Vikings - find out about the ships they sailed in, the distant lands they explored, and the wars they waged. Fact box[...]

The background, history and key events of conflicts are presented. Different opinions, including views found in the media, are explored alongside factual accounts of events. Readers are encouraged to think about their own views and discuss controversial topics.[...]

Many of the things we have today, such as our language, our laws, our buildings and our cooking started in ancient Rome. This book introduces new readers to the history and culture of the Romans, including the architecture, games, clothing, and interesting aspects of daily life such as bathing, stud[...]

LEVEL 3 READING ALONE WITH SOME HELP 50 to75 words per pageText is accessible and engaging with plenty of interest and repetition, with some more variety of language and information than level 2. Text introduces a few more challenging words and a wider variety of tenses. Guidede Reading Levels: K, L[...]

"This short book is written in a clear, readable style, detailing the events of Marie's life that will be of interest to teen readers... It will be an excellent and accessible resource for libraries. Readers will find the prose engaging and Marie's story interesting and inspiring." --VOYA
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A high-end geography series that explores some of the fastest-developing countries and cities in the world and assesses how they are dealing with the challenges of the 21st century. Topics looked at include: population structure, the economy, environmental sustainability and the outlook for the futu[...]

Illustrated by Steve Noon Revised and updated for a new generation In the bestselling "A City Through Time," readers are invited to follow the progress of an imaginary city through six key periods of time, each captured by a scene of the city and zooming in on key buildings like a Roman bathhouse, [...]

An icon of the Industrial Revolution, railroads were essential to the progress of the 19th and 20th centuries. Today's trains travel at speeds up to 268 miles per hour and continue to push the limits. "Trains: A Complete History" provides an excellent overview of the train models that were groundbre[...]

Read the inspiring story of Marie Curie's life, from her early years growing up in the heart of Poland to her Nobel Prize in physics. As an ever-curious child, Marie proved a sensitive girl and an excellent student. She went on to study physics at the Sorbonne - one of 23 women among 2,000 students [...]

Om de mest imponerende byggverk i menneskets historie I denne boka gjenoppstår antikkens sju underverker ved hjelp av fantastiske dataillustrasjoner, og du kan nyte synet av og lese om senere tids undere som den kinesiske muren og Taj Mahal. Også underverker fra vår tid blir presentert, som verd[...]

Världsberömda tåg och järnvägar - en resa med dra-ut-sidor och bilder i genomskärning.

Massor av spännande fakta för alla tågfantaster.

Påkostad utgåva med arbetade illustrationer, foton och utdrags-sidor.

Kliv ombord och häng med på en resa genom tåghi[...]