Now in a handy pocket-edition, this easy-to-read reference covers 500 of the most important people and places of Scripture, from Aaron to Zacchaeus and Babylon to the Sea of Galilee. Full color.
Designed for the Internet generation, this reference book includes a thousand recommended Web sites, providing a gateway to the vast ammount of knowledge on the Internet. The specially selected Web sites aim to enrich the content with video, animation, sound, interactive experiments and on-line quizzes.
This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia follows the dramatic history of the worlds early civilizations, from the first farmers of the Middle East to the rise of mighty empires in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Stunning photographs and detailed reconstructions create a vivid picture of life in the ancient world, while the comprehensive ...
This book is full of informative and interesting facts about the plants and animals around us. It is arranged by environments and habitats, to emphasize how living things interact with each other and their ever-changing natural world.
"Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition" is a fully updated reference discussing more than 200 American Indian tribes of North America, as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. Arranged alphabetically by tribe or group, this comprehensive work offers 60 new entries on tribes not covered in depth in the previous editions. ...
A comprehensive guide to astronomy and space travel, arranged by such topics as "Observing the Universe, " "Exploring Space, " "Planets & Moons, " "Stars & Beyond, " and "Practical Stargazing."
This comprehensive encyclopaedia of animals should be useful for all the family. Using a highly visual approach with photographs and artworks of animals in action, "The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopaedia" combines hard facts about a particular animal with details of its lifestyle, behaviour, other members of its family, and habitat and ...
Usborne Internet-Linked World History is a series of lavishly produced reference works, which will be of interest to children and adults alike. Value is added to this book with a comprehensive 30-page fact-finder section, packed with useful information including a who's who, time chart, guide to Roman sites, glossary, map of the empire, military ...
A reprint of this title which was first published in 1988. Arranged thematically, its clear explanations link basic scientific principles with everyday life. Illustrated throughout in full colour.
The addition chapters on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq make this the only comprehensive title for children. Wars covered are the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican American War, Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, and War in Iraq. Each war is ...
Here's a wacky book of questions and answers that's guaranteed to s-t-r-e-t-c-h kids' minds. The Cat in the Hat challenges readers with seemingly silly questions--Do roosters sleep on their backs? Are you older than your teeth?--that turn out to have serious answers (most of the time!). Kids will pick up a host of oddball facts and exercise their ...
Teacher created, classroom-tested art activities engage children's imaginations. The best of the best of art and craft activities, themes include alphabet, circus, cooking, dinosaurs, farms, insects, sports, and weather. 175 b&w illustrations.
The fascinating files of Robert Ripley prove there is nothing stranger than the truth. This collection contains more creepy facts and crazy feats than ever before. Photos.
Dinosaurs have always captured the imagination like no other animal on Earth, and this encylopaedia aims to recreate their prehistoric lives. Arranged chronologically, it contains information about how we can interprete fossil finds which tell us about many aspects of this distant past. Two sections introduce the reader to the world of the ...
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