Horus is so excited for his first day of school. He canÂt wait to meet his new teacher and classmates. But when the day arrives, he realizes how different first grade is from kindergarten. Will Horace...
When the Third Reich collapsed, 70 million Germans were left bewildered and terrified, their leaders dead or incarcerated; the victors saw fully for the first time the unbearable legacy of death, atro...
This early chapter book series features a magical, book-filled tree house that transports two children back in time. "An entertaining blend of fact, farce and fantasy."-Booklist.
The Encyclopedia of Warfare is a chronological account of the development of warfare since the beginnings of recorded history. The book is organized in 10 chapters, each of which looks at a particula...
In the early hours of D-Day, 1944, a group from the US Army 2nd Rangers Battalion were sent on one of the legendary raids of World War II. Their mission was to scale the cliffs overlooking Omaha beach...
Level 4: Proficient readers. Witness this famous battle on Normandy's beaches, and see the troops storm to victory Learn why the decision to invade was made, the impact that the D-Day invasion had on ...
Once-fertile lands are deserts as the evil dragon overlords bend the world to their will. Dark Knights, draconians, and newer, fouler monsters flock to join the armies of darkness. As despair descends...
“A triumph of narrative history, elegantly written, thick with unforgettable description and rooted in the sight and sounds of battle.” —The New York Times In An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer P...
Profusely illustrated survey of life and art in Pompeii, Herculaneum and the surrounding towns before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
The definitive, 4.4 million year-old story of human history. From the origins of mankind to the 21st century, spanning the globe and based on the latest research, the complete story of the people, eve...
Joining a fund-raising expedition, the author treks through primordial Irian Jaya, New Guinea. With a combination of climbing experience and Zen philosophy, he attempts the Carstensz Pyramid and the g...
The California Tortoiseshell, West Coast Lady, Red Admiral, and Golden Oak Hairstreak are just a few of the many butterfly species found in the floristically rich San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Vall...