Describes life in a frontier fort on America's Great Plains during the 19th century, using cutaway illustrations to provide insight into the challenges faced by the pioneers.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict how people lived and worked inside a medieval castle.

An illustrated survey of the construction and history of the Parthenon in ancient Greece.

Traces the history of the samurai castles of medieval Japan with information on the role of samurai, shogun, and women in feudal Japanese society, on religious beliefs, and on arms and armor of the period.

Surveys the history, culture, politics, and architecture of Florence during the Italian Renaissance.

Describes the construction, manning, and use of, as well as life aboard a sixteenth-century sailing ship, known as a galleon.

Describes ancient Egyptian civilization and the construction and uses of the pyramids, with emphasis on the Pyramid of Cheops.

Text and illustrations describe the construction of an ancient Roman fort and the lives of the soldiers who manned it in defense of the Empire.

"Spend a day at the airport alongside pilots, flight attendants, and baggage handlers in this charming nonfiction story"--