Fascinating facts about the ancient world. It traces the rise and fall of all the major civilizations, from the first farming villages of the Middle East to the end of the Roman Empire, and builds up a picture of everyday life right across the globe.

Information about clothing, transportation, food, religion, and many other aspects of life in ancient Egypt is accompanied by a variety of related craft projects.

Relive ancient Egypt through the eyes of three of its greatest explorers. The ancient and recent past are skillfully interwoven, bringing to life the 19th century explorers, code breakers, and adventurers who risked everything.

Prince Dhutmose has commanded a splendid tomb to be built for his final journey to the Land of the Dead. Pepi's father is to decorate it, but how can he paint the unimaginable-the Lions of the Horizon, the terrible gods Horus the Hawk and Sebek the crocodile, and Mertseger the deadly Winged Cobra? Pepi decides to find real-life models for his father, using his knowledge of secret names...

Adventures in Ancient Egypt and Adventures in the Middle Ages mix fact and fiction for fast, funny and fascinating romps through the past. Kids will love each bookĐs contemporary comic-book look with its zany illustrations, speech balloons and guidebook. Parents and teachers will love the well-researched story lines and solid factual information. In the first book, the Binkerton twins, Josh and Emma, and their little sister Libby, stumble into the...

Travel back to Ancient Egypt to visit royal tombs, magnificent temples and bustling market towns. With stunning illustrations and revealing flaps to lift, this book shows you how the Ancient Egyptians really lived.