Presents a travel guide to Costa Rica, describing its noteworthy sites, region by region, and including information on restaurants, accomodations, beaches, national parks, wildlife, and more.

This photobiography of Albert Einstein publishes to coincide with the year that marks the 100th anniversary of what has been described as Einstein's "miraculous year" and the 50th anniversary of his death. In 1905 Einstein published three important papers describing ideas that changed science forever and eventually had an effect on much of modern life. The most famous of these ideas was his theory of relativity, which took a startling new approach...

Looks at the history of the Paris neighborhood of St.-Germain and its many notable inhabitants and haunts.

An on-location lesson in museums and dinosaur digs shows how paleontologists perform their fascinating unearthing of the past.

Learn about the discoveries that are bringing Africa's history to ligh today.

Discusses important archeological finds from Greece's past and reveals how archaeologists use the latest technology to discover clues to ancient Greek civilization.

Describes the work of archaeologists who have uncovered the artifacts of ancient Iraq.