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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorA History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor · 707 pages
Neil MacGregor's radio series 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' has been a unique event that has set a benchmark for public service broadcasting in the UK and across the world. This book will be the tie-in to that event, reproducing the scripts describing the objects that made us who we are.
The Awesome Egyptians
Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite · 128 pages
The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women
Lisa Perrin · 208 pages
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Kadir Nelson · 112 pages
Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Reference to the Myths, Religions, Pyramids and Temples of the Land of the Pharaohs
Lucia Gahlin, Lorna Oakes · 512 pages
Discover the world's first civilization! This beautiful volume is a fascinating guide to the myths, religions, pyramids, temples, and more that make up the allure of ancient Egypt. Readers will gain a unique understanding of this captivating culture through breathtaking, full-color illustrations, in-depth text, detailed maps, and comprehensive chronologies. You'll read about: - Famous burial sites
The Story of Mankind
Hendrik Willem van Loon · 499 pages
Chronicles the history of man and civilization from primitive beginnings to the current day.
Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great
Larry Gonick · 368 pages
The Great Migration: Journey to the North
Eloise Greenfield
Describes the period of the 20th century when many African Americans left the South to make better lives for themselves in the northern states.
Ancient Egypt
George Hart · 68 pages
A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A-Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World
Arthur Cotterell, Rachel Storm
Those Rebels, John and Tom
Barbara Kerley
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were very different. John was short and stout. Tom was tall and lean. John was argumentative and blunt. Tom was soft-spoken and polite. John sometimes got along with almost no one. Tom got along with just about everyone. But these two very different gentlemen did have two things in common: they both cared deeply about the American colonies, and neither cared much fo
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and The Endurance
Jennifer Armstrong · 139 pages
A very comprehensive account of one of the most important scientific and cultural expeditions in the western world--the third exploration of Antarctica, in 1914. This text captures the emotions, strengths and weaknesses of the 28-man crew as individuals, their trials and conflicts, and gives an excellent account of the difficulties that through collective will they conquered. The conditions they f
They Were Strong and Good
Robert Lawson · 68 pages
They Were Strong and Good is a book by Robert Lawson that won the Caldecott Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1941. It tells the story of Lawson's family: where they came from, how they met, what they did, where they lived. "None of them," Lawson says in the preface, speaking of his ancestors, "were great or famous, but they were strong and good." [1][1] [1]: http://
Sarah Morton's Day: A Day In The Life Of A Pilgrim Girl
Kate Waters · 32 pages
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson · 40 pages
This biography profiles the life of Bass Reeves, a former slave who was recruited as a deputy United States Marshal in the area that was to become Oklahoma.
The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme
Joe Sacco, Adam Hochschild
"A 24-foot-long black-and-white drawing printed on heavyweight accordian-fold paper and packaged in a deluxe hardcover slipcase. The set also includes a 16-page booklet featuring an essay about the first day of the Battle of the Somme by Adam Hochschild and original annotations to the drawing by Sacco himself."
So You Want to Be President?
Judith St. George, David Small · 52 pages
Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.
To Marry an English Lord
Gail MacColl, Carol Wallace · 403 pages
In 1895, nine American girls married peers of the British realm. It was the peak year of a social phenomenon that began when the entrenched members of old New York snubbed these "new money" families after the Civil War, sending them off to England in quest of class. MacColl presents a rich tapestry of essays, sidebars, fact-filled boxes, and lively anecdotes to chronicle the era respresnted by Dow
Lewis & Clark
Stephen E. Ambrose, Sam Abell · 255 pages
"Interweaves choice entries from the explorers' journals with the author's own latter-day chronicle of how he and his family continue to discover the Trail today."--Jacket.
American Revolution
Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce · 121 pages
Presents a picture of life in colonial America and reviews the causes and major events of the American Revolution.
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Méndez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
Duncan Tonatiuh · 40 pages
"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California" --
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Michelle Markel
An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.