Describes the hazards of human life during the ice age.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would be like to live without the toilet and describes how people managed to dispose of their waste in the past.

Tells the story of how Europeans got to know the size and shape of the northern part of the New World, an area discovered over a period of four centuries.

Simple text and illustrations describe the althletic activities of ancient Greece, focusing on the training that Athenian athletes would have received.

Tells the stories of the European and American adventurers who faced the harshest conditions on earth to explore the North and South Poles.

"Sticking sharp needles into small children doesn't sound like a nice thing to do. But vaccination is definitely a case of being "cruel to be kind." This new title in the You Wouldn't Want to Live Without series relates the fascinating history of vaccination, and describes in simple terms how and why vaccination works. This simple technique has saved millions from deadly diseases���and in future, with new methods of delivery, we might even be...

Learn about ancient Egyptian burials, in particular the grave of King Tut and the curse associated with it.