Describes the history of Versailles, from the days of leaders such as Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Charles de Gaulle to its status today as a landmark of world history.

Hiroshima tells the story of how the Japanese port city of Hiroshima came to be the target of the world's first nuclear attack.

Traveling to live in a new country can be terrifying, especially to a child. Leaving behind family, friends, and places you know and love is something everyone can relate to. In this book, readers board a boat with an immigrant child going to the United States for the first time. The first-person narration introduces readers to Ellis Island and the many immigrants coming to America during the late 1800s and early 1900s, including their reasons for...

Describes the origin and history of the Great Pyramid from the days of Khufu's father, Sneferu, to the Great Pyramid's status today as a landmark of world history.

Pearl Harbor tells the story of how the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii became the target of a surprise attack by the Japanese in December 1941.

The progress of America after the Industrial Revolution came at the cost of many unnamed lives, and there's no story more indicative of this than the plight of the Chinese men who built the Transcontinental Railroad. Young readers will be transported through first-person accounts, and even a Western Union telegram, into the Central Pacific camp, learning how track was laid, how perilous the job was, and how deeply racism affected these men who thanklessly...

Auschwitz examines the history of the infamous Nazi death camp—how it came to be built and how it was used.

The world of the pilgrims is presented here through a captivating mixture of fact and fiction. This accessible volume chronicles how the earliest American pilgrims lived, exploring their clothing, hobbies, sleep, food, and more through carefully researched fictional "found" ephemera. Fact boxes throughout the text present historical events, places, and people, connecting the fiction of the main text to the social studies curriculum. The book abounds...

The Trail of Tears was not a one-time event, but actually a 2-decade policy of relocating Native Americans to the West in forced marches. Young readers will learn history through the fictional journal entries of Awenasa, a young Cherokee girl. This book communicates history through powerful emotions, encouraging readers to thoughtfully reflect on the plight of the natives of North America. Fact boxes throughout the text illuminate important historical...

A biography of the famous author discusses where he got the ideas for his novels, his various careers, and his personal life.