Simon Adams

Provides a concise history of World War II including information about the Holocaust, the code-breaking Enigma, and the deadly V2 rocket.

Explores various aspects of weather, explaining what it is, how it affects humans, and how it has changed through the ages, and discusses climate and seasons, the sun, the wind, cloud cover, lightening, fog, storms, and other topics.

Profiles the life of Prince Alexander, who became known as Alexander the Great. Describes his childhood and his succession to the throne at age twenty. Follows Alexander as he sets out through Asia to conquer the world.

A visual, chronological journey into the world's past from the origins of life on earth to the 2000s.

Covers major events and discoveries of the twentieth century in chronological sequence.

Provides an eyewitness account of the war that devastated Europe, from the assassination of an archduke to the killing fields of France. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is an original and exciting guide to the grim challenge of life or death on the Western Front. Devastating first-hand reports and contemporary photographs of the battles that slaughtered millions, together with a clear account of how nation upon...

The Brainwaves, the zany and informative characters from "How the Incredible Human Body Works," are back with an extremely fantastic atlas. Fun and accurate illustrations bring the world to the reader's lap, in this bright and brain-tastic book.

Presents detailed maps of the world, covering geographical features, important places, and information about countries and regions.