Facts and figures for the curious reader. Covers more than 30 fascinating "general knowledge" topics, including shapes, tides, the solar system, and the periodic table.

Set in the year 2098, in "Galactic Mission" five school children have won an international competition to visit outer space and journey to the distant star system of Alpha Centauri on the spaceship Argo to find a new home. But right from the start things don't go according to plan--conflict, malfunctions, mistrust, and running out of fuel all get in their way of trying to enter Alpha Centauri's atmosphere. Will they all make it back alive? Will they...

"This book is packed with amazing details about rockets, mission planning, space suits, and more!"--Cover, P. [4].

An illustrated history of Beijing follows the development of the capital of China from prehistoric times to the present day.

Cross-sectional drawings depict castle life during the Middle Ages, describing how the castle was built, food and feasting, entertainment, livestock and produce, and the strategies of attackers and defenders during a siege.

Provides a history of disease and pestilence as told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that caused them, from common diseases such as influenza, malaria and tuberculosis to such rare diseases as leprosy, cholera, and bubonic plague

A guide to the dangerous and ad venturous life of piracy, privateering, and buccaneering.

Este libro presenta a traves de una serie de extraordinarias fotografias, el mundo magico del cine. Camaras, proyectores, estrellas y estudios muestran la historia y el desarrollo del septimo arte a traves de los anos.

Provides a history of disease and pestilence as told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that caused them, from common diseases such as influenza, malaria and tuberculosis to such rare diseases as leprosy, cholera, and bubonic plague.