Del Norte Public Library

Packed with new and incredible facts about ancient worlds, this unique atlas takes readers on a journey around the globe through time to explore Egyptian pharaohs, Japanese dynasties, Peruvian people, and other ancient civilizations. Includes an interactive CD-ROM.

Connecticut middle-schooler Jake and his older sister Kady are transported by a Mayan artifact to a strange world inhabited by a mix of people from long-lost civilizations who are threatened by prehistoric creatures and an evil alchemist, the Skull King.

In the sixteenth century, Spanish conquerors came to the New World in search of El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. Instead, they encountered inexplicable phenomena that have puzzled scholars and historians ever since: massive stone edifices constructed in the Earth's most inaccessible regions . . . great monuments forged with impossible skill and unknown tools . . . intricate carvings describing events and places half a world away. Who were the bearded...

Examines the inventions, crafts and scientific achievements of different cultures through history. Includes pictorial timelines and step-by-step projects.

"The story of human civilization, as told through 100 key discoveries spanning six continents, including firsthand reports from explorers, scientists, and antiquarians"--

Traces the origins of the first humans one and a half million years ago through the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome.