Draw fantastic caricatures with easy to follow step-by-step instructions.

Provides step-by-step instructions on drawing manga characters and scenes, including a jumping fighter, a mecha giant robot, and a vampire fight.

Summary: Do you think life as a Roman gladiator was romantic and exciting? Think again! This delightful new series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to ... revels in the gory, dark, horrific side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage, as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, exlporer-even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply...

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.

It is the late 10th century, and you are one of a hardy band of young adventurers who plan to sail all the way from Scandinavia to Vinland in North America. Will you survive this arduous voyage in a fragile open boat?

Presents information about the men who undertook Ernest Shackletons expedition to Antarctica and the perils they faced along the way.

Describes how the body of a wealthy merchant in ancient Egypt would be mummified and readied for the afterlife.

Looks through the eyes of the fictional marshal of an imaginary town called Dustville to show what life was like on the Great Plains just after the Civil War.

The ancient Egyptian pyramids are one of the wonders of the world but what was it like to work on one? Experience for yourself the lives of laborers, scribes, artists, and embalmers as they prepare the Pharaohs final resting place.

A humorous look at the state of illness and medicine in Tudor England. This lively, interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character and revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life throughout important eras in history. --Publisher's description.