Full AspenCat Catalog

"From Columbus through to the twenty-first century, Don't Know Much About History takes readers on a tour through more than 500 years of American life. Drawing on the latest scholarship and new archaeological discoveries, Davis presents a thorough overview of American history that is exciting, interesting and fun to learn." --

"What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley...

Presents information about the United States in an alphabetical arrangement.

Provides assorted facts about each of the fifty states in question and answer format.

Answers such questions about reptiles as why do snakes stare, are frogs and newts reptiles, and which reptile lives longest.

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Centennial State has to offer!

Answers such questions about the Earth as is the world round, can people tell if an earthquake is coming, where do rivers begin, how often does it rain in a rain forest, and which is the coldest place in the world.

Browsers and young students alike will enjoy these lively question and answer books with their unique mix of realistic illustration and engaging cartoons. The enticing questions will amaze, amuse and inspire, while the highly visual format encourages kids to keep reading.

Uses a question-and-answer format to teach children about different kinds of reptiles, their habitats, physical characteristics, eating habits, and distribution.