Explores the ruins of the ancient metropolis and ceremonial complex of Teotihuacan in the valley of Mexico and explains what life was like for the people who lived there.
In 1995, a 500-year-old mummy of an Inca girl was found on a Peruvian mountaintop. Anthropologists believe she may have been sacrificed to the Andean gods. A Gift for Ampato...
A perfect introduction to mathematical concepts for young readers, written by a Newbery honor-winning author! This colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first...
In 1004 at the height of the Byzantine Empire, two Greek youth are swept up in Basil II's legendary war with the Bulgarians. Both are attracted to a mysterious girl...
Describes the burial of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen and the discovery of his long-lost tomb by archaeologists more than 3000 years later.
The Simon & Schuster reference line continues to expand with another book in the If You Were There series, begun in Fall 1996, with Biblical Times and Medieval Times. This...