Fiona MacDonald

"Explains to the reader how good it is to have libraries"-- "For 5,000 years and more, libraries have been gathering and preserving writings of all kinds. They're keepers of the world's memory. They're storehouses of knowledge, and imagination, and fun. Learn about how these places and their collections of written words allow us to check our facts, find important information, share stories, beliefs and ideas, build communities, make things, and learn...

Text and illustrations describe the construction of an ancient Roman fort and the lives of the soldiers who manned it in defense of the Empire.

Surveys the food, hairstyles, jewelry, religion, festivals, sports, science, warfare, and other aspects of life in ancient Greece.

Surveys the dwellings, occupations, food, religion, festivals, cathedrals, clothing, diseases, and customs that prevailed in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Explores life in ancient Greece through a discussion of sixteen major gods and goddesses, showing how they were portrayed in art, their family relationships, and their places in Greek society.

What it took to be a knight in Medieval Europe.

Examines the reality of women's lives in Europe during the 1800s and how change slowly occurred.