History

Describes the history of slavery, explaining how European countries purchased and sold slaves and how they were eventually brought to the United States.Cate...

time To Read A Book.time To Wash Dishes.time To Do This Or That. you Say Things Like This Every Day, All The Time. But There Was A Time When Time Itself W...

jean Fritz Brings History To Life Once Again In 10 True Tales Of 15th-century European Explorers From Bartholomew Diaz And Christopher Columbus To Juan Pon...

Canadian World War II pilot Charley Fox, now in his late eighties, has had a thrilling life, especially on the day in July 1944 in France when he spotted a...

All the facts that young hockey fans really want to know!What milestone did Connor McDavid hit in his February 17, 2021 game? How many points did Wayne Gret...

gross Is Back And Viler Than Ever! From The Author Of oh, Yuck! The Perennial Bestseller About Science With Over 610,000 Copies In Print, Comes oh, Yikes!...

The myths and stories of the gods and goddesses of the ancient world have a timeless appeal that captures the attention of generation after generation of ch...

About the Author\Great Lives in Graphics has been created by Button Books' team of writers, editors, specialist historians and designers, who have collectiv...

THE DRUMMER BOY'S BATTLE, Introducing Florence Nightingale -- After their father dies, Robbie Robinson and his older brother, Peter, join the British army i...

It's 1952 in a small prairie town, and bigotry is a way of life. Will and Arthur have been friends forever, but folks figure it won't last. Whites and India...

Ella Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo Theater when she was just seventeen years old. Her rich voice and vocal innovations br...

Highlights from the horrid series that gets you hooked on history! Age 8+. Dimensions: 19 x 13.2 x 1.3 cm. Titles:The Awesome Egyptians; The Groovy Greeks; ...

This fascinating 3-D presentation provides the reader with an in-depth, hands-on exploration of an awe-inspiring T. rex.In Uncover a T.Rex, a fascinating t...

Make way for Marley! When the Grogan family is ready for a dog, they choose Marley, a yellow furball of a puppy who quickly grows into a large, rowdy Lab...

Anne and Gilbert have now been married for fifteen years and are busily raising their six rambunctious children in the village of Glen St. Mary. But when a ...

Hardcover in very good condition. No jacket. Signed by author on title page. Spine ends are lightly bumped. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear....

Serve up a heaping lesson of history with delicious recipes from our nation's past-- from the pilgrims' first feast to today's high-tech, low-fat fare Who ...

An interesting and educational look at the science behind Canada's winter weather! Using easy-to-understand language and full colour photos and diagrams of ...

Pivotal battles waged before, during, and after the War of 1812 are detailed in this fascinating book. Famous battles highlighted include those at sea: the ...

In Women Who Changed The World, You'll Meet Fifty Of The Most Influential And Inspirational American Women Who Had A Lasting Impact On Our Nation And The Wo...

From the first Black person who came to Canada about 400 years ago to the most recent wave of African immigrants, Black Canadians have played an important r...

To say that Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was determined is like saying the sun is warm. La Salle made his way from Eastern Canada to the Great L...

History with the nasty parts left in! The Rotten Romans follows life for folks in Roman Britain from Nasty Nero and other awful emperors, to Brave Boudicca ...

Strange Disappearances, Unexplained Accidents, Frightening Creatures . . . A Creepy Collection To Keep You Up At Night. The First Three Collections Of Haunt...

School Library Journal Best Books of 2011Eureka! Silver Honor Books—California Reading AssociationCapitol Choices 2012 list of Noteworthy Titles for Child...

A Through-the-Alphabet Celebration of Queer History in the US, from the Publisher of the New York Times Bestseller The ABCs of Black History In a beautifu...

When A Frightened Girl And Boy Arrive On The Twiss Family's Doorstep To Escape The Blitz, Charlotte Wonders How She Will Keep Her War Guests From Missing Th...

Key events of the Civil Rights Movement will be brought to life in this exciting and informative new series. The year 1960 was a turning point in the civi...

What was life like for the early settlers of the wide-open prairies? With a rub on their magic sled's logo, Emily and Matt take a trip to the early 1900's t...

There were once two enemies who were both named George-George Washington and George III. They were very much alike in some ways, and they were both beloved...

Lady Bird Johnson, That's Who! is Tracy Nelson Maurer's lively picture book biography of Lady Bird Johnson, with a focus on her environmentalist passion a...

although Canada's Citizens Are Usually Thought Of As Law-abiding And Loyal To Authority, There Have Been Some Notable And Powerful Rebels.from Fiery Spiri...

If you traveled on the Underground Railroad --Where was the safest place to go? --Would you wear a disguise? --What would you do when you were free? This ...

In the midst of the Irish famine, Johanna flees one disaster ― only to land in another.After a massive potato famine strikes Ireland, thirteen-year-old Jo...

This is a brilliant new historical addition to the "See Inside" series, looking closely at the vehicles and major events that defined the Second World War a...

From earth-shattering innovations and amazing inventions to achievements in government, culture and history, Canadians have played a major role in shaping t...

Created by Steve Noon, illustrator of the award-winning A Street Through Time, this stunning picture book vividly brings to life the history and growth of a...

A visual and informative guide to one of the longest and most controversial wars in American history, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitne...

Discover How, In Paris In The 1770s, Benjamin Franklin's Scientific Method Challenged A Certain Dr. Mesmer's Mysterious Powers In A Whimsical Look At A True...

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up...

Fifteen-year-old John Meyers is the youngest of the Meyers boys, with a lot to live up to. So when a routine trip to the Toronto farmer's market in the fa...

it's April, 1912, And You Are A Passenger Onboard The Titanic, Considered Unsinkable. But Four Days Into The Voyage, The Ship Hits An Iceberg And Begins Des...

Many settlers who came to the New World to farm had never even lived with everything they possessed packed in a wagon. They looked around and saw that their...

Where would we be without inventors, philosophers, economists, politicians, explorers, and other "ideas" people? Some of our historical heroes were lone ge...

If someone should ask you "Where you 'longs to?," he's probably from Newfoundland and Labrador, and he wants to know where you are from. The name of this ex...

A picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000) is known for ...

Here’s the most complete picture Bible ever! And it features a captivating, up-to-date artwork style—making it the perfect Bible for today’s visually...

imagine Being An Interpreter Of Dreams In Ancient Egypt. what Was The Daily Grind Like For The Ancient Egyptians? Imagine It's Your Job To Carve Elaborat...