History

Gruesome, disrespectful, gory and true! Readers should forget the fairy tales about helpless damsels saved by honourable knights. It is time to brace yourse...

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...

After The End Of The Revolutionary War In New York, Ten-year-old Charlotte Witnesses The Deportation Of Loyalists, Including Her Cousin's Family.Categories:...

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...

Illus. with full-color photos. Unlock the secrets to the mysterious monuments of the ancient world--from Egyptian pyramids, built before the invention of t...

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 ...

The Story Of A Generation Of German Young People Who Devoted All Their Energy To The Hitler Youth And The Propaganda That Brought Hitler His Power, And The ...

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...

This second book in the four-volume narrative history series for elementary students will transform your study of history. The Story of the World has won a...

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...

A moving tribute to all the soldiers who have served with the Canadian Forces.A young soldier just returned from Afghanistan has many memories: the beauty o...

The enduring appeal of spies and their technology, codes and mysterious ways are explored in this engaging series of four colorful books. Each explores a d...

Product Description See below for English description.Qu'est-ce qui rend le Canada unique? Beaucoup de choses!Pr?parez-vous ? c?l?brer le Canada et ? i...

I Am Malala. This Is My Story. Malala Yousafzai Was Only Ten Years Old When The Taliban Took Control Of Her Region. They Said Music Was A Crime. They Said W...

It's summer, 1912, and all of Saskatoon is excited about the Exhibition coming to town, complete with a Wild West show, and horses jumping from thirty-foot-...

Take students in grades K–5 on a field trip without leaving the classroom using A New Trip Around the World. This 128-page book explores life in and geogr...

WANTED FOR the most heinous crime of PIRACY The following notorious and knavish captains and sailors, whose evil deeds and bold stratagems have made them t...

"My story is something I like to share with others, to show people that with enough belief in yourself and what you can accomplish, anything is possible."â...

attention! Amy And Dan Cahill Have Been Located Once Again, This Time In The Company Of The Notoriously Unreliable Alistair Oh. Could They Have Been Foolis...

An ancient Egyptian goddess has transported you back to ancient Egypt! What happens next is up to YOU! Filled with excitement and hilarity, this composition...

Les jeunes pourront fabriquer une coiffe d'empereur aztèque, un pendentif et un masque. Ils trouveront aussi la recette pour se concocter une bonne tasse d...

Grab your magnifying glass and charge into battle with this search-and-find history adventure packed with more than 200 things to spot in each eye-boggling...

Helen Keller was only six years old when she met Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. The meeting was an eventful one,marking the begi...

Eleanor Roosevelt’s book on citizenship for young people now revised and updated for a contemporary audience.In the voice of one of the most iconic and b...

This colorful book, enhanced with bright photos, fullcolor artwork, maps, and glossary, provides early readers an informative examination of the history of ...

Keira, kidnapped from Ireland by Vikings, is a slave living in legendary Vinland. Two native bands, the Beothuck and the Thule, are also fighting over the l...

How Humans Took over the World (Unstoppable Us, 1)Categories: Children's Books Geography & Cultures Cultural StudiesGeneral

Discusses the process of mummification, and looks at the history of the practice in Egypt as well as in other places in the world.Categories: Children's Boo...

His Book Is Pretty Much Our Official Story So Far. It Really Does Seem Only Like Last Week We Played Our First Gig At The Annandale Hotel In Sydney. Since T...

The best-selling Weird But True line is now exploring north of the U.S. border! Follow along to learn tons of fun facts about the outrageous oddities and k...

Suffragette, reformer, legislator, and author Nellie McClung was Canada's most famous pioneer for woman's rights. But how did a girl growing up in the lat...

Includes new information about recent headline-grabbing Canadian disasters! "Disasters can occur anywhere, and to anybody. You could be involved in a disas...

discover The Wonders Of Ancient Rome. This Book Traces Key Points In Ancient Roman Civilization, From Romulus And Remus To The Fall Of Rome. Read About Rom...

Reissued for Spring 2012 to coincide with the anniversary of the sinking of the TITANIC in April 1912. Here is the one book with all of the answers to you...

Jean Little's Classic Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary With A New Look For A New Generation! Nine-year-old Anna Has Always Been The Clumsy One In The Family ...

George and his family have been relocated to Bermuda in the hope that the Nazi agents who’ve been trying to kill them lose the scent and think them dead. ...

Janet Lunn, Christopher Moore ; Illustrated By Alan Daniel. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 312) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Science...

kids Can Re-create A Long-ago World Of Kings, Castles, Jousts, Jesters, Damsels, Magic Fairies, And Robin Hood—all They Need Are Their Imaginations, Mater...

Describes Various Aspects Of Life In Ancient Greece And Provides Instructions For Creating Related Crafts, Including Labyrinths, A Bronze Helmet, And A Troj...

This account starts around 2700 B.C. showing a site on the banks of the Nile River. The vivid illustrations cover a period of some 30 years, as a pyramid u...