As a boy living in 17th-century Japan, you admire the courage and strength of samurai soldiers. But you're about to learn that there's more than just swinging a sharp sword to being a samurai. It's a tough life! Illustrations and text introduce early readers to the training, duties, and lifestyle of a samurai.

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict life and events during the four years of the Civil War.

Discusses how a Celtic warrior captured by Romans is trained to become a gladiator.

Describes what life was like in medieval dungeons during the late fifteenth century, as seen through the eyes of the jailer. --Publisher's description. This best-selling series engages readers of all levels by making them part of the story. Readers will become the main character and can revel in the gory and dark sides of life throughout important moments in history.

Traces the life of the English physicist whose work on the laws of motion and gravity and invention of calculus had great influence on the understanding of the physical nature of the universe.

Describes what is involved in becoming a champion in the Olympic games in ancient Greece.

The ancient Egyptian pyramids are one of the wonders of the world but what was it like to work on one? Experience for yourself the lives of laborers, scribes, artists, and embalmers as they prepare the Pharaohs final resting place.

It is the late 10th century, and you are one of a hardy band of young adventurers who plan to sail all the way from Scandinavia to Vinland in North America. Will you survive this arduous voyage in a fragile open boat?

Uses humor to recount the events leading up to the colonists' defiant act against the British, describing the Boston Tea Party itself, as well as providing a brief history of the American Revolution. --Publisher's description.

Presents a humorous look at what life was like on the Great Plains just after the Civil War.