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Tales mummies tell
Par Patricia Lauber. 1985
Discusses the human mummies of Egypt and how they were preserved, the discovery of a frozen mammoth in Siberia and…
the mummies of Peru. For junior and senior high readers. 1985.Mummies, tombs, and treasure: secrets of Ancient Egypt
Par Lila Perl. 1987
Les origines de l'homme: c'est pas tout de faire le singe ((Les Docudéments ; 13. Sciences).)
Par Isabelle Bourdial, Laurence Paul. 1997
Ancient Israelites and their neighbors: an activity guide (Cultures Of The Ancient World Ser.)
Par Marian Broida. 2003
Examines the ancient cultures of the Israelites, the Philistines, and the Phoenicians, focusing on art, architecture, food, clothing, writing, history,…
religion, and work. Includes related activities, such as writing on a smashed pot, making Philistine stew, and becoming a master dyer. Some violence. Grades 5-8. 2003.Cheaper by the dozen
Par Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Frank B Gilbreth. 1948
An amusing account of happy family life in the 1920's. The author's father, an efficiency expert, believes in living fully,…
and has some unconventional ideas about raising his many children. 1948.Ancient Greece
Par Don Nardo. 1994
History of the culture often credited with originating belief in the worth of the individual. Begins with the birth of…
Greek civilization about 2200 B.C. and continues with the development of city-states, the Greek and Persian wars, the Athenian Empire and Athens's golden era, the Peloponnesian War, the feats and death of Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic Age that ended about A.D. 1. Junior High. c1994.A little history of the world (Little Histories Ser.)
Par E. H. Gombrich, Caroline Mustill. 2005
A history of humankind from the Stone Age through World War II, including accounts of cave people and their inventions,…
ancient life along the Nile and in Mesopotamia and Greece, the growth of religion, the Dark Ages, and the New World. Also provides concise sketches of such figures as Confucius, Alexander the Great, Jesus, Leonardo da Vinci, Napoleon, and Columbus. Originally written in 1935. For grades 4-7. c2005. Uniform title: Kurze Weltgeschichte für Junge Leser.A child called "it": an abused child's journey from victim to victor
Par David J Pelzer. 1995
A man recounts the years of torture and starvation that he experienced as a child at the hands of his…
alcoholic mother. Chronicles the incidents of maltreatment, his ultimate rescue from the abusive home, and his recovery. Violence. For junior and senior high readers. Followed by "Lost boy" (DC37135). 1995.A child called "it": One Child's Courage To Survive
Par David J Pelzer. 2000
A man recounts the years of torture and starvation that he experienced as a child at the hands of his…
alcoholic mother. Chronicles the incidents of maltreatment, his ultimate rescue from the abusive home, and his recovery. Followed by "Lost boy" (EB69381). For junior and senior high readers. 2000.Wrapped for eternity: the story of the Egyptian mummy
Par Mildred Mastin Pace, Tom Huffman. 1974
Three little words: [a memoir]
Par Ashley Rhodes-Courter. 2008
Ashley spent nine years in foster care after being taken away from her mother. She endured many caseworkers, moving from…
school to school, and manipulative, humiliating and abusive treatment from one foster family. See how she survives and eventually thrives against the odds. For junior and senior high readers. 2008.The town of Hercules: a buried treasure trove
Par Joseph Jay Deiss. 1974
Reconstructs the summer day in 79 a.d. when Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the town of Herculaneum. Tells of the rediscovery…
of the town and the exciting archaeological digs of recent centuries. Grades 5-8. 1974.The riddle of the Rosetta Stone: key to ancient Egypt
Par James Giblin. 1990
Before the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing -- composed of pictures of animals, birds, and…
geometric shapes -- was a mystery. For nearly 1400 years the meanings had been lost. The author chronicles the fascinating story of how the stone was discovered and, after countless attempts, finally deciphered by scholars. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1990.The pigman & me
Par Paul Zindel. 1991
Paul Zindel writes of the angst, humour, and mishaps that fill the year he spends with his mother and sister…
on Staten Island. Lacking funds but able to talk a mile a minute, his mother arranges to buy a house with Connie, a single mother with money and a set of zesty twins. Connie's father becomes Zindel's own pigman. For junior and senior high readers. 1992, c1991.The journey back
Par Johanna Reiss. 1976
The world of the grizzlies
Par Beth Day Romulo. 1969
In the early 1900s, Jim and Laurett Stanton left Seattle and moved to the wilderness of British Columbia. They survived…
by trapping and logging and came to appreciate the creatures of the forest. For junior and senior high readers. 1969.The dawn of medicine
Par Robert Silverberg. 1967
Secrets of Minos: Sir Arthur Evan's discoveries in Crete
Par Alan Honour. 1961
Journey Around the Sun: The Story of Halley's Comet
Par James Gladstone, Yaara Eshet. 2021
Mummies exposed!: Creepy and True #1 (Creepy and True)
Par Kerrie Logan Hollihan. 2019
Uncovers the mysteries behind unearthed human mummies from around the globe, from mutilated bodies preserved in Irish bogs to sacrificed…
children entombed in an Incan burial site on a mountaintop. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2019