History & The Past: General Interest (Children's/Teenage)

Njinga, the Warrior Queen, fought fiercely to keep her people from slavery. Yet she engaged in slave trading herself, performed human sacrifices an...

Enter a medieval world unlike any you've seen before. Welcome to an innovative and reader-friendly approach to medieval history, one that combines ...

Enter a medieval world unlike any you've seen before. Welcome to an innovative and reader-friendly approach to medieval history, one that combines ...

Nothing--not even the chance to live--makes Dr. Korczak abandon the children of the Warsaw Ghetto. This profoundly moving illustrated book is based...

Navigate the fascinating twists and turns of rivers that have molded our history. Rivers can be extraordinarily powerful, and not just because of t...

Experience all the thrills and suspense of chasing down the world's highest-profile criminals. What does it take to catch a criminal? Not just any ...

Experience all the thrills and suspense of chasing down the world's highest-profile criminals. What does it take to catch a criminal? Not just any ...

Life was tough in Old Testament times. People had to cross deserts on foot, grow food on parched land and deal with earthquakes, drought and diseas...

Life was tough in Old Testament times. People had to cross deserts on foot, grow food on parched land and deal with earthquakes, drought and diseas...

If we took time to examine the flames in our world--fires that have built civilizations, sparked entire religions, and literally changed the surfac...

Discover the true story behind the legendary pharaoh in this captivating look into the life of Cleopatra. Although her name and story might be fam...

Do you love medieval history? Have you imagined what it would be like to live in a castle among royalty and knights? From odd recipes and disgustin...

You see books at school, at libraries and at home. But who invented books? What materials are used to make a book? How do books make it onto shelve...

Go on a fact-packed adventure around the United States of America, and discover the wonder and beauty of the 'Land of the Free'.Meet the presidents...

Cuddling with a soft teddy bear can be very relaxing. But how are teddy bears made? What are they made of? Who invented them? Find out everything y...

Zhanna and Frina Arshanskaya were two talented child musicians when Nazis invaded their city of Kharkiv, Ukraine during World War II. Along with th...

Potatoes can be turned into lots of yummy side dishes, and French fries are a popular option. But who invented French fries? Are they really from F...

The 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb is one of the most important ancient Egyptian finds in history. People have told stories about it ever sin...

Its a beautiful day, so you grab your helmet, jump on your bike and ride like the wind. But what are bikes made of? How do they get to stores? Wher...

Throughout history, people have told many stories about fearsome pirates on the high seas. But not all of them are true! Was walking the plank a co...

Who Lives Here is a charming lift-the-flap story from the bestselling, record-breaking partnership of Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb.One little b...