Collection: Junior Non-Fiction History

This book shares how a handful of early aviators helped Australia reach beyond its borders to lands far away. Imagine what it was like to travel to far-off places before there were aeroplanes. For early 20th-century Australians, it could take days, weeks, or months just to get where they were goi...

Hundreds of colour illustrations bring human history to life. Illustrations show how people lived, worked, played and fought through the ages. Detailed maps and timelines highlight key dates, and captions and annotations highlight key features.

Five thousand years ago, an ancient civilisation rose up in eastern China, on the flood plains of the Yangtze River delta. Until recently, its history was shrouded in mystery. Who were the Liangzhu people, and how did they live? In this beautifully illustrated book, archaeologists reveal their di...

Scope and content: This book explores the culture and achievements of ancient Egypt through the examination of artifacts that have survived through the centuries. Each primary source artifact offers the reader significant clues to ancient Egypt's technologies, cultural traditions, foods, and conf...

An introduction to ancient Egypt, discussing jobs, homes, gods, games, and more.

A picture-packed celebration of the ancient Greeks and how they transformed our world. Step back in time to an ancient world of mythical beasts, bow down to gods and goddesses, and take a trip to the first Olympics. Experience the glory of ancient Greece in this detailed introduction to one of th...

Scope and content: "This interesting book explores the culture and achievements of ancient Greece through the examination of artifacts that have survived through the centuries. Each primary-source artifact offers the reader significant clues to the civilization's technologies, cultural traditions...