Provides information on the training, traditions, and life of knights during the Middle Ages for a young boy who thinks that that is what he wants to be

Describes what life was like in medieval dungeons during the late fifteenth century, as seen through the eyes of the jailer

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Columbus as an example.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict how people lived and worked inside a medieval castle

Today, going to the dentist is usually a safe and painless experience. In past centuries, that wasn't always the case. Read and learn how lucky we are to live in modern times.

Illustrations and text introduce early readers to the the training, duties, and lifestyle of a samurai; and also describes the culture and traditions of ancient Japan

Uses a newspaper format to present the inventions, lifestyles, climate changes, and progress in hunting and farming of the Stone Age

"Describes what life would be like without pain."-- A pain-free world may sound wonderful, but the inability to feel pain actually places people in danger. If your brain doesn't receive a pain signal, your body could become severely injured. Macdonald explains the science and history of pain and pain relief, and shows you the harsh reality of life before modern painkillers.

Contains fascinating facts and historic snapshots of knights and castles

"For thousands of years, mankind has been fascinated with the science of measuring time. Even our earliest ancestors needed to know how long the daylight would last, and how long it would be before the buffalo returned. This book tells the story of our obsession with time, and our increasingly accurate ways of measuring it."--Back cover.