Examines the birth, rise, and fall of the Aztec empire, along with its cultural practices and religious beliefs, including human sacrifice, and the Spaniards' eventual overthrow of the Aztecs.
A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13
Richard Farr
In 1909, every continent had been thoroughly explored . . . except one. That September, Captain Robert F. Scott announced a new scientific expedition that would put Antarctica firmly on the map at last...
Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's...
This Newbery Honor Book provides a dramatic and riveting listening experience for all ages as performed by award-winning narrator Taylor Mali. A colossal disaster, the Great Fire of 1871 caused...
In March 2000, a suitcase arrived at a children's Holocaust education center in Tokyo, Japan. On the outside, in white paint, were these words: Hana Brady, May 16, 1931, and Waisenkind - the German...
Primary sources make these fascinating books unique. The titles in this visually stunning new biography series will provide middle school readers with...
