National Geographic Society (U.S.)

"Boasting more than 300 full-color maps and illustrations, this essential new atlas dramatically highlights the tremendous changes occurring within China -- the world's fastest growing economy and most populous place -- as well as their global implications. National Geographic maps the entire country with sections covering all provinces -- including towns, cities, and transportation networks -- to provide rich, comprehensive, and meticulously researched...

This comprehensive historical atlas concentrates on the Mediterranean world but also shows what happened across the globe between A.D. 400 and 1500--from the fall of Rome to the age of discovery. Sumptuously illustrated, it features period works of art, fascinating maps, quotes from medieval figures, close-ups of intriguing artifacts, and rich landscape photographs. For every century, a signature city is spotlighted to represent that era's developments,...

In this exploration of the first "great and terrible" battle of the Civil War, Groom describes the dramatic events of April 6 and 7, 1862, when a bold surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant's encamped troops and the bloody battle that ensued would alter the timbre of the war.

National Geographic explorer Johan Reinhard chronicles his high-altitude archaeological adventures in the Andes, focusing on the 1995 discovery of the Incan Ice Maiden, sacrificed five hundred years earlier, and the 1999 find of three Inca children on Llullaillaco, frozen in a state of near perfection.

Learn about ugly animals and how their strange bodies help protect them.

"Updated guide to birds in North America, for kids"--

"Information about animals shells, scales, spikes and other outer coverings, for young children learning to read"--

"Interesting facts about animals, for kids"--