"This book tells the story of humankind as producers and reproducers from the Paleolithic to the present. Renowned social and cultural historian Merry Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families and kin groups, social and gender hierarchies, sexuality, race and ethnicity, labor, religion, consumption, and material culture. She examines how these structures...

For the first time ever, the Who Was? subjects are gathered into a single title! The Who Was? History of the World is a journey along the timeline of history, noting the birthdays of 150 people in the series and what was happening in the world at that moment in time. Follow the timeline to learn who was doing what when, from the days of ancient Egypt, all the way up to the present -- from Amazon.

Webmaster has Paula on the lookout for two of Holland's claims to fame. At the world's largest flower auction, Paula's on the clock to find out just how fast they move across the globe. Then, she's got big shoes to fill with the owner of the world's largest wooden shoe factory.

When a school science project has her stymied, Shakira starts to wonder where inventors - like Thomas Edison - got their inspiration. Sam and Jen take the urban teen on a thrilling adventure through the ages to see how inventions are born and have the potential to significantly alter the course of history. If it hadn't been for the invention of the primitive "wheel," the locomotive wouldn't have been invented. Shakira figures, maybe when you get right...

Alex's bike is broken, which gets him to wondering where bikes came from. Timeblazers Jen and Sam take him back in time to reveal that contrary to popular thought, Leonardo da Vinci did not invent the bicycle, that honor goes to Baron Karl von Drais, who created the "hobbyhorse" bike around 1816. Next they head to France and meet Pierre and Ernest Michaux, who created the first bike pedals and invented the Velocipede. Then to England where the Starley...

From plane crashes in Beverly Hills and airbag underwear, to teenage popes and wild Arizona camels, to the doctor who tested catheters on himself and superhero mice.

Alex wants to create his own spaghetti sauce from scratch. Jen and Sam shuttle him back in time to the year 8000 B.C., where he learns that without farming, history would have never got going in the first place. He discovers that different crops were raised, different tools were invented, and a variety of animals was raised by people all over the world. Once irrigation was invented in Mesopotamia in 6000 B.C., more food meant more people, which eventually...

This book examines 30 of the most significant civil wars and revolutions in recorded history, from ancient times to the modern era, identifying the origins, consequences, and subtle impacts of many of these conflicts that are still being felt today. For each conflict, an overview essay plus explanations of the causes and consequences are provided, along with a detailed timeline and maps of several of the key battles to visualize the strategies of...

Three manmade marvels, ancient to modern, that showcase the incredible breadth of human imagination and man's mastery of engineering.

When Shakira automatically jumps to the conclusion that her missing bike has been stolen, Timeblazers Sam and Jen decide to give their friend a first-hand glimpse at crime and punishment through the ages. For the most part the punishment fit the crime, but people were often falsely accused and the punishments were weird, or downright scary. Shakira ends up finding her bike, but she's learned to be careful before accusing someone of a crime. Next,...