While the coronavirus disease COVID-19 changed the world in 2020, it still isn't the largest and deadliest pandemic in history. That title is held by the Plague. This disease, also known as the Black Death, spread throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe in the fourteenth century and claimed an astonishing 50 million lives by the time it officially ended. Author Roberta Edwards takes readers back to these grimy and horrific years, explaining just how this...

In which state is Washington, D.C., located? The U.S. capital city is not part of any state. It's a special district run by the U.S. government. Inside [this book] you'll find: how the local government works in Washington, D.C.; a timeline, photos -- and what city life is like in the nation's capital; surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you!--Back cover.

An introduction to the life of the Philadelphia seamstress credited with sewing the first American flag.

James Joyce's novel Ulysses is said to be one of the most important works in Modernist literature. It details Leopold Bloom's passage through Dublin on an ordinary day: June 16, 1904. Causing controversy, obscenity trials and heated debates, Ulysses is a pioneering work that brims with puns, parodies, allusions, stream-of-consciousness writing and clever structuring. Modern Library ranked it as number one on its list of the twentieth

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Since The Planets was first published in 1993, space exploration has resulted in many new discoveries. There has been the 2004 Mars Exploration Rover Mission, the discovery of at least forty-seven additional moons orbiting Jupiter, the discovery that

This title highlights the history and achievements of the US National Guard. Learn about cutting-edge technology and weapons, and discover what it is like to join the US National Guard and have a career as a soldier.

Presents information on the European country of Germany, including its geography and climate, history, wildlife, economy, government, people, and religion and culture.

"This new and updated edition presents the latest scientific information on ladybugs in language accessible for young readers through bright illustrations, informative diagrams, and easy-to-read text. Kids will rethink what they know about the little red bug while being introduced to biology vocabulary and environmentalism. See the ladybug grow from an egg to an adult. Explore just some of the different colorings and markings from the thousands of...