Presents the story of how the Greek gods started a war between the Trojans and the Greeks, and how the war ended when Greeks snuck into the city of Troy inside a giant wooden horse.

Little Hawk and his family travel to the city of Cahokia to trade with the Indians there.

Based on new research and archival images, a coming-of-age tale of a young Native American named Little Hawk shows how his family and other members of their tribe made a trading journey from his small village to the great mound city of Cahokia in the midwestern United States, long before the appearance of the Europeans.

Provides readers with a retelling of this classic tale about a poor boy, his magic beans, a journey up a beanstalk, and an incredible encounter with a not-so-friendly giant, enhanced with architectural diagrams, cutaway views, and vibrant illustrations.

Illustrations and text provide a lighthearted look at such legendary locations and structures as the Garden of Eden, Atlantis, the Tower of Babel, Ramses's tomb, King Arthur and his Round Table, and Dracula's castle

Product Description: Illustrator Albert Lorenz brings history alive in his follow-up to the award-winning "Metropolis". Entertaining, educational, and fantastically detailed, "House" shows how people lived in every era around the world. Full color.

An illustrated study presents the great cities of the past ten centuries in pictures and words, from eleventh-century Jerusalem and twelfth-century Paris to twentieth-century New York. BOMC, QPB, History, & Children's BOMC.