Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the hardships and pitfalls of being sent by the first Chinese emperor to help build the country's defensive wall.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the hardships and pitfalls of being a soldier in Alexander the Great's army.

An illustrated collection of Egyptian myths, including "The Birth of Osiris," "The Wanderings of Isis," and "The Book of Thoth."

Humorous description of life for the inhabitants of Beijing's Forbidden City, formerly home of China's Emperors.

Describes the Lewis and Clark Expedition across America, emphasizing the enormous adventure and technological challenges encountered.

One of the most revered works in English literature, Great Expectations traces the coming-of-age of a young orphan, Pip, from a boy of shallow aspirations into a man of maturity. From the chilling opening confrontation with an escaped convict to the grand but eerily disheveled estate of bitter old Miss Havisham, all is not what it seems in Dickens' dark tale of false illusions and thwarted desire. Raised by a humble blacksmith, Pip is recruited by...