Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general

People young and old love playing computer games, but what goes into making them?

No one has yet visited Mars - at least, no humans have.

Most of the world is covered with water but most of us never get a chance to explore much of what's below the surface.

Where is Mandarin spoken?

Where is the Sahara Desert?

Did the Ancient Romans eat crisps?

Teach young readers about basic personal hygiene in this simple, easy-to-read series.

Life was hard during World War I, and not just for the soldiers in the trenches.

What was it like to live in ancient Rome?

What was it like to live in ancient Greece?

What was it like to live in Ancient Egypt?

What was it like to live in ancient times?

What was it like to live as a Native American in the Southwest?

What was life like as leader of the Zulu Kingdom in Africa?

This title introduces readers to life in Roman Britain from a child's viewpoint.

This title introduces readers to life in Anglo-Saxon Britain from a child's viewpoint.

This title introduces readers to life in Medieval Britain from a child's viewpoint.

This title introduces readers to life in Tudor Britain from a child's viewpoint.

This title introduces readers to life in Stuart Britain from a child's viewpoint.

This title introduces readers to life during the Industrial Revolution from a child's viewpoint.

Books in the Extreme Nature series reveal examples of some of the most bizarre, amazing, and extreme events in the natural world.

Books in the Extreme Nature series reveal examples of some of the most bizarre, amazing, and extreme events in the natural world.

What is water?

From longships to clinker ships to a national assembly, Vikings continue to influence all aspects of contemporary life.

When was the Empire State Building built?

What is the longest bridge in South America?

Egypt offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture.

China offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture.

Canada offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture.

Rescue at Sea reveals the stories, people, and equipment behind the world's most dramatic rescues at sea.

Mountain Rescue reveals the stories, people, and equipment behind the world's most dramatic rescues.

This book teaches readers about what field trips are, why people take field trips, and what you can learn from a field trip to a museum.

This book teaches readers about what field trips are, why people take field trips, and what you can learn from a field trip to a concert.

Cave Crawlers teaches readers all about caves, and the scientists who go to extremes to study them!

England offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture.

Brazil offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture.

Afghanistan offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture.

Why was the American Civil War so important and how did the American people become so divided?

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Scott's Antarctic trek, and his tragic death before returning home, this book charts the epic race to the South Pole.

Explore how rocks form, change, move, evolve, and erode.

Explores behavioural and physiological health issues in a simple and inclusive way.

This series introduces readers to what families are, how each family is different, and how family members are related.