Curiositree: Human World: A visual history of humankind

Choose your own learning adventure with Curiositree, a new series of visually compelling information charts. Discover the myriad reasons why humans have become the most successful species on the planet in this fascinating complete visual history of mankind. Travel from our earliest beginnings to the modern day, and discover how our evolution is interconnected by following the arrows that link t…

The Big, Big Treasure Dig.

Welcome to the Big, Big Treasure Dig! You've arrived just in time to help uncover some exciting ancient artefacts... Follow teams of archaeologists as they excavate dig sites and discover how buried treasure helps us learn about the past. Activate the magic heat-reveal patches to uncover history's secrets and find out all about the ancient people that were living here before us. - Interac…

All Aboard the Voyage of Discovery

Welcome on deck of the Voyage of the Discovery! The year is 1927. Travelling on board with us is an illustrious collection of some of the greatest minds of their generation. From the fields of science, engineering, geography and history, our experts have come together to explain some of history's greatest inventions to improve communication, including the printing press, radio, telephones and t…

A World of Art

A gorgeously illustrated and engaging guide to the world of art. Immerse yourself in the amazing world of art in this beautiful book with text by Helena Hunt, stylishly illustrated by the inimitable print-maker James Brown. What is art, and how have we used it to express ourselves throughout history? From cave painting right up to pop art; the Renaissance to twentieth-century sculpture, disco…

Universal Knowledge Library: Great Scientists

Universal Knowledge Library: Great Scientists invites readers to explore the remarkable journeys of history's most influential minds, from Newton’s laws to Curie’s breakthrough discoveries. Part biography, part science history, this book is perfect for curious teens, students, and lifelong learners who want to understand how great minds changed our world—and why their curiosity still matt…

I am Sonia Sotomayor

Edition

1st

Series Title

Ordinary People Change the World

Call Number

921 MEL i

I am Martin Luther King, Jr.

The eighth biography in this New York Times bestselling series features one of America's greatest civil rights heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr. (Cover may vary) As a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided to do something about it—peacefully, with powerful words. He helped gather people toge…

I am Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman's heroic and pivotal role in the fight against slavery is the subject of the fourteenth picture book in this New York Times bestselling biography series This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, …

I am Albert Einstein

"We can all be heroes" is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this one highlighting Albert Einstein (Cover may vary)

I Am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero

Advocate for peace and nonviolent revolutionary Gandhi is the 12th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary) As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated unfairly. Refusing to accept injustice, he came up with a brilliant way to fight back through quiet, peaceful protest. He took his methods with him from S…