Who Was Neil Amstrong?

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a ?giant leap for mankind.? This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Over 100 black-and-white illustrations bring Armstrong?s story to life.

Earth's incredible places: Amazon river

Beginning with a tiny trickle high in the mountains, smaller streams join until they form the world's largest river. Crossing a continent. it winds through lush rainforest until it meets the ocean. From snapping piranha fish to the giant anaconda, this mighty waterway is home to planet Earth's most incredible ecosystem.

Meet the... ancient Egyptians

What did the Ancient Egyptians wear? How did they build the pyramids? Are mummies real? Get to know the ancient egyptians in this bright and snappy series

Wonders of the anchient world: the true history revealed

This book's hero is Darius Antonopoulos, an artist and apprentice printer who left London in 1605 to visit his ancestral home in Greece. What he found there was to send him on an incredible journey - a quest to discover the Seven Wonders of the World.

Inspiring athletes treasury

Discover the lives of outstanding people, from musicians and activists, to inventors and sports stars. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream

Timelines of everyone

Timelines of Everyone reveals not just the incredible achievements, contributions, and adventures of historical figures, but the lesser-known events that shaped them too, from childhood into old age. Did you know that West African ruler Mansa Musa was the richest person ever to have lived? Or that Hollywood screen legend Hedy Lamarr invented the technology that would one day develop into WiFi? …

The twentieth century

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780746007013

Collation

96 p. ; ill. ; 26 cm

Series Title

The Usborne History of

Call Number

909 CHR t

Ancient Greece in 30 seconds: 30 awesome topics for kid classicist explained …

Travel back in time and discover the world of Ancient Greece.

Ancient Egypt in 30 seconds: 30 awesome topics for pharaoh fanatics explained…

Travel back in time and discover fast-track facts and information about a fascinating ancient civilization.

The Most Influential People of Our Time

These 56 people indelibly changed our world—for better and for worse. From architect Le Corbusier, astronaut Neil Armstrong, and the Beatles to the designer Coco Chanel, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, this illustrated volume presents the most influential figures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The varied list includes musician…