Describes how the brain works and its effect on an individual's personality, discussing the different functions, areas, and states of the brain and offering games, quizzes, puzzles, and brain teasers related to the brain.

A history of the Vikings explains how these great explorers earned a reputation as fierce invaders, their ship construction techniques, and how Leif Erikson arrived in America centuries before Columbus.

Panoramic illustrations and fascinating text reveal the story of the Great Wall and the individuals who helped build it, bringing to life key periods and turning points in the Great Wall's history.

Get to know more than 100 of the world's favorite dinosaurs and other prehistoric life forms with this essential illustrated introduction. This must-have first book on dinosaurs and other ancient creatures is filled with beautiful illustrations and storybook text on every page, perfect for early readers who want to know more about the life that once roamed our planet.

"By popular craft writer Jane Bull, The Spooky Halloween Activity Book is filled with inspiration for Halloween preparations. Make a flickering jack o'lantern or a cool treat bucket; play fun party games such as dangling doughnuts; put together a pirate, skeleton, witch, or fairy costume; make creepy paper-plate masks; try out spooky face painting ideas; and create a beastly buffet with monster bread rolls, sausage fingers, spider cupcakes, spooky...

A beginner's guide to cooking, designed for youngsters who want to help out in the kitchen, introduces staple ingredients while explaining cooking measurements and suggesting a range of interactive kitchen experiments.

Discusses types of trees; their parts, life cycle, defenses, and habitats; the things they provide humans; human threats to trees; and how to help them.

A visual tour of the periodic table offers clear explanations of its elements, along with an overview of scientific pioneers, key discoveries, and the creation of the table.