Adam Larkum

Describes where chocolate comes from as well as the history of processing and using it.

This information book provides a simple introduction to the world of the ancient Maya. It describes their bustling cities and tall temples, their religious beliefs, the customs of their kings and nobles, and their passion for cacao. Perfectly suited to beginner readers, it is full of facts, illustrations, and photographs of historical artefacts.

With simple text and illustrations presents the life and culture of the Vikings, covering such aspects as food, clothes, family life, homes, ships, religion, and war. Also provides brief biographies of famous Vikings.

Describes the origins, main features, and destruction of medieval castles, and discusses the way of life of the people who lived in them, knighthood and sieges.

An illustrated history of the development of the automobile.

Discusses physical changes in boys as they reach puberty.

Describes some of the various kinds of animals that are active at night and sleep in the daytime, and discusses their senses, how they survive during the daylight, and how they communicate with each other in the dark.

Explains why junk and snack foods taste so good and why they can cause health problems, and describes what kinds of foods one should eat as part of a healthy diet.

Presents an introduction to mathematics, covering numbers, algebra, geometry, statistics, probability, the history of the field, and how people use it in the real world.