Meg Marquardt

Introduces video game technology, describing the very first games with poor graphics, the types of platforms and hardware used for different games, and how improvements in hardware and software have made games more realistic.

Explore the world of insects, arachnids, centipedes, and millipedes with this illustrated encyclopedia of all things creepy-crawly.

"This title introduces fans to the STEM concepts in the Final Four, exploring how science, technology, engineering, and math are all at play in this exciting event. The title features informative sidebars and infographics, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. " -- Amazon.com.

"The Iron Age was the last great prehistoric age. Iron tools made life easier, yet the Iron Age was a time of constant war. Chapters cover how Greece went through a Dark Age, how new forms of government began, how architecture became more complex, new religions formed, and money was invented" --

"The Old Stone Age was the time of the earliest humans. Chapters cover how these early people left Africa and spread around the world, how they made tools to solve life's problems, and the role of Paleolithic women, who probably did a lot more than stay home and care for the kids" --

"In the final stage of the Stone Age, humans' use of stone tools was coming to an end. People started farming, at different times in different places. Chapters cover how plants and animals were domesticated, how pottery production boomed, and how farming meant that people could settle down, stay put, and build great cities like Jericho. The first known plague victim dates from this era, and so do the earliest temples" --