Philip Steele

Tells you everything you want to know about the world's Arctic and Antarctic regions, the coldest places on Earth. Read about the Inuit peoples who live there, and the explorers who came and braved terrible conditions to lay claim to new lands. Discover the amazing array of polar wildlife, from ferocious polar bears and killer whales to the weird narwhal and the numerous penguin species that inhabit the Antarctic.

Introduces, in brief text and illustrations, the characteristics of unusual and, often predatory, fish and other creatures that live in or near the ocean.

Newly updated to reflect cultural and political changes around the globe, this is the ideal portable atlas for today's student. Includes more than 80 maps, hundreds of color photos, and thousands of statistics.

Color photographs, maps, and historical documents trace the events of the Holocaust, from the roots of Jewish persecution in Europe and the rise of National Socialism to the Final Solution and lasting impact of the Holocaust.

Discusses when and where pirates typically lived and what their activities were. Tells about pirates around the world.