Discusses the purpose, design, construction, and defense of medieval castles and describes the life of the inhabitants.

This book lets you discover and explore some of the world's most famous buildings. Looking at famous buildings from across the ages each illustration opens up to reveal the building's interior as well as fascinating facts such as how they were built and their histories. Buildings include the Empire State Building, Guggenheim Museum, Himeji Castle, Versailles Palace, Blue Mosque, Notre Dame Cathedral and more. This book contains over fifty sturdy embedded...

"This fascinating book tours the land, sea and skies to discover where weather comes from. Peer into a thundercloud, follow the path of a hurricane, visit the coldest place on Earth ... and find out what the weather might be like tomorrow" -- Page [4] cover.

More than five billion people across the world follow a religion. Lift the flaps to discover the many ways people pray, worship and celebrate the major world religions.

Explore every corner of a museum--from grand exhibition galleries to cavernous storerooms and dusty back offices.

"Explore the amazing microscopic world of germs - bacteria, viruses, and other microbes. Discover how they can make you ill and how your body fights them off, as well as some of the useful things they do for us."--Back cover.