Macdonald, Fiona

A young boy learns from his grandfather what it takes to become a master stonemason and work at the cathedral in Canterbury in the fourteenth century.

Explores the history and lives of ten of the most frightening warriors of history, including Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and Attila the Hun, and includes humorous illustrations, fact boxes, and sidebars.

Colorful illustrations and text describe the struggle of women to obtain the right to vote in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Presents in text and illustrations the history, government, people, culture, and day-to day life of ancient Rome.

With fact boxes and sidebars offering additional information, this book introduces infamous pirates, from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd.

With fact boxes and sidebars offering additional information, this book introduces creatures of myth and legend, from the towering one-eyed Cyclops to the elusive Yeti.

Describes daily life during the Stone Age.

Surveys the dwellings, occupations, food, religion, festivals, cathedrals, clothing, diseases, and customs that prevailed in Europe during the Middle Ages.

Surveys the food, hairstyles, jewelry, religion, festivals, sports, science, warfare, and other aspects of life in ancient Greece.

Text and illustrations explore the history of the world from the Mongol invasions through the voyages of Christopher Columbus.