Best Selling Books by Jane Chisholm

Examines aspects of everyday life in the world''s first civilizations, with emphasis on early Egyptian, Greek and Roman cultures.

Provides information on the culture and history of ancient Greece from Minoan times to the coming of the Romans.

Explores the history of the early civilizations of Greece, as well as their architecture, art, poetry, drama, and music.

The everyday world of people who lived in the ancient Roman times is brought to life in this book with simple text.

This book discusses what the Earth is like, the days and night, the seasons, and more.

Diagrams, illustrations, experiments, and puzzles provide an introduction to various living things.

A concise overview of world history from 9000 B.C. to 1997 A.D.

A concise overview of world history from 9000 B.C. to 1997 A.D.

Introduces the basic concepts of chemistry, and looks at atoms, molecules and what happens in chemical reactions.

Captioned illustrations demonstrate how two children lived 17,000 years ago.

An introduction to Viking civilization, including who they were, and how they lived, dressed, and worshipped. Includes addresses of Internet sites about the Vikings.

Discusses how and why castles were built, how they were defended, and who lived in them, and includes historical facts on actual castles.

- Gives answers to the first questions children ask about history, provoking comparison with life as they know it today.

Suitable for aspiring young writers, this activity book is full of hints, tips and handy tasks for writing stories. It includes writing tips, techniques and methods to make every story a masterpiece, with helpful activities on coming up with ideas, writing from different points of view, and creating characters, settings and story lines.

Examines aspects of everyday life in the world''s first civilizations, with emphasis on early Egyptian culture.

Extensively illustrated, computers and almost every aspect of their functioning are described in this book.

Introduces the basic concepts of chemistry, and looks at atoms, molecules and what happens in chemical reactions.

Illustrated throughout in colour a new title in the USBORNE LANGUAGE GUIDES series.