Describes the history of Versailles, from the days of leaders such as Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Charles de Gaulle to its status today as a landmark of world history.

Auschwitz examines the history of the infamous Nazi death camp-how it came to be built and how it was used.

Hiroshima tells the story of how the Japanese port city of Hiroshima came to be the target of the world's first nuclear attack.

Pearl Harbor tells the story of how the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii became the target of a surprise attack by the Japanese in December 1941.

Auschwitz examines the history of the infamous Nazi death camp—how it came to be built and how it was used.

The Normandy Beaches tells the story of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied Europe in June 1944.

Traveling to live in a new country can be terrifying, especially to a child. Leaving behind family, friends, and places you know and love is something everyone can relate to. In this book, readers board a boat with an immigrant child going to the United States for the first time. The first-person narration introduces readers to Ellis Island and the many immigrants coming to America during the late 1800s and early 1900s, including their reasons for...