Rupert Matthews
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From armor to jousting, Knights and Castles covers everything there is to know about knights and medieval castles.
Knights and Castles takes an up-close look at the history of knights, their chivalrous code, the battles they fought, and more. Learn about the heroic actions of famous knights, including El Cid and Sir John Hawkwood, and the monks who took up arms to protect pilgrims. Explore famous castles, including
5) Explorer
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Looks at the worlds of Amelia Earhart, Jacques Cousteau, Marco Polo and other famous explorers, sharing real-life photographs of their equipment and personal possessions as well as objects they found.
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Introducing the world of the supernatural, this little book entertains with numerous anecdotes, snippets of information, and lists of events that are not accepted by science as being genuine. This amusing yet serious volume will leave the reader wondering just why scientists refuse to study this amazing paranormal world. Because the supernatural is a subject of endless public fascination, there is an insatiable appetite for tales of it. This collection...
9) Pterodactyl
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Describes what has been learned about the physical features, behavior, and surroundings of the long-extinct pterodactyl.
10) Wooly Mammoth
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Describes what has been learned about the physical appearance, behavior, and surroundings of the long-extinct wooly mammoth.
12) The Renaissance
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Key works of Renaissance art and other artifacts are used to explore European civilization at the end of the Middle Ages.
16) Disappearances
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Delves into the world's most fascinating unexplained disappearances, including Amelia Earhart, the passengers on the SS Waratah, and the lost colony of Roanoke.
17) Dinosaur food
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Describes dinosaur fossils from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and what they can tell us about what dinosaurs ate.