Mark Bergin

In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family's Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.

Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the castles of the Middle Ages and the lives of the people who lived in them. Superb, full-color photographs of castles around the world, plus specially built models, offer a unique and revealing "eyewitness" view of medieval life, from a castle's construction to its destruction in a siege. See a medieval lavatory, a giant crossbow on wheels, how prisoners were kept secure in dungeons, a herald in full regalia, and castles used by Crusaders in Syria and samurai warriors in Japan. Learn how castles got their water during a siege, how besiegers tunneled under castle walls, how the Normans built castles in a hurry, how the first guns worked, why round towers were better than square ones, and what a castellan's job entailed. Discover how enemies climbed castle walls, what was on the menu at a typical banquet, why many castles had resident carpenters and metalworkers, why Crusader castles were so well built, and much, much more.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict how the crew lived beneath the ocean in a submarine during World War II and how they waged war on the ships above.

Describes the construction of each of the Seven Wonders of the World and relates them to similar structures in ancient and modern times.

An excellent way to introduce the concepts of drawing each person's unique facial features and figure, as well as tips on drawing accessories such as spectacles and hats.

Describes the functions and inner workings of various vehicles, including a family car, jeep, and luxury limousine.

Here you can learn how to draw a wide selection of sea creatures and underwater environments using a variety of different artistic tools and techniques, including squiggling, cross-hatching, sponging and smudging.

You don t really get a choice about gravity. If you live on Earth, you re going to have to live with it. If you become an astronaut, you might get to escape from gravity for a while, but it will be waiting for you when you get home. But gravity does a lot of useful things - such as keeping us on the Earth and holding the entire universe together! Learn how gravity was discovered and why it helps us to understand everything from how toothpaste comes out of the tube to the movements of the planets.

Do you have what it takes to be a knight?

Explains what robots are, what they do, and how important they are to industry, medicine, and exploring outer space.

"Creepy ghosts, eerie ghouls, greedy giants, and scary scarecrows haunt the pages of this fun drawing book for young and budding artists. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations are easy and fun to follow, and children will be entertained by fun facts about different ghoulish creatures"--