Books in this brand new and informative series for older children survey a variety of cultures and the achievements of each in the arts, sciences, technology, and ways of living. Volumes are profusely illustrated with full-color, wonderfully detailed illustrations and photographs that complement extensive but highly readable texts. Bravo books make wonderful additions both to school and home libraries.This chronological overview covers the long history of civilization in the Nile River Valley from its origins with the Old Kingdom in the Fourth Millennium B.C. to the era of Roman conquest approximately two thousand years ago. Text and illustrations show the essential differences between the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms in the everyday lives of the people, the historical events, and the evolution of art, architecture, and technology.

Surveys the history of human invention from simple tools and the beginning of agriculture to the Internet and genetic engineering

An enlightening and beautifully illustrated book demonstrates and explains the functions of the human the organs, brain, senses, nervous system, and the skeletal and muscle structures. Original.

Provides an introduction to the art of the Renaissance and the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael