I was there books

Series

Publisher

Hyperion Books For Children

Pub. Date

c1996

Language

English

Description

Recounts the discovery and examination of a 5,300-year-old man whose remains were found by hikers in the Alps in 1991 and explores how this discovery provides clues about the everyday life of our ancestors.

2) On board the Titanic: what it was like when the great liner sank

Author

Series

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

Seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer explores the Titanic and forms a brief friendship with another passenger before experiencing the wreck of the giant ocean liner. One of the world's most well-known historic events, the sinking of the "Titanic" in 1912 grippingly unfolds in this story told from the perspectives of 17-year-old Jack Thayer, a passenger, and 22-year-old Harold Bride, the ship's junior wireless operator. Stunning, full-color illustrations,...

3) The buried city of Pompeii: what it was like when Vesuvius exploded

Author

Series

Publisher

Hyperion

Pub. Date

c1997

Language

English

Description

Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the stewart of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

4) First on the moon: what it was like when man landed on the moon

Author

Hehner, Barbara

Series

Publisher

Hyperion Books for Children

Pub. Date

c1999

Language

English

Description

An account of the first moon landing by Apollo 11 in 1969.

5) Secrets of the mummies: uncovering the bodies of ancient Egyptians

Author

Series

Publisher

Hyperion/Madison Press

Pub. Date

1999

Language

English

Description

Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of preserving the dead through the process of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.

6) Graveyards of the dinosaurs: what it's like to discover prehistoric creatures

Author

Series

Publisher

Hyperion Books for Children

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

Description

Discusses the work of paleontologists who have found dinosaur bones and fossils in Canada, Argentina, and the Gobi Desert.

7) The lost temple of the Aztecs: what it was like when the Spaniards invaded Mexico

Author

Series

Publisher

Hyperion

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

Description