Books published by publisher MMS Gold

This series explores key dates in history: what happened on the day and the background and consequences of the event. Each title tells the story in a crisp, fast-paced style, and color and black and white photos, map, and timeline support the text. The books are perfect quick-read introductions to the dramatic events, and equally useful as high interest/low reading level books.

Rico learns that the culture he thought he hated may be his best source of strength Rico hates everything to do with his Mayan heritage. Fighting to preserve Mayan customs was what killed his dad. Now his family is poor, and he and his sister Delfina need to sell their produce in the city to earn money for their mother's medicine—but that's hard to do when twisters like Enzo cheat them out of their hard earned cash. Rico is determined to get Enzo back, but little does he realize his Mayan heritage may have a part to play after all.

William Shakespeare is the author of the circa 1599 play Henry V. Hilary Burningham was a teacher for many years before moving into writing. She is fervently against the dumbing down of literature and manages to keep the spirit of the original text in her Graphic Novels series. She is the author of several graphic novel adaptations of classics, including the Graphic Shakespeare series, the Graphic Dickins series, and the Graphic Novels series, which includes Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.

Introducing children to the power behind their favorite gadgets, an explanation of its source and both how and why simple circuits are made and broken Encouraging children to think about the many different electrical appliances we use in our homes and schools every day, they learn to distinguish between an appliance that uses mains electricity and one that runs on batteries. Electrical circuits are explored in detail and children are encouraged to make their own circuits. Other chapters include "Lights and Light Bulbs" and "What Went Wrong?"

This series for students of 11-14 years offer accessible introductions to the science syllabuses for this age range. The books complement rather than compete with textbooks within the classroom. Inheritance and Evolution introduces the reader to the development of species on planet Earth. Find out how characteristics are passed on from one generation to the next, learn all about survival of the fittest, and discover how the dinosaurs were wiped out.