Books published by publisher Franklin Watts, Inc.

Get ready...as a young boy growing up in Athens, your father has high hopes that you'll enter the Olympic games. It's demanding!This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history.

It's 1803, and two adventurous young army officers are about to lead an expedition across North America.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. It's 1803, and two adventurous young army officers are about to lead an expedition right across the North American continent, through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. They will explore lands that few Europeans have ever seen, and will make many scientific discoveries.

As a struggling farmer on the East Coast of America, you've heard that there are fortunes to be made out West. But first you have to get there-are you tough enough to survive months on the trail, with little to eat and only your wagon for shelter?This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history.

This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story.Invites readers to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. So you think your friends and family will stick by you through thick and thin? Then you wouldn't want to be accused of practicing witchcraft in 17th-century Salem--where practically everyone you know would send you to prison or even Gallows Hill, just to save themselves.

They are far too small to be seen with the naked eye, but bacteria are one of the most widespread forms of life-and one of the oldest.This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers. They appeared on Earth more than 3 billion years before the first dinosaurs. Some bacteria cause deadly diseases, but many are harmless or even helpful to humans and other animals. They fertilize the soil by breaking down dead material into useful chemicals, and they are an essential ingredient in many foods. Bacteria in our own bodies are a vital part of the digestive process.

As a fierce Celtic warrior captured by the Romans, you are chosen for the gladiator school.This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. You'll be taught to fight, kill and die in a suitably sporting manner to entertain the Roman crowds. If you survive, you could become a hero-but don't count on it.