Books in Encounters with the Past series

Rome in the year 83 AD is the setting of this fun book, a blend of fiction and history. Readers explore the bustling city, including important Roman landmarks such as the Forum and the Colosseum. They interview a senator, a soldier, a gladiator, a slave, and an engineer among others and learn about many intriguing aspects of their lives. Roman medicines such as boiled liver and foods such as giant snails are just some of the interesting details discussed about this ancient culture.

The Caribbean in 1718 is a perfect place to meet up with pirates. And where there's pirates, there's treasure! This inspired narrative allows readers to tag along with a whole horde of pirates, including a quartermaster, a cabin boy, and a rigger. They provide all kinds of information about piracy, including details about treasures, maps, flags, and ships. Carefully chosen photographs enhance readers' imaginations as well as give them a greater comprehension of the Golden Age of Piracy.

Get ready to step back in time and become a Viking in the year 1000! This imaginative text sets the readers as the main character in a story in which they question the people in a Viking community about their culture, including a baker, farmer, artisan, and slave. Viking jewelry, armor, food, and games are a part of the discussion, which is coupled with colorful photographs of characters in costume as well as scenery and artifacts that will truly transport readers back in time.

The year is 1585 in Tudor England and someone has stolen the duchess's necklace. It's up to the reader of this inventive book to find it and unmask the thief. Readers will play the role of detective while interrogating various people living and working in a nobleman's house. A kitchen maid, archer, musician, actor, and soldier all provide clues as well as absorbing information about what life was like back then. Illustrations and photographs also aid in a visual understanding of this time in history.

The opportunity to go back in time and experience history as it's happening would be an invaluable way to understand ancient cultures. Readers of this creative text set in the year 415 BC are invited to the city-state of Athens while it's preparing for war. After helping a slave escape, the narrator is just one step ahead of an angry overseer. However, the chase allows for chance meetings with a whole cast of characters who shed light on the Greek culture of that time, including an actor, an athlete, a Parthenon priestess, and even the famous philosopher Socrates!

The Caribbean in 1718 is a perfect place to meet up with pirates. And where there's pirates, there's treasure! This inspired narrative allows readers to tag along with a whole horde of pirates, including a quartermaster, a cabin boy, and a rigger. They provide all kinds of information about piracy, including details about treasures, maps, flags, and ships. Carefully chosen photographs enhance readers' imaginations as well as give them a greater comprehension of the Golden Age of Piracy.

Rome in the year 83 AD is the setting of this fun book, a blend of fiction and history. Readers explore the bustling city, including important Roman landmarks such as the Forum and the Colosseum. They interview a senator, a soldier, a gladiator, a slave, and an engineer among others and learn about many intriguing aspects of their lives. Roman medicines such as boiled liver and foods such as giant snails are just some of the interesting details discussed about this ancient culture.

The year is 1585 in Tudor England and someone has stolen the duchess's necklace. It's up to the reader of this inventive book to find it and unmask the thief. Readers will play the role of detective while interrogating various people living and working in a nobleman's house. A kitchen maid, archer, musician, actor, and soldier all provide clues as well as absorbing information about what life was like back then. Illustrations and photographs also aid in a visual understanding of this time in history.

Get ready to step back in time and become a Viking in the year 1000! This imaginative text sets the readers as the main character in a story in which they question the people in a Viking community about their culture, including a baker, farmer, artisan, and slave. Viking jewelry, armor, food, and games are a part of the discussion, which is coupled with colorful photographs of characters in costume as well as scenery and artifacts that will truly transport readers back in time.

The opportunity to go back in time and experience history as it's happening would be an invaluable way to understand ancient cultures. Readers of this creative text set in the year 415 BC are invited to the city-state of Athens while it's preparing for war. After helping a slave escape, the narrator is just one step ahead of an angry overseer. However, the chase allows for chance meetings with a whole cast of characters who shed light on the Greek culture of that time, including an actor, an athlete, a Parthenon priestess, and even the famous philosopher Socrates!

Just like in the movies, mammoth castles and armored knights were parts of life in England in the thirteenth century. But European medieval culture was so much more than these romantic props. Readers of this enthralling book will encounter a leper, merchant, blacksmith, knight, and others who offer many facts about medieval life, like what it took to become a knight and how a doctor tried to cure illnesses back then. Photographs of weaponry, art, and castles augment the appealing design of this historic snapshot of a fascinating time period.