Books in Looking into the Past series

Explores customs around the world, including the bar mitzvah, the Japanese Rice Festival, and tossing the pancake

Examines the history of Scotland's clans by establishing their origins, probing the highpoints of their heyday, considering alignments among them, and identifying their mottoes.

Compares greetings used in twenty-five countries a century ago with the salutations, gestures, and customs one would expect to observe today.

Introduces the various systems in the human body and how they work, in a book with transparencies that reveal various body parts

Introduces a dozen kings and queens of ancient Egypt and relates the often amazing exploits of other figures from the classical age of Greek and Roman mythology.

Examines the different languages, national dress, and social and cultural activities of children from various countries of the world

Examines various aspects of the civilization of ancient Egypt, covering such topics as the rulers, language, houses, food, work, and religion

Book by Chrisp, Peter

Describes the history and culture of the Anglo-Saxons, looks at their family life, clothing, warfare, religious beliefs, and crafts, and shows reconstructed villages

Describes various ancient customs and traditions, such as the ducking stool, the maypole, and calling the hours, as well as the historic roots of holiday celebrations still followed

Describes the flags of twenty-five nations from around the world and presents information about the location, population, history, current government, and capital of each nation.

A book making up part of a picture-led listory series using primary history sources. There is easy-to-read text linked to each picture.