Books in Usborne Young Reading: Series 3 series

Describes the responsibilities, skills, weapons, and training of samurai.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the Roman general and statesman whose brilliant military leadership helped make Rome the center of a vast empire.

Retells the story of how Arthur became king by pulling a sword from a stone; how he gained his magic sword, Excalibur; and other tales of Arthur, Guinevere, Morgan le Fay, and the Knights of the Round Table.

Looks at the history and traditions of the Olympics from ancient Greece to the present day.

Collects three tales about mermaids--one who is poor and must steal to save her mother, one who solves a crime, and one who is willing to give up her tail for love.

An abridged version of the novel chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.

The Story of Crusaders

During the French Revolution, a young Englishman gives up his life in order to save the husband of the woman he loves.

Highlights the life of the German dictator who led the country into the Second World War.

Traces the development of train travel, from the first rails through the advent of the Maglev train in Germany and China, with the major emphasis on Europe.

Describes the history of pirates, discussing why they plundered and what life was like for a pirate in the seventeenth century.

When the greedy Sheriff of Nottingham harrasses the village and arrests Much Middleton's father, Much travels into the forest to ask the mysterious and noble thief Robin Hood for his help.