Books in Young Reading Series 3 Gift Books series

Describes everyday life in Pompeii as it would have been on the day of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D., the destruction and panic which occurred after the event, and the rediscovery of Pompeii in the nineteenth century.

Eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister, Princess Elisa.

The Story of Crusaders

An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.

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.

Around the World in Eighty Days

Fifteen-year-old John Trenchard becomes involved with a group of smugglers and by chance finds a diamond which has the power to bestow a curse on all who own it, setting off a series of events which change his life forever.

An abridged version of the classic story that tells of Dorothy's miraculous adventures in the land of Oz.

Presents three fairy tales involving princesses.

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

Describes what people used to wear underneath their clothes throughout history.

Julius Caesar