Sylvain Savoia

Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to meet one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, Albert Einstein. An important and influential physicist, Einstein revolutionized the way we view the universe. At the height of his scientific career, he was also a committed global citizen, defending human rights while fighting his own personal battles during World War II. Experience the ins and outs of this glorious mind with Annie...

Current day kids Annie and Nico travel back toancient Egypt. That's about 4,500 years ago, when the world's largest pyramid was built, The Great Pyramid of Giza. It's also called the Pyramid of Cheops because it was built for the Pharaoh Cheops, who wanted to be buried in it when he died. That's rightpyramids are giant tombs! It was the first of seven buildings known as The Seven Ancient Wonders of the Worldand it's the only one still standing! But...

Marzena Sowa continues her endearing memoir recounting childhood behind the Iron Curtain in Poland. Even at the height of summer vacation deep in the countryside, the noise of urban unrest carries, bringing news of rations, strikes, and Solidarno. Amid a young girls typical worriesthe witch neighbor, the school nurse, her mothers angry tempercome the echoes of the strange and confusing world of adults.

What's going on? Where is my dad? Are we at war? The city is so quiet and dark that it seems hostile and it scares me. Marzi is a little girl like any other. She plays with dolls, gets lost in the woods, covets chewing gum and ballet lessons... Except that shes growing up the behind the Iron Curtain in the 1980s, and the Soviet regime sometimes casts an unsettling shadow over her otherwise carefree childhood. But, somehow, she always manages to bounce...

One day, while visiting her family in the countryside, Marzi comes across a trail of ants, and decides to have a little fun, blocking their way with sticks and rocks. Is that what its like to be God? In this second volume, we discover more about Marzis fascinating life in 1980s Poland, torn between the daily stresses of near-war and even bigger questions like the existence and powers of God. Can He really see and know everything, even when shes all...

Join Annie and Nico as they travel through time and discover the history and importance of black gold, the non-renewable natural resource known as oil. Witness the rise of oil throughout history from its unique uses in ancient times to the hunt to dig up more oil as it was discovered underground in 1859. All packaged in a pocket collection with easily accessible facts, figures, and trivia retelling the magical history of oil from a kids perspective....

Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour to uncover one of the biggest disasters of modern times, the sinking of The Titanic. A floating palace on her maiden voyage, this passenger luxury cruise ship met its tragic fate on April 14th, 1912 when it collided with an iceberg. Join Annie and Nico as they clearly describe what went wrong and show some of the opulence that is lost to the sea and lost to time in this pocket-sized book,...

This summer, my factory can send you to summer camp. To the mountains or the sea. I've never been to the sea, but now you can go for me. What awaits Marzi on the Baltic shore? Its the summer of 1992. Preteens at camp in newly-democratic Poland are crazy for Madonna, Pepsi, Russian video games... and seances. Notebook in hand, Marzi observes it all with her wry sense of humor, but that doesnt keep her from getting swept off her feet...

Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to explore some of the worst infectious diseases of all time. The plague has caused the loss of millions and shaped the course of history for the modern world. Together, Annie and Nico explore the history of pandemics and learn about historys most notorious pandemics to better understand todays current health crisis. Experience the ins and outs of this complicated topic with Annie and...