A retelling of Dickens's story of the orphan forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Dom must solve the secrets of Mask Manor, where his Uncle Charles has been in a trace ever since an accident during a hypnotist's act at a theater

This book describes the history behind such inventions as toilets, telephones, frozen food, soccer nets, and safety razors.

"Gladiators were brutal fighters who risked their lives in one of the deadliest sports of all time. They performed to huge crowds in stadiums across the Roman Empire. Find out how these savage spectacles first began, who took part in them and how men were trained to become fighting machines" -- p. [4] of cover.

This book relates the story of the "Titanic," one of the most luxurious steamships ever built which sunk in the North Atlantic in 1912.

After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.

This book recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.

Zoe and Astra are together again on magical Unicorn Island. And this time they're on an adventure to the Kingdom Under the Sea, where the sea unicorns live, to try and find a precious spell book. They know it's hidden at the bottom of the ocean, in Sea Dragon Cave. They're sure they'll be able to retrieve the spell book, as the dragon isn't real - it's just made of stone... Or is it?