When we think about the Indian photographs of Adam Clark Vroman, something altogether startling is suddenly revealed to us: there are no pictures of inscrutable savages! And therein lies a profound difference from so much of the photography of his period. There is no sensationalism, no deliberate portrayal of squalor, no sentimentalism, no propaganda.

"World War I, fought between 1914 and 1918 was a conflict on an epic scale and left an indelible mark on the collective memory of countries that lost a generation of young men. This engaging and visually stunning book recounts the course of the war in vivid detail, recreating the experience of titanic battles such as Gallipoli, the Somme, and Verdun, and documenting the first-hand accounts of combatants and civilians."--Publisher description.

"There is perhaps no population of U.S. carnivores better studied than the wolves of Yellowstone. These iconic predators were reintroduced to the park in 1995, having been hunted nearly to the brink of extinction. From 1995 to 1997, 41 wild wolves from Canada and northwest Montana were released in to the park, and in the intervening decades scientists followed their every move-from predation to mating to wolf-pup play. The Yellowstone reintroduction...

"25 edible science experiments that teach kids that cooking is chemistry"--

"Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Dress is an authoritative visual guide to women's fashion across five centuries. Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features...

Here are the greats of ancient Greece--gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters--as freshly described in words and pictures as if they were alive today. In print for over fifty years, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths has introduced generations to Greek mythology-- and continues to enthrall young readers. Now updated with a new cover and an afterword featuring never-before-published drawings from the sketchbook of Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire, plus an essay...