Presents step-by-step instructions for drawing different kinds of fairies.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the life and duties of a young Christian knight.

Describes the job requirements, training, physical demands, compensation, and daily life of a pirate of the Spanish Main.

Presents ten infamous pirates, including Captain Kidd, Sir Francis Drake, Bartholomew Roberts, and Blackbeard.

"For thousands of years, mankind has been fascinated with the science of measuring time. Even our earliest ancestors needed to know how long the daylight would last, and how long it would be before the buffalo returned. This book tells the story of our obsession with time, and our increasingly accurate ways of measuring it."--Back cover.

"Describes what life would be like without clean water"--

"For thousands of years, nurses have tended to the sick and the wounded. Although they don't get the glory, nurses are just as important as doctors. Read all about the eventful history of nursing and marvel at how nurses today take care of us in the hospital or at home, comfort relatives, cheer us up when we have to stay in bed, and help us make a complete recovery, "--Back cover.

Looks at the physical and mental training that Olympic athletes received in order to compete against the best competitors in Greece, and concludes with a questionnaire to test the reader's job knowledge.

Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars take away the glamour and romance of being a soldier in the Roman Army in the year AD 98, illustrating the darker side of this profession.

A biography about the young French woman who, inspired by voices, led the French army to victory over the English, was burned at the stake for witchcraft, and eventually was declared a saint.