Kingfisher knowledge

Explores the science of excavating and examining the debris of centuries of human life, from the Iron Age to recent history.

Explores the colorful history of piracy and smuggling, including the Golden Age of buccaneers, Prohibition-era rumrunners, and endangered wildlife kidnapping. Pirates and Smugglers is a swashbuckling introduction to the highwaymen and women of the seas-from the cruel Cilician pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean more than 2,000 years ago to the well-organized and ruthless modern-day buccaneers who target supertankers on the South China Sea-and...

Stunning photographs help take readers into the world of natural disasters.

Captures the traditions and diversity of Middle Eastern countries, which dominate global news and politics, and explores such themes as religion, resources, and current affairs to unravel the historical and sociological mysteries of this vast region.

Takes the reader from ocean depths to coral reefs for close-ups of one of nature's most impressive creatures.