Elaine Landau

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Examines Sumer, the earliest advanced society to emerge from Mesopotamia, including its contributions in written language, farming, art, and science.

Examines Assyria's growth from warlike city-state to huge empire, through its conquest of all of Mesopotamia and Egypt, and aspects of its culture.

Introduces snakes and why they sometimes attack humans, and tells of some real-life snake attacks. Suddenly, something rises out of the grass. You have gotten too close to the nest of a poisonous cottonmouth--a snake that will do anything to protect her young...This actually happened to nine-year-old Frank Humphries and his dog, Dixie. It is rare for a snake to attack a human, but it does happen. In Sinister Snakes, author Elain Landau uses dramatic...

Examines the history of the Babylonian empire and the evolution of its society, including the progressive legal code of Hammurabi, the development of valuable trade routes, and contributions in art, science, and other areas.

Brief survey of the history, geography and culture of Mexico.

Discusses what we know about the size, density, atmosphere, rings, and moons of Saturn, as well as what we may learn in the future.

Explores the beginning of Mardi Gras from its early customs to today's celebrations throughout the world.

Explores how Valentine's Day began and point out many fun and interesting things that can be done to celebrate this holiday.

Describes six different mammals which live in temperate forests, including squirrels, echidnas, and koalas.