This issue of APPLESEEDS is simply delicious! In A Short, Sweet History of Chocolate, readers will learn the beginnings of the human-chocolate connection, and how chocolate first c …

How did the ancient Greeks and Romans treat criminals? Were there criminals? How about political prisoners? Did jails exist? Have you ever wondered about the answers to these quest …

Easter’s End, The Polynesian Mystery, the Mysterious Island and Remarkable Trees are just a few of the delights that await readers. Big things ranging from statuesque Oceanic art t …

What's an epic? What's a hero? You may never have asked yourself the first question, but you are sure to have asked yourself the second! Well, wait no longer for an answer. Here's …

Gilgamesh, Odyssey, Beowulf and the Mahabharata. The dominant theme of each of these four epic tales is explained in detail in this timeless issue. Explore Gilgamesh's quest for im …

This companion issue to Epic Heroes focuses on four epics whose heroes are national symbols. The Finnish epic, Kalevala, was compiled from ballads and lyric poems just over a centu …

Visit the Egyptians and Alexander the Great. Travel with Marco Polo and meet the Portuguese explorers seeking a viable water route to the East. Read about the canals along the Nile …

Venture into this issue and examine the discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries made by European explorers. Titles include Pytheas: The Greek Who Braved the Edge of the Earth, …

CALLIOPE travels to a time period earlier than any the magazine has ever entered! Join us as we explore the prehistoric sites of Africa, especially East Africa and South Africa. Ou …

Ever wonder what makes an invention an invention? How about what are the major "breakthroughs"? Well, it is all in this issue. And, we will take you back, not just centuries, but t …

Ready for a surprise? Well, CALLIOPE ® is just anxious to introduce you to a new way of looking at maps. We travel back in time to check out an ancient Egyptian papyrus map, fast-f …

Better read this issue in daylight! Unless, of course, you believe monsters are just fiction and fun! CALLIOPE's just waiting to introduce you to lots from around the world. If you …

Sail with the Sea Peoples who invaded Egypt and visit with Cleopatra, whose fall was directly caused by the battle of Actium. Find out why jewels, pieces of eight, and cannon shot …

Heroism and horror abound in these true tales of 16 great explorers who journeyed to the icy reaches of the Arctic and Antarctic. Original photographs and journal entries, fascinat …

Will make students feel as if they are sailing in the Viking longships and watching the rise of Islam in Arabia.

Covers from 1492 through 1815, a time of religious and social upheaval in Europe.

Read about writing through time, from cuneiform to hieroglyphics, movable type to the printing press. Find out how to make your own paper, and write on it with a homemade quill pe …

From the ancient writing of the Sumerians, to hieroglyphs and character writing, man has invented clever ways to make his mark, represent ideas and record his way of life. Look to …

Logographs, pictographs, wedged-shaped figures, alphabets - what do they all represent? Answer: Humans communicating with one another. Ever wonder why Chinese writing differs so mu …