This book has been graded for interest at 10-17 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2008 by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) .

Fiona Macdonald is the author of over 150 children's books, specializing in history. Dr Anne Millard is an archaeologist with a doctorate in Egyptology. Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's books, specializing in geography. Andrea Mills has written a variety of children's books for DK, from readers to books in the DK Findout! series. Some of her books include Mythical Beasts, Findout! Bugs, and The Everything Book of Cats and Kittens.