So many aspects of modern society and our lives are a result of the inventions, developments, and ideas of ancient civilizations. Through exploration of various civilizations' technology, political systems, food, clothing, art, architecture, and language, readers of this series will gain an understanding of how their modern-day lives and experiences have been formed by and continue to be affected by ancient peoples.

Author Biography

Patrick Catel has worked in children's publishing for over a dozen years. He has been involved in the publication of hundreds of titles on a wide range of topics. If it's winter and he's not working on books, he's probably hitting the slopes! Elizabeth Raum has written over two-dozen nonfiction books for young readers, including a biography of Louis Armstrong for Capstone Press. Over the years, she has worked as a middle school and high school English teacher, an elementary school librarian, and a college library director. Elizabeth Raum has written many nonfiction books for children. Two of her Capstone You Choose books, Orphan Trains: An Interactive History Adventure (2011) and Can You Survive Storm Chasing? (2012), are Junior Library Guild selections. Elizabeth lives in Michigan with her husband, Richard.