Presents the history of the French and Indian War, including the conflicts between Britain, France, and Native Americans that led to the war, the events of the war, the conquest of Quebec, and the results and their effects on the colonies.

Two centuries ago, only the most reckless Europeans dared traverse the Middle East. Its history and peoples were the subject of myth and speculation--and no region aroused greater interest than Egypt. It was not until 1798, when an unlikely band of scientific explorers traveled from Paris to the Nile Valley, that Westerners received their first real glimpse of what lay beyond the Mediterranean. Under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte, a small corps...

A small mountain community in the French Alps is horrified when a sheep is found with its throat torn out. One villager believes it may be a werewolf, and she subsequently suffers a similar death. Commissaire Adamsberg is summoned from the city to assist in the investigation.

Pictures labeled in English and French are grouped in such familiar categories as "Our Classroom," "Clothing," "At the Zoo," and "Action Words." Includes bilingual indexes with pronunciation guide.

The absurd satire in which Candide's teacher and his philosophy of all being right with the world are refuted.

Jean de Florette: A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell. Manon of the spring: Ten years have passed since the tragic events of Jean de Florette. Jean's daughter Manon, now a beautiful young sherpardess in the nearby hills, appears to accuse the Soubeyrans of killing her father. Tragedy results before Cesar, the neighbor who...