Presents brief, alphabetically arranged biographies of nearly 300 great sports personalities, past and present, from around the world. Features a table of contents arranged by sport and a supplementary reading list.

Presents a guide to Greek mythology, providing profiles of goddesses and the myths surrounding them.

Presents an outline of the knowledge that, according to the Cultural Literacy Foundation, should be acquired by the end of sixth grade, in such categories as literature, religion and philosophy, history, geography, mathematics, science, and technology.

Alphabetical articles profile the lives of a variety of unsavory characters from Atilla the Hun and the Dalton Gang to Joseph Stalin and Pancho Villa.

"Simple text paired with themed photos invite the reader to learn to speak Korean"--Provided by publisher.