Adkins, Jan

Fourteen-year-old Diego de la Vega, the future el Zorro, and his best friend, Bernardo, decide they must take action when men and cattle start disappearing from around their rancho near Los Angeles.

Discusses light and uses for it.

Tells the life story of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, discussing his designs including homes and the Guggenheim Museum, examining his impact on the way Americans live, and exploring why his work provoked controversy.

Traces the history of letters and examines the evolution of different styles of calligraphy and printing.

A chronicle of the fictional whaleship, Ulysses, describing the details of her building from design to launching.

A biography of American inventor and businessperson Thomas Edison, covering his upbringing, marriages, career, and many patented creations, such as the first practical electric light bulb.

Text and illustrations explore the uses and meaning of the various families of symbols including traffic signs, map symbols, trademarks, and many others.

A lobsterman out in his boat in a heavy fog is approached by sailors, on varying sizes of boats and ships, seeking guidance into port.

Drawings and text instruct in building sandcastles like the real stone and mortar ones of long ago. Includes descriptions of castle life and explains the roles of such people as the master of hounds, scribe, and page.

While spending the day alone on an island near his Cape Cod home, a fifteen-year-old suddenly finds himself transported back in time where he is befriended by a boy who will grow up to be his grandfather.