Meyer, Carolyn

In nineteenth-century England, young Charles Darwin rejects the more traditional careers of physician and clergyman, choosing instead to embark on a dangerous five-year journey by ship to explore the natural world.

A guide to woodworking with directions and diagrams for numerous projects ranging in difficulty from a cheese board to a desk.

Describes the equipment, stones, and procedures used in rock tumbling and gives instructions for making the polished stones into jewelry and other items.

A history of dairying around the world, particularly in the United States. Includes recipes using dairy products.

Describes the history and important ingredients of bread-making. Includes customs and legends about bread and discusses breads popular in different countries.

In 1921 in Dillon, Texas, twelve-year-old Rose Lee sees trouble threatening her black community when the whites decide to take the land there for a park and forcibly relocate black families to an ugly stretch of territory outside the town.