Otfinoski, Steven

Profiles the life and works of nineteenth-century Irish author, Bram Stoker, and chronicles his childhood which was plagued by illness, his education, and his literary career which included his most famous publication, "Dracula.".

Surveys the world of race cars, from their early years to the cars and races of today.

Tells the life story of Juan Ponce de Le?n, describing the explorer's discovery of Florida and his role in the founding of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.

Presents the life and adventures of Venetian explorer, Marco Polo.

Examines the life and accomplishments of Henry Hudson, the famed explorer who lent his name to several geographic locations in North America.

The story of America's most famous composer of ragtime music.

Questions and answers explore the world of arachnids, with a focus on spiders.

Provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of spiders and such related species as scorpions, mites, and ticks.

A simple introduction to helicopters both past and present.

An illustrated history of bicycles, beginning with the "Draisine, " a bike with no pedals, brakes, or gears invented by German official Baron Karl Von Drais, and continuing through the racing bikes of the late twentieth century.