Ford, Barbara

Berrie, a girl who is known for making up stories, is determined to prove she is telling the truth when she claims to have seen a coyote in the middle of the city park.

Discusses efforts to protect various endangered animals, emphasizing the importance of responsible land use.

An account of the exploration of a shipwreck in Penobscot Bay, Maine, highlights the new science of nautical archaeology and illuminates a disastrous, overlooked defeat in American naval history.

Traces the invention and development of the automobile and how it has changed the world around us.

Describes, in text and photographs, the care and rehabilitation of injured wildlife in preparation for their release back into the wild.

Traces the history of our attempts to keep things cool, from the early use of fans and ice to modern refrigeration and air conditioning.

Discusses the basic principles of the elevator, the relationship between the skyscraper and the elevator, how heavy weights were lifted in ancient times, and the computerized elevators with "brains".

Describes the scientific study being undertaken on the wild ponies of Assateague Island which explores their role in the ecology of the barrier island.

Describes the life of the silversmith who made the historic ride to announce the coming of British troops to Massachusetts at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

A biography of the man who discovered King Tut's tomb and worked for ten years to excavate it and bring its treasures to light.