Morrison, Taylor

In seventeenth-century Rome, fifteen-year-old Marco is excited to be apprenticed to a famous sculptor but soon discovers that he has much to learn before he is allowed to touch a piece of stone.

Tells the story of the discovery of the first mastodon skeleton in North America uncovered in a farmer's field in New York in 1799.

Tells the story of the discovery of the first mastodon skeleton in North America uncovered in a farmer's field in York in 1799.

In seventeenth-century Rome, fifteen-year-old Marco is excited to be apprenticed to a famous sculptor but soon discovers that he has much to learn before he is allowed to touch a piece of stone.

Describes tsunamis and the Seismic Sea Wave Warning System; and examines the tsunami that hit Hawaii in 1946.

Describes a day in the life of a cheetah family in the Serengeti National Park as the mother hunts to feed her cubs.

As an apprentice in his uncle's studio, Antonio learns that creating beautiful frescoes for a Florentine chapel demands tedious chores, long hours, and unending patience.

Traces an illustrator's sketch of a Civil War battle from the time it leaves his hands, through the engraving and printing processes, and to its final publication in a newspaper.

Chronicles the difficulties encountered by George Davidson and others as they attempted to create nautical charts to complete the U.S. Coast Survey of the West Coast in the mid-nineteenth century.

Describes the efforts of the artist and paleontologist Charles Willson Peale to excavate and display the bones of a prehistoric creature now known as the mastodon.