juvenile literature

Discusses the purpose, design, construction, and defense of medieval castles and describes the life of the inhabitants.

Provides the reader with glimpses inside twenty-one famous buildings from around the world.

Describes through text and photographs how to build an igloo like the Inuits of northern Canada.

Describes how the surveyor, heavy machinery operators, carpenter crew, plumbers, and other workers build a house.

Follows the familiar materials of rubber, cotton, nylon and leather through the steps of manufacturing and marketing them as sneakers.

A history of woodworking craftsmen in colonial America, describing their tools, materials, and workmanship.

Presents an illustrated history of tools and gadgets from the home, farm, print shop, mills, and industry.

Gives a short history of American papermaking before the Revolution, and describes the processes used by the colonial papermakers, from the separating of rag fibers to the final finishing or glazing.

A survey of colonial American crafts as practiced today in restored historic villages and towns in the U.S.

Examines how mills functioned in early America, discussing their economic and social roles in the community. Photographs illustrate the mechanical aspects of building and operating a mill.