Wolf’s Belly
Jumbo : the making of the Boeing 747
Ronan the Librarian
Crossing On Time
Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean relied on the wind in their sails to make their journeys. But invention of steam power ushered in a new era of transportation that would change ocean travel forever: the steamship.
Gravity
A House That Once Was
“A timeless feel and an outstanding picture book.” ¯Booklist, starred review
Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpiece
JLG Selection
Keep Your Eye On the Kid
School Library Journal Gr 3-5- More than 100 years ago, a small boy tumbled down the stairs and was picked up by Harry Houdini in what became a historic moment. "Gee, that was some buster the kid took!" The backstage baby was soon performing with his vaudeville parents and grew up to become a famous […]
Walker Evans: Photographer of America
Kirkus Reviews: Nau presents the life and times of photographer Walker Evans, who first found widespread recognition with his photos for James Agee's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. As a young man, Evans felt compelled to photograph indigenous American culture: people on the street, buildings in disrepair, signs and images that represented the real […]