Leonard Everett Fisher

Recounts how the legendary Swiss folk hero was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head by the tyrannical Austrian governor Gessler.

Gives the history of the principal gods and goddesses of the ancient Mayans, including Hunab Ku, Itzamna, Ixtab, and Ah Puch.

Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.

Text and pictures describe how tanners made leather in colonial America.

Discusses the history, materials, and technique of glassmaking in the American Colonies.

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

A simple, brief retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.