Diane Stanley

A biography of the Italian Renaissance artist and inventor includes notebook sketches that reveal his observations of anatomy and science, his ideas for a flying machine, and such paintings as the Mona Lisa and Last Supper.

Follows the life and writing career of the popular nineteenth-century English novelist.

A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries.

With the help of their grandmother's hat, the twins journey back in time to the Boston Tea Party.

"The delicious story of pioneering chef Alice Waters who changed the way America eats and kickstarted the organic food movement. A pioneer of the slow and organic food movements, she is also known for creating Edible Schoolyard, a project that involves kids in the growing of their own food"--

Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother, join a group of pioneers journeying west on the Oregon Trail in 1843.

When two paintings hanging across from each other in a museum fall in love, a resourceful art student finds a way to unite the lovers.

Recounts the story of Hawaii's last heir to the throne, who was denied her right to rule when the monarchy was abolished.