Learn why horses flatten back their ears, how a blacksmith shoes a horse, how horses have been used in wartime, and how a horse's teeth show its age. Discover why a zebra has stripes, which wild asses are now extinct, what a Roman horseshoe looked like, the difference between an English and a Western saddle, what makes horses race, and much, much more. Includes a CD-ROM of clip art.

Twelve-year-old artist Sargent Singer must team up with some very unusual partners to thwart a theft of the masterpieces in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Includes facts about Lord Beaverbrook, the real-life gallery's founder.

Examines the art of ancient Rome, including painting, mosaic, sculpture, and architecture.

Examines the art of ancient Greece, including mosaics, pottery, sculpture, architechture, and paintings.

"Simple, step-by-step instructions teach readers how to draw elves, dwarves, and several other magical fantasy creatures"--

Presents six works of art each of which features an animal, has a different purpose, and uses a different technique. Includes instructions for creating one's own work.

"Simple, step-by-step instructions teach readers how to draw griffins, unicorns, minotaurs, and several other mythical creatures"--

Presents leading works and figures of the art movement known as Impressionism.

A series of rhymes about artists and their works introduces counting and grouping numbers, as well as such artistic styles as cubism, pointillism, and surrealism.