(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Hudson Talbott. In 1587, about a hundred men, women, and children left England to colonize Roanoke Island, off the coast of what is now North Carolina. When their governor returned from a trip to England for supplies, he found the colony abandoned. Talbott's delicate spot-art portraits give each player in this historical mystery a face, and Fritz attaches distinctive personalities to those images. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2004

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Hudson Talbott. In 1482, Leonardo da Vinci began work on a mammoth bronze horse but never completed it. Half a millennium later, retired pilot Charles Dent dedicated himself to re-creating Leonardo's dream, a venture eventually realized with the help of sculptor Nina Akamu. Fritz's narrative, while engaging, begs several questions, and Talbott's handsome artwork is no more forthcoming than the text.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2001