Catherine McGrew Jaime

What inspires you? For millenia, humans have found inspiration in the night sky, the moon, and the ever-spinning stars of the cosmos. In July, 1969, all of the dreams of our history culminated in Saturn V launch that carried the Apollo 11 astronauts into space. A model of the massive Saturn V rocket now stands tall just outside the city of Huntsville, Alabama. To this day, it reminds us where inspiration can take us if we let it. In honor of the Apollo program and the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the stories in this anthology imagine the ways in which the Saturn V connects us to our past and points the way to future achievements. A great collection for reading aloud with your family. Let this anthology inspire you and give a powerful rocket-boost to your dreams

Family Friendly Historical Fiction, enjoyed by adults and students of all ages: Join Leonardo in Milan as he works through the deaths of a friend, a collaborator, a patron, and more. In this short period of his life, between 1508 and 1511, Leonardo da Vinci encountered many challenges beyond his usual conflicts between finishing projects he had begun and continuing work on his beloved science experiments. He was faced with major decisions from where to whether to rent his vineyard, to where to live, to avoiding the latest outbreak of the plague, and many more. Throughout it all can family and friends keep his life on an even keel, or will he finally break under the stress of it all?

Family-friendly historical novel on one of the best-known Renaissance artists: The year is 1501. Michelangelo has created his Roman pieta, the greatest sculpture in modern times, and yet patrons are not lining up at his door to hire him for more commissions. Reluctantly, he agrees to take on a project for Cardinal Piccolomini - a commission which will try the patience of both patron and artist.Before the year is out, Michelangelo hears the rumors that the Florentine City Fathers are looking for a sculptor to finish the colossal David that had been been begun four decades before. Will they give the task to Michelangelo, or his arch rival, Leonardo the Florentine? And if Michelangelo receives the commission, will he be able to complete the sculpture while keeping his other patrons happy?In 1504, in a move that further complicates Michelangelo's life, the City Fathers hire him to paint the battle fresco scene across from Leonardo's. Will the two men be able to handle working so close together?

Book 6 in the family-friendly series, "The Life and Travels of Da Vinci" series. (Though the books can be enjoyed in any order )Troubles seem to be the new normal for a busy Leonardo. The Signoria in Florence have threatened to sue him to finish the Battle Painting he had started and walked away from. The friars in Milan are suing him to redo an altarpiece he had done for them almost two decades before. And his eleven half-siblings are suing him to keep him from inheriting their uncle's property.Meanwhile he has caused the injury of a trusted assistant who had test-flown his flying machine, and Giovanni Rustici, a good friend in Florence, needs his assistance with a major sculpture commission he has won. Can Leonardo keep himself out of jail long enough to satisfy the various litigants, assist Rustici, and still help the young Raphael who has come to Florence to learn from him?

Book 5 in the "Life and Travels of da Vinci" series - this historically based novel can also be enjoyed as a stand alone book.The year is 1503. Leonardo da Vinci has almost completed his time of employment with the ruthless Cesare Borgia. But first, Borgia requests Leonardo accompany him on a quick trip to Rome. Does anyone, even the great Renaissance artist, Leonardo the Florentine, ever turn down a request by Borgia and live to tell about it?After seeing his good friend Donato Bramante in Rome, Leonardo is ready to return to Florence and begin painting again. During the next several years he takes on two of his most significant commissions - the portrait that will someday be known to the world as Mona Lisa, and the wall mural of the Battle of Anghiari - even larger than his previous mural, the Last Supper.

When we think of hunting and fishing we may not think immediately of great art. But there are some wonderful paintings along those topics. Here is a picture book for adults and older students...A picture book of fishing and hunting in art Different colors, shapes, sizes... Look through these paintings that span many centuries, and notice the similarities and the differences between them...See the colors, the textures and patterns, and more. Do you like certain artists or styles more than others? But, most of all, enjoy