The Butterfly Dance

The Butterfly DanceWith its bright, stylized illustrations and distinctive Native voice, this appealing book gives a vivid sense of stepping into another culture. It chronicles one important day seen through the eyes of a young Hopi girl named Sihumana, or "Flower Maiden," who is a member of the Rabbit Clan and winningly portrayed as a rabbit. After going with her grandfather to greet the sun and bless the day, Sihumana travels with family to another village to take

Scientists believe these ancient giants are being dehydrated by drought and higher temperatures

the owlish glasses

and their finished products

From the immortal Villa Rotonda to the Venetian churches of the Redentore and San Giorgio Maggiore

and Macrauchenia—in order to create almost a thousand different imaginary ones

the legendary tattoo artists

both familiar and rarely seen

whose works are represented in the permanent collections of America's top museums

For each of the more than 900* timepieces listed

published between 1885 and 1892

an acclaimed sculptor in steel and bronze

from its founding early in the century through its recent transfer to the National Trust