Brenda Ralph Lewis is a writer with over 200 books on history and numerous magazine articles and television documentaries to her name. Her fascination with Scottish history and culture began early in her career and she has since returned to the subject at every opportunity. She regards [her] book on tartans as a labor of love.
Our library happens to carry this series. The illustrations focus on the monstrous, but the information is interesting and accessible. Perhaps because it is a small book, kido preferred this to the more comprehensive dinosaur books we checked out.