Books with author R. L. Zimmerman

"A knowledge of classical mythology is indispensable in understanding and appreciating much of the great literature, sculpture, and painting of both the ancients and the moderns. Unless we know the marvelous stories of the deities and heroes of the ancients, their great literature and art as much later work down to the present day will remain unintelligible. Through the centuries from Chaucer, Spencer, Shakespeare, and Milton on, not only the major writers but also hundreds of lesser writers have retold the old tales or used them as a point of departure for new interpretations in terms of contemporary problems and psychology."-From author's Introduction

There's been a break-in at Professor Purrington's laboratory and there's only one man...err boy, who can solve the case. Brinsley James, ace mystery investigator, criminal catcher and all around boy wonder is hot on the bad guy's trail. But just who is the bad guy and what does he or she want with Professor Purrington's latest experiment? It'll take every ounce of Brinsley James's five foot frame and all of his eleven years of life experience to crack this mystery. Reminiscent of the quirky tales of Roald Dahl, ItÕs a Mystery, Brinsley James is narrated in high style and features an eccentric cast of characters including a champion swimmer, a smart talking parakeet, and a licorice obsessed boy genius named The Egg who all aid Brinsley on his quest to discover the culprit behind the break-in at Professor PurringtonÕs laboratory.