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The fly (Disgusting critters.)
By Samantha Swenson, Élise Gravel. 2014
A humourous look at the common housefly. It covers such topics as the hair on the fly's body (requires a…
lot of shaving), its ability to walk on the ceiling (very cool, but it's hard to play soccer up there), and its really disgusting food tastes (e.g. garbage juice soup). Grades K-3. 2014. Uniform title: Mouche.Creature features: 25 animals explain why they look the way they do
By Steve Jenkins, Robin Page. 2014
Packed with many cool facts on where certain animals live and what they eat, this book captures twenty-five humorous -…
and very true - explanations of why animals look the way they do in order to exist in this world. Grades K-3. 2014.It's raining!
By Gail Gibbons. 2014
Hippos can't swim: and other fun facts
By Laura Lyn DiSiena, Pete Oswald. 2014
Did you know that a zebra’s stripes are as unique as a human’s fingerprints? How about that ants take about…
250 naps per day? Or that some jellyfish can glow - and that’s called bioluminescence? This book is full of fun and amazing facts about animals of all shapes, sizes, speeds, and species. Grades K-3. 2014.My first day
By Steve Jenkins, Robin Page. 2013
The first day of life is different for every animal. Human newborns don’t do much at all, but some animals…
hit the ground running. This book shows how twenty two different species, from the emperor penguin to the Siberian tiger, adapt to that traumatic first few hours of life, with or without parental help. Grades K-3. 2013.What cats are made of
By Hanoch Piven. 2009
There are thirty-nine distinct breeds of cats, and each one is different. How different? From the Siberian to the Exotic…
Shorthair and many others in between, Hanoch Piven uses everything from lipstick to circuit boards to show us what our favorite cats are really made of. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2009.Who needs a swamp?: a wetland ecosystem (Ecosystem series.)
By Karen Patkau. 2012
Swamps are often seen as a dangerous and useless. They are often drained to create farmland or to reduce diseases.…
But such measures can be disastrous. Explores wetlands and their importance in the food chain and in preserving our soil and clean water. Grades K-3. 2012. (Ecosystem series)You are stardust
By Elin Kelsey, Soyeon Kim. 2012
Every tiny atom in our bodies came from a star that exploded long before we were born, and we are…
all connected to the natural world - we learn to speak the way baby birds learn to sing, and we shed more hair in the fall, like autumn leaves. Aims to reintroduce children to their innate relationship with the world around them. Grades K-3. 2012.Kate & Pippin: an unlikely love story
By Martin Springett, Isobel Springett. 2012
When Pippin, a helpless baby fawn, was abandoned by her mother on the property of Isobel Springett, Isobel brought her…
home. Isobel’s Great Dane, Kate, who had never had puppies of her own, adopted Pippin immediately. Kate raises Pippin to become an independent wild deer, but one who always returns to visit her best friend. Winner of the 2013 Blue Spruce Award. Grades K-3. 2012.Watch me grow!: a down-to-earth look at growing food in the city
By Deborah Hodge, Brian Harris. 2011
You can grow food in a city anywhere - on windowsills, balconies, yards, boulevards and even rooftops. Follow the food…
from planting and tending to harvesting and eating. Learn about community gardens and community kitchens and about the friendships and sense of caring that grow as people tend their city gardens. K-3. c2011.Turtle Pond
By James Gladstone. 2018
What is it about turtles that fascinates us? Is it how they hide inside their patterned shells, their wizened faces,…
their slow determination?In Turtle Pond, a child and his parents visit their local public garden throughout the year, observing the turtles as they play, dive, feed, bask, climb, hide and doze. James Gladstone’s lively prose poem reveals the pleasure and curiosity that come from spending time with the turtles. Karen Reczuch’s stunningly beautiful illustrations accurately portray these extraordinary creatures, both in and out of the water, surrounded by lush plants and the changing seasons beyond the greenhouse windows.An author’s note provides more information about turtles, including the Red-eared Slider featured in the book.In my backyard
By Margriet Ruurs, Ron Broda. 2007
From the singing of little wrens in spring to paper wasps building their nests in summer; from baby bats drinking…
mother's milk in fall to baby possums climbing into mother's pouch in winter, this book celebrates nature and backyard animals through the seasons. Grades K-3. 2007.Ladybug garden
By Celia Godkin. 1997
When a gardener sprays his garden with a bug killer, he finds that some bugs die or escape the garden,…
but others thrive. He realizes that the bad bugs thrive and are killing his garden, so he puts more good bugs, especially the ladybugs, back into his garden. Grades K-3. 1997.Pale Male: citizen hawk of New York City
By Meilo So, Janet Schulman. 2008
The birdwatchers of Central Park were buzzing: a young red-tailed hawk had been spotted. But would he stay? The bird…
they called Pale Male not only stayed, he became one of New York City's most famous residents! Grades K-3 and older readers. c2008.Dewey: there's a cat in the library!
By Vicki Myron, Bret Witter, Steve James. 2009
When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to…
health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately, Dewey Readmore Books. Dewey loves his new home, but once he discovers the littlest library visitors - who like to chase him, pull his tail, and squeeze him extra tight - Dewey begins to wonder if he's truly cut out for the demands of his new job. In the end, he is triumphant as he realizes that helping people big and small is what he is meant to do, and that by sharing his special brand of Dewey love, he can be the best library cat of all. Grades K-3. 2009.Panda kindergarten
By Joanne Ryder, Katherine Feng. 2009
School is in session! But this is no ordinary kindergarten class. Meet sixteen young giant panda cubs at the China…
Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda at the Wolong Nature Preserve. The cubs are raised together from infancy in a protected setting, where they grow strong. Under the watchful eyes of the scientists and workers, the cubs learn skills that will help prepare them to be released into the wild. Grades K-3. 2009.Farm animals (Scholastic readers. Level 2)
By Wade Cooper. 2008
There's a barnyard in my bedroom
By Eugenie Fernandes, David T Suzuki. 2008
From their sheets and pillows to their books, fruit, and furniture, nearly everything in Jamie's and Megan's lives has come…
from nature. Learning to truly understand what surrounds them, they discover that the air they breathe includes water and life-giving gases and that the seeds they find will grow into vegetables. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2008.Honk, honk, goose!: Canadian geese start a family
By Huy Voun Lee, April Pulley Sayre. 2009
A pair of Canada geese is starting a family. The female builds a nest, lays her eggs, and keeps the…
chicks warm until they're ready to hatch. Her mate protects their nesting site. Soon they will have six wobbly-legged chicks. Grades K-3. 2009.Baby polar bear
By Wayne Lynch, Aubrey Lang. 2008
Two polar bear cubs follow their mother on the long arctic journey to the sea ice, where they will learn…
to hunt. As their environment changes and the sea ice breaks up sooner every summer, the young bears' hunting skills will be crucial to their future survival. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2008.