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Introduce your little budding naturalists to the wonderful world of eggs with this beautiful picture book full of wit and…
charm. Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna Aston to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to eggs. From tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, oval ladybug eggs to tubular dogfish eggs, gooey frog eggs to fossilized dinosaur eggs, it magnificently captures the incredible variety of eggs and celebrates their beauty and wonder. The evocative text is sure to inspire lively questions and observations. Yet while poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to more than sixty types of eggs and an interesting array of egg facts. Even the endpapers brim with information. A tender and fascinating guide that is equally at home being read to a child on a parent&’s lap as in a classroom reading circle. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition. Praise for An Egg Is Quiet: A Junior Library Guild Premiere Selection A New York Public Library Title for Reading and SharingA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best&“A delight for budding naturalists of all stripes, flecks, dots, and textures.&” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review&“This attractive volume pleases on both aesthetic and intellectual level.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review&“Beautifully illustrated. . . . Will inspire kids to marvel at animals&’ variety and beauty.&” —BooklistA walk on the tundra
By Rebecca Hainnu. 2021
During the short Arctic summers, the tundra, covered most of the year under snow and ice, becomes filled with colourful…
flowers, mosses, shrubs, and lichens. These hardy little plants transform the northern landscape, as they take advantage of the warmer weather and long hours of sunlight. Caribou, lemmings, snow buntings, and many other wildlife species depend on tundra plants for food and nutrition, but they are not the only ones... A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with her grandmother onto the tundra. There, Inuujaq learns that these tough little plants are much more important to Inuit than she originally believed. In addition to an informative storyline that teaches the importance of Arctic plants, this book includes a field guide with photographs and scientific information about a wide array of plants found throughout the ArcticAlba the hundred year old fish and other stories
By Lara Hawthorne. 2023
A brilliant collection of beautiful stories by exciting artist Lara Hawthorne. Brought to life by the melodic voice of Roisin…
Rankin. The collection includes four stories. Alba the Hundred Year Old Fish gently highlights the issue of pollution through the eyes of an old fish trying to teach the world how to bring colour back to the ocean. In the garden-inspired tale of Herbert's Garden , Herbert realises that each creature in the garden has something special to offer, even a slow, slimy, and greedy slug like him. The third tale, The Night Flower , takes us on a rhyming journey all the way to the Arizonan desert, where wildlife gathers to witness the special annual event of a night flower blooming. The final story, Ratty's Big Adventure , seamlessly combines story and fact and celebrates the diversity of life deep in Papua New Guinea. It is a lesson in being thankful for what you have! This collection of gentle lyrical stories includes music and nature sound effects, creating the perfect listening experience for young listeners before bedtime, or any time of the day!Penguins swim but don't get wet: and other amazing facts about polar animals (Speedy facts)
By Melvin Berger. 2004
Discusses the Arctic and Antarctic regions of Earth and states interesting facts about creatures living there, including polar bears, reindeer,…
wolves, whales, seals, walruses, birds, and penguins. For grades 2-4. 2004Timothy, or, Notes of an abject reptile
By Verlyn Klinkenborg. 2006
Selborne, England; late 1700s. Timothy, a tortoise living in naturalist Gilbert White's garden, reports his observations on humans and the…
natural world from his unique, on-the-ground perspective. He explains, for instance, the advantages of hibernating for the winter over being awake and toiling, like people do. 2006The rough patch: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
By Brian Lies. 2018
Farmer Evan and his dog do everything together, and they especially love working in the garden. But when his dog…
passes away, Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 2018Amazing animals (Rigby literacy)
By David Drew. 2000
Battle royale: 5 books in 1! (Who would win?)
By Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster. 2018
Five previously published books featuring dangerous animals and the characteristics that make them deadly and likely to win in a…
fight. Includes Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark, Rhino vs. Hippo, Tyrannosaurus rex vs. Velociraptor, Wolverine vs. Tasmanian Devil, and Alligator vs. Python. For grades K-3. 2014Amazing Armadillos (Step into Reading)
By Paul Mirocha, Jennifer Mckerley. 2009
Reading on your own Armadillos may look funny, move oh-so-slowly, and smell a little stinky but mostly they are extraordinary!…
For example, they can jump three feet in the air to scare away any predators (especially the human variety), they can hold their breath underwater for 10 minutes, and they've been known to eat 40,000 bugs in a single meal.Amazing Armadillos follows a female armadillo as she forages for food, builds a home, and prepares for the birth of her baby pups. It is perfect for newly independent readers who love to learn fun, quirky, and cool facts about amazing animals, like the armadillo.Penguin and Little Blue
By Megan McDonald, Megan Mcdonald, Katherine Tillotson. 2005
Penguin and Little Blue perform stunts at a San Francisco water park, miles from Antarctica. They enjoy one another's company,…
but Penguin misses his many friends, with whom he longs to dive, huddle, and chatter. Their lives change dramatically when a promoter takes their show on the roadThe cod's tale
By Mark Kurlansky, S. D. Schindler. 2001
Discusses the role of the Atlantic cod as a common food in European and North American history, from the Vikings…
through the technological age. Explains how its commercial value in the frozen food industry led to its scarcity in modern times and changes in sea laws. For grades 4-7. 2001Time traveler: in search of dinosaurs and ancient mammals from Montana to Mongolia
By Michael Novacek, Michael J Novacek. 2002
Paleontologist and author of Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs (RC 44068) describes his adventures in the field, traveling to far-flung…
corners of the world and unearthing important fossils. Discusses techniques used in dating and establishing provenance and in reconstructing the geography of ages long past. 2002The boy who drew birds: a story of John James Audubon / by Jacqueline Davies
By Jacqueline Davies, Melissa Sweet. 2004
Recounts how passionately the young Frenchman who made his home in America loved birds. Describes the numerous drawings and paintings…
he made of birds, their nests, and eggs and reveals the way he determined whether migrating birds return to the same place in the spring. For grades 2-4. 2004Can it rain cats and dogs?: questions and answers about weather (Scholastic Question & Answer)
By Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger, Robert Sullivan. 1999
Answers such questions as these: What makes the weather? Does air have weight? How big are hailstones? and What is…
El Niño? Explains the effects of sun, air, and wind; the creation of rain, snow, and hail; and wild weather like thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes. For grades 3-6. 1999Freddy the frogcaster (Freddy the Frogcaster)
By Janice Dean. 2013
And so they build
By Bert Kitchen. 1995
Dogs don't look both ways: a primer on unintended consequences
By Jane Hanser. 2014
Holly Wild: let Sleeping Bear Dunes lie
By Lori Taylor. 2012
Ten-year old explorer, Holly Wild, travels with her friends to Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore where she faces her…
fears while trying to solve the park's water problem. Sequel to Holly Wild : Bamboozled on Beaver Island (DBC05876). For grades 2-4. 2012Flight of Megizzewas
By Christopher Smith, Karen Trolenberg. 2015
An eagle named Megizzewas flies over the Michigan landscape, greeting the people, animals, and wildlife that abound. At the end…
of the day, Megizzewas and the rest of the Michigan world say goodnight. For grades K-3. 2015