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A place for turtles (A Place for... #6)
By Melissa Stewart, Higgins Bond. 2013
Examines various types of turtles, from bog turtles to loggerhead turtles. Highlights the ecosystems necessary for their survival and the…
environmental threats that pose a challenge. Provides tips on how you can help protect them and their environment. For grades 2-4. 2013How to survive as a firefly (How to Survive)
By Kristen Foote. 2017
How to Survive as a Firefly provides a unique take on insect science that will entertain and educate in and…
out of the classroom. Full of opportunities for extended learning, this book includes fun facts hidden throughout the hilarious illustrated story - and after, a glossary of important terms and some real photos of fireflies. If you've ever wondered how these fascinating beetles grow and glow, and you like to laugh while you learn, this book is for you! For grades K-3Lots of spots
By Lois Ehlert. 2010
Ice bears
By Brenda Z. Guiberson, Ilya Spirin. 2008
The sunflower squirrel
By Laara C. Oakes, Christina L. Allen. 2018
Spring is finally here and Squirrel is excited about the year ahead. She has trees to scamper up and down,…
tasty nuts to gather, and friends to visit. But when Squirrel leaves her warm nest high in the oak tree, she hears Blue Jay and Cardinal talking about how hard they had to search to find food during the harsh winter. Squirrel decides to put her tree climbing aside and help her friends with an idea that she hopes will ensure that her friends all have enough food to get them through the coming winter. A fun story of friendship, teamwork, generosity, and determination. For grades K-3Song of the water boatman: & other pond poems
By Joyce Sidman, Beckie Prange. 2005
Toad weather
By Sandra Markle, Thomas Gonzalez. 2015
On a rainy day, Ally's mom asks her to come outside where, amidst the oil slicks, dripping awnings, and splashing…
cars, they find a toad migration taking place. For preschool-grade 2Great groundhogs!: A Holiday House Reader Level 2 (Holiday House Reader)
By Karen Gray Ruelle. 2020
Tired of winter, Harry and his little sister Emily try to trap a groundhog in their backyard and hope it…
will predict an early spring on Groundhog Day. For grades K-3Flight 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. 2015Freddy the frogcaster (Freddy the Frogcaster)
By Janice Dean. 2013
And so they build
By Bert Kitchen. 1995
Can 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. 1999The 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. 2004Penguin 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 roadAmazing animals (Rigby literacy)
By David Drew. 2000
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. 2004A 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 ArcticKiki the Orangutan
By Arie Komalasari. 2012
Kiki is bored. And hungry! His family is busy, he wants to play, but no one has the time. So…
Kiki goes for a walk...and that's where all the trouble begins!Kiki the Orangutan is the charming tale of a naughty but good-natured orangutan who simply cannot resist stealing a bunch of ripe bananas from his neighbor's tree. After he has eaten them, however, he finds out that the bananas were going to be used to make banana bread-his favorite food-for the Banana Festival the next day. Now his poor neighbor has no bananas left to make any bread! Can Kiki make up for his actions and find a new bunch of bananas in time?Amazing 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.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.&” —Booklist