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Warbler Wave
April Pulley Sayre - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the magic - and the science - behind the migration of warblers with this stunning photographic picture book from the award-winning author and photographer of Raindrops Roll, Best in Snow, and Full of Fall.The migrating warblers have arrived, to feed and preen,... |
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Hidden City: Poems of Urban Wildlife
Sarah` Grace Tuttle - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A poetic book highlighting everyday natureThe perfect blend of science and poetry, Hidden City demonstrates that nature can thrive anywhere, even in highly populated areas. In this graceful collection of poems, skyscrapers serve as perches for falcons, streetlights attract an insect buffet... |
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The Funniest Man in Baseball: The True Story of Max Patkin
Audrey Vernick - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover
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A hilarious picture book biography about Max Patkin, a professional ballplayer turned legendary baseball clown, from the author of the acclaimed Brothers at Bat and other baseball nonfiction.Max Patkin was pitching in the minor leagues when he was injured and had to leave his dreams behind.... |
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Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
Rob Sanders - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The very first picture book about the remarkable and inspiring story of the Gay Pride Flag! In this deeply moving and empowering true story, young readers will trace the life of the Gay Pride Flag, from its beginnings in 1978 with social activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker to its spanning... |
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Scientist, Scientist, Who Do You See?
Chris Ferrie - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover
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Full of scientific rhyming fun, Scientist, Scientist, Who Do You See? features appearances by some of the world's greatest scientists! From Albert Einstein to Marie Curie and Ahmed Zewail, and from Charles Darwin to Chien-Shiung Wu and Grace Hopper...and more! Scientist, Scientist,... |
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What Makes a Blizzard?
KATHLEEN WEIDNER ZOEHFELD - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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All blizzards are snowstorms, but not all snowstorms are blizzards! What is the difference? How much snow falls during a blizzard? How fast are the winds? How cold does it get during a blizzard? Read and find out!Written by acclaimed children's science writer Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld... |
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How to Code a Sandcastle
JOSH FUNK - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From the computer science nonprofit Girls Who Code comes this lively and funny story introducing kids to computer coding concepts.All summer, Pearl has been trying to build the perfect sandcastle, but out-of-control Frisbees and mischievous puppies keep getting in the way! Pearl and her robot... |
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Hey-Ho, to Mars We'll Go!: A Space-Age Version of "The Farmer in the Dell"
Susan Lendroth - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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This musical mission to Mars will have young astronauts talking--and singing--about the science of space travel.Explore the science behind a trip to Mars, from launch to landing on the Red Planet. Set to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell," this jaunty journey follows five adorable,... |
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Fania's Heart
Anne Renaud - Second Story Press
Format: Hardcover
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Ten-year-old Sorale discovers a tiny heart-shaped book among her mother's belongings. Its pages are shaped like four-petaled flowers, upon which are written words in languages Sorale does not understand. Who wrote these words? Where did the heart come from? Why has her mother never... |
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A Leap for Legadema: The True Story of a Little Leopard in a Big World
Beverly Joubert - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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The special bond between a mother leopard and her cub is illuminated in this heartwarming coming-of-age story set in Botswana's lush Okavango Delta. Stunning photographs from a legendary duo of National Geographic explorers are sure to captivate young readers and raise awareness about this... |
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What On Earth?: Trees
Kevin Warwick - QEB Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Trees are an important part of our planet. But what on earth are they all about? Trees are not only one of the oldest living species on earth but they are also one of the most important. Essential for life and providing us with food, oxygen and shelter, without trees our planet would be a very... |
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Hidden Wildlife: How Animals Hide in Plain Sight
JIM ARNOSKY - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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Now you see them; now you don't: through beautiful illustrations, including five gorgeous gatefolds, an acclaimed nature writer teaches kids all about camouflage. Animals know that in order to survive, they must stay hidden - and, fortunately, nature helps them by providing coloration... |
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Hello Ruby: Journey Inside the Computer
Linda Liukas - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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What exactly is a computer? How does it work? What is it made of? Learn all this and more with Ruby!In Ruby's world anything is possible if you put your mind to it -- even fixing her father's broken computer! Join Ruby and her new friend, Mouse, on an imaginative journey through... |
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Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs
Jane Yolen - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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Poems framed as epitaphs for extinct prehistoric animals hit the proverbial (coffin) nail on the head in this darkly humorous collection from expert poets Jane Yolen and J. Patrick Lewis.Macabre, ironic, and witty epitaphs share how prehistoric creatures like the terror bird,... |
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Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero
PATRICIA MCCORMICK - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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The inspiring true story of Reckless, the brave little horse who became a Marine.When a group of US Marines fighting in the Korean War found a bedraggled mare, they wondered if she could be trained to as a packhorse. They had no idea that the skinny, underfed horse had one of the biggest... |
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The Crane Girl
Curtis Manley - Shen's Books
Format: Hardcover
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While gathering firewood, Yasuhiro comes upon an injured crane hidden in the snow. He rescues and comforts the bird, then watches it fly away. The next night, a mysterious young girl arrives at his home seeking shelter from the cold. The boy and his father welcome the girl, named Hiroko,... |
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Penguins!
David Salomon - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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Penguin lovers and young nonfiction fans will enjoy following one penguin couple through their efforts to raise a family of chicks in this engaging Step into Reading Science Reader.Did you know that penguins have feathers but don't fly? Or that their eggs are guarded by the daddy penguin?... |
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The sequoia lives on
Joanna Cooke
Format: Print book
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Nonfiction picture book explains how giant sequoias grow, shares general characteristics and trivia about the trees, and discusses their conservation. |
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Mama Dug a Little Den
Jennifer Ward - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover
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This companion to the celebrated Mama Built a Little Nest explores the many different kinds of dens animals build for their babies.Perhaps you'll come across a den, dark and deep and wide. And it will make you wonder ... Who or what might be inside! There... |
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