Sabertooth
School Library Journal: Gr 3-5- A look at saber-toothed cats, with an emphasis on Smilodon , which perished in the thousands in the La Brea Tar Pits, leaving their blackened bones to be discovered 10,000 years later. O'Brien traces the feline family back to early Proailurus (30 to 20 million years ago), mentions a number […]
The Mutiny On the Bounty
School Library Journal Review: Gr 3?6?In flowing text, illustrated with striking single- and double-page paintings and smaller panels, O'Brien retells the story of the Bounty's fateful voyage and William Bligh, the ship's brilliant but harsh, unyielding captain. The book includes a map showing the route of the voyage, a diagram of the vessel, and a […]