After the Kill
School Library Journal: Gr 2 4—This accessible and compelling slice-of-life on the Serengeti Plain is aptly titled and remarkably dynamic as it describes what happens after a zebra is taken down by a lioness. A variety of predators and scavengers vies for the meat, including male and female lions, hyenas, jackals, and several species of […]
Hip-Pocket Papa
Kirkus Reviews Building on the appealing notion of nurturing fathers, Markle and Marks present this tiny Australian frog in the context of its natural environment. Both male and female hip-pocket frogs guard their developing eggs, but after they've hatched, the male keeps his tadpoles safe in hip pockets until they have used up their yolks […]
The Circulatory Story
Junior Library Guild Selection.
Bubble Homes and Fish Farts
Kirkus Reviews: Bayrock's love of "way cool science" bubbles over in this surprisingly substantial book. How do animals use bubbles? For sailing, running, breathing, nesting-even playing (dolphins seem to blow bubbles just for fun). Sixteen double-page spreads cover 16 wholly different ways that fish, insects, amphibians and mammals use bubbles. Did you know that one […]
Candy Bomber : the Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot"
From the Publisher: World War II was over, and Berlin was in ruins. US Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen wanted to bring some happiness to the children of the city? but what could one man in one plane do?
The Polar Bear, Master of the Ice
Itse Selu : Cherokee Harvest Festival
Ox, House, Stick : the History of Our Alphabet
From the Publisher: Bold collage illustrations and clear prose trace the origins of our familiar letters. From the proto-Sinaitic peoples, through the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, this book follows the development of the Roman alphabet. Includes sidebar information on punctuation, writing materials, the technology of printing, and more.
Pirate Bob
Bob is a pirate. Bob's friend, Yellow Jack, is also a pirate. In spare, compelling prose, Lasky crafts a story of their unusual friendship–their hopes, dreams, and fears–and their search for happiness in the cutthroat world of pirates. Clark's quirky illustrations capture the mood of the story and life on the high seas.